Page 4: Historical Events In August - 04

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

1908  Kurt Eichhorn, conductor on August - 04.   

1909  On this day in history 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 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 August - 04.   

1914  On August - 04 australia pledges a force of 20,000 to be placed at Britain's disposal   

1914  Britain declares war on Germany on this day in history.   

1914  On August - 04 germany declares war on Belgium   

1914  German army shoots Belgian priests/burns down village of Battice on this day in history.   

1914  On this day in history rik Slabbinck, Flemish painter   

1915  On August - 04 irving Fields, NYC, pianist (Ilona Massey Show)   

1915  On this day in history 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 August - 04.   

1917  Pravda calls for killing all capitalists, priests & officers on this day in history.   

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

1920  Helen Thomas, UPI journalist (starts press conferences) on this day in history.   

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

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

1922  Female 1st baseman Lizzie Murphy plays on AL all-star team on August - 04.   

1922  On August - 04 enver Pasa, Turkish politician, dies at 40   

1923  Arthur Butterworth, composer on this day in history.   

1925  US marines leave Nicaragua after 13-year occupation on August - 04.   

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

1925  Alfons Van de Perre, Flemish physician, dies on this day in history.   

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

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

1927  On this day in history john Dillon, Irish nationalist/British Lower house leader, dies at 75   

1928  On August - 04 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 this day in history yasser Arafat, leader (Palestine Liberation Organization)   

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1222  Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, English soldier (d. 1262) was born on this day in history.   

1290  Duke Leopold I of Austria (d. 1326) was born on this day in history.   

1502  On this day in history birth of pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter/carpet designer   

1521  On this day in history birth of pope Urban VII (d. 1590)   

1604  On this day in history birth of françois Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac, French writer (d. 1676)   

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

1687  On August - 04 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 August - 04 henry I, King of France (1027..60), dies at 52   

1113  Death of Gertrude of Saxony (b. 1030) on this day in history.   

1204  On this day in history death of boniface of Montferrat, margrave of Montferrat, murdered   

1265  On this day in history simon de Montfort, English earl of Leicester, dies in battle   

1306  Death of Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (b. 1289) on August - 04.   

1338  Death of Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, son of Edward I of England (b. 1300) on this day in history.   

1430  On August - 04 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