Historical Events In July - 04

1917  On July - 04 johan H C Kern, Dutch linguist (Sanskreet), dies at 84  

1918  On July - 04 altar dedicated at full-scale replica of Stonehenge at Maryhill, Wa  

1918  On July - 04 battle of Hamel, France  

1918  Abigail Van Buren, [Mrs Morton Phillips], Sioux City Iowa, columnist on this day in history.  

1919  Jack Dempsey beats Jess Willard in Cuba for heavyweight championship on July - 04.  

1919  On this day in history m Wolf discovers asteroid #914 Palisana  

1919  ADGB (Allgemeine Deutsche Gewerkschaftsbund) party forms on this day in history.  

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

1923  On this day in history jack Dempsey beats Tommy Gibbon in 15 for heavyweight boxing title  

1923  On this day in history florimond Fonteyne, Flemish priest/politician (Volkseeuw), dies at 67  

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

1927  On this day in history the birth of Neil Simon, American author  

1929  On this day in history otto Taubmann, composer, dies at 70  

1931  On July - 04 emanuele F duke of Aosta, Italian WW I-general/fascist, dies at 62  

1933  On July - 04 work begins on Oakland Bay Bridge  

1934  Chaim Nachman Bialik zionist poet, dies on July - 04.  

1934  "Madame" Marie Curie-Sklodovska, Polish/French chemist, dies on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1942  On July - 04 the birth of Prince Michael of Kent  

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  Philippines gains independence from US on this day in history.  

1946  The Philippine Islands granted independence by the United States on this day in history.  

1946  Othenio Able, Austria paleontology, dies at 71 on July - 04.  

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  On July - 04 west Germany beats Hungary 3-2 for soccer's 5th World Cup in Bern  

1956  On July - 04 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  Ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (d. 1367) was born on July - 04.  

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  On this day in history birth of cornelis Evertsen, the Elder, Dutch/Swiss vice-admiral  

1610  On July - 04 birth of paul Scarron, French playwright (Virgile Travesti)  

1669  On July - 04 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 this day in history birth of christian F Gellert, Saxony, poet/novelist (Fables & Tales)  

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

0965  On July - 04 death of pope Benedict V, Italian Roman Catholic Pope (b. unknown)  

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

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

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  Rudolf III, Duke of Austria/King of Bohemia dies on July - 04.  

1336  Elisabeth van Portugal, queen of Portugal/saint, dies at about 65 on July - 04.