Page 5: Historical Events In August - 04

1930  Child labor laws estralished in Belgium on August - 04.   

1930  On this day in history david M G Curry, South African Labour Party parliament leader   

1930  Siegfried Wagner, German opera composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.   

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  Nathan Eugene Brooks, Cleve Oh, flyweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1952) on this day in history.   

1934  NY Giants Mel Ott sets record of 6 runs in game & beats Phillies 21-4 on August - 04.   

1934  Dallas Green, baseball manager (Phillies, Yankees) on August - 04.   

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  David Vickerman Bedford, composer on August - 04.   

1938  Ellen Schrecker, American college professor on August - 04.   

1938  On this day in history l H Perquin, Dutch radio announcer, dies at 73   

1939  Frankie Ford, [Frank Guzzo], Gretna La, rock vocalist (Sea Cruise) on this day in history.   

1940  Karel Vachek, director (Moravska Hellas, Elective Affinities) on this day in history.   

1940  Vladimir Jabotinsky, founder of Revisionist Zionism, dies on August - 04.   

1941  Dodger Mickey Owens is 1st to catch 3 foul flies in an inning (3rd) on this day in history.   

1942  On August - 04 1st train with Jews departs Mechelen Belgium to Auschwitz   

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

1943  British premier Churchill travels on the Queen Mary to Canada on August - 04.   

1944  On this day in history anne Frank, 15, (Diary of Anne Frank) is arrested by Nazis   

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  Golfer Byron Nelson records most tournament wins (18) in a season on this day in history.   

1946  On August - 04 1946 Dominican Republic earthquake: an earthquake of magnitude 8.0 hits northern Dominican Republic. 100 are killed and 20,000 are left homeless.   

1947  Birthdate of the Medical Service Corps on August - 04.   

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

1948  5 day southern filibuster succeeds in maintaining poll tax on this day in history.   

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

1949  On August - 04 nBL & NBAA merge into National Basketball Association   

1953  On August - 04 black families move into Trumbull Park housing project in Chicago   

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

1955  Eisenhower authorizes $46 million for construction of CIA headquarters on August - 04.   

1956  On August - 04 first motorcycle driven over 200 mph   

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1222  Richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, English soldier (d. 1262) was born on August - 04.   

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 August - 04.   

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

1664  On this day in history birth of louis Lully, composer   

1687  Johan Willem Friso, prince of Orange/monarch of Nassau-Dietz [OS] was born on this day in history.   

1701  On this day in history birth of thomas Blackwell, Scottish classical scholar (d. 1757)   

1060  Henry I, King of France (1027..60), dies at 52 on August - 04.   

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

1204  On August - 04 death of boniface of Montferrat, margrave of Montferrat, murdered   

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  Death of Thomas of Brotherton, 1st Earl of Norfolk, son of Edward I of England (b. 1300) on this day in history.   

1430  On August - 04 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