Page 7: Historical Events In July - 04

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

1918  Altar dedicated at full-scale replica of Stonehenge at Maryhill, Wa on July - 04.   

1918  Battle of Hamel, France on July - 04.   

1918  Abigail Van Buren, [Mrs Morton Phillips], Sioux City Iowa, columnist on July - 04.   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1934  On this day in history chaim Nachman Bialik zionist poet, dies   

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

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

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1942  The birth of Prince Michael of Kent on July - 04.   

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

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

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

1946  On July - 04 philippines gains independence from US   

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

1946  On July - 04 othenio Able, Austria paleontology, dies at 71   

1950  Truman signs public law 600 (Puerto Ricans write own consitution) on this day in history.   

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

1956  US most intense rain fall (1.23" in 1 minute) at Unionville Maryland on this day in history.   

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

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  On July - 04 birth of cornelis Evertsen, the Elder, Dutch/Swiss vice-admiral   

1610  Paul Scarron, French playwright (Virgile Travesti) was born on this day in history.   

1669  Alexander von Papenhoven, Flemish religious sculptor was born on this day in history.   

1694  On July - 04 birth of louis-Claude Daquin, [d'Acquin], French organist/composer (La Rose)   

1715  Christian F Gellert, Saxony, poet/novelist (Fables & Tales) was born on July - 04.   

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

0965  On this day in history death of pope Benedict V, Italian Roman Catholic Pope (b. unknown)   

0966  Benedictus V Grammaticus, Italian Pope (5/22-6/23 964), dies on July - 04.   

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

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  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