Historical Events In August - 04

0181  Supernova seen in Cassiopia on August - 04.  

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 August - 04.  

1181  On August - 04 supernova seen in Cassiopia  

1204  Boniface of Montferrat, margrave of Montferrat, murdered on this day in history.  

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

1265  On August - 04 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  English troops conquer Ft Calais on this day in history.  

1351  Sea battle at Zwartewaal: Willem V beats Hoeksen & English on August - 04.  

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

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

1502  Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter/carpet designer on this day in history.  

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

1526  On this day in history juan Sebastian Cano, Spanish explorer, dies  

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

1566  Girolamo della Robbia, Italian sculptor (Majolica relief), dies on this day in history.  

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

1578  On this day in history 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  On August - 04 london's head office of Hanze closed  

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

1633  On this day in history george Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury, dies at 60  

1636  Johan Mauritius appointed governor of Dutch Brazil on August - 04.  

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

1664  Louis Lully, composer on this day in history.  

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

1666  On this day in history johan Evertsen, ltalian admiral of Zeeland, lynched in Brielle  

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

1693  Dom Perignon invents champagne on August - 04.  

1695  On August - 04 french garrison of surrenders to Willem III  

1704  On this day in history 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  Duke Leopold I of Austria (d. 1326) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1701  On this day in history birth of thomas Blackwell, Scottish classical scholar (d. 1757)  

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

1113  On this day in history death of gertrude of Saxony (b. 1030)  

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 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  On August - 04 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.