Historical Events In August - 04

1708  Vincenzo De Grandis, composer, dies at 77 on August - 04.   

1712  On August - 04 johann Jacob de Neufville, composer, dies at 27   

1730  Crown prince Frederik of Prussia escapes to England on August - 04.   

1731  Giuseppe Colla, composer on August - 04.   

1735  Jury acquits John Zenger (NY Weekly Journal) charged with seditious libel by royal governor of NY (victory for Freedom of press) on August - 04.   

1741  On this day in history andrew Hamilton, American lawyer   

1748  On August - 04 maximilian Stadler, composer   

1753  On this day in history george Washington becomes a Master Mason   

1755  On this day in history nicolas-Jacque Conte, inventor (modern pencil)   

1760  On August - 04 battle at Leignitz: Prussia beats Austria & Russia   

1776  Wenzel Sedlak, composer on August - 04.   

1777  Retired British cavalry officer Philip Astley establishes first circus on August - 04.   

1777  Retired British cavalry officer Philip Astley establishes 1st circus on this day in history.   

1789  French National Meeting ending feudal system on August - 04.   

1790  US Coast Guard founded as Revenue Cutter Service on August - 04.   

1791  Austria & Turkey sign Peace of Sistova on this day in history.   

1792  On this day in history the birth of Percy Shelley, English poet   

1792  Percy Bysshe Shelley, England, romantic poet (Adonais) on August - 04.   

1799  On August - 04 olof Wilhelm Udden, composer   

1816  On this day in history israel Vogdes, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1889   

1818  On this day in history lovell Harrison Rosseau, Major General (Union volunteers)   

1821  On August - 04 1st edition of Saturday Evening Post (publishes until 1969)   

1821  William Floyd, US soldier/signer (Declar of Independence), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1823  On this day in history oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton, (Gov-Ind), died in 1877   

1824  Battle of Kos is fought between Turks and Greeks on August - 04.   

1825  On August - 04 arthur Haygarth, cricketer (Middlesex & Surrey bat, famous biographer)   

1830  On this day in history plans for the city of Chicago laid out   

1830  On this day in history plans for city of Chicago laid out   

1839  Walter Pater, London England, writer (Plato & Platoism) on this day in history.   

1843  On this day in history flor van Duyse, composer   

1846  On August - 04 silas Gamaliel Pratt, composer   

1850  Frantisek Tucek, composer, dies at 68 on August - 04.   

1854  On this day in history the Hinomaru is established as the official flag to be flown from Japanese ships.   

1855  On August - 04 john Bartlett publishes "Familiar Quotations"   

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1222  On August - 04 birth of richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, English soldier (d. 1262)   

1290  On this day in history birth of duke Leopold I of Austria (d. 1326)   

1502  Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter/carpet designer was born on this day in history.   

1521  On this day in history birth of pope Urban VII (d. 1590)   

1604  François Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac, French writer (d. 1676) was born on this day in history.   

1664  On this day in history birth of louis Lully, composer   

1687  Johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/monarch of Nassau-Dietz [OS] was born on this day in history.   

1701  Thomas Blackwell, Scottish classical scholar (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.   

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

1113  Death of Gertrude of Saxony (b. 1030) on this day in history.   

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

1265  Simon de Montfort, English earl of Leicester, dies in battle on August - 04.   

1306  Death of Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (b. 1289) on this day in history.   

1338  On this day in history death of thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, son of Edward I of England (b. 1300)   

1430  Philip of Saint-Pol, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies at 26 on August - 04.   

1476  On this day in history death of jacob van Armagnac-Pardiac, French duke of Nemours, beheaded