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

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

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

1912  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1914  On August - 04 britain declares war on Germany   

1914  On August - 04 germany declares war on Belgium   

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 August - 04.   

1915  Richard Kiepert, German cartographer (Africa), dies at 68 on August - 04.   

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

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

1917  On August - 04 pravda calls for killing all capitalists, priests & officers   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

1922  On this day in history enver Pasa, Turkish politician, dies at 40   

1923  On August - 04 arthur Butterworth, composer   

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

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

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

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  Udham Singh, India, field hockey player (Olympic-gold-1952, 56, 64) on August - 04.   

1929  60,000 SA'ers/SS'ers march by Munich on this day in history.   

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

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1222  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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

1604  On August - 04 birth of françois Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac, French writer (d. 1676)   

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

1687  On this day in history 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 August - 04.   

1113  On this day in history death of gertrude of Saxony (b. 1030)   

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

1265  Simon de Montfort, English earl of Leicester, dies in battle on this day in history.   

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

1338  On August - 04 death of thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, son of Edward I of England (b. 1300)   

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