Historical Events In August - 04

0181  On this day in history supernova seen in Cassiopia  

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

1181  Supernova seen in Cassiopia on this day in history.  

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

1265  Simon de Montfort English baron, dies in battle on August - 04.  

1265  Battle at Evesham: English prince Edward beats Simon de Montfort on this day in history.  

1265  Simon de Montfort, English earl of Leicester, dies in battle on this day in history.  

1347  English troops conquer Ft Calais on August - 04.  

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

1430  On August - 04 philip of Saint-Pol, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies at 26  

1476  On August - 04 jacob van Armagnac-Pardiac, French duke of Nemours, beheaded  

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  On August - 04 juan Sebastian Cano, Spanish explorer, dies  

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

1566  Girolamo della Robbia, Italian sculptor (Majolica relief), dies on August - 04.  

1578  Battle of Alcazarquivir, Morrocans defeat Portugeese on August - 04.  

1578  On August - 04 battle of Alcazarquivir, Moroccans defeat Portuguese, 10,000 killed  

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

1584  On this day in history john van Hembyze, South Netherlands Calvinist, dies at 71  

1598  London's head office of Hanze closed on this day in history.  

1598  On this day in history william Cecil 1st baron Burghley, English premier, dies at 77  

1633  George Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

1636  On this day in history johan Mauritius appointed governor of Dutch Brazil  

1639  On August - 04 juan R Alarcon y Mendoza, Mexican/Spanish playwright, dies at 58  

1664  Louis Lully, composer on August - 04.  

1666  Hurricane hits Guadeloupe, Martinique & St Christopher; thousands die on this day in history.  

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

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

1693  On August - 04 dom Perignon invents champagne  

1695  On August - 04 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 August - 04.  

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1222  Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, English soldier (d. 1262) was born on August - 04.  

1290  On August - 04 birth of duke Leopold I of Austria (d. 1326)  

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

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 August - 04 birth of louis Lully, composer  

1687  Johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/monarch of Nassau-Dietz [OS] was born on August - 04.  

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

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

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

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  On August - 04 death of wenceslaus III of Bohemia (b. 1289)  

1338  On August - 04 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.