338 Historic Events for August 4
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| 1909 |
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Glenn Cunningham, US middle distance runner (1930's)
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| 1909 |
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Roberto Burle Marx, landscape gardener
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| 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
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| 1910 |
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A's Jack Coombs and White Sox Ed Walsh pitch a 16 inn scoreless tie
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| 1910 |
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William H Schuman, NYC, composer (Amer Festival Overture, Juilliard)
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| 1912 |
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David Raksin, Phila Penns, composer (Modern Times)
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| 1912 |
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Raoul Wallenberg, Swedish diplomat in WW II (saved 10,000s of Jews)
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| 1913 |
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Wesley Addy, Omaha Neb, actor (Bostonians, Loving)
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| 1914 |
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Germany declares war on Belgium; Britain declares war on Germany
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| 1914 |
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German fleet under admiral Souchon fire on Algerian coast
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| 1914 |
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German army shoots Belgian priests/burns down village of Battice
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| 1914 |
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Lord Kitchener becomes British minister of War
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| 1914 |
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King Albert I becomes supreme commander of Belgian army
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| 1914 |
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US declares neutrality in WW I
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| 1914 |
Birth |
Rik Slabbinck, Flemish painter
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| 1915 |
Death |
Richard Kiepert, German cartographer (Africa), dies at 68
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| 1915 |
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Irving Fields, NYC, pianist (Ilona Massey Show)
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| 1916 |
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Denmark cedes Danish West Indies, including the Virgin Islands, to the US for $25 million
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| 1917 |
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Pravda calls for killing all capitalists, priests and officers
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| 1919 |
Death |
D[ave] W Gregory, cricketer (brother of Ned, uncle of Syd), dies
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| 1920 |
Death |
Vladimir Ivanovich Rebikov, composer, dies at 54
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| 1920 |
Birth |
Helen Thomas, UPI journalist (starts press conferences)
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| 1921 |
Birth |
Maurice "Rocket" Richard, Montreal Canadien (MVP-1947)
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| 1922 |
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Female 1st baseman Lizzie Murphy plays on AL all-star team
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| 1922 |
Death |
Enver Pasa, Turkish politician, dies at 40
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