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

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1936  On August - 04 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  On August - 04 david Vickerman Bedford, composer   

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

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

1939  Frankie Ford, [Frank Guzzo], Gretna La, rock vocalist (Sea Cruise) on this day in history.   

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

1940  On August - 04 vladimir Jabotinsky, founder of Revisionist Zionism, dies   

1941  On this day in history 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  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 August - 04.   

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

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 this day in history 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 August - 04 5 day Southern States filibuster succeeds in maintaining America's poll tax   

1949  NBL & NBAA merge into National Basketball Association on this day in history.   

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 this day in history eisenhower authorizes $46 million for construction of CIA headquarters   

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 this day in history.   

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 August - 04.   

1521  On August - 04 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  Johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/monarch of Nassau-Dietz [OS] was born on this day in history.   

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 August - 04.   

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

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 August - 04.   

1306  On August - 04 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 August - 04 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