Page 7: Historical Events In July - 04

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

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

1918  On this day in history battle of Hamel, France   

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  On July - 04 m Wolf discovers asteroid #914 Palisana   

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

1920  On July - 04 leona Helmsley, (wife of Harry), real estate billionaire/tax cheat   

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 this day in history.   

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

1927  The birth of Neil Simon, American author on July - 04.   

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

1931  On July - 04 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 July - 04.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1939  On July - 04 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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1945  On this day in history 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 July - 04 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 July - 04.   

1954  On July - 04 west Germany beats Hungary 3-2 for soccer's 5th World Cup in Bern   

1956  Independence National Historical Park established in Philadelphia on this day in history.   

1956  On this day in history 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 July - 04.   

1546  On July - 04 birth of murat III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1595)   

1610  On this day in history birth of cornelis Evertsen, the Elder, Dutch/Swiss vice-admiral   

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  On this day in history birth of louis-Claude Daquin, [d'Acquin], French organist/composer (La Rose)   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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