Page 5: Historical Events In August - 04

1930  On August - 04 child labor laws estralished in Belgium   

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

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

1934  On this day in history dallas Green, baseball manager (Phillies, Yankees)   

1936  Ioannis Metaxas names himself dictator of Greece on August - 04.   

1936  Elsberry Hobbs, rocker (Drifters) on August - 04.   

1936  On this day in history henry Schoenfeld, composer, dies at 78   

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

1940  On this day in history karel Vachek, director (Moravska Hellas, Elective Affinities)   

1940  On this day in history vladimir Jabotinsky, founder of Revisionist Zionism, dies   

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

1942  On August - 04 1st train with Jews departs Mechelen Belgium to Auschwitz   

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

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

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

1944  On August - 04 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  On August - 04 1946 Dominican Republic earthquake: an earthquake of magnitude 8.0 hits northern Dominican Republic. 100 are killed and 20,000 are left homeless.   

1947  On August - 04 birthdate of the Medical Service Corps   

1947  On this day in history the Supreme Court of Japan is established.   

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  NBL & NBAA merge into National Basketball Association on this day in history.   

1953  On August - 04 black families move into Trumbull Park housing project in Chicago   

1954  On August - 04 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 this day in history.   

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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 this day in history.   

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 August - 04.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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  Death of Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, son of Edward I of England (b. 1300) on August - 04.   

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 this day in history.