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{{*mp}} [[1388]] – [[Scotland|Scottish]] forces defeated the [[England|English]] during '''[[Battle of Otterburn|a border skirmish]]''' near [[Otterburn, Northumberland|Otterburn]], [[Northumberland]]. |
{{*mp}} [[1388]] – [[Scotland|Scottish]] forces defeated the [[England|English]] during '''[[Battle of Otterburn|a border skirmish]]''' near [[Otterburn, Northumberland|Otterburn]], [[Northumberland]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1583]] – Explorer [[Humphrey Gilbert]] established the first [[British colonization of the Americas|English colony in North America]] at what is now '''[[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's]]''', [[Newfoundland and Labrador]], [[Canada]]. |
{{*mp}} [[1583]] – Explorer [[Humphrey Gilbert]] established the first [[British colonization of the Americas|English colony in North America]] at what is now '''[[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's]]''', [[Newfoundland and Labrador]], [[Canada]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1772]] – [[Russian Empire|Russia]], [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussia]] and [[Habsburg Monarchy|Habsburg Austria]] began the '''[[First Partition of Poland|First Partition]]''' of [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth|Poland]] to help restore the regional [[balance of power]] in [[Eastern Europe]] among those three countries. |
{{*mp}} [[1772]] – [[Russian Empire|Russia]], [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussia]] and [[Habsburg Monarchy|Habsburg Austria]] began the '''[[First Partition of Poland|First Partition]]''' of [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth|Poland]] to help restore the regional [[balance of power in international relations|balance of power]] in [[Eastern Europe]] among those three countries. |
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{{*mp}} [[1858]] – [[United States|American]] businessman and financier [[Cyrus West Field]] and his colleagues completed the first '''[[transatlantic telegraph cable]]''', crossing the [[Atlantic Ocean]] from [[Valentia Island]] in [[Ireland]] to [[Heart's Content, Newfoundland and Labrador|Heart's Content]] in [[Newfoundland and Labrador|Newfoundland]], [[Canada]]. |
{{*mp}} [[1858]] – [[United States|American]] businessman and financier [[Cyrus West Field]] and his colleagues completed the first '''[[transatlantic telegraph cable]]''', crossing the [[Atlantic Ocean]] from [[Valentia Island]] in [[Ireland]] to [[Heart's Content, Newfoundland and Labrador|Heart's Content]] in [[Newfoundland and Labrador|Newfoundland]], [[Canada]]. |
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{{*mp}} [[1962]] – Actress and model '''[[Marilyn Monroe]]''' ''(pictured)'' [[Death of Marilyn Monroe|was found dead]]<!--Not bolded, tagged with {{refimprove}}--> in her home in [[Brentwood, Los Angeles|Brentwood]], [[Los Angeles]], an event that has become the center of one of the most debated [[Conspiracy theory|conspiracy theories]]. |
{{*mp}} [[1962]] – Actress and model '''[[Marilyn Monroe]]''' ''(pictured)'' [[Death of Marilyn Monroe|was found dead]]<!--Not bolded, tagged with {{refimprove}}--> in her home in [[Brentwood, Los Angeles|Brentwood]], [[Los Angeles]], an event that has become the center of one of the most debated [[Conspiracy theory|conspiracy theories]]. |
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Revision as of 14:39, 5 August 2010
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August 5: Independence Day in Burkina Faso (1960); Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day and the Day of Croatian defenders in Croatia
- 1100 – Henry I was crowned King of England in Westminster Abbey.
- 1388 – Scottish forces defeated the English during a border skirmish near Otterburn, Northumberland.
- 1583 – Explorer Humphrey Gilbert established the first English colony in North America at what is now St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
- 1772 – Russia, Prussia and Habsburg Austria began the First Partition of Poland to help restore the regional balance of power in Eastern Europe among those three countries.
- 1858 – American businessman and financier Cyrus West Field and his colleagues completed the first transatlantic telegraph cable, crossing the Atlantic Ocean from Valentia Island in Ireland to Heart's Content in Newfoundland, Canada.
- 1962 – Actress and model Marilyn Monroe (pictured) was found dead in her home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, an event that has become the center of one of the most debated conspiracy theories.
- 2003 – A suicide bomber detonated a car bomb outside the lobby of the JW Marriott Hotel in Setiabudi, South Jakarta, Indonesia, killing twelve people and injuring 150.