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  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 August - 04 daniel H Williams, doctor (pioneer in surgery), dies   

1933  On this day in history 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  Ioannis Metaxas names himself dictator of Greece on this day in history.   

1936  Elsberry Hobbs, rocker (Drifters) on this day in history.   

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

1937  David Vickerman Bedford, composer on this day in history.   

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

1938  L H Perquin, Dutch radio announcer, dies at 73 on August - 04.   

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

1944  On August - 04 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 August - 04.   

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 this day in history.   

1947  Birthdate of the Medical Service Corps on August - 04.   

1947  On August - 04 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 August - 04.   

1949  On August - 04 nBL & NBAA merge into National Basketball Association   

1953  On this day in history 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 August - 04 eisenhower authorizes $46 million for construction of CIA headquarters   

1956  On this day in history first motorcycle driven over 200 mph   

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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 August - 04.   

1502  Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter/carpet designer was born on this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1113  Death of Gertrude of Saxony (b. 1030) on August - 04.   

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

1265  On this day in history simon de Montfort, English earl of Leicester, dies in battle   

1306  On August - 04 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  On August - 04 philip of Saint-Pol, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies at 26   

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