Page 2: Historical Events In August - 04

1708  On August - 04 vincenzo De Grandis, composer, dies at 77   

1712  Johann Jacob de Neufville, composer, dies at 27 on August - 04.   

1730  Crown prince Frederik of Prussia escapes to England on August - 04.   

1731  Giuseppe Colla, composer on August - 04.   

1735  Jury acquits John Zenger (NY Weekly Journal) charged with seditious libel by royal governor of NY (victory for Freedom of press) on August - 04.   

1741  On August - 04 andrew Hamilton, American lawyer   

1748  On this day in history maximilian Stadler, composer   

1753  On August - 04 george Washington becomes a Master Mason   

1755  Nicolas-Jacque Conte, inventor (modern pencil) on August - 04.   

1760  Battle at Leignitz: Prussia beats Austria & Russia on this day in history.   

1776  Wenzel Sedlak, composer on this day in history.   

1777  On August - 04 retired British cavalry officer Philip Astley establishes first circus   

1777  Retired British cavalry officer Philip Astley establishes 1st circus on August - 04.   

1789  On this day in history french National Meeting ending feudal system   

1790  On August - 04 uS Coast Guard founded as Revenue Cutter Service   

1791  Austria & Turkey sign Peace of Sistova on August - 04.   

1792  On August - 04 the birth of Percy Shelley, English poet   

1792  On this day in history percy Bysshe Shelley, England, romantic poet (Adonais)   

1799  On this day in history olof Wilhelm Udden, composer   

1816  Israel Vogdes, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1889 on August - 04.   

1818  On August - 04 lovell Harrison Rosseau, Major General (Union volunteers)   

1821  1st edition of Saturday Evening Post (publishes until 1969) on August - 04.   

1821  William Floyd, US soldier/signer (Declar of Independence), dies at 86 on August - 04.   

1823  On this day in history oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton, (Gov-Ind), died in 1877   

1824  On this day in history battle of Kos is fought between Turks and Greeks.   

1825  Arthur Haygarth, cricketer (Middlesex & Surrey bat, famous biographer) on this day in history.   

1830  Plans for the city of Chicago laid out on this day in history.   

1830  Plans for city of Chicago laid out on this day in history.   

1839  Walter Pater, London England, writer (Plato & Platoism) on this day in history.   

1843  Flor van Duyse, composer on this day in history.   

1846  Silas Gamaliel Pratt, composer on August - 04.   

1850  On August - 04 frantisek Tucek, composer, dies at 68   

1854  The Hinomaru is established as the official flag to be flown from Japanese ships on August - 04.   

1855  On this day in history john Bartlett publishes "Familiar Quotations"   

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

1521  On August - 04 birth of pope Urban VII (d. 1590)   

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

1664  Louis Lully, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

1701  Thomas Blackwell, Scottish classical scholar (d. 1757) was born on August - 04.   

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  On this day in history death of boniface of Montferrat, margrave of Montferrat, murdered   

1265  On this day in history simon de Montfort, English earl of Leicester, dies in battle   

1306  On August - 04 death of wenceslaus III of Bohemia (b. 1289)   

1338  Death of Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, son of Edward I of England (b. 1300) on August - 04.   

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.