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On August the 4th
1984 
The African republic Upper Volta changed its name to Burkina Faso.
1964 
Civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney were found dead in Mississippi.
1961 
American politician, Barack Obama, was born in Honolulu, Hawaii.
1914 
Nazi Germany invaded Belgium and England declared war on Germany.
1901 
American musician, Louis Armstrong, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.
1693 
Benedictine monk, Dom Perignon, invented champagne. The famous brand of champagne Dom Perignon is named after him.
1060 
King Henry I of France is died in Vitry-en-Brie, France.
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