Page 7: Historical Events In August - 04
Monday, 03 November 2025
1984 Edmon Ryan actor, dies at 79 of a heart attack on this day in history. 

1984 Mary Miles Minter silent screen star, dies at 82 of heart failure on this day in history. 

1984 Prince's "Purple Rain," album goes to #1 & stays #1 for 24 weeks on August - 04. 

1984 Republic of Upper Volta becomes Bourkina Fasso (National Day) on August - 04. 

1984 Walter Burke actor, dies at 75 of emphysema on this day in history. 

1984 On this day in history edmond Ryan, actor (Human Monster), dies at 79 of a heart attack 

1985 Zbynek Vostrak, composer, dies at 65 on August - 04. 

1987 FCC vote 4-0 to rescind fairness doctrine for broadcasters on August - 04. 

1987 Kenny Price, comedian (Midwestern Hayride, Hee Haw), dies at 56 on this day in history. 

1988 On this day in history congress votes $20,000 to each Japanese-American interned in WW II 

1988 Hertz car rental to pay out $23 million in consumer fraud case on this day in history. 

1988 On August - 04 hertz car rental will pay out $23 million in consumer fraud case 

1990 On this day in history european community proposes a boycott of Iraq 

1991 On this day in history nikiforos Vrettakos, Greek poet (Hodyne), dies at 80 

1992 On this day in history frantisek Tomasek, archbishop of Prague/cardinal, dies at 93 

1993 On this day in history bernard Barrow, actor (Louie-Loving, Johnny-Ryan's Hope), dies 

1994 Giovanni Spadolini, Italian historian/journalist, dies at 69 on this day in history. 

1995 Dick Bartell, baseball player, dies at 87 on August - 04. 

1996 On this day in history 26th Olympic Summer games close in Atlanta, Georgia 

1996 Geoff Hamilton, gardner/journalist, dies at 59 on August - 04. 

1997 On this day in history jeanne Calment, world's oldest person (Feb 21 1875), dies at 122 

2007 On August - 04 smoking in public places is banned in Slovenia. 

2007 On this day in history the 92nd World Congress of Esperanto is held in Yokohama, Japan. 

2007 On August - 04 the National Eisteddfod of Wales is held at Mold, Flintshire, Wales. 

2007 On August - 04 the Phoenix spacecraft launches toward the Martian north pole. 

2007 A UK-wide ban on movement of all livestock is in place after foot and mouth disease is found on the Surrey farm on August - 04. 

2012 On this day in history 45 people are killed by a suicide bombing in Abyan, Yemen 

2013 Hassan Rouhani is inaugurated as the President of Iran on this day in history. 

2014 Hamas and Israel agree to another 72 hour ceasefire on this day in history. 

2017 On this day in history rwandan President Paul Kagame wins a third term with 98.63% of the vote 

2017 Aldi supermarket withdraws all eggs from sale after chemical fipronil found in eggs from The Netherlands on this day in history. 

2018 On this day in history super Rugby Final, AMI Stadium, Christchurch: Canterbury Crusaders successfully defend title with 37-18 home win against the Lions from Johannesburg; Crusaders' 9th SR title 

2018 President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela survives an assassination attempt by drone, live on TV on August - 04. 

2019 On this day in history cairo bombing: A car crashes into three other cars causing an explosion outside the National Cancer Institute Egypt in Cairo, Egypt, killing at least 20 people and injuring 47 others. 

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