Page 4: Historical Events In August - 04

1906  On this day in history marie-Jose von Saksen-Coburg, Belgian Princess   

1908  On this day in history kurt Eichhorn, conductor   

1909  On August - 04 ump Tim Hurst instigates a riot by spitting at A's 2nd baseman Eddie Collins, who had questioned a call, this leads to Hurst's banishment   

1909  On August - 04 glenn Cunningham, US middle distance runner (1930's)   

1910  A's Jack Coombs & White Sox Ed Walsh pitch a 16 inn scoreless tie on this day in history.   

1910  On this day in history william H Schuman, NYC, composer (Amer Festival Overture, Juilliard)   

1912  On this day in history david Raksin, Phila Penns, composer (Modern Times)   

1913  On this day in history wesley Addy, Omaha Neb, actor (Bostonians, Loving)   

1914  Australia pledges a force of 20,000 to be placed at Britain's disposal on this day in history.   

1914  On August - 04 britain declares war on Germany   

1914  Germany declares war on Belgium on August - 04.   

1914  On August - 04 german army shoots Belgian priests/burns down village of Battice   

1914  On August - 04 rik Slabbinck, Flemish painter   

1915  Irving Fields, NYC, pianist (Ilona Massey Show) on this day in history.   

1915  On August - 04 richard Kiepert, German cartographer (Africa), dies at 68   

1916  US agrees to buy Virgin Islands from Denmark for $25 million on August - 04.   

1916  Denmark cedes Danish West Indies, including the Virgin Islands, to the US for $25 million on this day in history.   

1917  On this day in history pravda calls for killing all capitalists, priests & officers   

1919  On August - 04 d[ave] W Gregory, cricketer (brother of Ned, uncle of Syd), dies   

1920  On August - 04 helen Thomas, UPI journalist (starts press conferences)   

1920  On August - 04 vladimir Ivanovich Rebikov, composer, dies at 54   

1921  On August - 04 maurice "Rocket" Richard, Montreal Canadien (MVP-1947)   

1922  On August - 04 female 1st baseman Lizzie Murphy plays on AL all-star team   

1922  On this day in history enver Pasa, Turkish politician, dies at 40   

1923  Arthur Butterworth, composer on this day in history.   

1925  On this day in history uS marines leave Nicaragua after 13-year occupation   

1925  On this day in history 1st Dutch Colijn govt forms   

1925  On August - 04 alfons Van de Perre, Flemish physician, dies   

1927  On this day in history peace Bridge between US & Canada opened   

1927  Peace Bridge between US & Canada opens on this day in history.   

1927  On August - 04 john Dillon, Irish nationalist/British Lower house leader, dies at 75   

1928  Udham Singh, India, field hockey player (Olympic-gold-1952, 56, 64) on August - 04.   

1929  60,000 SA'ers/SS'ers march by Munich on this day in history.   

1929  Yasser Arafat, leader (Palestine Liberation Organization) 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  Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter/carpet designer was born on August - 04.   

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

1604  On August - 04 birth of françois Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac, French writer (d. 1676)   

1664  On this day in history birth of louis Lully, composer   

1687  On this day in history birth of johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/monarch of Nassau-Dietz [OS]   

1701  On this day in history birth of thomas Blackwell, Scottish classical scholar (d. 1757)   

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 August - 04.   

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

1265  Simon de Montfort, English earl of Leicester, dies in battle on August - 04.   

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