August 4 in history
Events on August 4
Notable events that happened on August 4 in past years.
- 2020
Beirut Port explosion: At least 220 people are killed and over 5,000 are wounded when 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate explodes in Beirut, Lebanon.
Wikipedia article: 2020 Beirut explosion - 2007
NASA's Phoenix Mars lander is launched.
Wikipedia article: NASA - 1987
The Federal Communications Commission rescinds the Fairness Doctrine which had required radio and television stations to give equal time to opposing views.
Wikipedia article: Federal Communications Commission - 1977
U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs legislation creating the United States Department of Energy.
Wikipedia article: President of the United States - 1969
Vietnam War: At the apartment of French intermediary Jean Sainteny in Paris, American representative Henry Kissinger and North Vietnamese representative Xuân Thuỷ begin secret peace negotiations. The negotiations will eventually fail.
Wikipedia article: Vietnam War - 1964
Second Gulf of Tonkin Incident: U.S. destroyers USS Maddox and USS Turner Joy mistakenly report coming under attack in the Gulf of Tonkin.
Wikipedia article: Gulf of Tonkin incident - 1944
Under the state of emergency law, the Finnish Parliament elects Marshal C. G. E. Mannerheim as the President of Finland to replace the resigned Risto Ryti.
Wikipedia article: Parliament of Finland - 1921
Bolshevik–Makhnovist conflict: Mikhail Frunze declares victory over the Makhnovshchina.
Wikipedia article: Bolshevik–Makhnovist conflict - 1892
The father and stepmother of Lizzie Borden are found murdered in their Fall River, Massachusetts home. She will be tried and acquitted for the crimes a year later.
Wikipedia article: Lizzie Borden - 1863
Matica slovenská, Slovakia's public-law cultural and scientific institution focusing on topics around the Slovak nation, is established in Martin.
Wikipedia article: Matica slovenská - 1814
War of 1812: The ultimately unsuccessful Siege of Fort Erie begins as British forces attempt to recapture the fort and drive American forces out of Canada.
Wikipedia article: War of 1812 - 1789
France: abolition of feudalism by the National Constituent Assembly.
Wikipedia article: France - 1701
Great Peace of Montreal between New France and First Nations is signed.
Wikipedia article: Great Peace of Montreal - 1327
First War of Scottish Independence: James Douglas leads a raid into Weardale and almost kills Edward III of England.
- 70 BC
The trial against Gaius Verres for corruption is opened, with Marcus Tullius Cicero as prosecutor and renowned orator Quintus Hortensius as defending lawyer.
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