Historical Events In August - 04
Tuesday, 16 August 2022
1856 On this day in history johann Gottlieb Schneider, composer, dies at 59
1858 First trans-Atlantic cable completed on this day in history.
1859 On this day in history knut Hamsun, Norway, writer/Nazi (Hunger-Nobel 1920)
1862 US govt collects its 1st income tax on this day in history.
1864 On this day in history land & naval action new Brazos Santiago, Texas
1870 On this day in history british Red Cross Society forms
1870 Harry Lauder, Scotland, comedian/singer (Roamin' in the Gloamin) on this day in history.
1873 On this day in history indian Wars: whilst protecting a railroad survey party in Montana, the United States 7th Cavalry, under Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer, clashes for the first time with the Sioux (near the Tongue River; only one man on each side is killed).
1873 Damasco Berenguer y Fuste, Spanish general/minister of War on August - 04.
1875 On this day in history hans Christian Andersen, Danish fairy tale writer, dies at 70
1879 Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Aeterni Patris on this day in history.
1881 122ø F (50ø C), Seville, Spain (European record) on August - 04.
1881 On August - 04 122°F (50°C), Seville, Spain (European record)
1886 Colombia adopts constitution on August - 04.
1888 On this day in history philip Greeley Clapp, composer
1889 On August - 04 carl Ludwig Amand Mangold, composer, dies at 75
1890 Erich Weinert, writer on August - 04.
1891 George Washington Williams dies at 41 in Blackpool England on August - 04.
1891 On August - 04 george Washington Williams, historian (History of Negro), dies at 41
1892 Sunday school teacher Lizzie Borden and axe murderess arrested in Fall River, Mass on this day in history.
1892 Queen Wilhelmina & Emma open Merwede Canal between Amsterdam-Rhine on August - 04.
1892 Johanna Bordewijk-Roepman, composer on August - 04.
1897 On this day in history henry A Rucker appointed Collector of Internal Revenue for Georgia
1897 On August - 04 joseph Calleia, Malta, actor (Jungle Book, Gilda, Touch of Evil)
1900 On August - 04 the birth of Queen Elizabeth, British Queen Mother2007 A UK-wide ban on movement of all livestock is in place after foot and mouth disease is found on the Surrey farm.
1900 On this day in history arturo Umberto Illia, pres of Argentina (1963-66)
1900 The birth of Queen Elizabeth, British Queen Mother on this day in history.
1901 On this day in history louie "Satchmo" Armstrong, New Orleans Louisiana, jazz trumpeter (Hello Dolly)
1902 The Greenwich foot tunnel under the River Thames opens on August - 04.
1903 Cardinal Giuseppe Sarto of Venice elected Pope Pius X on August - 04.
1903 On August - 04 helen Kane, [Schroeder], Bronx NY, actress (Heads Up, Pointed Heels)
1904 On August - 04 theodore Newton, NJ, actor (Ace of Aces, Voltaire)
1904 On this day in history arnold Krug, composer, dies at 54
1905 Michael Scott Montague Fordham, Jungian analyst/educator on August - 04.
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