Historical Events In August - 04

1930  On August - 04 child labor laws estralished in Belgium   

1930  David M G Curry, South African Labour Party parliament leader on this day in history.   

1930  On this day in history siegfried Wagner, German opera composer, dies at 61   

1931  Narendra Tamhane, dependable Indian cricket wicketkeeper (1950's) on this day in history.   

1931  On August - 04 daniel H Williams, doctor (pioneer in surgery), dies   

1933  On August - 04 nathan Eugene Brooks, Cleve Oh, flyweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1952)   

1934  NY Giants Mel Ott sets record of 6 runs in game & beats Phillies 21-4 on August - 04.   

1934  On this day in history dallas Green, baseball manager (Phillies, Yankees)   

1936  Ioannis Metaxas names himself dictator of Greece on this day in history.   

1936  On August - 04 elsberry Hobbs, rocker (Drifters)   

1936  On this day in history henry Schoenfeld, composer, dies at 78   

1937  David Vickerman Bedford, composer on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history ellen Schrecker, American college professor   

1938  L H Perquin, Dutch radio announcer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1939  On August - 04 frankie Ford, [Frank Guzzo], Gretna La, rock vocalist (Sea Cruise)   

1940  On August - 04 karel Vachek, director (Moravska Hellas, Elective Affinities)   

1940  On this day in history vladimir Jabotinsky, founder of Revisionist Zionism, dies   

1941  On August - 04 dodger Mickey Owens is 1st to catch 3 foul flies in an inning (3rd)   

1942  On August - 04 1st train with Jews departs Mechelen Belgium to Auschwitz   

1942  Alberto Franchetti, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history british premier Churchill travels on the Queen Mary to Canada   

1944  Anne Frank, 15, (Diary of Anne Frank) is arrested by Nazis on August - 04.   

1944  On August - 04 anne Frank arrested in Amsterdam by German Security Police (Grüne Polizei) following a tip-off from an informer who was never identified   

1945  Golfer Byron Nelson records most tournament wins (18) in a season on this day in history.   

1946  On August - 04 1946 Dominican Republic earthquake: an earthquake of magnitude 8.0 hits northern Dominican Republic. 100 are killed and 20,000 are left homeless.   

1947  Birthdate of the Medical Service Corps on this day in history.   

1947  On August - 04 the Supreme Court of Japan is established.   

1948  5 day southern filibuster succeeds in maintaining poll tax on August - 04.   

1948  5 day Southern States filibuster succeeds in maintaining America's poll tax on this day in history.   

1949  NBL & NBAA merge into National Basketball Association on this day in history.   

1953  Black families move into Trumbull Park housing project in Chicago on this day in history.   

1954  On this day in history boscombe Down 1st flight of supersonic P-1 Lightning   

1955  Eisenhower authorizes $46 million for construction of CIA headquarters on August - 04.   

1956  First motorcycle driven over 200 mph on August - 04.   

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1222  Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, English soldier (d. 1262) was born on this day in history.   

1290  On August - 04 birth of duke Leopold I of Austria (d. 1326)   

1502  On this day in history birth of pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter/carpet designer   

1521  Pope Urban VII (d. 1590) was born on this day in history.   

1604  François Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac, French writer (d. 1676) was born on this day in history.   

1664  On this day in history birth of louis Lully, composer   

1687  Johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/monarch of Nassau-Dietz [OS] was born on August - 04.   

1701  Thomas Blackwell, Scottish classical scholar (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.   

1060  On August - 04 henry I, King of France (1027..60), dies at 52   

1113  On August - 04 death of gertrude of Saxony (b. 1030)   

1204  On this day in history death of boniface of Montferrat, margrave of Montferrat, murdered   

1265  Simon de Montfort, English earl of Leicester, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1306  On this day in history death of wenceslaus III of Bohemia (b. 1289)   

1338  Death of Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, son of Edward I of England (b. 1300) on this day in history.   

1430  Philip of Saint-Pol, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies at 26 on this day in history.   

1476  Death of Jacob van Armagnac-Pardiac, French duke of Nemours, beheaded on this day in history.