What Happened In August 1905 In History

Historical Events for August, 1905

• 10th » Russo-Japanese War: peace negotiations begin in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Famous Birthdays on August in 1905

• 2nd » Karl Amadeus Hartmann, German composer (d. 1963)
• 2nd » Myrna Loy, American actress and singer (d. 1993)
• 3rd » Dolores del Río, Mexican-American actress and singer (d. 1983)
• 3rd » Franz König, Austrian cardinal (d. 2004)
• 8th » André Jolivet, French composer (d. 1974)
• 10th » Era Bell Thompson, American journalist (d. 1986)
• 11th » Erwin Chargaff, Austrian-American biochemist and academic (d. 2002)
• 11th » Ernst Jaakson, Estonian diplomat (d. 1998)
• 15th » Emile St. Godard, Canadian dog sled racer (d. 1948)
• 20th » Jean Gebser, German linguist, poet, and philosopher (d. 1973)
• 20th » Jack Teagarden, American singer-songwriter and trombonist (d. 1964)
• 21st » Bipin Gupta, Indian actor (d. 1981)
• 23rd » Ernie Bushmiller, American cartoonist (d. 1982)
• 23rd » Constant Lambert, English composer and conductor (d. 1951)
• 24th » Arthur Crudup, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1976)
• 24th » Siaka Stevens, Sierra Leonean politician, 1st President of Sierra Leone (d. 1988)
• 25th » Mary Faustina Kowalska, Polish nun, mystic, and saint (d. 1938)
• 27th » Aris Velouchiotis, Greek soldier (d. 1945)
• 28th » Cyril Walters, Welsh-English cricketer (d. 1992)
• 29th » Dhyan Chand, Indian field hockey player (d. 1979)
• 29th » Arndt Pekurinen, Finnish activist (d. 1941)
• 31st » Robert Bacher, American physicist and academic (d. 2004)
• 31st » Sanford Meisner, American actor (d. 1997)

Famous Deaths for August 1905

• 14th » Simeon Solomon, English painter (b. 1840)

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