Page 2: Historical Events In August - 04

1708  On August - 04 vincenzo De Grandis, composer, dies at 77   

1712  Johann Jacob de Neufville, composer, dies at 27 on this day in history.   

1730  On August - 04 crown prince Frederik of Prussia escapes to England   

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 this day in history.   

1741  On August - 04 andrew Hamilton, American lawyer   

1748  Maximilian Stadler, composer on August - 04.   

1753  George Washington becomes a Master Mason on August - 04.   

1755  Nicolas-Jacque Conte, inventor (modern pencil) on this day in history.   

1760  Battle at Leignitz: Prussia beats Austria & Russia on this day in history.   

1776  Wenzel Sedlak, composer on August - 04.   

1777  On this day in history retired British cavalry officer Philip Astley establishes first circus   

1777  On this day in history retired British cavalry officer Philip Astley establishes 1st circus   

1789  French National Meeting ending feudal system on August - 04.   

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  The birth of Percy Shelley, English poet on August - 04.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1823  On this day in history oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton, (Gov-Ind), died in 1877   

1824  Battle of Kos is fought between Turks and Greeks on August - 04.   

1825  On August - 04 arthur Haygarth, cricketer (Middlesex & Surrey bat, famous biographer)   

1830  On August - 04 plans for the city of Chicago laid out   

1830  On August - 04 plans for city of Chicago laid out   

1839  Walter Pater, London England, writer (Plato & Platoism) on this day in history.   

1843  On this day in history flor van Duyse, composer   

1846  Silas Gamaliel Pratt, composer on August - 04.   

1850  Frantisek Tucek, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.   

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

1855  On this day in history john Bartlett publishes "Familiar Quotations"   

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

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

1502  Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter/carpet designer was born on August - 04.   

1521  On this day in history birth of pope Urban VII (d. 1590)   

1604  On August - 04 birth of françois Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac, French writer (d. 1676)   

1664  Louis Lully, composer was born on August - 04.   

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 August - 04.   

1060  Henry I, King of France (1027..60), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

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