Deaths on August 4

Isaac Levitan

Died on August 4, 1900

Isaac Levitan, Russian painter and educator (b. 1860)

Isaac Ilyich Levitan (Russian: Исаа́к Ильи́ч Левита́н; 30 August [O.S. 18 August] 1860 – 4 August [O.S. 22 July] 1900) was a classical Russian landscape painter who advanced the genre of the "mood landscape".

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Events on 1900

16 Jan

American Samoa
The United States Senate accepts the Anglo-German treaty of 1899 in which the United Kingdom renounces its claims to the Samoan islands.
24 Mar

New York City Subway
Mayor of New York City Robert Anderson Van Wyck breaks ground for a new underground "Rapid Transit Railroad" that would link Manhattan and Brooklyn.
18 May

Tonga
The United Kingdom proclaims a protectorate over Tonga.
2 Jul

Lake Constance
The first Zeppelin flight takes place on Lake Constance near Friedrichshafen, Germany.
14 Jul

Boxer Rebellion
Armies of the Eight-Nation Alliance capture Tientsin during the Boxer Rebellion.

Deaths on August 4

Isaac Levitan

Died on August 4, 1900

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Events on 1900

American Samoa

New York City Subway

Tonga

Lake Constance

Boxer Rebellion