Historical Events In August - 04

1930  Child labor laws estralished in Belgium on August - 04.   

1930  On August - 04 david M G Curry, South African Labour Party parliament leader   

1930  On this day in history siegfried Wagner, German opera composer, dies at 61   

1931  Narendra Tamhane, dependable Indian cricket wicketkeeper (1950's) on this day in history.   

1931  On this day in history daniel H Williams, doctor (pioneer in surgery), dies   

1933  Nathan Eugene Brooks, Cleve Oh, flyweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1952) on this day in history.   

1934  On August - 04 nY Giants Mel Ott sets record of 6 runs in game & beats Phillies 21-4   

1934  On August - 04 dallas Green, baseball manager (Phillies, Yankees)   

1936  On this day in history ioannis Metaxas names himself dictator of Greece   

1936  Elsberry Hobbs, rocker (Drifters) on August - 04.   

1936  Henry Schoenfeld, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1937  On this day in history david Vickerman Bedford, composer   

1938  Ellen Schrecker, American college professor on August - 04.   

1938  On this day in history l H Perquin, Dutch radio announcer, dies at 73   

1939  On this day in history frankie Ford, [Frank Guzzo], Gretna La, rock vocalist (Sea Cruise)   

1940  Karel Vachek, director (Moravska Hellas, Elective Affinities) on August - 04.   

1940  Vladimir Jabotinsky, founder of Revisionist Zionism, dies on August - 04.   

1941  On August - 04 dodger Mickey Owens is 1st to catch 3 foul flies in an inning (3rd)   

1942  1st train with Jews departs Mechelen Belgium to Auschwitz on August - 04.   

1942  On August - 04 alberto Franchetti, composer, dies at 81   

1943  On August - 04 british premier Churchill travels on the Queen Mary to Canada   

1944  Anne Frank, 15, (Diary of Anne Frank) is arrested by Nazis on this day in history.   

1944  On August - 04 anne Frank arrested in Amsterdam by German Security Police (Grüne Polizei) following a tip-off from an informer who was never identified   

1945  On this day in history golfer Byron Nelson records most tournament wins (18) in a season   

1946  On August - 04 1946 Dominican Republic earthquake: an earthquake of magnitude 8.0 hits northern Dominican Republic. 100 are killed and 20,000 are left homeless.   

1947  Birthdate of the Medical Service Corps on August - 04.   

1947  On this day in history the Supreme Court of Japan is established.   

1948  On this day in history 5 day southern filibuster succeeds in maintaining poll tax   

1948  5 day Southern States filibuster succeeds in maintaining America's poll tax on August - 04.   

1949  NBL & NBAA merge into National Basketball Association on this day in history.   

1953  On this day in history black families move into Trumbull Park housing project in Chicago   

1954  Boscombe Down 1st flight of supersonic P-1 Lightning on this day in history.   

1955  On this day in history eisenhower authorizes $46 million for construction of CIA headquarters   

1956  First motorcycle driven over 200 mph on August - 04.   

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

1290  Duke Leopold I of Austria (d. 1326) was born on this day in history.   

1502  On August - 04 birth of pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter/carpet designer   

1521  Pope Urban VII (d. 1590) was born on this day in history.   

1604  François Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac, French writer (d. 1676) was born on August - 04.   

1664  On August - 04 birth of louis Lully, composer   

1687  On this day in history birth of johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/monarch of Nassau-Dietz [OS]   

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 this day in history.   

1113  On August - 04 death of gertrude of Saxony (b. 1030)   

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 this day in history.   

1306  On August - 04 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  Death of Jacob van Armagnac-Pardiac, French duke of Nemours, beheaded on August - 04.