Historical Events In August - 04

0181  Supernova seen in Cassiopia on August - 04.   

1060  France's Henri I dies August 4 at age 52 and is succeeded by his son of 8, who will reign until 1108 as Philip I on this day in history.   

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

1181  On August - 04 supernova seen in Cassiopia   

1204  Boniface of Montferrat, margrave of Montferrat, murdered on August - 04.   

1265  Simon de Montfort English baron, dies in battle on August - 04.   

1265  On August - 04 battle at Evesham: English prince Edward beats Simon de Montfort   

1265  On August - 04 simon de Montfort, English earl of Leicester, dies in battle   

1347  On August - 04 english troops conquer Ft Calais   

1351  Sea battle at Zwartewaal: Willem V beats Hoeksen & English on August - 04.   

1430  On August - 04 philip of Saint-Pol, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies at 26   

1476  Jacob van Armagnac-Pardiac, French duke of Nemours, beheaded on August - 04.   

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

1526  Juan Sebasti…n Cano Spanish explorer, dies on this day in history.   

1526  On August - 04 juan Sebastian Cano, Spanish explorer, dies   

1558  On August - 04 1st printing of Zohar (Jewish Kabbalah)   

1566  Girolamo della Robbia, Italian sculptor (Majolica relief), dies on this day in history.   

1578  On August - 04 battle of Alcazarquivir, Morrocans defeat Portugeese   

1578  On this day in history battle of Alcazarquivir, Moroccans defeat Portuguese, 10,000 killed   

1578  2 Moroccan royalist, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1584  On this day in history john van Hembyze, South Netherlands Calvinist, dies at 71   

1598  On August - 04 london's head office of Hanze closed   

1598  On August - 04 william Cecil 1st baron Burghley, English premier, dies at 77   

1633  On this day in history george Abbott, English theologist/archbishop of Canterbury, dies at 60   

1636  On this day in history johan Mauritius appointed governor of Dutch Brazil   

1639  Juan R Alarcon y Mendoza, Mexican/Spanish playwright, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

1664  On this day in history louis Lully, composer   

1666  On this day in history hurricane hits Guadeloupe, Martinique & St Christopher; thousands die   

1666  On August - 04 johan Evertsen, ltalian admiral of Zeeland, lynched in Brielle   

1687  On this day in history johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/monarch of Nassau-Dietz [OS]   

1693  On August - 04 dom Perignon invents champagne   

1695  On this day in history french garrison of surrenders to Willem III   

1704  War of Spanish Succession, English & Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar on August - 04.   

1705  On this day in history vaclav Matyas Gurecky, composer   

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1222  On this day in history birth of richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, English soldier (d. 1262)   

1290  Duke Leopold I of Austria (d. 1326) was born on August - 04.   

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  On August - 04 birth of françois Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac, French writer (d. 1676)   

1664  On August - 04 birth of louis Lully, composer   

1687  On this day in history birth of johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/monarch of Nassau-Dietz [OS]   

1701  Thomas Blackwell, Scottish classical scholar (d. 1757) was born on August - 04.   

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

1113  Death of Gertrude of Saxony (b. 1030) on this day in history.   

1204  On August - 04 death of boniface of Montferrat, margrave of Montferrat, murdered   

1265  On August - 04 simon de Montfort, English earl of Leicester, dies in battle   

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  On August - 04 philip of Saint-Pol, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies at 26   

1476  On this day in history death of jacob van Armagnac-Pardiac, French duke of Nemours, beheaded