Historical Events In August - 04

1906  Marie-Jose von Saksen-Coburg, Belgian Princess on this day in history.   

1908  On this day in history kurt Eichhorn, conductor   

1909  On August - 04 ump Tim Hurst instigates a riot by spitting at A's 2nd baseman Eddie Collins, who had questioned a call, this leads to Hurst's banishment   

1909  Glenn Cunningham, US middle distance runner (1930's) on August - 04.   

1910  On August - 04 a's Jack Coombs & White Sox Ed Walsh pitch a 16 inn scoreless tie   

1910  On August - 04 william H Schuman, NYC, composer (Amer Festival Overture, Juilliard)   

1912  On August - 04 david Raksin, Phila Penns, composer (Modern Times)   

1913  On August - 04 wesley Addy, Omaha Neb, actor (Bostonians, Loving)   

1914  On this day in history australia pledges a force of 20,000 to be placed at Britain's disposal   

1914  On this day in history britain declares war on Germany   

1914  Germany declares war on Belgium on this day in history.   

1914  German army shoots Belgian priests/burns down village of Battice on this day in history.   

1914  Rik Slabbinck, Flemish painter on August - 04.   

1915  On August - 04 irving Fields, NYC, pianist (Ilona Massey Show)   

1915  On August - 04 richard Kiepert, German cartographer (Africa), dies at 68   

1916  On August - 04 uS agrees to buy Virgin Islands from Denmark for $25 million   

1916  Denmark cedes Danish West Indies, including the Virgin Islands, to the US for $25 million on this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history pravda calls for killing all capitalists, priests & officers   

1919  On August - 04 d[ave] W Gregory, cricketer (brother of Ned, uncle of Syd), dies   

1920  Helen Thomas, UPI journalist (starts press conferences) on this day in history.   

1920  Vladimir Ivanovich Rebikov, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1921  On August - 04 maurice "Rocket" Richard, Montreal Canadien (MVP-1947)   

1922  Female 1st baseman Lizzie Murphy plays on AL all-star team on August - 04.   

1922  On this day in history enver Pasa, Turkish politician, dies at 40   

1923  Arthur Butterworth, composer on this day in history.   

1925  On this day in history uS marines leave Nicaragua after 13-year occupation   

1925  On August - 04 1st Dutch Colijn govt forms   

1925  On this day in history alfons Van de Perre, Flemish physician, dies   

1927  Peace Bridge between US & Canada opened on this day in history.   

1927  On this day in history peace Bridge between US & Canada opens   

1927  On this day in history john Dillon, Irish nationalist/British Lower house leader, dies at 75   

1928  On August - 04 udham Singh, India, field hockey player (Olympic-gold-1952, 56, 64)   

1929  60,000 SA'ers/SS'ers march by Munich on this day in history.   

1929  Yasser Arafat, leader (Palestine Liberation Organization) on this day in history.   

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1222  On this day in history birth of richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, English soldier (d. 1262)   

1290  On August - 04 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  Pope Urban VII (d. 1590) was born on this day in history.   

1604  On August - 04 birth of françois Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac, French writer (d. 1676)   

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  On this day in history birth of thomas Blackwell, Scottish classical scholar (d. 1757)   

1060  Henry I, King of France (1027..60), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1113  Death of Gertrude of Saxony (b. 1030) on August - 04.   

1204  On August - 04 death of boniface of Montferrat, margrave of Montferrat, murdered   

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

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

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