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
Louis Vuitton
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother
Sheldon Adelson
David Lange
Barack ObamaWeddings 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
Hans Christian Andersen
Enver Pasha
Daniel WilliamsAugust in History
Santa María
Christopher Columbus aboard his flagship the Santa María in 1492
August 3, 1492
Russian Antarctic Expedition
The Bellingshausen expedition's two sloops-of-war, Mirny and Vostok
August 4, 1821
The 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, 1930
Battle of Petrovaradin
The Battle of Petrovaradin or Peterwardein which saw a decisive victory for the Imperial Army
August 5, 1716