Famous Birthdays In August - 04

1888  On this day in history birth of philip Greeley Clapp, composer   

1888  Syedna Taher Saifuddin, Bohra spiritual leader (d. 1965) was born on August - 04.   

1890  Erich Weinert, writer was born on this day in history.   

1890  Dolf Luque, Cuban baseball player (d. 1957) was born on this day in history.   

1892  On this day in history birth of johanna Bordewijk-Roepman, composer   

1897  On this day in history birth of joseph Calleia, Malta, actor (Jungle Book, Gilda, Touch of Evil)   

1899  On August - 04 birth of ezra Taft Benson, 13th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1994)   

1900  On August - 04 birth of arturo Umberto Illia, pres of Argentina (1963-66)   

1900  On this day in history birth of douglas L Mays, cartoonist (Punch)   

1900  On August - 04 birth of elizabeth, Queen Mother Of England, King George VI's wife   

1901  Louie "Satchmo" Armstrong, New Orleans, jazz trumpeter (Hello Dolly) was born on this day in history.   

1901  Clarence Passailaigue, Jamaican cricketer (d. 1972) was born on this day in history.   

1902  On this day in history birth of wild Bill Hallahan, American baseball player (d. 1981)   

1903  Helen Kane, [Schroeder], Bronx NY, actress (Heads Up, Pointed Heels) was born on August - 04.   

1904  Theodore Newton, NJ, actor (Ace of Aces, Voltaire) was born on this day in history.   

1904  Witold Gombrowicz, Polish author (Ferdydurke, Pornography) was born on August - 04.   

1904  Joe Tate, English footballer (d. 1973) was born on this day in history.   

1905  Michael Scott Montague Fordham, Jungian analyst/educator was born on August - 04.   

1906  Marie-Jose von Saksen-Coburg, Belgian Princess was born on August - 04.   

1908  Kurt Eichhorn, conductor was born on this day in history.   

1908  On August - 04 birth of leslie Wilkinson, journalist   

1908  Osbert Lancaster, English cartoonist/author (Daily Express) was born on this day in history.   

1909  Glenn Cunningham, US middle distance runner (1930's) was born on this day in history.   

1909  Roberto Burle Marx, landscape gardener was born on this day in history.   

1909  On August - 04 birth of saunders Mac Lane, American mathematician (d. 2005)   

1910  William H Schuman, NYC, composer (Amer Festival Overture, Juilliard) was born on this day in history.   

1910  Anita Page, American actress (d.2008) was born on August - 04.   

1912  David Raksin, Phila Penns, composer (Modern Times) was born on this day in history.   

1912  Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish diplomat in WW II (saved 10,000s of Jews) was born on this day in history.   

1912  Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, Russian mathematician, physicist, philosopher, and mountaineer (d. 1999) was born on this day in history.   

1913  Wesley Addy, Omaha Neb, actor (Bostonians, Loving) was born on August - 04.   

1913  On August - 04 birth of robert Hayden, American poet (d. 1980)   

1914  On this day in history birth of rik Slabbinck, Flemish painter   

1915  Irving Fields, NYC, pianist (Ilona Massey Show) was born on this day in history.   

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1060  Henry I, King of France (1027..60), dies at 52 on August - 04.   

1113  On this day in history death of gertrude of Saxony (b. 1030)   

1204  Death of Boniface of Montferrat, margrave of Montferrat, murdered on August - 04.   

1265  On this day in history simon de Montfort, English earl of Leicester, dies in battle   

1306  On this day in history death of wenceslaus III of Bohemia (b. 1289)   

1338  On August - 04 death of thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, son of Edward I of England (b. 1300)   

1430  On August - 04 philip of Saint-Pol, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies at 26   

1476  Death of Jacob van Armagnac-Pardiac, French duke of Nemours, beheaded on this day in history.