Page 4: Historical Events In August - 04

1908  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   

1909  Glenn Cunningham, US middle distance runner (1930's)   

1910  A's Jack Coombs and White Sox Ed Walsh pitch a 16 inn scoreless tie   

1910  William H Schuman, NYC, composer (Amer Festival Overture, Juilliard)   

1912  David Raksin, Phila Penns, composer (Modern Times).   

1913  Wesley Addy, Omaha Neb, actor (Bostonians, Loving).   

1914  Australia pledges a force of 20000 to be placed at Britain's disposal.   

1914  Britain declares war on Germany   

1914  Germany declares war on Belgium   

1914  German army shoots Belgian priests/burns down village of Battice.   

1914  Rik Slabbinck, Flemish painter   

1915  Irving Fields, NYC, pianist (Ilona Massey Show)   

1915  Richard Kiepert, German cartographer (Africa), dies at 68   

1916  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.   

1917  Pravda calls for killing all capitalists, priests and officers   

1919  D[ave] W Gregory, cricketer (brother of Ned, uncle of Syd), dies   

1920  Helen Thomas, UPI journalist (starts press conferences)   

1920  Vladimir Ivanovich Rebikov, composer, dies at 54.   

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

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

1922  Enver Pasa, Turkish politician, dies at 40.   

1923  Arthur Butterworth, composer   

1925  US marines leave Nicaragua after 13-year occupation   

1925  1st Dutch Colijn govt forms   

1925  Alfons Van de Perre, Flemish physician, dies.   

1927  Peace Bridge between US and Canada opened.   

1927  Peace Bridge between US and Canada opens   

1927  John Dillon, Irish nationalist/British Lower house leader, dies at 75   

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

1929  60000 SA'ers/SS'ers march by Munich.   

1929  Yasser Arafat, leader (Palestine Liberation Organization).   

1930  Child labor laws estralished in Belgium.   

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1222  Richard de clare: 6th earl of hertford, english soldier   

1290  Duke leopold i of austria: Duke leopold i of austria (d. 1326)   

1502  Pieter coecke van aelst: Flemish painter/carpet designer   

1521  Pope urban vii: Pope urban vii (d. 1590)   

1604  François hédelin: Abbé d'aubignac, french writer   

1664  Louis lully: Composer   

1687  Johan willem friso: Prince of orange/monarch of nassau-dietz [os]   

1701  Thomas blackwell: Scottish classical scholar   

1060  Henry i: King of france (1027..60),   

1113  Gertrude of saxony: Gertrude of saxony (b. 1030)   

1204  Death of Boniface of montferrat: Margrave of montferrat, murdered   

1265  Simon de montfort: English earl of leicester,   

1306  Wenceslaus iii of bohemia: Wenceslaus iii of bohemia (b. 1289)   

1338  Death of Thomas of brotherton: 1st earl of norfolk, son of edward i of england (b. 1300)   

1430  Death of Philip of saint-pol: Duke of brabant/limburg,   

1476  Death of Jacob van armagnac-pardiac: French duke of nemours, beheaded