Historical Events In August - 04

0181  On August - 04 supernova seen in Cassiopia  

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

1181  On this day in history supernova seen in Cassiopia  

1204  Boniface of Montferrat, margrave of Montferrat, murdered on August - 04.  

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 August - 04.  

1265  Simon de Montfort, English earl of Leicester, dies in battle on August - 04.  

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

1566  On August - 04 girolamo della Robbia, Italian sculptor (Majolica relief), dies  

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

1578  Battle of Alcazarquivir, Moroccans defeat Portuguese, 10,000 killed on August - 04.  

1578  On this day in history 2 Moroccan royalist, dies in battle  

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  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 August - 04.  

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

1639  On this day in history juan R Alarcon y Mendoza, Mexican/Spanish playwright, dies at 58  

1664  Louis Lully, composer on this day in history.  

1666  On this day in history 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 August - 04 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  On this day in history war of Spanish Succession, English & Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar  

1705  On August - 04 vaclav Matyas Gurecky, composer  

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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 August - 04.  

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 August - 04 birth of louis Lully, composer  

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

1701  Thomas Blackwell, Scottish classical scholar (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.  

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

1113  Death of Gertrude of Saxony (b. 1030) on this day in history.  

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.  

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