August 4 in History
4 August in History – 110 years ago
Sub-Saharan Africa 1914: Outbreak of the Great War
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Starting on 4 August 1811
All Events on 4 August
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1990
Iraq invades and occupies Kuwait
starts
1960
UN negotiates entry into Katanga
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1950
UN forces hold Pusan Perimeter against North Korea
ends
1947
Dutch conduct first police action in Indonesia
ends
1945
British defeat last Japanese offensive in Burma
starts
1922
Soviet Russia crushes Basmachi movement
ends
1919
Erzurum Congress
1919
Romania occupies Budapest
1918
Allies capture Archangel
starts
1918
British Dunsterforce lands in Baku
1917
Liberia declares war on Germany
starts
1916
US buys Danish West Indies, which become US Virgin Islands
1914
Britain declares war on Germany
1914
Germany launches invasion of France through Belgium
1914
Britain declares war on Germany
starts
1912
US occupies Nicaragua in response to Mena’s rebellion
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1877
Uprising in Herzegovina and Bosnia against Ottoman Empire
ends
1867
Rebellion in western Argentina
ends
1855
Ayutla Revolution overthrows Santa Anna
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1852
Abortive British colony in Auckland Islands
starts
1838
Cordova Rebellion in eastern Texas
starts
1811
British conquer Franco-Dutch Java
1496
Spanish establish colony at Santo Domingo
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441
Valips the Rugian holds out in Noviodunum*
ends
427
Bonifatius defeats Felix’s African expedition*
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296
Romans conduct raid on Carpi*
ends
273
Firmus leads uprising in Egypt in support of Palmyra*
135
Judea added to Syria to form Syria Palestina*
ends
135
Jews led by Simon bar Kokhba revolt against Rome
ends
50
Kushans unite Greater Yuezhi tribes*
*Actual date uncertain; set to 4 August for purposes of Omniatlas
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