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08/04/1909
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Glenn Cunningham, US middle distance runner (1930's)
Type: Birth
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08/04/1909
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Roberto Burle Marx, landscape gardener
Type: Birth
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08/04/1909
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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
Type: Event
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08/04/1910
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A's Jack Coombs and White Sox Ed Walsh pitch a 16 inn scoreless tie
Type: Event
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08/04/1910
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William H Schuman, NYC, composer (Amer Festival Overture, Juilliard)
Type: Birth
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08/04/1912
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David Raksin, Phila Penns, composer (Modern Times)
Type: Birth
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08/04/1912
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Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish diplomat in WW II (saved 10,000s of Jews)
Type: Birth
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08/04/1913
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Wesley Addy, Omaha Neb, actor (Bostonians, Loving)
Type: Birth
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08/04/1914
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Germany declares war on Belgium; Britain declares war on Germany
Type: Event
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08/04/1914
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German fleet under admiral Souchon fire on Algerian coast
Type: Event
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08/04/1914
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German army shoots Belgian priests/burns down village of Battice
Type: Event
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08/04/1914
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Lord Kitchener becomes British minister of War
Type: Event
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08/04/1914
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King Albert I becomes supreme commander of Belgian army
Type: Event
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08/04/1914
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US declares neutrality in WW I
Type: Event
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08/04/1914
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Rik Slabbinck, Flemish painter
Type: Birth
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08/04/1915
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Richard Kiepert, German cartographer (Africa), dies at 68
Type: Death
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08/04/1915
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Irving Fields, NYC, pianist (Ilona Massey Show)
Type: Birth
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08/04/1916
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Denmark cedes Danish West Indies, including the Virgin Islands, to the US for $25 million
Type: Event
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08/04/1917
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Pravda calls for killing all capitalists, priests and officers
Type: Event
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08/04/1919
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D[ave] W Gregory, cricketer (brother of Ned, uncle of Syd), dies
Type: Death
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08/04/1920
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Vladimir Ivanovich Rebikov, composer, dies at 54
Type: Death
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08/04/1920
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Helen Thomas, UPI journalist (starts press conferences)
Type: Birth
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08/04/1921
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Maurice "Rocket" Richard, Montreal Canadien (MVP-1947)
Type: Birth
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08/04/1922
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Female 1st baseman Lizzie Murphy plays on AL all-star team
Type: Event
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08/04/1922
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Enver Pasa, Turkish politician, dies at 40
Type: Death
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08/04/1923
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Arthur Butterworth, composer
Type: Birth
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08/04/1925
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Alfons Van de Perre, Flemish physician, dies
Type: Death
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08/04/1925
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US marines leave Nicaragua after 13-year occupation
Type: Event
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08/04/1925
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1st Dutch Colijn govt forms
Type: Event
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08/04/1927
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John Dillon, Irish nationalist/British Lower house leader, dies at 75
Type: Death
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08/04/1927
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Peace Bridge between US and Canada opens
Type: Event
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08/04/1928
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Udham Singh, India, field hockey player (Olympic-gold-1952, 56, 64)
Type: Birth
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08/04/1929
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Indians, in 9th with 2 outs score 9 to beat Yanks 14-6
Type: Event
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08/04/1929
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Jones Beach in NY opens
Type: Event
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08/04/1929
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60,000 SA'ers/SS'ers march by Munich
Type: Event
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08/04/1929
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Yasser Arafat, leader (Palestine Liberation Organization)
Type: Birth
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08/04/1930
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Child labor laws estralished in Belgium
Type: Event
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08/04/1930
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Siegfried Wagner, German opera composer, dies at 61
Type: Death
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08/04/1930
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David M G Curry, South African Labour Party parliament leader
Type: Birth
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08/04/1930
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John Gorman, printer/socialist historian
Type: Birth
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08/04/1931
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Daniel H Williams, doctor (pioneer in surgery), dies
Type: Death
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08/04/1931
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Narendra Tamhane, dependable Indian cricket wicketkeeper (1950's)
Type: Birth
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08/04/1933
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Nathan Eugene Brooks, Cleve Oh, flyweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1952)
Type: Birth
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08/04/1933
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Rudi van Dantzig, Dutch choreographer/ballet dancer (Painted Birds)
Type: Birth
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08/04/1934
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NY Giants Mel Ott sets record of 6 runs in game and beats Phillies 21-4
Type: Event
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08/04/1934
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Dallas Green, baseball manager (Phillies, Yankees)
Type: Birth
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08/04/1934
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Jonas Savimbi, Angolian leader of Unita
Type: Birth
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08/04/1934
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Rutger Kopland, [Rutger van den Hoofdakker], Dutch poet
Type: Birth
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08/04/1935
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Micha‰l Slory, Suriname poet (Bitter Combat)
Type: Birth
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08/04/1936
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Elsberry Hobbs, rocker (Drifters)
Type: Birth
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