Page 7: Historical Events In August - 04

1984  Edmon Ryan actor, dies at 79 of a heart attack on this day in history.   

1984  Mary Miles Minter silent screen star, dies at 82 of heart failure on this day in history.   

1984  Prince's "Purple Rain," album goes to #1 & stays #1 for 24 weeks on August - 04.   

1984  Republic of Upper Volta becomes Bourkina Fasso (National Day) on this day in history.   

1984  Walter Burke actor, dies at 75 of emphysema on this day in history.   

1984  Edmond Ryan, actor (Human Monster), dies at 79 of a heart attack on August - 04.   

1985  On August - 04 zbynek Vostrak, composer, dies at 65   

1987  On this day in history fCC vote 4-0 to rescind fairness doctrine for broadcasters   

1987  On this day in history kenny Price, comedian (Midwestern Hayride, Hee Haw), dies at 56   

1988  On this day in history congress votes $20,000 to each Japanese-American interned in WW II   

1988  Hertz car rental to pay out $23 million in consumer fraud case on August - 04.   

1988  Hertz car rental will pay out $23 million in consumer fraud case on this day in history.   

1990  European community proposes a boycott of Iraq on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history nikiforos Vrettakos, Greek poet (Hodyne), dies at 80   

1992  On this day in history frantisek Tomasek, archbishop of Prague/cardinal, dies at 93   

1993  On this day in history bernard Barrow, actor (Louie-Loving, Johnny-Ryan's Hope), dies   

1994  Giovanni Spadolini, Italian historian/journalist, dies at 69 on August - 04.   

1995  On August - 04 dick Bartell, baseball player, dies at 87   

1996  26th Olympic Summer games close in Atlanta, Georgia on this day in history.   

1996  Geoff Hamilton, gardner/journalist, dies at 59 on August - 04.   

1997  Jeanne Calment, world's oldest person (Feb 21 1875), dies at 122 on this day in history.   

2007  On this day in history smoking in public places is banned in Slovenia.   

2007  On August - 04 the 92nd World Congress of Esperanto is held in Yokohama, Japan.   

2007  On this day in history the National Eisteddfod of Wales is held at Mold, Flintshire, Wales.   

2007  On August - 04 the Phoenix spacecraft launches toward the Martian north pole.   

2007  On this day in history a UK-wide ban on movement of all livestock is in place after foot and mouth disease is found on the Surrey farm.   

2012  On August - 04 45 people are killed by a suicide bombing in Abyan, Yemen   

2013  On this day in history hassan Rouhani is inaugurated as the President of Iran   

2014  Hamas and Israel agree to another 72 hour ceasefire on August - 04.   

2017  Rwandan President Paul Kagame wins a third term with 98.63% of the vote on August - 04.   

2017  On this day in history aldi supermarket withdraws all eggs from sale after chemical fipronil found in eggs from The Netherlands   

2018  On August - 04 super Rugby Final, AMI Stadium, Christchurch: Canterbury Crusaders successfully defend title with 37-18 home win against the Lions from Johannesburg; Crusaders' 9th SR title   

2018  On August - 04 president Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela survives an assassination attempt by drone, live on TV   

2019  On this day in history cairo bombing: A car crashes into three other cars causing an explosion outside the National Cancer Institute Egypt in Cairo, Egypt, killing at least 20 people and injuring 47 others.   

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1222  On August - 04 birth of richard de Clare, 6th Earl of Hertford, English soldier (d. 1262)   

1290  Duke Leopold I of Austria (d. 1326) was born on August - 04.   

1502  On this day in history birth of pieter Coecke van Aelst, Flemish painter/carpet designer   

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

1604  François Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac, French writer (d. 1676) was born on August - 04.   

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 August - 04.   

1701  Thomas Blackwell, Scottish classical scholar (d. 1757) was born on this day in history.   

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

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  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  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  Death of Jacob van Armagnac-Pardiac, French duke of Nemours, beheaded on this day in history.