Page 5: Historical Events In August - 04

1930  Child labor laws estralished in Belgium on August - 04.   

1930  David M G Curry, South African Labour Party parliament leader on August - 04.   

1930  Siegfried Wagner, German opera composer, dies at 61 on August - 04.   

1931  On this day in history narendra Tamhane, dependable Indian cricket wicketkeeper (1950's)   

1931  Daniel H Williams, doctor (pioneer in surgery), dies on this day in history.   

1933  Nathan Eugene Brooks, Cleve Oh, flyweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1952) on August - 04.   

1934  NY Giants Mel Ott sets record of 6 runs in game & beats Phillies 21-4 on this day in history.   

1934  Dallas Green, baseball manager (Phillies, Yankees) on August - 04.   

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

1936  Elsberry Hobbs, rocker (Drifters) on this day in history.   

1936  Henry Schoenfeld, composer, dies at 78 on August - 04.   

1937  David Vickerman Bedford, composer on August - 04.   

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

1938  On August - 04 l H Perquin, Dutch radio announcer, dies at 73   

1939  On August - 04 frankie Ford, [Frank Guzzo], Gretna La, rock vocalist (Sea Cruise)   

1940  Karel Vachek, director (Moravska Hellas, Elective Affinities) on this day in history.   

1940  Vladimir Jabotinsky, founder of Revisionist Zionism, dies on August - 04.   

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

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

1942  Alberto Franchetti, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1943  British premier Churchill travels on the Queen Mary to Canada on this day in history.   

1944  On August - 04 anne Frank, 15, (Diary of Anne Frank) is arrested by Nazis   

1944  Anne Frank arrested in Amsterdam by German Security Police (Grüne Polizei) following a tip-off from an informer who was never identified on August - 04.   

1945  On this day in history golfer Byron Nelson records most tournament wins (18) in a season   

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 this day in history.   

1947  On August - 04 birthdate of the Medical Service Corps   

1947  The Supreme Court of Japan is established on August - 04.   

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 August - 04 nBL & NBAA merge into National Basketball Association   

1953  Black families move into Trumbull Park housing project in Chicago on this day in history.   

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

1955  On August - 04 eisenhower authorizes $46 million for construction of CIA headquarters   

1956  On this day in history first motorcycle driven over 200 mph   

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

1664  On this day in history birth of louis Lully, composer   

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

1701  On this day in history birth of thomas Blackwell, Scottish classical scholar (d. 1757)   

1060  On August - 04 henry I, King of France (1027..60), dies at 52   

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history philip of Saint-Pol, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies at 26   

1476  On August - 04 death of jacob van Armagnac-Pardiac, French duke of Nemours, beheaded