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 this day in history.  

1918  On July - 04 abigail Van Buren, [Mrs Morton Phillips], Sioux City Iowa, columnist  

1919  Jack Dempsey beats Jess Willard in Cuba for heavyweight championship on this day in history.  

1919  M Wolf discovers asteroid #914 Palisana on this day in history.  

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

1920  On this day in history leona Helmsley, (wife of Harry), real estate billionaire/tax cheat  

1923  Jack Dempsey beats Tommy Gibbon in 15 for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.  

1923  Florimond Fonteyne, Flemish priest/politician (Volkseeuw), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

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

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

1929  On July - 04 otto Taubmann, composer, dies at 70  

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

1933  On July - 04 work begins on Oakland Bay Bridge  

1934  Chaim Nachman Bialik zionist poet, dies on this day in history.  

1934  On this day in history "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 this day in history.  

1939  Yankees retire first uniform (Lou Gehrig #4), first Old Timers Day on this day in history.  

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

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  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 July - 04.  

1946  On this day in history the Philippine Islands granted independence by the United States  

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

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

1952  Walter Long, dies at 73 on July - 04.  

1954  On this day in history west Germany beats Hungary 3-2 for soccer's 5th World Cup in Bern  

1956  Independence National Historical Park established in Philadelphia on July - 04.  

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 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 July - 04.  

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

1669  Alexander von Papenhoven, Flemish religious sculptor was born on July - 04.  

1694  Louis-Claude Daquin, [d'Acquin], French organist/composer (La Rose) was born on July - 04.  

1715  On July - 04 birth of christian F Gellert, Saxony, poet/novelist (Fables & Tales)  

0907  On July - 04 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 this day in history reinoud van Châtillon, French prince of Antioch, dies  

1301  On July - 04 willem II Berthout van Mechelen, bishop of Utrecht, dies in battle  

1307  On July - 04 rudolf III, Duke of Austria/King of Bohemia dies  

1336  Elisabeth van Portugal, queen of Portugal/saint, dies at about 65 on this day in history.