Historical Events In August - 04

1906  Marie-Jose von Saksen-Coburg, Belgian Princess on this day in history.   

1908  On August - 04 kurt Eichhorn, conductor   

1909  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 on August - 04.   

1909  On this day in history glenn Cunningham, US middle distance runner (1930's)   

1910  A's Jack Coombs & White Sox Ed Walsh pitch a 16 inn scoreless tie on August - 04.   

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

1912  On August - 04 david Raksin, Phila Penns, composer (Modern Times)   

1913  Wesley Addy, Omaha Neb, actor (Bostonians, Loving) on this day in history.   

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

1914  On August - 04 britain declares war on Germany   

1914  Germany declares war on Belgium on August - 04.   

1914  German army shoots Belgian priests/burns down village of Battice on August - 04.   

1914  On this day in history 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  On this day in history uS agrees to buy Virgin Islands from Denmark for $25 million   

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

1917  Pravda calls for killing all capitalists, priests & officers on August - 04.   

1919  D[ave] W Gregory, cricketer (brother of Ned, uncle of Syd), dies on August - 04.   

1920  Helen Thomas, UPI journalist (starts press conferences) on August - 04.   

1920  On this day in history vladimir Ivanovich Rebikov, composer, dies at 54   

1921  Maurice "Rocket" Richard, Montreal Canadien (MVP-1947) on August - 04.   

1922  On this day in history female 1st baseman Lizzie Murphy plays on AL all-star team   

1922  Enver Pasa, Turkish politician, dies at 40 on August - 04.   

1923  On this day in history arthur Butterworth, composer   

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

1925  1st Dutch Colijn govt forms on August - 04.   

1925  Alfons Van de Perre, Flemish physician, dies on August - 04.   

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

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

1927  John Dillon, Irish nationalist/British Lower house leader, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history udham Singh, India, field hockey player (Olympic-gold-1952, 56, 64)   

1929  60,000 SA'ers/SS'ers march by Munich on August - 04.   

1929  On August - 04 yasser Arafat, leader (Palestine Liberation Organization)   

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1222  On August - 04 birth of richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, English soldier (d. 1262)   

1290  Duke Leopold I of Austria (d. 1326) was born on August - 04.   

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

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

1060  Henry I, King of France (1027..60), dies at 52 on August - 04.   

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

1204  Death of Boniface of Montferrat, margrave of Montferrat, murdered on this day in history.   

1265  On August - 04 simon de Montfort, English earl of Leicester, dies in battle   

1306  On August - 04 death of wenceslaus III of Bohemia (b. 1289)   

1338  On this day in history death of thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, son of Edward I of England (b. 1300)   

1430  On this day in history philip of Saint-Pol, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies at 26   

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