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 this day in history.   

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  Glenn Cunningham, US middle distance runner (1930's) on this day in history.   

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

1910  William H Schuman, NYC, composer (Amer Festival Overture, Juilliard) on this day in history.   

1912  David Raksin, Phila Penns, composer (Modern Times) on August - 04.   

1913  On August - 04 wesley Addy, Omaha Neb, actor (Bostonians, Loving)   

1914  Australia pledges a force of 20,000 to be placed at Britain's disposal on August - 04.   

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

1914  Germany declares war on Belgium on August - 04.   

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

1914  Rik Slabbinck, Flemish painter on this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history irving Fields, NYC, pianist (Ilona Massey Show)   

1915  Richard Kiepert, German cartographer (Africa), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1916  On August - 04 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1923  On this day in history arthur Butterworth, composer   

1925  On August - 04 uS marines leave Nicaragua after 13-year occupation   

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

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

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

1927  On August - 04 peace Bridge between US & Canada opens   

1927  On August - 04 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  On August - 04 60,000 SA'ers/SS'ers march by Munich   

1929  On this day in history yasser Arafat, leader (Palestine Liberation Organization)   

« Previous Page | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Next Page »

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

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

1290  On August - 04 birth of duke Leopold I of Austria (d. 1326)   

1502  On August - 04 birth of pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter/carpet designer   

1521  Pope Urban VII (d. 1590) was born on August - 04.   

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

1664  Louis Lully, composer was born on this day in history.   

1687  On August - 04 birth of johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/monarch of Nassau-Dietz [OS]   

1701  On August - 04 birth of thomas Blackwell, Scottish classical scholar (d. 1757)   

1060  Henry I, King of France (1027..60), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1338  On this day in history 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  Death of Jacob van Armagnac-Pardiac, French duke of Nemours, beheaded on August - 04.