Page 4: Historical Events In August - 04

1906  On August - 04 marie-Jose von Saksen-Coburg, Belgian Princess   

1908  Kurt Eichhorn, conductor on this day in history.   

1909  Ump Tim Hurst instigates a riot by spitting at A's 2nd baseman Eddie Collins, who had questioned a call, this leads to Hurst's banishment on this day in history.   

1909  Glenn Cunningham, US middle distance runner (1930's) on this day in history.   

1910  On August - 04 a's Jack Coombs & White Sox Ed Walsh pitch a 16 inn scoreless tie   

1910  William H Schuman, NYC, composer (Amer Festival Overture, Juilliard) on this day in history.   

1912  On August - 04 david Raksin, Phila Penns, composer (Modern Times)   

1913  Wesley Addy, Omaha Neb, actor (Bostonians, Loving) on this day in history.   

1914  On August - 04 australia pledges a force of 20,000 to be placed at Britain's disposal   

1914  On August - 04 britain declares war on Germany   

1914  On August - 04 germany declares war on Belgium   

1914  On this day in history german army shoots Belgian priests/burns down village of Battice   

1914  Rik Slabbinck, Flemish painter on this day in history.   

1915  On August - 04 irving Fields, NYC, pianist (Ilona Massey Show)   

1915  On August - 04 richard Kiepert, German cartographer (Africa), dies at 68   

1916  US agrees to buy Virgin Islands from Denmark for $25 million on August - 04.   

1916  On August - 04 denmark cedes Danish West Indies, including the Virgin Islands, to the US for $25 million   

1917  On August - 04 pravda calls for killing all capitalists, priests & officers   

1919  On this day in history d[ave] W Gregory, cricketer (brother of Ned, uncle of Syd), dies   

1920  On August - 04 helen Thomas, UPI journalist (starts press conferences)   

1920  Vladimir Ivanovich Rebikov, composer, dies at 54 on August - 04.   

1921  On this day in history maurice "Rocket" Richard, Montreal Canadien (MVP-1947)   

1922  Female 1st baseman Lizzie Murphy plays on AL all-star team on August - 04.   

1922  On August - 04 enver Pasa, Turkish politician, dies at 40   

1923  Arthur Butterworth, composer on August - 04.   

1925  On August - 04 uS marines leave Nicaragua after 13-year occupation   

1925  1st Dutch Colijn govt forms on this day in history.   

1925  Alfons Van de Perre, Flemish physician, dies on this day in history.   

1927  On August - 04 peace Bridge between US & Canada opened   

1927  Peace Bridge between US & Canada opens on August - 04.   

1927  John Dillon, Irish nationalist/British Lower house leader, dies at 75 on this day in history.   

1928  Udham Singh, India, field hockey player (Olympic-gold-1952, 56, 64) on August - 04.   

1929  60,000 SA'ers/SS'ers march by Munich on August - 04.   

1929  Yasser Arafat, leader (Palestine Liberation Organization) on August - 04.   

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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 August - 04 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 this day in history.   

1687  Johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/monarch of Nassau-Dietz [OS] was born on this day in history.   

1701  On this day in history birth of thomas Blackwell, Scottish classical scholar (d. 1757)   

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

1265  On this day in history 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 this day in history 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.