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 August - 04 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  Andrew Hamilton, American lawyer on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history battle at Leignitz: Prussia beats Austria & Russia   

1776  On August - 04 wenzel Sedlak, composer   

1777  Retired British cavalry officer Philip Astley establishes first circus on this day in history.   

1777  On August - 04 retired British cavalry officer Philip Astley establishes 1st circus   

1789  On this day in history french National Meeting ending feudal system   

1790  US Coast Guard founded as Revenue Cutter Service on August - 04.   

1791  On August - 04 austria & Turkey sign Peace of Sistova   

1792  On this day in history the birth of Percy Shelley, English poet   

1792  On this day in history percy Bysshe Shelley, England, romantic poet (Adonais)   

1799  On this day in history olof Wilhelm Udden, composer   

1816  On August - 04 israel Vogdes, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1889   

1818  Lovell Harrison Rosseau, Major General (Union volunteers) on this day in history.   

1821  1st edition of Saturday Evening Post (publishes until 1969) on this day in history.   

1821  On this day in history william Floyd, US soldier/signer (Declar of Independence), dies at 86   

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

1824  Battle of Kos is fought between Turks and Greeks on this day in history.   

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

1830  On this day in history 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 August - 04.   

1843  Flor van Duyse, composer on August - 04.   

1846  On August - 04 silas Gamaliel Pratt, composer   

1850  On August - 04 frantisek Tucek, composer, dies at 68   

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

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  On August - 04 birth of louis Lully, composer   

1687  On August - 04 birth of johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/monarch of Nassau-Dietz [OS]   

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  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 this day in history simon de Montfort, English earl of Leicester, dies in battle   

1306  Death of Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (b. 1289) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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