Page 2: Historical Events In August - 04

1708  On this day in history vincenzo De Grandis, composer, dies at 77   

1712  Johann Jacob de Neufville, composer, dies at 27 on August - 04.   

1730  Crown prince Frederik of Prussia escapes to England on August - 04.   

1731  On this day in history giuseppe Colla, composer   

1735  Jury acquits John Zenger (NY Weekly Journal) charged with seditious libel by royal governor of NY (victory for Freedom of press) on August - 04.   

1741  On August - 04 andrew Hamilton, American lawyer   

1748  Maximilian Stadler, composer on August - 04.   

1753  On August - 04 george Washington becomes a Master Mason   

1755  Nicolas-Jacque Conte, inventor (modern pencil) on August - 04.   

1760  Battle at Leignitz: Prussia beats Austria & Russia on August - 04.   

1776  On this day in history wenzel Sedlak, composer   

1777  On August - 04 retired British cavalry officer Philip Astley establishes first circus   

1777  Retired British cavalry officer Philip Astley establishes 1st circus on August - 04.   

1789  French National Meeting ending feudal system on this day in history.   

1790  US Coast Guard founded as Revenue Cutter Service on this day in history.   

1791  Austria & Turkey sign Peace of Sistova on August - 04.   

1792  On August - 04 the birth of Percy Shelley, English poet   

1792  Percy Bysshe Shelley, England, romantic poet (Adonais) on this day in history.   

1799  On August - 04 olof Wilhelm Udden, composer   

1816  On this day in history israel Vogdes, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1889   

1818  Lovell Harrison Rosseau, Major General (Union volunteers) on August - 04.   

1821  1st edition of Saturday Evening Post (publishes until 1969) on August - 04.   

1821  William Floyd, US soldier/signer (Declar of Independence), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

1823  Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton, (Gov-Ind), died in 1877 on this day in history.   

1824  On this day in history battle of Kos is fought between Turks and Greeks.   

1825  On this day in history arthur Haygarth, cricketer (Middlesex & Surrey bat, famous biographer)   

1830  Plans for the city of Chicago laid out on August - 04.   

1830  On this day in history plans for city of Chicago laid out   

1839  On this day in history walter Pater, London England, writer (Plato & Platoism)   

1843  On August - 04 flor van Duyse, composer   

1846  On this day in history silas Gamaliel Pratt, composer   

1850  Frantisek Tucek, composer, dies at 68 on August - 04.   

1854  The Hinomaru is established as the official flag to be flown from Japanese ships on this day in history.   

1855  John Bartlett publishes "Familiar Quotations" on this day in history.   

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1222  On August - 04 birth of richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, English soldier (d. 1262)   

1290  Duke Leopold I of Austria (d. 1326) was born on this day in history.   

1502  On August - 04 birth of pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter/carpet designer   

1521  On August - 04 birth of pope Urban VII (d. 1590)   

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 this day in history henry I, King of France (1027..60), dies at 52   

1113  On this day in history 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 August - 04.   

1306  On August - 04 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 August - 04.   

1430  On this day in history philip of Saint-Pol, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies at 26   

1476  On August - 04 death of jacob van Armagnac-Pardiac, French duke of Nemours, beheaded