August 4

Events

 * - The in  by the.
 * - : - The army of    defeated the forces of rebellious barons led by ; killing de Montfort and many of his allies. (This is sometimes considered the end of the age of  in .)
 * - -  defeat . King  is defeated and killed in, leaving his elderly uncle, , as his heir. This initiates a succession crisis in.
 * - Date traditionally ascribed to invention of.
 * - : captured by  and  fleet, commanded by   and allied with.
 * - In members of the  take an oath to end  and abandon their.
 * - A newly passed act creates the  (the forerunner of the ).
 * - publish the  for the first time as a weekly.
 * - Battle of fought between  and.
 * - The is established as the official flag to be flown from ese ships.
 * - : While protecting a survey party in, the , under  , clash for the first time with the  (near the ; only one man on each side is killed).
 * - The family of is found murdered in their  home.
 * - under the River  opens.
 * - opens.
 * - : invades ; in response, the  declares war on . The  proclaims.
 * - Greek General, leader of the , suspends parliament and the Constitution and declares himself dictator.
 * - : A tip from a informer leads the  to a sealed-off area in an  warehouse where they find ish   and her family.
 * - The is established.
 * - approves the, written by Hafeez Jullundhry and composed by Ahmed G. Chagla.
 * - : workers,  and  are found dead in  after disappearing on.
 * 1964  - :  destroyers  and  report coming attack in the . The destroyers open fire at what they believed were  torpedo boats, although subsequent work has raised doubts the targets were real.  This engagement became known as the.
 * - : At the apartment of intermediary  in,  representative  and  representative  begin secret peace negotiations. The negotiations will eventually fail.
 * - The US launches first satellite into lunar orbit from a manned spacecraft
 * - The takes more than 50 hostages at the  housing several embassies in, . The hostages included the   and the  . The gunmen win the release of five imprisoned comrades and fly with them to.
 * -  signs legislation creating the.
 * - The n  changes its name to.
 * - The rescinds the  which had required  and  stations to "fairly" present controversial issues.
 * - The cruise ship  sinks off the  of.
 * 1991  - The world's largest hamburger, weighing over 4 tons (about 3750 kg), is made at a county fair in.
 * - A sentences  s  and  to 30 months in prison for violating  's.
 * - begins in.
 * - 185,000 union  drivers walk off the job.
 * - : 10 year old school girls Jessica Chapman and Holly Wells go missing from the town of,.
 * -  announces that  will be 's 27th — and first  —.
 * - steps down as the  and was replaced by, who was sworn in on.

