August 4

August 4 is the 216th day of the year (217th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. It is preceded by August 3, and succeeded by August 5. Following August 4, there are 149 days in the year.

Events

• 1880 – Col. Olcott, in Bombay, writes in his diary: "[[Morya|M.] [was] here this evening & wrote to Fauvety of Paris. He says 5000 English troops killed in Afghanistan in the recent battle."

Births

• YEAR – NAME, SOMETHING ABOUT PERSON (d. YEAR) - THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE

Deaths

• YEAR – NAME, SOMETHING ABOUT PERSON (b. YEAR) - THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE

Holidays and observances

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External links

• This Date in Wikipedia