Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/August 4
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- 1578 - King Sebastian of Portugal disappeared in the Battle of Alcazarquivir, leading to a dynastic crisis.
- 1790 - A newly passed tariff act in the United States established the Revenue Cutter Service.
- 1914 - World War I: Adhering to the terms in the 1839 Treaty of London, the United Kingdom declared war on Germany in response to the German invasion of Belgium.
- 1964 - Gulf of Tonkin Incident: Two destroyers of the U.S. Navy were reportedly attacked by North Vietnamese forces in the Gulf of Tonkin.
- 1983 - A coup d'état led by Blaise Compaoré made Thomas Sankara President of Upper Volta.
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