On this day ......

[ScottishBiTeen]

4th August 1954 - The English Electric Lightning, the first aircraft in the world capable of supercruise, makes it's first flight.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Electric_Lightning

 

[unloadonme]

4 August 1792 – Birth of Percy Bysshe Shelley

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Percy_Bysshe_Shelley

 

[MassRuss]

August 5, 1772 - 1st Partition of Poland begins

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Partition_of_Poland

 

[unloadonme]

5 August 1792 – Death of Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford, KG, PC, (aka Lord North) Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_North,_Lord_North

 

[MassRuss]

August 6, 1870 - Franco-Prussian War Battle of Spicheren (aka Battle of Forbach). Prussians force the French to withdraw to the defenses of Metz.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Spicheren

 

[unloadonme]

7 August 1957 – Death of Oliver Hardy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Hardy

 

[ScottishBiTeen]

8th August 2008 - The EuroCity train EC 108 Comenius, an express train en route from Kraków, Poland to Prague, Czech Republic collides with a collapsed motorway bridge at Studénka, killing 8 people and injuring 64.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studénka_train_accident

 

[unloadonme]

9 August 1902 – Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark are crowned King and Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_VII

 

[MassRuss]

August 9, 1927 - Birth of actor Robert Shaw

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Shaw_(British_actor)

 

[unloadonme]

9 August 1631 – Birth of John Dryden

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dryden

 

[unloadonme]

10 August 1557 – Battle of St Quentin: Spanish victory over the French in the Habsburg-Valois Wars.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_St._Quentin_(1557)

 

[MassRuss]

August 10, 1792 - Storming of the Tuileries Palace. Louis XVI is arrested

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/10_August_(French_Revolution)

 

[Triple G]

August 10, 1909- My Father, Earl Covert is born in Pittsburg, California

August 10, 1963 - I was married to Pam in Beverly Hills, California.

 

[Triple G]

^ Correction, my father was born in Port Chicago, CA.

 

[ScottishBiTeen]

August 11th 1999 - The Salt Lake City tornado tears it's way through the aforementioned city, causing 1 death, more than 100 injuries and $170 million in damages.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Salt_Lake_City_tornado

 

[ScottishBiTeen]

11th August 1994 - Hurricane/Typhoon John, which would turn out to be the longest lasting tropical cyclone in recorded history (lasting for a month & a day in total) is first recognized.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_John_(1994)

 

[MassRuss]

August 11 , 1675 - Battle of Kronzer-Brucke - Franco-Dutch War. Forces of the HRE defeat the French

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Konzer_Brücke

 

[unloadonme]

11 August 1897 – Birth of Enid Blyton

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enid_Blyton

 

[unloadonme]

12 August 1762 – Birth of King George IV of the United Kingdom

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_IV_of_the_United_Kingdom

 

[unloadonme]

13 August 1704 – War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Blenheim – English and Imperial forces are victorious over French and Bavarian troops.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Blenheim