Page 7: Historical Events In July - 04

1917  Johan H C Kern, Dutch linguist (Sanskreet), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1918  Altar dedicated at full-scale replica of Stonehenge at Maryhill, Wa on this day in history.   

1918  Battle of Hamel, France on this day in history.   

1918  On July - 04 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  M Wolf discovers asteroid #914 Palisana on this day in history.   

1919  On this day in history aDGB (Allgemeine Deutsche Gewerkschaftsbund) party forms   

1920  Leona Helmsley, (wife of Harry), real estate billionaire/tax cheat on this day in history.   

1923  On July - 04 jack Dempsey beats Tommy Gibbon in 15 for heavyweight boxing title   

1923  Florimond Fonteyne, Flemish priest/politician (Volkseeuw), dies at 67 on July - 04.   

1925  On July - 04 44 die when the Dreyfus Hotel in Boston collapses   

1927  On July - 04 the birth of Neil Simon, American author   

1929  Otto Taubmann, composer, dies at 70 on July - 04.   

1931  Emanuele F duke of Aosta, Italian WW I-general/fascist, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1933  Work begins on Oakland Bay Bridge on July - 04.   

1934  On July - 04 chaim Nachman Bialik zionist poet, dies   

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

1938  Suzanne Lenglen 6 time Wimbeldon champ, dies at 39 of anemia on July - 04.   

1938  On July - 04 otto Bauer, Austrian social democrat, dies at 56   

1939  On this day in history fort Ross, NWT the overnight temperature at Fort Ross drops to -12.2 C; one of the lowest July temperatures ever recorded in Canada.   

1939  Yankees retire first uniform (Lou Gehrig #4), first Old Timers Day on July - 04.   

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

1942  On this day in history the birth of Prince Michael of Kent   

1942  On July - 04 the first American bombing mission over enemy-occupied Europe (WW II)   

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

1945  On this day in history canadian troops enter Berlin as part of British garrison force; to share occupation duties.   

1946  Philippines gains independence from US on July - 04.   

1946  On July - 04 the Philippine Islands granted independence by the United States   

1946  Othenio Able, Austria paleontology, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

1950  On this day in history truman signs public law 600 (Puerto Ricans write own consitution)   

1952  On this day in history walter Long, dies at 73   

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

1956  On July - 04 independence National Historical Park established in Philadelphia   

1956  US most intense rain fall (1.23" in 1 minute) at Unionville Maryland on July - 04.   

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1330  Ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (d. 1367) was born on this day in history.   

1546  On July - 04 birth of murad III, sultan of Turkey (1574-95)   

1546  Murat III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1595) was born on this day in history.   

1610  Cornelis Evertsen, the Elder, Dutch/Swiss vice-admiral was born on this day in history.   

1610  Paul Scarron, French playwright (Virgile Travesti) was born on July - 04.   

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  Christian F Gellert, Saxony, poet/novelist (Fables & Tales) was born on this day in history.   

0907  Death of Luitpold, Margrave of Bavaria on July - 04.   

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

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

0973  Death of Ulrich of Augsburg, German bishop (b. 890) on July - 04.   

1187  Reinoud van Châtillon, French prince of Antioch, dies on this day in history.   

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

1307  Rudolf III, Duke of Austria/King of Bohemia dies on this day in history.   

1336  On this day in history elisabeth van Portugal, queen of Portugal/saint, dies at about 65