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.

Blavatsky's Gem of the Day

"He who has been once deceived, dreads evil, and suspects it even in truth."

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."
• 1889 – Annie Besant, after joining the Theosophical Society, gave a lecture entitled "Why I Became a Theosophist" at the Hall of Science. She lectured again on the 11th.

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

• NAME OF HOLIDAY, SOMETHING ABOUT THE HOLIDAY - THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE

External links

• This Date in Wikipedia