Historical Events In July - 04

1917  Johan H C Kern, Dutch linguist (Sanskreet), dies at 84 on July - 04.  

1918  On this day in history altar dedicated at full-scale replica of Stonehenge at Maryhill, Wa  

1918  Battle of Hamel, France on July - 04.  

1918  On this day in history abigail Van Buren, [Mrs Morton Phillips], Sioux City Iowa, columnist  

1919  On July - 04 jack Dempsey beats Jess Willard in Cuba for heavyweight championship  

1919  On July - 04 m Wolf discovers asteroid #914 Palisana  

1919  ADGB (Allgemeine Deutsche Gewerkschaftsbund) party forms on July - 04.  

1920  Leona Helmsley, (wife of Harry), real estate billionaire/tax cheat on July - 04.  

1923  Jack Dempsey beats Tommy Gibbon in 15 for heavyweight boxing title on July - 04.  

1923  Florimond Fonteyne, Flemish priest/politician (Volkseeuw), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

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1925  44 die when the Dreyfus Hotel in Boston collapses on this day in history.  

1927  The birth of Neil Simon, American author on this day in history.  

1929  Otto Taubmann, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

1931  Emanuele F duke of Aosta, Italian WW I-general/fascist, dies at 62 on July - 04.  

1933  On this day in history work begins on Oakland Bay Bridge  

1934  Chaim Nachman Bialik zionist poet, dies on this day in history.  

1934  On July - 04 "Madame" Marie Curie-Sklodovska, Polish/French chemist, dies  

1938  On July - 04 suzanne Lenglen 6 time Wimbeldon champ, dies at 39 of anemia  

1938  Otto Bauer, Austrian social democrat, dies at 56 on July - 04.  

1939  Fort Ross, NWT the overnight temperature at Fort Ross drops to -12.2 C; one of the lowest July temperatures ever recorded in Canada on July - 04.  

1939  Yankees retire first uniform (Lou Gehrig #4), first Old Timers Day on this day in history.  

1941  On this day in history howard Florey & Norman Heatley meet for the first time, 11 days later they successfully recreate pencillin  

1942  The birth of Prince Michael of Kent on this day in history.  

1942  The first American bombing mission over enemy-occupied Europe (WW II) on July - 04.  

1943  Wladyslaw Sikorski, gen/PM of Poland in exile (1939-43), dies at 62 on July - 04.  

1945  On July - 04 canadian troops enter Berlin as part of British garrison force; to share occupation duties.  

1946  On July - 04 philippines gains independence from US  

1946  The Philippine Islands granted independence by the United States on July - 04.  

1946  On this day in history othenio Able, Austria paleontology, dies at 71  

1950  Truman signs public law 600 (Puerto Ricans write own consitution) on July - 04.  

1952  Walter Long, dies at 73 on this day in history.  

1954  West Germany beats Hungary 3-2 for soccer's 5th World Cup in Bern on July - 04.  

1956  On this day in history independence National Historical Park established in Philadelphia  

1956  On July - 04 uS most intense rain fall (1.23" in 1 minute) at Unionville Maryland  

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1330  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (d. 1367)  

1546  Murad III, sultan of Turkey (1574-95) was born on this day in history.  

1546  Murat III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1595) was born on July - 04.  

1610  Cornelis Evertsen, the Elder, Dutch/Swiss vice-admiral was born on July - 04.  

1610  On this day in history birth of paul Scarron, French playwright (Virgile Travesti)  

1669  On this day in history birth of alexander von Papenhoven, Flemish religious sculptor  

1694  Louis-Claude Daquin, [d'Acquin], French organist/composer (La Rose) was born on July - 04.  

1715  On July - 04 birth of christian F Gellert, Saxony, poet/novelist (Fables & Tales)  

0907  On this day in history death of luitpold, Margrave of Bavaria  

0965  Death of Pope Benedict V, Italian Roman Catholic Pope (b. unknown) on July - 04.  

0966  On this day in history benedictus V Grammaticus, Italian Pope (5/22-6/23 964), dies  

0973  On this day in history death of ulrich of Augsburg, German bishop (b. 890)  

1187  On July - 04 reinoud van Châtillon, French prince of Antioch, dies  

1301  Willem II Berthout van Mechelen, bishop of Utrecht, dies in battle on July - 04.  

1307  On this day in history rudolf III, Duke of Austria/King of Bohemia dies  

1336  On July - 04 elisabeth van Portugal, queen of Portugal/saint, dies at about 65