Historical Events In August - 04

1708  On August - 04 vincenzo De Grandis, composer, dies at 77   

1712  On this day in history johann Jacob de Neufville, composer, dies at 27   

1730  Crown prince Frederik of Prussia escapes to England on this day in history.   

1731  Giuseppe Colla, composer on August - 04.   

1735  On this day in history jury acquits John Zenger (NY Weekly Journal) charged with seditious libel by royal governor of NY (victory for Freedom of press)   

1741  On August - 04 andrew Hamilton, American lawyer   

1748  Maximilian Stadler, composer on August - 04.   

1753  On this day in history george Washington becomes a Master Mason   

1755  On August - 04 nicolas-Jacque Conte, inventor (modern pencil)   

1760  Battle at Leignitz: Prussia beats Austria & Russia on this day in history.   

1776  Wenzel Sedlak, composer on August - 04.   

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

1777  Retired British cavalry officer Philip Astley establishes 1st circus on August - 04.   

1789  French National Meeting ending feudal system on this day in history.   

1790  US Coast Guard founded as Revenue Cutter Service on this day in history.   

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

1792  On August - 04 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  Israel Vogdes, Brig General (Union volunteers), died in 1889 on August - 04.   

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

1821  On August - 04 1st edition of Saturday Evening Post (publishes until 1969)   

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 August - 04.   

1825  Arthur Haygarth, cricketer (Middlesex & Surrey bat, famous biographer) on August - 04.   

1830  On this day in history plans for the city of Chicago laid out   

1830  On this day in history plans for city of Chicago laid out   

1839  On this day in history walter Pater, London England, writer (Plato & Platoism)   

1843  On August - 04 flor van Duyse, composer   

1846  Silas Gamaliel Pratt, composer on this day in history.   

1850  Frantisek Tucek, composer, dies at 68 on August - 04.   

1854  On August - 04 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 this day in history birth of richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, English soldier (d. 1262)   

1290  Duke Leopold I of Austria (d. 1326) was born on this day in history.   

1502  Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter/carpet designer was born on this day in history.   

1521  Pope Urban VII (d. 1590) was born on August - 04.   

1604  François Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac, French writer (d. 1676) was born on this day in history.   

1664  Louis Lully, composer was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1265  Simon de Montfort, English earl of Leicester, dies in battle on August - 04.   

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