Historical Events In August - 04

0181  Supernova seen in Cassiopia on this day in history.  

1060  France's Henri I dies August 4 at age 52 and is succeeded by his son of 8, who will reign until 1108 as Philip I on this day in history.  

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

1181  On August - 04 supernova seen in Cassiopia  

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

1265  On August - 04 simon de Montfort English baron, dies in battle  

1265  On this day in history battle at Evesham: English prince Edward beats Simon de Montfort  

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

1347  On August - 04 english troops conquer Ft Calais  

1351  Sea battle at Zwartewaal: Willem V beats Hoeksen & English on this day in history.  

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1430  Philip of Saint-Pol, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies at 26 on this day in history.  

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

1502  On this day in history pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter/carpet designer  

1526  Juan Sebasti…n Cano Spanish explorer, dies on this day in history.  

1526  Juan Sebastian Cano, Spanish explorer, dies on this day in history.  

1558  On August - 04 1st printing of Zohar (Jewish Kabbalah)  

1566  On this day in history girolamo della Robbia, Italian sculptor (Majolica relief), dies  

1578  On this day in history battle of Alcazarquivir, Morrocans defeat Portugeese  

1578  Battle of Alcazarquivir, Moroccans defeat Portuguese, 10,000 killed on this day in history.  

1578  2 Moroccan royalist, dies in battle on this day in history.  

1584  On August - 04 john van Hembyze, South Netherlands Calvinist, dies at 71  

1598  On this day in history london's head office of Hanze closed  

1598  William Cecil 1st baron Burghley, English premier, dies at 77 on August - 04.  

1633  On August - 04 george Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury, dies at 60  

1636  Johan Mauritius appointed governor of Dutch Brazil on this day in history.  

1639  Juan R Alarcon y Mendoza, Mexican/Spanish playwright, dies at 58 on August - 04.  

1664  On August - 04 louis Lully, composer  

1666  On this day in history hurricane hits Guadeloupe, Martinique & St Christopher; thousands die  

1666  On August - 04 johan Evertsen, ltalian admiral of Zeeland, lynched in Brielle  

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

1693  On this day in history dom Perignon invents champagne  

1695  On this day in history french garrison of surrenders to Willem III  

1704  On August - 04 war of Spanish Succession, English & Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar  

1705  Vaclav Matyas Gurecky, composer 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 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  Pope Urban VII (d. 1590) was born on August - 04.  

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

1664  Louis Lully, composer was born on August - 04.  

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

1204  On August - 04 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 August - 04 philip of Saint-Pol, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies at 26  

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