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Today in History for 6th August 2022

Historical Events

1962 – Jamaica becomes independent after 300 years of British rule
1965 – Beatles release their 5th UK album – “Help!”
1981 – Argentine ex-president Isabel Peron freed
1985 – 19th NASA Space Shuttle Mission (51-G): Challenger 8 lands at Edwards AFB
1989 – Boston Red Sox retire Baseball Hall of Fame left fielder, 1st baseman Carl Yastrezemski’s #8
1994 – Algerian Muslim fundamentalists threaten school/Universities

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Famous Birthdays

1180 – Go-Toba, 82nd Emperor of Japan, born in Kyōto, Japan (d. 1239)
1922 – Freddie Laker, CEO (Laker airlines)
1943 – Jon Postel, American computer scientist (d. 1998)
1960 – Aldo Jones [Albert Mansis], American rockabilly bassist and singer (Ben Vaughn Combo), born in Yonkers, New York (d. 2001)
1978 – Marisa Miller, American model
1995 – Amy Forsyth, Canadian actress (The Gilded Age, CODA), born in Ontario

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Famous Deaths

1666 – Tsjerk Hiddes de Vries, Dutch admiral, dies in battle at 43
1895 – George Frederick Root, American songwriter (The Battle Cry of Freedom), dies at 74
1986 – William J Schroeder, (longest-survivor with permanent artificial) heart, dies at 54, after 620 days with Jarvik VII man-made pump)
1991 – Roland Michener, 20th Governor General of Canada (1967-74), dies at 91
1996 – Muhammad al-Badr, magnate of Northern Yemen (1962), dies
2018 – Joël Robuchon, French chef, world record for Michelin stars (32), dies of cancer at 73

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Famous Deaths for 5th August 2022

1834 – Gijsbert Karel van Hogendorp, Dutch count and Minister of Foreign affairs (1813-14), dies at 71
1852 – František Čelakovský, Czech slavist, linguist and poet, dies at 53
1856 – Robert Lucas Pearsall, English composer, dies at 61
1901 – Victoria, Empress of Germany and Queen of Prussia by marriage to German Emperor Frederick III, dies at 60
1956 – André Milhoux, Belgian racing driver, dies at 27
1961 – Sidney Holland, Prime Minister of New Zealand (National: 1949-57), dies at 67
1972 – Harry Hylton-Foster, Speaker of the British House of Commons (b. 1905)
1992 – Robert Muldoon, New Zealand politician (Prime Minister, 1975-1984), dies at 70
1995 – Anthony Barber Doncaster, English bookseller, dies at 81
2002 – Chick Hearn, American NBA broadcaster (called 3,338 LA Lakers games), dies at 85

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Historical Events for 5th August 2022

1884 – Cornerstone for Statue of Liberty laid on Bedloe’s Island (NYC)
1915 – The Latin-American Conference Convenes in Washington, with representatives from leading South American nations joining the US to discuss conditions in Mexico
1936 – Italian athlete Ondina Valla runs a world record 11.6 in the semi finals of the 80m hurdles at the Berlin Olympics; wins final the next day but can’t match the time
1940 – St Louis Brown’s pitcher John Whitehead no-hits Detroit Tigers, 4-0 in 6 innings (rain shortened)
1948 – A Jamaican 1-2 in the men’s 400m at the London Olympics with Arthur Wint (46.2) beating teammate Herb McKenley for the gold medal
1959 – 42.4 cm rainfall in Decatur Co, Iowa (state record)
1984 – American Joan Benoit wins first Olympic marathon for women (2:24:52) ahead of Grete Waitz of Norway at the Los Angeles Games
1989 – NASA Venus probe Magellan launched from Space shuttle, 1st to do so
1995 – The city of Knin, a significant Serb stronghold, is captured by Croatian forces during Operation Storm. The date is celebrated as the day of victory (Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day) in Croatia.
2020 – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi lays the cornerstone for a new Hindu temple at Ayodhya Ram to replace a previous Muslim mosque

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Today in History for 5th August 2022

Historical Events

1953 – “From Here to Eternity” based on book by James Jones, directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift and Frank Sinatra is released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1954)
1984 – Toronto designated hitter Cliff Johnson hits MLB record 19th career pinch-hit HR in Blue Jays 4-3 win over Baltimore Orioles
2007 – Atlanta left-hander Tom Glavine becomes only the 23rd pitcher in MLB history to reach the 300 win milestone as the Braves beat Cubs, 8-3
2012 – 19 people are killed by Kurdish rebels in Hakk
2014 – Obama signs The Iron Dome Bill providing $225 million in additional funding for Israel’s Iron Dome defense
2015 – Fishing boat carrying around 600 migrants sinks of the coast of Libya, 373 rescued

