Page 5: Historical Events In August - 04

1930  Child labor laws estralished in Belgium on this day in history.   

1930  David M G Curry, South African Labour Party parliament leader on this day in history.   

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

1931  On this day in history narendra Tamhane, dependable Indian cricket wicketkeeper (1950's)   

1931  Daniel H Williams, doctor (pioneer in surgery), dies on this day in history.   

1933  On August - 04 nathan Eugene Brooks, Cleve Oh, flyweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1952)   

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

1934  On this day in history dallas Green, baseball manager (Phillies, Yankees)   

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

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

1936  On this day in history henry Schoenfeld, composer, dies at 78   

1937  On this day in history david Vickerman Bedford, composer   

1938  On this day in history ellen Schrecker, American college professor   

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

1939  On this day in history frankie Ford, [Frank Guzzo], Gretna La, rock vocalist (Sea Cruise)   

1940  On August - 04 karel Vachek, director (Moravska Hellas, Elective Affinities)   

1940  On August - 04 vladimir Jabotinsky, founder of Revisionist Zionism, dies   

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

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

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

1943  On August - 04 british premier Churchill travels on the Queen Mary to Canada   

1944  Anne Frank, 15, (Diary of Anne Frank) is arrested by Nazis on August - 04.   

1944  Anne Frank arrested in Amsterdam by German Security Police (Grüne Polizei) following a tip-off from an informer who was never identified on August - 04.   

1945  On August - 04 golfer Byron Nelson records most tournament wins (18) in a season   

1946  On this day in history 1946 Dominican Republic earthquake: an earthquake of magnitude 8.0 hits northern Dominican Republic. 100 are killed and 20,000 are left homeless.   

1947  On August - 04 birthdate of the Medical Service Corps   

1947  The Supreme Court of Japan is established on August - 04.   

1948  On August - 04 5 day southern filibuster succeeds in maintaining poll tax   

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

1949  NBL & NBAA merge into National Basketball Association on this day in history.   

1953  Black families move into Trumbull Park housing project in Chicago on August - 04.   

1954  Boscombe Down 1st flight of supersonic P-1 Lightning on August - 04.   

1955  On August - 04 eisenhower authorizes $46 million for construction of CIA headquarters   

1956  First motorcycle driven over 200 mph on August - 04.   

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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 August - 04 birth of pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter/carpet designer   

1521  On August - 04 birth of pope Urban VII (d. 1590)   

1604  On this day in history birth of françois Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac, French writer (d. 1676)   

1664  Louis Lully, composer was born on August - 04.   

1687  On August - 04 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  Henry I, King of France (1027..60), dies at 52 on this day in history.   

1113  On August - 04 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 this day in history.   

1306  On August - 04 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 August - 04.   

1430  On this day in history philip of Saint-Pol, duke of Brabant/Limburg, dies at 26   

1476  On August - 04 death of jacob van Armagnac-Pardiac, French duke of Nemours, beheaded