Historical Events In August - 04

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

1712  On this day in history johann Jacob de Neufville, composer, dies at 27  

1730  On August - 04 crown prince Frederik of Prussia escapes to England  

1731  On this day in history giuseppe Colla, composer  

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  Andrew Hamilton, American lawyer on August - 04.  

1748  Maximilian Stadler, composer on this day in history.  

1753  George Washington becomes a Master Mason on August - 04.  

1755  Nicolas-Jacque Conte, inventor (modern pencil) on this day in history.  

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

1776  On this day in history wenzel Sedlak, composer  

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

1777  On this day in history retired British cavalry officer Philip Astley establishes 1st circus  

1789  On August - 04 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  The birth of Percy Shelley, English poet on this day in history.  

1792  Percy Bysshe Shelley, England, romantic poet (Adonais) on this day in history.  

1799  Olof Wilhelm Udden, composer on this day in history.  

1816  On this day in history israel Vogdes, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1889  

1818  Lovell Harrison Rosseau, Major General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.  

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

1821  On this day in history william Floyd, US soldier/signer (Declar of Independence), dies at 86  

1823  On August - 04 oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton, (Gov-Ind), died in 1877  

1824  Battle of Kos is fought between Turks and Greeks on August - 04.  

1825  On August - 04 arthur Haygarth, cricketer (Middlesex & Surrey bat, famous biographer)  

1830  On this day in history plans for the city of Chicago laid out  

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

1839  Walter Pater, London England, writer (Plato & Platoism) on August - 04.  

1843  On this day in history flor van Duyse, composer  

1846  Silas Gamaliel Pratt, composer on this day in history.  

1850  Frantisek Tucek, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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

1855  John Bartlett publishes "Familiar Quotations" on August - 04.  

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1222  On August - 04 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  On August - 04 birth of pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter/carpet designer  

1521  On this day in history birth of pope Urban VII (d. 1590)  

1604  François Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac, French writer (d. 1676) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

1113  Death of Gertrude of Saxony (b. 1030) on August - 04.  

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

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  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 August - 04.  

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