Historical Events In July - 04

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

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

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

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

1919  On July - 04 aDGB (Allgemeine Deutsche Gewerkschaftsbund) party forms   

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 this day in history.   

1923  On July - 04 florimond Fonteyne, Flemish priest/politician (Volkseeuw), dies at 67   

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

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

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

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

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

1938  On this day in history otto Bauer, Austrian social democrat, dies at 56   

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  On July - 04 yankees retire first uniform (Lou Gehrig #4), first Old Timers Day   

1941  Howard Florey & Norman Heatley meet for the first time, 11 days later they successfully recreate pencillin on July - 04.   

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  Canadian troops enter Berlin as part of British garrison force; to share occupation duties on July - 04.   

1946  Philippines gains independence from US on July - 04.   

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

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

1956  On this day in history 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  On July - 04 birth of ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (d. 1367)   

1546  On this day in history birth of murad III, sultan of Turkey (1574-95)   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

0966  On July - 04 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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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