Page 4: Historical Events In August - 04

1906  On this day in history marie-Jose von Saksen-Coburg, Belgian Princess   

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  On August - 04 a's Jack Coombs & White Sox Ed Walsh pitch a 16 inn scoreless tie   

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  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 August - 04.   

1914  On August - 04 britain declares war on Germany   

1914  Germany declares war on Belgium on August - 04.   

1914  On this day in history german army shoots Belgian priests/burns down village of Battice   

1914  On August - 04 rik Slabbinck, Flemish painter   

1915  On this day in history irving Fields, NYC, pianist (Ilona Massey Show)   

1915  Richard Kiepert, German cartographer (Africa), dies at 68 on August - 04.   

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

1916  Denmark cedes Danish West Indies, including the Virgin Islands, to the US for $25 million on August - 04.   

1917  Pravda calls for killing all capitalists, priests & officers on August - 04.   

1919  On this day in history d[ave] W Gregory, cricketer (brother of Ned, uncle of Syd), dies   

1920  On August - 04 helen Thomas, UPI journalist (starts press conferences)   

1920  On August - 04 vladimir Ivanovich Rebikov, composer, dies at 54   

1921  On this day in history maurice "Rocket" Richard, Montreal Canadien (MVP-1947)   

1922  On this day in history female 1st baseman Lizzie Murphy plays on AL all-star team   

1922  Enver Pasa, Turkish politician, dies at 40 on August - 04.   

1923  Arthur Butterworth, composer on this day in history.   

1925  US marines leave Nicaragua after 13-year occupation on August - 04.   

1925  1st Dutch Colijn govt forms on this day in history.   

1925  On August - 04 alfons Van de Perre, Flemish physician, dies   

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

1927  On August - 04 peace Bridge between US & Canada opens   

1927  On this day in history 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  On August - 04 60,000 SA'ers/SS'ers march by Munich   

1929  On this day in history yasser Arafat, leader (Palestine Liberation Organization)   

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1222  Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, English soldier (d. 1262) was born on this day in history.   

1290  On this day in history 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  Pope Urban VII (d. 1590) was born on this day in history.   

1604  On August - 04 birth of françois Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac, French writer (d. 1676)   

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

1060  On this day in history henry I, King of France (1027..60), dies at 52   

1113  Death of Gertrude of Saxony (b. 1030) on August - 04.   

1204  Death of Boniface of Montferrat, margrave of Montferrat, murdered on this day in history.   

1265  On August - 04 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  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