Historical Events In August - 04

0181  Supernova seen in Cassiopia on this day in history.   

1060  On this day in history 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   

1060  Henry I, King of France (1027..60), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1181  On this day in history supernova seen in Cassiopia   

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

1265  Simon de Montfort English baron, dies in battle on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history english troops conquer Ft Calais   

1351  On this day in history sea battle at Zwartewaal: Willem V beats Hoeksen & English   

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

1526  On this day in history juan Sebasti…n Cano Spanish explorer, dies   

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

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

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

1598  William Cecil 1st baron Burghley, English premier, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1639  Juan R Alarcon y Mendoza, Mexican/Spanish playwright, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1664  On this day in history louis Lully, composer   

1666  On August - 04 hurricane hits Guadeloupe, Martinique & St Christopher; thousands die   

1666  On this day in history 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  Dom Perignon invents champagne on this day in history.   

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

1704  War of Spanish Succession, English & Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar on this day in history.   

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

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1222  Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, English soldier (d. 1262) was born on this day in history.   

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 August - 04.   

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

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

1060  On this day in history henry I, King of France (1027..60), dies at 52   

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

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 this day in history.   

1338  Death of Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, son of Edward I of England (b. 1300) on this day in history.   

1430  Philip of Saint-Pol, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies at 26 on August - 04.   

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