On This Day in History for August 4
Events in History
- 1181 Supernova SN 1181 in the constellation Cassiopeia observed by Chinese and Japanese astronomers, lasting until August 6
- 1265 Battle of Evesham: English prince Edward beats Simon de Montfort the younger
- 1347 English troops conquer Fort Calais
- 1351 Sea battle at Zwartewaal: Willem V beats Hoeksen and English
- 1558 1st printing of Zohar (Jewish Kabbalah)
- 1578 Battle of The Three Kings [Battle of Alcazar quivir): Moroccans defeat a Moroccan-Portuguese alliance in northern Morocco with 10,000 killed
- 1598 London's head office of Hanze closed
- 1636 Johan Mauritius appointed governor of Dutch Brazil
- More Events in History
Weddings in History
- 1757 American revolution patriot Paul Revere (22) weds Sarah Orne in Bridgewater, Massachusetts
- 1847 Author of Moby-Dick, American novelist Herman Melville (28) marries Elizabeth Shaw, daughter of Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
- 1853 Confederate general Thomas Jackson (29) weds Elinor Junkin in Lexington
More Weddings & Divorces in History
August in History
Santa María
Christopher Columbus aboard his flagship the Santa María in 1492
August 3, 1492Russian Antarctic Expedition
The Bellingshausen expedition's two sloops-of-war, Mirny and Vostok
August 4, 1821The Strange, Mysterious Story of the Balloon Expedition to the North Pole
The discovery of Swedish engineer S. A. Andrée's tragic, long-lost polar expedition in 1930 led to more questions than answers.
August 5, 1930Battle of Petrovaradin
The Battle of Petrovaradin or Peterwardein which saw a decisive victory for the Imperial Army
August 5, 1716