World Facts About, 4th August

1265 – Second Barons' War: Royal forces under Prince Edward defeated Baronial forces under Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester, at the Battle of Evesham near Evesham, Worcestershire.

1791 – The signing of the Treaty of Sistova brought an end to the Austro-Turkish War.

1914 – First World War: Adhering to the terms in the 1839 Treaty of London, the United Kingdom declared war on Germany in response to the latter's invasion of Belgium.

1992 – Yōhei Kōno (pictured), Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan, issued a formal apology for forcing women into sexual slavery during World War II.

2007 – Airport police officer María del Luján Telpuk discovered a suitcase containing US$800,000 as it went through an X-ray machine in Buenos Aires, sparking an  scandal involving Venezuela and Argentina known as "Maletinazo".

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