Page 5: Historical Events In August - 04

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

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

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

1931  Narendra Tamhane, dependable Indian cricket wicketkeeper (1950's) on August - 04.   

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

1933  On August - 04 nathan Eugene Brooks, Cleve Oh, flyweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1952)   

1934  NY Giants Mel Ott sets record of 6 runs in game & beats Phillies 21-4 on August - 04.   

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  On August - 04 henry Schoenfeld, composer, dies at 78   

1937  On August - 04 david Vickerman Bedford, composer   

1938  Ellen Schrecker, American college professor on this day in history.   

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

1939  On this day in history frankie Ford, [Frank Guzzo], Gretna La, rock vocalist (Sea Cruise)   

1940  On August - 04 karel Vachek, director (Moravska Hellas, Elective Affinities)   

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

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

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

1942  Alberto Franchetti, composer, dies at 81 on August - 04.   

1943  British premier Churchill travels on the Queen Mary to Canada on August - 04.   

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

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

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  Birthdate of the Medical Service Corps on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

1953  Black families move into Trumbull Park housing project in Chicago on August - 04.   

1954  On August - 04 boscombe Down 1st flight of supersonic P-1 Lightning   

1955  Eisenhower authorizes $46 million for construction of CIA headquarters on August - 04.   

1956  On August - 04 first motorcycle driven over 200 mph   

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1222  Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, English soldier (d. 1262) was born on August - 04.   

1290  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of françois Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac, French writer (d. 1676)   

1664  On August - 04 birth of louis Lully, composer   

1687  Johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/monarch of Nassau-Dietz [OS] was born on August - 04.   

1701  On August - 04 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 this day in history.   

1204  On this day in history death of boniface of Montferrat, margrave of Montferrat, murdered   

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

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 this day in history.   

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