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 this day in history.   

1931  Narendra Tamhane, dependable Indian cricket wicketkeeper (1950's) on this day in history.   

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  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 August - 04.   

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

1936  On this day in history elsberry Hobbs, rocker (Drifters)   

1936  Henry Schoenfeld, composer, dies at 78 on August - 04.   

1937  David Vickerman Bedford, composer on August - 04.   

1938  On August - 04 ellen Schrecker, American college professor   

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 August - 04.   

1940  Karel Vachek, director (Moravska Hellas, Elective Affinities) on August - 04.   

1940  Vladimir Jabotinsky, founder of Revisionist Zionism, dies on August - 04.   

1941  On August - 04 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 August - 04 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  On this day in history 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  Birthdate of the Medical Service Corps on August - 04.   

1947  The Supreme Court of Japan is established on this day in history.   

1948  5 day southern filibuster succeeds in maintaining poll tax on this day in history.   

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

1954  On August - 04 boscombe Down 1st flight of supersonic P-1 Lightning   

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

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 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  On August - 04 birth of pope Urban VII (d. 1590)   

1604  François Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac, French writer (d. 1676) was born on this day in history.   

1664  Louis Lully, composer was born on August - 04.   

1687  Johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/monarch of Nassau-Dietz [OS] was born on this day in history.   

1701  On August - 04 birth of thomas Blackwell, Scottish classical scholar (d. 1757)   

1060  Henry I, King of France (1027..60), dies at 52 on August - 04.   

1113  On August - 04 death of gertrude of Saxony (b. 1030)   

1204  On August - 04 death of boniface of Montferrat, margrave of Montferrat, murdered   

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

1306  On this day in history 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  Death of Jacob van Armagnac-Pardiac, French duke of Nemours, beheaded on August - 04.