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Famous Birthdays

1880 – Gertrude E Durden Rush, American composer, and playwright (Black Girls Burden), born in Navasota, Texas (d. 1962)
1901 – Claude Autant-Lara, French film director (Four Bags Full, Rouge et noir), born in Luzarches, Val-d’Oise, France (d. 2000)
1902 – Irene Rice Pereira, American abstract artist, born in Chelsea, Massachusetts (d. 1971)
1953 – Samantha Sang [Cheryl Lau Sang], Australian pop singer (Emotion), born in Melbourne
1969 – Kenny Irwin Jr., American auto racer (USAC National Midget Champion 1996; NASCAR 87 starts), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 2000)
1975 – Stéphanie Szostak, French-American Actress (Dinner for Schmucks; A Million Little Things), born in Paris, France

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Famous Deaths

1889 – Willem Ruys J. Dz, Dutch ship owner, dies at 80
1929 – Millicent Fawcett, English suffragist, dies at 82
1987 – Zygmunt Mycielski, Polish composer, music writer and editor (Ruch Muzyczny, 1957-68), dies at 79
1994 – Terry Hibbitt, English footballer, dies at 47
1996 – Frank Marcus, German playwright and critic, dies at 68
2000 – Dudley Randall, African-American poet who founded the pioneering publishing house “Broadside Press”, dies at 84

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Famous Deaths for 4th August 2022

1113 – Gertrude of Saxony (b. 1030)
1526 – Juan Sebastian Cano, Spanish explorer, dies
1639 – Juan R Alarcon y Mendoza, Mexican/Spanish playwright, dies at 58
1821 – William Floyd, American soldier who signed the US Declaration of Independence, dies at 86
1856 – Johann Gottlieb Schneider, German composer, dies at 59
1889 – Carl Ludwig Amand Mangold, German composer, dies at 75
1920 – Vladimir Rebikov, Russian pianist and composer, dies at 54
1931 – Daniel Williams, American heart surgeon who performed the 1st open heart surgery, dies at 73
1980 – Diego Fabbri, Italian playwright and leader (Vatican movie bureau), dies at 69
2014 – James Brady, U.S. press secretary (wounded during Reagan assassin attempt), dies at 73

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Historical Events for 4th August 2022

1347 – English troops conquer Fort Calais
1854 – The Hinomaru is established as the official flag to be flown from Japanese ships
1897 – Henry A Rucker appointed Collector of Internal Revenue for Georgia
1954 – Boscombe Down 1st flight of supersonic P-1 Lightning
1972 – Arthur Bremer jailed for 63 years for shooting Alabama Governor Wallace
1976 – England beats Australia by 8 wickets in the limited overs cricket international at Lord’s; first time women are permitted to play on the main square at ‘the home of cricket’
1993 – Angolan air force bombs Huambo
1995 – Operation Storm begins in Croatia, the Croatian army attacks territory under the Republic of Serbian Krajina in the largest land battle since WWII
2006 – Dame Silvia Cartwright steps down as the Governor-General of New Zealand and is replaced by The Honourable Anand Satyanand, who is sworn in 23 August
2021 – Largest wildfire in California so far in 2021, the Dixie Fire at 320,000 acres, destroys the gold rush town of Greenville

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Today in History for 4th August 2022

Historical Events

1265 – Battle of Evesham: English prince Edward beats Simon de Montfort the younger
1347 – English troops conquer Fort Calais
1636 – Johan Mauritius appointed governor of Dutch Brazil
1914 – US declares neutrality on the outbreak of WWI
1946 – An earthquake of magnitude 8.0 hits northern Dominican Republic. 100 are killed and 20,000 are left homeless.
1958 – The Billboard Hot 100 is published for the 1st time, with “Poor Little Fool” by Ricky Nelson at #1

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Famous Birthdays

1904 – Witold Gombrowicz, Polish author (Ferdydurke, Pornography), born in Małoszyce, Russian Empire (d. 1969)
1906 – Marie-Jose von Saksen-Coburg, Belgian Princess (last Queen of Italy), born in Ostend, Belgium (d. 2001)
1913 – Robert Hayden, African-American poet (Those Winter Sundays), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1980)
1928 – Udham Singh, India, field hockey player (Olympic gold 1952, 56, 64), born in Sansarpur, India (d. 2000)
1939 – Frank Vincent, American actor (The Sopranos), born in North Adams, Massachusetts (d. 2017)
1973 – Peter Tsekenis, Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics 1996)

