Famous Birthdays In August - 04

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  Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter/carpet designer was born on August - 04.  

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 August - 04.  

1664  Louis Lully, composer was born on this day in history.  

1687  On August - 04 birth of johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/monarch of Nassau-Dietz [OS]  

1701  On August - 04 birth of thomas Blackwell, Scottish classical scholar (d. 1757)  

1705  Vaclav Matyas Gurecky, composer was born on this day in history.  

1719  Johann Gottlob Lehmann, German minerologist and geologist (d. 1767) was born on this day in history.  

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1721  Granville Leveson-Gower, 1st Marquess of Stafford, English politician (d. 1803) was born on this day in history.  

1731  Giuseppe Colla, composer was born on August - 04.  

1748  Maximilian Stadler, composer was born on August - 04.  

1755  Nicolas-Jacque Conte, inventor (modern pencil) was born on this day in history.  

1776  Wenzel Sedlak, composer was born on August - 04.  

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

1799  Olof Wilhelm Udden, composer was born on this day in history.  

1805  On August - 04 birth of william Rowan Hamilton, Irish mathematician (d. 1865)  

1816  On August - 04 birth of israel Vogdes, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1889  

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

1821  On August - 04 birth of james White, American theologian (d. 1881)  

1823  Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton, (Gov-Ind), died in 1877 was born on this day in history.  

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

1834  John Venn, English mathematician (d. 1923) was born on this day in history.  

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

1843  Flor van Duyse, composer was born on this day in history.  

1846  On this day in history birth of silas Gamaliel Pratt, composer  

1848  On this day in history birth of vladimir Sukhomlinov, Russian general (d. 1926)  

1859  Knut Hamsun, Norway, writer/Nazi (Hunger-Nobel 1920) was born on August - 04.  

1865  On this day in history birth of gus Kempis, South African cricketer (d. 1890)  

1867  Jake Beckley, American baseball player (d. 1918) was born on this day in history.  

1870  On August - 04 birth of harry Lauder, Scotland, comedian/singer (Roamin' in the Gloamin)  

1873  Damasco Berenguer y Fuste, Spanish general/minister of War was born on this day in history.  

1884  Henri Cornet, French cyclist (d. 1941) was born on this day in history.  

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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 this day in history.  

1204  On this day in history death of boniface of Montferrat, margrave of Montferrat, murdered  

1265  On August - 04 simon de Montfort, English earl of Leicester, dies in battle  

1306  Death of Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (b. 1289) on August - 04.  

1338  Death of Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, son of Edward I of England (b. 1300) on August - 04.  

1430  On this day in history philip of Saint-Pol, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies at 26  

1476  Death of Jacob van Armagnac-Pardiac, French duke of Nemours, beheaded on August - 04.