Historical Events In August - 04

0181  On August - 04 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 August - 04.   

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

1181  On this day in history supernova seen in Cassiopia   

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

1265  On this day in history simon de Montfort English baron, dies in battle   

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 August - 04.   

1347  On August - 04 english troops conquer Ft Calais   

1351  On August - 04 sea battle at Zwartewaal: Willem V beats Hoeksen & English   

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

1558  On this day in history 1st printing of Zohar (Jewish Kabbalah)   

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

1578  Battle of Alcazarquivir, Morrocans defeat Portugeese on this day in history.   

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

1578  2 Moroccan royalist, dies in battle on August - 04.   

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

1598  London's head office of Hanze closed on August - 04.   

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

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

1664  Louis Lully, composer on August - 04.   

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

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 August - 04.   

1693  On this day in history dom Perignon invents champagne   

1695  French garrison of surrenders to Willem III on this day in history.   

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  On August - 04 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 August - 04.   

1604  On August - 04 birth of françois Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac, French writer (d. 1676)   

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

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 August - 04.   

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

1113  On August - 04 death of gertrude of Saxony (b. 1030)   

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

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 August - 04.   

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

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