Historical Events In August - 04

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

1908  Kurt Eichhorn, conductor on August - 04.   

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 August - 04.   

1909  On this day in history glenn Cunningham, US middle distance runner (1930's)   

1910  A's Jack Coombs & White Sox Ed Walsh pitch a 16 inn scoreless tie on this day in history.   

1910  On August - 04 william H Schuman, NYC, composer (Amer Festival Overture, Juilliard)   

1912  David Raksin, Phila Penns, composer (Modern Times) on this day in history.   

1913  Wesley Addy, Omaha Neb, actor (Bostonians, Loving) on August - 04.   

1914  Australia pledges a force of 20,000 to be placed at Britain's disposal on this day in history.   

1914  Britain declares war on Germany on August - 04.   

1914  Germany declares war on Belgium on this day in history.   

1914  On August - 04 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  Richard Kiepert, German cartographer (Africa), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

1916  US agrees to buy Virgin Islands from Denmark for $25 million on this day in history.   

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 this day in history helen Thomas, UPI journalist (starts press conferences)   

1920  Vladimir Ivanovich Rebikov, composer, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1921  Maurice "Rocket" Richard, Montreal Canadien (MVP-1947) on August - 04.   

1922  On August - 04 female 1st baseman Lizzie Murphy plays on AL all-star team   

1922  On this day in history enver Pasa, Turkish politician, dies at 40   

1923  Arthur Butterworth, composer on this day in history.   

1925  US marines leave Nicaragua after 13-year occupation on this day in history.   

1925  On this day in history 1st Dutch Colijn govt forms   

1925  Alfons Van de Perre, Flemish physician, dies on August - 04.   

1927  On this day in history peace Bridge between US & Canada opened   

1927  Peace Bridge between US & Canada opens on this day in history.   

1927  On August - 04 john Dillon, Irish nationalist/British Lower house leader, dies at 75   

1928  On this day in history udham Singh, India, field hockey player (Olympic-gold-1952, 56, 64)   

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  Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, English soldier (d. 1262) was born on this day in history.   

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

1604  François Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac, French writer (d. 1676) was born on August - 04.   

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

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  On August - 04 henry I, King of France (1027..60), dies at 52   

1113  On this day in history death of gertrude of Saxony (b. 1030)   

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 August - 04 death of wenceslaus III of Bohemia (b. 1289)   

1338  On August - 04 death of thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, son of Edward I of England (b. 1300)   

1430  Philip of Saint-Pol, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies at 26 on August - 04.   

1476  Death of Jacob van Armagnac-Pardiac, French duke of Nemours, beheaded on this day in history.