About August 4
August 4, 2024 is the 217th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 149 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.
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Leo is the sun sign of a person born on this day. Peridot is the modern birthstone for this month. Diamond is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 178 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
What Happened On August 4
- 1265 –Second Barons’ War: Battle of Evesham – the army of Prince Edward (the future king Edward I of England) defeats the forces of rebellious barons led by Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, killing de Montfort and many of his allies.
- 1578 –Battle of Al Kasr al Kebir – the Moroccans defeat the Portuguese. King Sebastian of Portugal is killed in the battle, leaving his elderly uncle, Cardinal Henry, as his heir. This initiates a succession crisis in Portugal.
- 1796 –French Revolutionary Wars: Napoleon leads the French Army of Italy to victory in the Battle of Lonato.
- 1821 –Atkinson & Alexander publish the Saturday Evening Post for the first time as a weekly newspaper.
- 1824 –The Battle of Kos is fought between Turk and Greek forces.
- 1914 –World War I: Germany invades Belgium. In response, the United Kingdom declares war on Germany. The United States declare their neutrality.
- 1916 –World War I: Liberia declares war on Germany.
- 1924 –Diplomatic relations between Mexico and the Soviet Union are established.
- 1958 –The Billboard Hot 100 is published for the first time.
- 1964 –American civil rights movement: civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney are found dead in Mississippi after disappearing on June 21.
- 1965 –The Constitution of Cook Islands comes into force, giving the Cook Islands self-governing status within New Zealand.
- 1975 –The Japanese Red Army takes more than 50 hostages at the AIA Building housing several embassies in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The hostages include the U.S. consul and the Swedish chargé d’affaires. The gunmen win the release of five imprisoned comrades and fly with them to Libya.
- 1977 –US President Jimmy Carter signs legislation creating the United States Department of Energy.
- 1984 –The Republic of Upper Volta changes its name to Burkina Faso.
- 1987 –The Federal Communications Commission rescinds the Fairness Doctrine which had required radio and television stations to present controversial issues “fairly”.
- 1989 –Licence to Kill goes on general cinema release in the United Kingdom.
- 1991 –The Greek cruise ship Ship MTS sinks off the Wild Coast of South Africa.
- 1993 –A federal judge sentences LAPD officers Stacey Koon and Laurence Powell to 30 months in prison for violating motorist Rodney King’s civil rights.
- 1995 –Operation Storm begins in Croatia.
- 2005 –Prime Minister Paul Martin announces that Michaëlle Jean will be Canada’s 27th Governor General.
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