Historical Events In August - 04

1930  On this day in history child labor laws estralished in Belgium   

1930  On this day in history david M G Curry, South African Labour Party parliament leader   

1930  On August - 04 siegfried Wagner, German opera composer, dies at 61   

1931  Narendra Tamhane, dependable Indian cricket wicketkeeper (1950's) on this day in history.   

1931  Daniel H Williams, doctor (pioneer in surgery), dies on August - 04.   

1933  Nathan Eugene Brooks, Cleve Oh, flyweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1952) on this day in history.   

1934  On August - 04 nY Giants Mel Ott sets record of 6 runs in game & beats Phillies 21-4   

1934  On August - 04 dallas Green, baseball manager (Phillies, Yankees)   

1936  On this day in history ioannis Metaxas names himself dictator of Greece   

1936  On this day in history elsberry Hobbs, rocker (Drifters)   

1936  Henry Schoenfeld, composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

1937  On August - 04 david Vickerman Bedford, composer   

1938  Ellen Schrecker, American college professor on August - 04.   

1938  L H Perquin, Dutch radio announcer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1939  Frankie Ford, [Frank Guzzo], Gretna La, rock vocalist (Sea Cruise) on August - 04.   

1940  Karel Vachek, director (Moravska Hellas, Elective Affinities) on August - 04.   

1940  Vladimir Jabotinsky, founder of Revisionist Zionism, dies on this day in history.   

1941  Dodger Mickey Owens is 1st to catch 3 foul flies in an inning (3rd) on August - 04.   

1942  On this day in history 1st train with Jews departs Mechelen Belgium to Auschwitz   

1942  On August - 04 alberto Franchetti, composer, dies at 81   

1943  On August - 04 british premier Churchill travels on the Queen Mary to Canada   

1944  Anne Frank, 15, (Diary of Anne Frank) is arrested by Nazis on this day in history.   

1944  Anne Frank arrested in Amsterdam by German Security Police (Grüne Polizei) following a tip-off from an informer who was never identified on this day in history.   

1945  Golfer Byron Nelson records most tournament wins (18) in a season on this day in history.   

1946  1946 Dominican Republic earthquake: an earthquake of magnitude 8.0 hits northern Dominican Republic. 100 are killed and 20,000 are left homeless on August - 04.   

1947  On this day in history birthdate of the Medical Service Corps   

1947  The Supreme Court of Japan is established on this day in history.   

1948  5 day southern filibuster succeeds in maintaining poll tax on August - 04.   

1948  On this day in history 5 day Southern States filibuster succeeds in maintaining America's poll tax   

1949  On this day in history nBL & NBAA merge into National Basketball Association   

1953  On this day in history black families move into Trumbull Park housing project in Chicago   

1954  On this day in history boscombe Down 1st flight of supersonic P-1 Lightning   

1955  On this day in history eisenhower authorizes $46 million for construction of CIA headquarters   

1956  First motorcycle driven over 200 mph on August - 04.   

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1222  On August - 04 birth of richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, English soldier (d. 1262)   

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

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  François Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac, French writer (d. 1676) was born on this day in history.   

1664  Louis Lully, composer was born on August - 04.   

1687  On this day in history birth of johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/monarch of Nassau-Dietz [OS]   

1701  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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