August 04
Overview
Holidays & Observances
Christianfeast day:
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A day in the Christian liturgical calendar honoring various saints in the Eastern Orthodox tradition.
Coast Guard Day(United States)
An annual observance marking the founding of the United States Coast Guard.
Constitution Day (Cook Islands); first Monday in August
A national holiday in the Cook Islands celebrating the adoption of its constitution.
Matica slovenská Day(Slovakia)
Commemorates the founding of Matica slovenská, Slovakia's national cultural institution.
Barack Obama DayinIllinoisin theUnited States
A state holiday in Illinois recognizing the birth of President Barack Obama.
2020 Beirut explosioncommemoration day inLebanon
A day of remembrance in Lebanon for the victims of the 2020 Beirut port explosion.
Aristarchus
Euphronius
BlessedFrédéric Janssoone
Events
Goguryeo-Sui War: In response to a Goguryeo (Korean) incursion into Liaoxi, Emperor Wéndi of Sui orders his youngest son, Yang Liang (assisted by the co-prime minister Gao Jiong), to conquer Goguryeo during the Manchurian rainy season, with a Chinese army and navy.
In 598, Emperor Wéndi of the Sui Dynasty launches a major military expedition against Goguryeo, dispatching his son Yang Liang with an army and navy during the rainy season.
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.
Prince Edward's forces decisively defeat Simon de Montfort's baronial army at the Battle of Evesham in 1265.
First War of Scottish Independence: James Douglas leads a raid into Weardale and almost kills Edward III of England.
Scottish hero James Douglas spearheads a raid into Weardale, nearly assassinating King Edward III in 1327.
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.
Moroccan forces crush the Portuguese at Al Kasr al Kebir, killing King Sebastian and triggering a succession crisis.
Date traditionally ascribed to Dom Perignon's invention of champagne; it is not clear whether he actually invented champagne, however he has been credited as an innovator who developed the techniques used to perfect sparkling wine.
Dom Perignon is traditionally hailed as the inventor of champagne, pioneering the sparkling wine method in 1693.
Great Peace of Montreal between New France and First Nations is signed.
New France signs the Great Peace of Montreal, securing decades of peace with First Nations.
War of the Spanish Succession: Gibraltar is captured by an English and Dutch fleet, commanded by Admiral Sir George Rooke and allied with Archduke Charles.
An English and Dutch fleet captures Gibraltar from Spain during the War of the Spanish Succession.
Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, a fleet of six East India Company ships sets sail from Fort Marlborough to raid the Dutch VOC factories on the West coast of Sumatra including the major port of Padang.
An East India Company squadron departs Fort Marlborough to attack Dutch VOC outposts in Sumatra.
Mount Asama erupts in Japan, killing about 1,400 people (Tenmei eruption). The eruption causes a famine, which results in an additional 20,000 deaths.
Mount Asama’s Tenmei eruption in 1783 kills about 1,400 people and triggers a widespread famine.
Births
Richard de Clare
An English nobleman and soldier who served as the 6th Earl of Gloucester during the reign of King Henry III.
Külüg Khan
Fourth Emperor of the Yuan dynasty who ruled from 1307 to 1311 and was known as Emperor Wuzong.
Leopold I
A Habsburg prince who served as Duke of Austria and Styria, consolidating his family's power in the early 14th century.
Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici
A member of the Medici family who became a leading patron of Renaissance art in Florence.
Margaret of Saxony
A German duchess of Saxony who served as Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg in the early 16th century.
Bernardo Dovizi
An Italian cardinal and playwright known for his comedy 'La Calandria' and close ties to Pope Leo X.
Lucrezia de' Medici
A Florentine noblewoman of the Medici family during the Italian Renaissance.
One of the shortest-reigning popes, serving only 13 days in September 1590.
Udai Singh II
A Rajput ruler who founded the city of Udaipur and led Mewar during periods of Mughal conflict.
Deaths
Lady Zhen
Chinese empress of the Three Kingdoms period, celebrated for her influence and tragic fate.
King of Italy from 950 until his overthrow, remembered for his conflicts with Otto I.
King of West Francia from 1031 to 1060, noted for strengthening royal authority.
Gertrude of Saxony
Countess and regent of Holland in the early 12th century, known for her capable governance.
Peter de Montfort
English baron and politician, leading figure in the Second Barons' War.
Young English nobleman and soldier involved in the Second Barons' War.
Simon de Montfort
Earl of Leicester and military leader, pivotal in the Barons' War and early parliamentary history.
Hugh le Despencer
1st Baron le Despencer, English nobleman and royal official during the Second Barons' War.
Eudes of Burgundy
French nobleman, Count of Nevers and Auxerre, who governed Burgundian territories in the 13th century.