374 Historic Events for August 5
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| 1850 |
Birth |
Guy de Maupassant, France, author (Boule de Suif)
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| 1852 |
Death |
Frantisek L Celakovsky, Czech slavist/poet, dies at 53
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| 1856 |
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Rubert Lucas Pearsall, composer, dies at 61
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| 1856 |
Birth |
Achad Ha'am, [AsjŠr Ginsberg], Hebrew philosopher/writer
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| 1858 |
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Cyrus W Field completes 1st transatlantic telegraph cable
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| 1860 |
Birth |
Joseph Carey Merrick, "Elephant Man"
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| 1861 |
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US levies its 1st Income Tax (3% of incomes over $800)
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| 1861 |
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Enlistment increases from 3 months to 2 years
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| 1861 |
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Naval Engagement at Fernandina, FL-USS Vincennes ends rebel blockade
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| 1861 |
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US Army abolishes flogging
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| 1862 |
Death |
Thomas Williams, US Union brig-general, dies in battle at 47
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| 1862 |
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Battle of Baton Rouge, LA
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| 1863 |
Death |
Adolf Friedrich Hesse, composer, dies at 53
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| 1864 |
Death |
Griffin A Stedman, Union-brig-gen (Fort Stedman), dies in battle at 26
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| 1864 |
Birth |
Resurreccion Maria de Azkue, composer
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| 1864 |
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Battle of Mobile Bay Al-Farragut is given rank of vice-admiral
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| 1864 |
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Spectrum of a comet observed for 1st time, by Giovanni Donati
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| 1866 |
Birth |
Alfred Holy, composer
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| 1868 |
Birth |
Oskar Merikanto, composer
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| 1876 |
Birth |
Mary R Beard, Indianapolis, historian (Woman as a Force in History)
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| 1877 |
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Henry Morton Stanley's letter in order to aid reaches Boma at Congo
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| 1880 |
Birth |
Gertrude E Durden Rush, US composer/playwright (Black Girls Burden)
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| 1882 |
Birth |
Joe English, Irish/Flemish signaler (WW I)
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| 1884 |
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Cornerstone for Statue of Liberty laid on Bedloe's Island (NYC)
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| 1886 |
Birth |
Oscar Espla, composer
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