Talk:August 4

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August 4 Glassell's black marlin 1704 – War of the Spanish Succession: A combined Anglo-Dutch fleet under the command of George Rooke and allied with Archduke Charles captured Gibraltar from Spain. 1914 – World War I: Adhering to the terms of the Treaty of London, the United Kingdom declared war on Germany in response to the latter's invasion of Belgium. 1953 – Alfred C. Glassell Jr. caught a black marlin weighing 1,560 lb (710 kg) (pictured) off the coast of Peru, setting the record for the largest bony fish caught by hand. 1997 – French supercentenarian Jeanne Calment died at the age of 122 years, 164 days, with the longest confirmed human lifespan in history. 2014 – Julieka Ivanna Dhu, an Aboriginal Australian woman, died in police custody after her deteriorating condition was mocked and ignored. John Venn (b. 1834) Joseph Calleia (b. 1897) Maurice Richard (b. 1921) Jessica Mauboy (b. 1989) More anniversaries: August 3 August 4 August 5

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Brittany

I removed the entry about Brittany’s union with France: as the entry about the Unit says it took place on the 13th 86.183.184.132 (talk) 13:47, 30 July 2018 (UTC)

Thanks. Toddst1 (talk) 15:31, 30 July 2018 (UTC)