Page 4: Historical Events In August - 04

1906  Marie-Jose von Saksen-Coburg, Belgian Princess on this day in history.   

1908  On this day in history kurt Eichhorn, conductor   

1909  On August - 04 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   

1909  On August - 04 glenn Cunningham, US middle distance runner (1930's)   

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

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

1912  David Raksin, Phila Penns, composer (Modern Times) on August - 04.   

1913  On August - 04 wesley Addy, Omaha Neb, actor (Bostonians, Loving)   

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

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 August - 04.   

1916  On August - 04 uS agrees to buy Virgin Islands from Denmark for $25 million   

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

1917  On this day in history pravda calls for killing all capitalists, priests & officers   

1919  D[ave] W Gregory, cricketer (brother of Ned, uncle of Syd), dies on August - 04.   

1920  On this day in history helen Thomas, UPI journalist (starts press conferences)   

1920  On this day in history vladimir Ivanovich Rebikov, composer, dies at 54   

1921  On August - 04 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  US marines leave Nicaragua after 13-year occupation on August - 04.   

1925  1st Dutch Colijn govt forms on August - 04.   

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 this day in history.   

1929  On this day in history 60,000 SA'ers/SS'ers march by Munich   

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 August - 04.   

1290  On August - 04 birth of duke Leopold I of Austria (d. 1326)   

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

1521  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history death of boniface of Montferrat, margrave of Montferrat, murdered   

1265  On August - 04 simon de Montfort, English earl of Leicester, dies in battle   

1306  Death of Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (b. 1289) on this day in history.   

1338  On this day in history death of thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, son of Edward I of England (b. 1300)   

1430  On August - 04 philip of Saint-Pol, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies at 26   

1476  Death of Jacob van Armagnac-Pardiac, French duke of Nemours, beheaded on August - 04.