August 04 1265 Battle of Evesham: English prince Edward beats Simon de Montfort the younger
August 04 1347 English troops conquer Fort Calais
August 04 1578 Battle of Alcazarquivir, Moroccans defeat Portuguese, 10,000 killed
August 04 1824 Battle of Kos is fought between Turks and Greeks
August 04 1914 German fleet under admiral Souchon fire on Algerian coast.
August 04 1914 WWI: Germany declares war on Belgium
August 04 1914 WWI: Great Britain declares War on Germany
August 04 1916 The Turks attack the British line at Romani in the northern Sinai
August 04 1925 US marines leave Nicaragua after 13-year occupation
August 04 1943 USAAF bombs Germans in Troina
August 04 1944 British 8th Army reaches Florence.
August 04 1964 North Vietnam torpedoes US ships in the Gulf of Tonkin
August 04 1967 USSR performs nuclear test
August 04 1993 Angolan air force bombs Huambo
August 04 1995 Operation Storm begins in Croatia
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