Historical Events In August - 04

1930  Child labor laws estralished in Belgium on August - 04.   

1930  David M G Curry, South African Labour Party parliament leader on August - 04.   

1930  On August - 04 siegfried Wagner, German opera composer, dies at 61   

1931  On August - 04 narendra Tamhane, dependable Indian cricket wicketkeeper (1950's)   

1931  On August - 04 daniel H Williams, doctor (pioneer in surgery), dies   

1933  Nathan Eugene Brooks, Cleve Oh, flyweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1952) on this day in history.   

1934  NY Giants Mel Ott sets record of 6 runs in game & beats Phillies 21-4 on August - 04.   

1934  Dallas Green, baseball manager (Phillies, Yankees) on August - 04.   

1936  On August - 04 ioannis Metaxas names himself dictator of Greece   

1936  On August - 04 elsberry Hobbs, rocker (Drifters)   

1936  On August - 04 henry Schoenfeld, composer, dies at 78   

1937  David Vickerman Bedford, composer on August - 04.   

1938  On August - 04 ellen Schrecker, American college professor   

1938  On August - 04 l H Perquin, Dutch radio announcer, dies at 73   

1939  Frankie Ford, [Frank Guzzo], Gretna La, rock vocalist (Sea Cruise) on August - 04.   

1940  Karel Vachek, director (Moravska Hellas, Elective Affinities) on this day in history.   

1940  Vladimir Jabotinsky, founder of Revisionist Zionism, dies on August - 04.   

1941  Dodger Mickey Owens is 1st to catch 3 foul flies in an inning (3rd) on August - 04.   

1942  1st train with Jews departs Mechelen Belgium to Auschwitz on this day in history.   

1942  Alberto Franchetti, composer, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history british premier Churchill travels on the Queen Mary to Canada   

1944  Anne Frank, 15, (Diary of Anne Frank) is arrested by Nazis on this day in history.   

1944  Anne Frank arrested in Amsterdam by German Security Police (Grüne Polizei) following a tip-off from an informer who was never identified on this day in history.   

1945  Golfer Byron Nelson records most tournament wins (18) in a season on this day in history.   

1946  On August - 04 1946 Dominican Republic earthquake: an earthquake of magnitude 8.0 hits northern Dominican Republic. 100 are killed and 20,000 are left homeless.   

1947  Birthdate of the Medical Service Corps on August - 04.   

1947  On this day in history the Supreme Court of Japan is established.   

1948  5 day southern filibuster succeeds in maintaining poll tax on this day in history.   

1948  5 day Southern States filibuster succeeds in maintaining America's poll tax on this day in history.   

1949  On August - 04 nBL & NBAA merge into National Basketball Association   

1953  On this day in history black families move into Trumbull Park housing project in Chicago   

1954  On August - 04 boscombe Down 1st flight of supersonic P-1 Lightning   

1955  On this day in history eisenhower authorizes $46 million for construction of CIA headquarters   

1956  On this day in history first motorcycle driven over 200 mph   

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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 this day in history 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 August - 04.   

1687  Johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/monarch of Nassau-Dietz [OS] was born on August - 04.   

1701  On August - 04 birth of thomas Blackwell, Scottish classical scholar (d. 1757)   

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  Simon de Montfort, English earl of Leicester, dies in battle on this day in history.   

1306  Death of Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (b. 1289) on August - 04.   

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 this day in history death of jacob van Armagnac-Pardiac, French duke of Nemours, beheaded