Historical Events In August - 04

1708  Vincenzo De Grandis, composer, dies at 77 on August - 04.   

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

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

1731  Giuseppe Colla, composer on this day in history.   

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

1741  Andrew Hamilton, American lawyer on this day in history.   

1748  Maximilian Stadler, composer on August - 04.   

1753  On August - 04 george Washington becomes a Master Mason   

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

1760  On this day in history battle at Leignitz: Prussia beats Austria & Russia   

1776  On August - 04 wenzel Sedlak, composer   

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

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

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

1790  On this day in history uS Coast Guard founded as Revenue Cutter Service   

1791  Austria & Turkey sign Peace of Sistova on this day in history.   

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 August - 04 olof Wilhelm Udden, composer   

1816  Israel Vogdes, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1889 on this day in history.   

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

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

1821  William Floyd, US soldier/signer (Declar of Independence), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

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 August - 04.   

1825  Arthur Haygarth, cricketer (Middlesex & Surrey bat, famous biographer) on August - 04.   

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  On this day in history walter Pater, London England, writer (Plato & Platoism)   

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

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

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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  On this day in history 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  On August - 04 birth of louis Lully, composer   

1687  Johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/monarch of Nassau-Dietz [OS] was born on August - 04.   

1701  On August - 04 birth of thomas Blackwell, Scottish classical scholar (d. 1757)   

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  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  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 August - 04.   

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