338 Historic Events for August 4
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| 1923 |
Birth |
Arthur Butterworth, composer
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| 1925 |
Death |
Alfons Van de Perre, Flemish physician, dies
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| 1925 |
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US marines leave Nicaragua after 13-year occupation
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| 1925 |
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1st Dutch Colijn govt forms
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| 1927 |
Death |
John Dillon, Irish nationalist/British Lower house leader, dies at 75
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| 1927 |
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Peace Bridge between US and Canada opens
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| 1928 |
Birth |
Udham Singh, India, field hockey player (Olympic-gold-1952, 56, 64)
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| 1929 |
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Indians, in 9th with 2 outs score 9 to beat Yanks 14-6
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| 1929 |
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Jones Beach in NY opens
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| 1929 |
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60,000 SA'ers/SS'ers march by Munich
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| 1929 |
Birth |
Yasser Arafat, leader (Palestine Liberation Organization)
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| 1930 |
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Child labor laws estralished in Belgium
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| 1930 |
Death |
Siegfried Wagner, German opera composer, dies at 61
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| 1930 |
Birth |
David M G Curry, South African Labour Party parliament leader
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| 1930 |
Birth |
John Gorman, printer/socialist historian
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| 1931 |
Death |
Daniel H Williams, doctor (pioneer in surgery), dies
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| 1931 |
Birth |
Narendra Tamhane, dependable Indian cricket wicketkeeper (1950's)
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| 1933 |
Birth |
Nathan Eugene Brooks, Cleve Oh, flyweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1952)
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| 1933 |
Birth |
Rudi van Dantzig, Dutch choreographer/ballet dancer (Painted Birds)
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| 1934 |
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NY Giants Mel Ott sets record of 6 runs in game and beats Phillies 21-4
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| 1934 |
Birth |
Dallas Green, baseball manager (Phillies, Yankees)
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| 1934 |
Birth |
Jonas Savimbi, Angolian leader of Unita
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| 1934 |
Birth |
Rutger Kopland, [Rutger van den Hoofdakker], Dutch poet
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| 1935 |
Birth |
Micha‰l Slory, Suriname poet (Bitter Combat)
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| 1936 |
Birth |
Elsberry Hobbs, rocker (Drifters)
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