Births

 * -, English soldier (d. )
 * - Duke (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * -, Scottish classical scholar (d. )
 * -, German minerologist and geologist (d. )
 * -, English politician (d. )
 * -, French painter, inventor of the modern pencil (d. )
 * -, English poet (d. )
 * -, Irish mathematician (d. )
 * -, cofunder of the (d. )
 * 1821  -, founder of  (d. )
 * -, English mathematician (d. )
 * -, Russian general (d. )
 * -, Norwegian writer, (d. )
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * - Sir, Scottish entertainer (d. )
 * -, French cyclist (d. )
 * -, Bohra Spiritual Leader (d. )
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * -, 13th of  (the LDS or Mormon Church) (d. )
 * -, of  (d. )
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * -, Polish novelist and dramatist (d. )
 * -, German zoologist (d. )
 * -, German conductor (d. )
 * -, runner (d. )
 * -, American composer (d. )
 * -, Russian mathematician, physicist, philosopher, and mountaineer (d. )
 * 1912  -, Swedish diplomat
 * -, American poet (d. )
 * -, founder of Avis car rentals (d. )
 * -, popular African-American author also known as Robert Beck (d. )
 * -, American journalist
 * -, Canadian hockey player (d. )
 * -, Pakistani satirical and humor writer
 * 1923  -, Australian media and television mogul
 * -, American tenor (d. )
 * -, Belgian racing driver (d. )
 * -, Indian singer and actor (d. )
 * -, one of the most senior  clerics of the 21st century.
 * -, Algerian writer and filmmaker
 * -, English musician
 * -, American college professor
 * -, 4th
 * 1940  -, American singer (d. )
 * -, English actor
 * -, American actor
 * 1942  -, American baseball player
 * 1942  -, New Zealand politician (d. )
 * -, Norwegian ski jumper
 * -, American actor and comedian
 * 1944  -, Senegalese lawyer and politician
 * -, ex-wife of (d. )
 * -, German composer
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, Irish singer
 * 1952  -, Hungarian politician
 * -, American actor and writer
 * 1955  -, American U.S. Attorney General
 * -, American boxer
 * -, Scottish footballer
 * 1957  -, American historian
 * -, American athlete
 * 1958  -, American actress
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * 1959  -, Irish politician
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * 1960  -, Spainish politician
 * -, American politician, U.S. Senator (D-IL), 2008 Presidential Candidate
 * 1961  -, American actress
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1962  -, British musician
 * -, British DJ
 * -, Swedish politician
 * 1965  -, American crime writer
 * -, Japanese professional wrestler
 * -, American actor
 * 1967  -, American athlete
 * -, American actor
 * 1968  -, Swedish model
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1969  -, American actor
 * -, American screenwriter
 * -, American race car driver
 * -, Canadian actor
 * -, French swimmer
 * 1973  -, Spanish singer and songwriter
 * -, Argentine footballer
 * -, Professional Skater
 * -, Dutch model and actress
 * 1975  -, American actor
 * -, Portuguese footballer
 * 1977  -, American professional wrestler
 * -, American race car driver
 * -, French swimmer
 * 1981  -, American actress
 * -, Korean basketball player
 * 1985  -, Ecuadorean footballer
 * 1985  -, Australian footballer
 * -, Australian Idol contestant
 * -, Italian-born American child actors
 * 1992  -, American singer

Deaths

 * - (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * - Killed in the :
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, son of (b. )
 * -, Spanish explorer (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * 1578  -, English adventurer
 * -, English statesman (b. )
 * -, English scholar (b. )
 * -, Mexican dramatist
 * -, lord-founder of the town of , in (b. )
 * -, French general (b. )
 * -, American lawyer
 * -, Italian musician (b. )
 * -, British general (b. )
 * -, American-born Tory politician (b. )
 * -, Norwegian journalist and statesman (b. )
 * -, Russian painter (b. )
 * -, Danish writer (b. )
 * -, Russian painter (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, President of Brazil (b. )
 * -, Australian poet (b. )
 * -, English cricketer (b. )
 * -, Canadian publisher (b. )
 * 1976  -, Argentine bishop
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American Architect (b. )
 * -, British gardener and broadcaster (b. )
 * -, French ; world's oldest ever-human (b. )
 * -, cosmonaut (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American adult film actress (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Soham murder victims (b. , )
 * -, American (b. )
 * -, Russian-American physicist (b. )
 * -, American country singer, songwriter and producer (b. )
 * -, American country singer, songwriter and producer (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - (celebrations begin on the last  in  and last up to 2 weeks.)
 * - (Begins on the 21st of  and ends on 12 of .)
 * - (Begins on the 21st of  and ends on 12 of .)
 * - (Begins on the 21st of  and ends on 12 of .)
 * - (Begins on the 21st of  and ends on 12 of .)
 * , of mad dogs
 * , confessor [Tulle]
 * , confessor
 * , martyrs [Besançon]
 * , [Tours]
 * [Paris]
 * , martyrs at Lyon [Langres]
 * =Jean-Marie Vianney, parish priest, of priests
 * ,, confessor [Trier, Lyon]
 * , priest, martyr (sometimes confessor)
 * /, abbot [Quimper]
 * Translation of [Paris]
 * , bishop, martyr [Bruges]
 * , martyrs [LeMans]
 * , priest, martyr [France]
 * Translation of, , confessor [Passau]
 * , widow [Soissons]
 * Advent of, virgin [Münster]