Page 4: Historical Events In August - 04

1906  On August - 04 marie-Jose von Saksen-Coburg, Belgian Princess   

1908  Kurt Eichhorn, conductor on August - 04.   

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  On August - 04 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 August - 04.   

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  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  On this day in history germany declares war on Belgium   

1914  On this day in history german army shoots Belgian priests/burns down village of Battice   

1914  On this day in history rik Slabbinck, Flemish painter   

1915  Irving Fields, NYC, pianist (Ilona Massey Show) on August - 04.   

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

1916  US agrees to buy Virgin Islands from Denmark for $25 million on this day in history.   

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

1920  Vladimir Ivanovich Rebikov, composer, dies at 54 on August - 04.   

1921  On this day in history maurice "Rocket" Richard, Montreal Canadien (MVP-1947)   

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

1922  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1925  1st Dutch Colijn govt forms on this day in history.   

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

1927  On August - 04 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  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 this day in history.   

1929  On this day in history 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 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  Louis Lully, composer was born on this day in history.   

1687  Johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/monarch of Nassau-Dietz [OS] was born on this day in history.   

1701  On August - 04 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  On August - 04 death of gertrude of Saxony (b. 1030)   

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

1265  On August - 04 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 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  Death of Jacob van Armagnac-Pardiac, French duke of Nemours, beheaded on August - 04.