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 this day in history.   

1930  Siegfried Wagner, German opera composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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

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

1934  Dallas Green, baseball manager (Phillies, Yankees) on this day in history.   

1936  Ioannis Metaxas names himself dictator of Greece on this day in history.   

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

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

1937  David Vickerman Bedford, composer on August - 04.   

1938  On this day in history ellen Schrecker, American college professor   

1938  On this day in history 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 August - 04 karel Vachek, director (Moravska Hellas, Elective Affinities)   

1940  On August - 04 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  1st train with Jews departs Mechelen Belgium to Auschwitz on August - 04.   

1942  On this day in history alberto Franchetti, composer, dies at 81   

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

1944  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1945  Golfer Byron Nelson records most tournament wins (18) in a season on August - 04.   

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 August - 04.   

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

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

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

1954  Boscombe Down 1st flight of supersonic P-1 Lightning on August - 04.   

1955  Eisenhower authorizes $46 million for construction of CIA headquarters on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 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 August - 04.   

1664  On August - 04 birth of louis Lully, composer   

1687  On August - 04 birth of johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/monarch of Nassau-Dietz [OS]   

1701  Thomas Blackwell, Scottish classical scholar (d. 1757) was born on August - 04.   

1060  Henry I, King of France (1027..60), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

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

1204  Death of Boniface of Montferrat, margrave of Montferrat, murdered on this day in history.   

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

1306  On this day in history 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  Philip of Saint-Pol, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies at 26 on this day in history.   

1476  Death of Jacob van Armagnac-Pardiac, French duke of Nemours, beheaded on August - 04.