This day in History - August 4

338 Historic Events for August 4
1994 Event Howard Stern drops out of NY gubernatorial race
1994 Event Dwingeloo 1, near milky way system, discovered
1994 Event Truck carrying millions of bees overturns on NY parkway
1994 Death Richard Du Cann, lawyer QC, dies at 65
1995 Event Darryl Strawberry joins the NY Yankees
1995 Death Dick Bartell, baseball player, dies at 87
1995 Death J Howard Smith Oil Tycoon, dies
1996 Death Geoff Hamilton, gardner/journalist, dies at 59
1996 Event J Bunning, E Weaver, B Foster, and N Hanlon inducted in Hall of Fame
1996 Event 24th du Maurier Golf Classic: Laura Davies
1996 Event 26th Olympic games close at Atlanta, Georgia (sched)
1997 Event "Keenan Ivory Wayan Show," premieres on Fox TV
1997 Death Jeanne Calment, world's oldest person (Feb 21 1875), dies at 122