Prime Minister of Greece Ioannis Metaxas suspends parliament and the Constitution and establishes the 4th of August Regime. Date: August 4, 1936 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 4 π Events on this day in 1936 π On This Day (Today)
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. Date: August 4, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 4 π Events on this day in 1944 π On This Day (Today)
The Holocaust: A tip from a Dutch informer leads the Gestapo to a sealed-off area in an Amsterdam warehouse, where they find and arrest Jewish diarist Anne Frank, her family, and four others. Date: August 4, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 4 π Events on this day in 1944…
An earthquake of magnitude 8.0 hits northern Dominican Republic. One hundred are killed and 20,000 are left homeless. Date: August 4, 1946 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 4 π Events on this day in 1946 π On This Day (Today)
The Supreme Court of Japan is established. Date: August 4, 1947 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 4 π Events on this day in 1947 π On This Day (Today)
Second Gulf of Tonkin Incident: U.S. destroyers USSΒ Maddox and USSΒ Turner Joy mistakenly report coming under attack in the Gulf of Tonkin. Date: August 4, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 4 π Events on this day in 1964 π On This Day (Today)
Civil rights movement: Civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney are found dead in Mississippi after disappearing on June 21. Date: August 4, 1964 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 4 π Events on this day in 1964 π On This Day (Today)
The Constitution of the Cook Islands comes into force, giving the Cook Islands self-governing status within New Zealand. Date: August 4, 1965 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 4 π Events on this day in 1965 π On This Day (Today)
Vietnam War: At the apartment of French intermediary Jean Sainteny in Paris, American representative Henry Kissinger and North Vietnamese representative XuΓ’n Thuα»· begin secret peace negotiations. The negotiations will eventually fail. Date: August 4, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 4 π Events on this day in 1969 π On…
Ugandan President Idi Amin announces that Uganda is no longer responsible for the care of British subjects of Asian origin, beginning the expulsions of Ugandan Asians. Date: August 4, 1972 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 4 π Events on this day in 1972 π On This Day (Today)