374 Historic Events for August 5
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| 1921 |
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1st radio baseball broadcast Pirates-8, Phillies-0 (KDKA, Pitts)
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| 1921 |
Birth |
Nazar Mohammad, cricketer (Mudassar's pop, Pakistan's 1st centurion)
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| 1921 |
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Treaty of Berlin: US and Germany sign separate peace treaty
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| 1923 |
Birth |
Richard Kleindienst, attorney general (1972)
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| 1923 |
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1st American to swim English Channel (Henry Sullivan)
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| 1924 |
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Comic strip "Little Orphan Annie," by Harold Gray, debuts
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| 1925 |
Birth |
Cor Witschge, Dutch actor (Pipo the Clown)
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| 1926 |
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French and German trade agreement signed
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| 1926 |
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Houdini stays in a coffin under water for 1« hrs
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| 1926 |
Birth |
Betsy Jolas, composer
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| 1926 |
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1st talkie movie "Don Juan" at Warner Theatre, NY
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| 1927 |
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Phillies Cy Williams hits for cycle in just 4 at bats
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| 1927 |
Death |
Tom Groube, cricketer (Test for Australia 1880), dies
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| 1927 |
Birth |
Gunnar Bucht, composer
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| 1930 |
Birth |
Neil Armstrong, Ohio, X-15 pilot, 1st Moonwalker (Gemini 8, Apollo 11)
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| 1931 |
Death |
Ullrich Haupt, actor (Morocco, Du Barry-Woman of Passion), dies at 43
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| 1931 |
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Det Tiger Tommy Bridges perfect game is broken up with 2 outs in 9th
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| 1932 |
Death |
Isra‰l Querido, writer (Jordan), dies
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| 1932 |
Birth |
Tera de Marez Oyens, composer
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| 1932 |
Birth |
Sister Vince Otto, mental health activist
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| 1933 |
Birth |
Joan Weldon, SF, actress (So This is Love, Them)
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| 1934 |
Death |
Neville Quinn, cricketer (12 Tests for S Africa), dies at 26
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| 1934 |
Birth |
Vern Gosdin, Woodland Al, country singer (Set 'em Up Joe)
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| 1935 |
Birth |
Zakes Mokae, Johannesburg South Africa, actor (Comedians)
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| 1935 |
Birth |
John Saxon, Bkln, actor (Bees, Nightmare on Elm St, Electric Horseman)
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