Page 5: Historical Events In August - 04

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

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

1930  On this day in history siegfried Wagner, German opera composer, dies at 61   

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

1931  On this day in history daniel H Williams, doctor (pioneer in surgery), dies   

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

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

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

1936  On August - 04 ioannis Metaxas names himself dictator of Greece   

1936  On August - 04 elsberry Hobbs, rocker (Drifters)   

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

1937  David Vickerman Bedford, composer on August - 04.   

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

1938  On this day in history l H Perquin, Dutch radio announcer, dies at 73   

1939  On this day in history 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  On this day in history alberto Franchetti, composer, dies at 81   

1943  On this day in history 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  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  The Supreme Court of Japan is established on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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 August - 04.   

1290  On this day in history birth of duke Leopold I of Austria (d. 1326)   

1502  On this day in history birth of pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter/carpet designer   

1521  Pope Urban VII (d. 1590) was born on this day in history.   

1604  On August - 04 birth of françois Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac, French writer (d. 1676)   

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  Thomas Blackwell, Scottish classical scholar (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.   

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 August - 04.   

1204  On August - 04 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 August - 04.   

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