Historical Events In July - 04

1917  Johan H C Kern, Dutch linguist (Sanskreet), dies at 84 on this day in history.   

1918  Altar dedicated at full-scale replica of Stonehenge at Maryhill, Wa on July - 04.   

1918  Battle of Hamel, France on July - 04.   

1918  On July - 04 abigail Van Buren, [Mrs Morton Phillips], Sioux City Iowa, columnist   

1919  Jack Dempsey beats Jess Willard in Cuba for heavyweight championship on this day in history.   

1919  M Wolf discovers asteroid #914 Palisana on this day in history.   

1919  ADGB (Allgemeine Deutsche Gewerkschaftsbund) party forms on July - 04.   

1920  Leona Helmsley, (wife of Harry), real estate billionaire/tax cheat on July - 04.   

1923  Jack Dempsey beats Tommy Gibbon in 15 for heavyweight boxing title on this day in history.   

1923  On this day in history florimond Fonteyne, Flemish priest/politician (Volkseeuw), dies at 67   

1925  On this day in history 44 die when the Dreyfus Hotel in Boston collapses   

1927  On July - 04 the birth of Neil Simon, American author   

1929  On this day in history otto Taubmann, composer, dies at 70   

1931  On this day in history emanuele F duke of Aosta, Italian WW I-general/fascist, dies at 62   

1933  Work begins on Oakland Bay Bridge on July - 04.   

1934  Chaim Nachman Bialik zionist poet, dies on this day in history.   

1934  On this day in history "Madame" Marie Curie-Sklodovska, Polish/French chemist, dies   

1938  On this day in history suzanne Lenglen 6 time Wimbeldon champ, dies at 39 of anemia   

1938  Otto Bauer, Austrian social democrat, dies at 56 on this day in history.   

1939  Fort Ross, NWT the overnight temperature at Fort Ross drops to -12.2 C; one of the lowest July temperatures ever recorded in Canada on this day in history.   

1939  On July - 04 yankees retire first uniform (Lou Gehrig #4), first Old Timers Day   

1941  On July - 04 howard Florey & Norman Heatley meet for the first time, 11 days later they successfully recreate pencillin   

1942  On July - 04 the birth of Prince Michael of Kent   

1942  On July - 04 the first American bombing mission over enemy-occupied Europe (WW II)   

1943  Wladyslaw Sikorski, gen/PM of Poland in exile (1939-43), dies at 62 on this day in history.   

1945  Canadian troops enter Berlin as part of British garrison force; to share occupation duties on July - 04.   

1946  On July - 04 philippines gains independence from US   

1946  The Philippine Islands granted independence by the United States on July - 04.   

1946  On this day in history othenio Able, Austria paleontology, dies at 71   

1950  Truman signs public law 600 (Puerto Ricans write own consitution) on this day in history.   

1952  Walter Long, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1954  West Germany beats Hungary 3-2 for soccer's 5th World Cup in Bern on July - 04.   

1956  On this day in history independence National Historical Park established in Philadelphia   

1956  US most intense rain fall (1.23" in 1 minute) at Unionville Maryland on this day in history.   

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1330  On this day in history birth of ashikaga Yoshiakira, Japanese shogun (d. 1367)   

1546  Murad III, sultan of Turkey (1574-95) was born on this day in history.   

1546  On July - 04 birth of murat III, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1595)   

1610  On this day in history birth of cornelis Evertsen, the Elder, Dutch/Swiss vice-admiral   

1610  Paul Scarron, French playwright (Virgile Travesti) was born on this day in history.   

1669  On this day in history birth of alexander von Papenhoven, Flemish religious sculptor   

1694  Louis-Claude Daquin, [d'Acquin], French organist/composer (La Rose) was born on July - 04.   

1715  On July - 04 birth of christian F Gellert, Saxony, poet/novelist (Fables & Tales)   

0907  On July - 04 death of luitpold, Margrave of Bavaria   

0965  On July - 04 death of pope Benedict V, Italian Roman Catholic Pope (b. unknown)   

0966  Benedictus V Grammaticus, Italian Pope (5/22-6/23 964), dies on July - 04.   

0973  Death of Ulrich of Augsburg, German bishop (b. 890) on this day in history.   

1187  On this day in history reinoud van Châtillon, French prince of Antioch, dies   

1301  Willem II Berthout van Mechelen, bishop of Utrecht, dies in battle on July - 04.   

1307  On this day in history rudolf III, Duke of Austria/King of Bohemia dies   

1336  Elisabeth van Portugal, queen of Portugal/saint, dies at about 65 on July - 04.