Page 2: Historical Events In August - 04

1708  Vincenzo De Grandis, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1712  On August - 04 johann Jacob de Neufville, composer, dies at 27   

1730  Crown prince Frederik of Prussia escapes to England on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history andrew Hamilton, American lawyer   

1748  On this day in history maximilian Stadler, composer   

1753  On this day in history george Washington becomes a Master Mason   

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 August - 04 wenzel Sedlak, composer   

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

1777  Retired British cavalry officer Philip Astley establishes 1st circus on this day in history.   

1789  French National Meeting ending feudal system on August - 04.   

1790  US Coast Guard founded as Revenue Cutter Service on this day in history.   

1791  On August - 04 austria & Turkey sign Peace of Sistova   

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

1792  Percy Bysshe Shelley, England, romantic poet (Adonais) on August - 04.   

1799  On August - 04 olof Wilhelm Udden, composer   

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

1818  On this day in history lovell Harrison Rosseau, Major General (Union volunteers)   

1821  1st edition of Saturday Evening Post (publishes until 1969) on this day in history.   

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

1823  Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton, (Gov-Ind), died in 1877 on this day in history.   

1824  Battle of Kos is fought between Turks and Greeks on this day in history.   

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

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

1830  On August - 04 plans for city of Chicago laid out   

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

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

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  Duke Leopold I of Austria (d. 1326) was born on August - 04.   

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  On this day in history birth of françois Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac, French writer (d. 1676)   

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

1687  On this day in history 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  On this day in history death of gertrude of Saxony (b. 1030)   

1204  On August - 04 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  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 August - 04 death of jacob van Armagnac-Pardiac, French duke of Nemours, beheaded