Historical Event on August 05

Remembrance on August 05:

International Event:

1583 - Sir Humphrey Gilbert established the first English colony in North America.

1772 - First partition of Poland.

1846 - Oregon country divided between the U.S. and Britain at the 49th parallel.

1858 - First transatlantic telegraph cable operated in the USA.

1864 - Spectrum of a comet observed for the first time by Giovanni Donati.

1891 - First traveler's checks issued by American Express.

1914 - World's first electric traffic signal installed in Ohio.

1926 - First talkie movie ""Don Juan"" at Warner Theatre in New York.

1960 - Burkina got independence from France.

1962 - First quasar located on the radio.

1971 - First Pacific Islands Forum held in Wellington.

2011 - Yingluck Shinawatra elected as the First Female Prime Minister of Thailand.

National Event:

1965 - Jaya Prakash Narayan received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for public service.

1999 - Nisha Millet became the first Indian swimmer to receive the International Olympic Committee's Solidarity Scholarship.

Days Observed on August 05:

Independence Day - Burkina Faso