338 Historic Events for August 4
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| 1936 |
Death |
Henry Schoenfeld, composer, dies at 78
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| 1936 |
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Ioannis Metaxas names himself dictator of Greece
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| 1937 |
Birth |
Jacobus H "Koos" van de Merwe, S Afr attorney/CP parliament leader
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| 1937 |
Birth |
David Vickerman Bedford, composer
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| 1938 |
Death |
Rudolf G Binding, German poet/writer, dies at 70
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| 1938 |
Death |
Pearl White, US actress/stunt woman (Perils of Pauline), dies at 49
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| 1938 |
Death |
L H Perquin, Dutch radio announcer, dies at 73
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| 1939 |
Birth |
Frankie Ford, [Frank Guzzo], Gretna La, rock vocalist (Sea Cruise)
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| 1940 |
Death |
Vladimir Jabotinsky, founder of Revisionist Zionism, dies
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| 1940 |
Birth |
Rosemarie "Timi" Yuro, US singer (Hurt)
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| 1940 |
Birth |
Karel Vachek, director (Moravska Hellas, Elective Affinities)
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| 1941 |
Birth |
Quincey Daniels, Biloxi Miss, boxer (Olympic-bronze-1960)
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| 1941 |
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Winston Churchill departs on Prince of Wales to US
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| 1941 |
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Dodger Mickey Owens is 1st to catch 3 foul flies in an inning (3rd)
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| 1941 |
Birth |
Ted Strickland, (Rep-D-Ohio)
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| 1942 |
Birth |
David Russell Lange, PM (L) NZ (1984-89)
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| 1942 |
Death |
Alberto Franchetti, composer, dies at 81
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| 1942 |
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German occupier orders all Dutch homing pigeons killed
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| 1942 |
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Col-gen Jeremenko arrives in Stalingrad/welcomed by Nikita Khrushchev
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| 1942 |
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British premier Winston Churchill arrives in Cairo
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| 1942 |
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1st train with Jews departs Mechelen Belgium to Auschwitz
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| 1943 |
Birth |
Tina Cole, Hollywood, singer (King Cousins)/actress (Katie-My 3 Sons)
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| 1943 |
Birth |
Michael J McCulley, San Diego Calif, Cmdr USN/astronaut (STS-34)
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| 1943 |
Birth |
Rodney Stuart Pattison, British yachtsman (Olympics)
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| 1943 |
Birth |
David Carr, rock keyboardist (Fortunes Leyton, London
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