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Famous Deaths

1265 – Hugh le Despencer, 1st Baron le Despencer, killed in the Battle of Evesham (b. 1223)
1476 – Jacob van Armagnac-Pardiac, French duke of Nemours, beheaded
1938 – Pearl White, American actress/stunt woman (Perils of Pauline), dies at 49
1975 – John Baragrey, American actor (Creeper, The Loves of Carmen), dies of a stroke at 57
1978 – Frank Fontaine, American comedian (Crazy Guggenheim), dies at 58
2013 – Sandy Woodward [John Forster], English admiral (British Naval Task Force, Falklands War), dies at 81

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Famous Deaths for 3rd August 2022

1546 – Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect, dies at 62
1784 – Giovanni Battista Martini, Italian Conventual Franciscan friar and composer, dies at 78
1792 – Richard Arkwright, English industrialist and inventor (created the spinning frame, built Cromford Mill), dies at 59
1917 – Ferdinand Georg Frobenius, German mathematician (Frobenius–Stickelberger formulae), dies at 67
1929 – Emil Berliner, German-born telephone and recording pioneer (b. 1851)
1973 – Richard Marshall, U.S. Army general (b. 1895)
1977 – Alfred Lunt, American actor (The Guardsman, Sally of the Sawdust), dies at 83
1995 – Jose B M Barreto y Casanova, pianist vocalist bandleader, dies at 88
1996 – Guido Alberti, Italian film actor (Marco the Magnificent), dies at 87
2019 – Henri Belolo, French disco music producer and songwriter (The Village People; The Ritchie Family), dies at 82

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Historical Events for 3rd August 2022

1596 – David Fabricius discovers light variation of Mira (1st variable star)
1914 – French fleet sails to North Africa
1928 – Ray Barbuti wins 400m in 47.8 at the Amsterdam Olympics, the only individual track event won by an American at the Games
1944 – General Montgomery visits general Dempsey’s headquarter
1948 – Negro League veteran pitcher Satchel Paige, age 42, debuts in Cleveland after controversial signing, goes 7 innings in 5-3 win v Washington
1951 – William H Jackson ends term as deputy director of CIA
1962 – 29th Chicago College All-Star Game: Green Bay 42, All-Stars 20, 65,000 at Soldier Field
1970 – The second ever NFL work stoppage ends with NFL and Players’ Association agreeing to a 4-year, $19.1 million deal
1989 – Lawrence Delisle drives his 4 kids into river
2021 – Hawaii’s largest wildfire on record, Mana Road Fire in South Kohala, finally being brought under control after burning through 40,000 acres

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Today in History for 3rd August 2022

Historical Events

1913 – Wheatland Hop Riot on a California farm, 4 die in one of the first farm labour disputes
1962 – NY Met Frank Thomas hits his 6th HR in 3 games
1990 – US announces commitment of Naval forces to Gulf regions
1990 – Radio Kuwait resigns air, due to Iraqi invasion
1991 – Giant Victory driven by Jack Moiseyev wins Hambletonian, 2nd $1m purse in 22 days for Moiseyev after winning Meadowlands Pace
1997 – Canadian Open Women’s Golf (du Maurier Classic), Glen Abbey GC: Colleen Walker wins by 2 shots from Liselotte Neumann of Sweden

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Famous Birthdays

1921 – Richard Adler, American composer and songwriter (Pajama Game; Damn Yankees), born in NYC, New York (d. 2012)
1924 – Max van der Stoel, Dutch politician and Minister of Foreign Affairs (PvdA), born in Voorschoten, Netherlands (d. 2011)
1950 – Waldemar Cierpinski, East German runner (Olympic marathon gold 1976, 80), born in Neugattersleben, Germany
1967 – Skin [Deborah Dyer] Jamaican-British singer (Skunk Anansie), born in Brixton, London
1974 – Blaine Wilson, American gymnast (Olympic 5th 1996), born in Columbus, Ohio
1978 – Mariusz Jop, Polish footballer, born in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland

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Famous Deaths

1779 – Henry Kobell, Dutch painter and cartoonist, dies at 27
1939 – Eugust Enna, composer, dies at 80
1966 – Lenny Bruce [Leonard Schneider], American comedian, dies of a morphine overdose at 39
1995 – Harry Craft, American MLB baseball player and manager, dies at 80
2008 – Erik Darling, American folk musician (Rooftop Singers), dies at 74
2011 – Allan Watkins, Welsh cricket all-rounder, (15 Tests, England @ 40.15, 11 wickets; Glamorgan), dies at 89

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