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June 4 is the 155th day of the year (156th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot International holidays July 1 - Canada Day ( Canada) July 1 - July Morning ( Bulgaria) Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot June 2007 is the sixth month of that year It began on a Friday and 30 days later ended on a Saturday. June 2006 was a month with thirty days The following events also occurred during the month 2005: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October June 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September June 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September June 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September June 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 210 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 781 BC - The first historic solar eclipse is recorded in China. Events and trends 783 BC — Shalmaneser IV succeeds his father Adad-nirari III as king of Assyria. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth so that the Sun is wholly or partially obscured China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National
• 1039 - Henry III becomes Holy Roman Emperor. Henry III ( 29 October 1017 &ndash 5 October 1056) called the Black or the Pious, was a member of the Salian Dynasty The Holy Roman Emperor (Römischer Kaiser or Römisch-Deutscher Kaiser Romanorum Imperator was the elected monarch ruling over the many varying numbers of states
• 1584 - Sir Walter Raleigh establishes first English colony on Roanoke Island, old Virginia (now North Carolina). Sir Walter Raleigh or Ralegh (c 1552 – 29 October 1618 was a famed English writer Poet, Soldier, Courtier and Explorer England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Roanoke Island is an island in Dare County near the coast of North Carolina, United States. The Commonwealth of Virginia ( is an American state North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States
• 1615 - Siege of Osaka Forces under the shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu take Osaka Castle in Japan. The was a series of battles undertaken by the Tokugawa shogunate against the Toyotomi clan, and ending in that clan's destruction is a military rank and historical title in Japan. The Japanese word for "general" it is made up of two Kanji words sho, meaning "commander"  was the founder and first Shogun  of the Tokugawa shogunate is a Japanese castle in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• 1760 - Great Upheaval: New England planters arrive to claim land in Nova Scotia, Canada taken from the Acadians. Year 1760 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap The Great Upheaval, also known as the Great Expulsion, The Deportation, the Acadian Expulsion, or to the deportees Le Grand Dérangement, was History See also History of New England New England's earliest inhabitants were Algonquian -speaking Native Americans including the Nova Scotia (ˌnəʊvəˈskəʊʃə ( Latin for New Scotland; Alba Nuadh Nouvelle-Écosse is a Canadian province located on Canada 's Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page This article is about the Acadian people and culture The Acadians (Acadiens are the descendants of the seventeenth-century French
• 1769 - A transit of Venus is followed five hours later by a total solar eclipse, the shortest such interval in history. Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a A transit of Venus across the Sun takes place when the Planet Venus passes directly between the Sun and Earth, obscuring a small portion of the A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth so that the Sun is wholly or partially obscured
• 1783 - The Montgolfier brothers publicly demonstrate their montgolfière (hot air balloon). Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Joseph-Michel Montgolfier ( 26 August 1740 – 26 June 1810) and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier ( 6 January 1745 Joseph-Michel Montgolfier ( 26 August 1740 – 26 June 1810) and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier ( 6 January 1745 The hot air balloon is the oldest successful human-carrying Flight technology
• 1784 - Madame Elizabeth Thible becomes the first female balloonist. Year 1784 ( MDCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year
• 1792 - Captain George Vancouver claims Puget Sound for the Kingdom of Great Britain. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Please see " Captain " for other versions of this rank Captain is a rank in the British armed forces that is used in the Army, Royal Navy Captain George Vancouver Puget Sound (ˈpjuːʤᵻt is an arm of the Pacific Ocean, connected to the rest of the Pacific by the Strait of Juan de Fuca, in the Pacific Northwest The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a State in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800
• 1794 - British troops capture Port-au-Prince in Haiti. Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a PortAuPrinceTapTapjpg|right|thumb|270px|A taptap (shared taxi in central Port-au-Prince Haiti ( English: ˈheɪ·tiː or haɪ·ˈjiː·tiː French Haïti a·i·ti Haitian Creole:
• 1802 - Grieving over the death of his wife, Marie Clotilde of France, King Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia abdicates his throne in favor of his brother, Victor Emmanuel. Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Life Early life She was the elder daughter of Louis Dauphin of France, the only son of King Louis XV, and the Dauphin's wife Princess Charles Emmanuel IV ( May 24, 1751 – October 6, 1819) was King of Sardinia from 1796 to 1802 Victor Emmanuel I ( July 24, 1759 &ndash January 10, 1824) was the Duke of Savoy, Piedmont, and Aosta, and King
• 1812 - Following Louisiana's admittance as a U.S. state, the Louisiana Territory is renamed the Missouri Territory. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Louisiana Territory was a historic Organized territory of the United States from July 4, 1805 until December 11, 1812. The Missouri Territory was a historic Organized territory in the United States.
• 1859 - Italian Independence wars: In the Battle of Magenta, the French army, under Louis-Napoleon, defeat the Austrian army. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Battle of Magenta was fought on June 4, 1859 during the Second Italian War of Independence, resulting in a French-Sardinian victory under This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Napoléon III, also known as Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (full name Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte) (20 April 1808 9 January 1873 was the first President Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich
• 1862 - American Civil War: Confederate troops evacuate Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River, leaving the way clear for Union troops to take Memphis, Tennessee. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861 The Battle of Fort Pillow, known as the Fort Pillow Massacre, particularly in the North was fought on April 12 1864, at Fort Pillow on The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to During the American Civil War, the Union was a name used to refer to the federal government of the United States, which was supported by the twenty-three Memphis is a City in the southwest corner of Tennessee, and the County seat of Shelby County.
• 1876 - An express train called the Transcontinental Express arrives in San Francisco, California, via the First Transcontinental Railroad only 83 hours and 39 minutes after having left New York City. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year A train is a connected series of vehicles that move along a track ( Permanent way) to transport freight or passengers from one place to another As a publicity stunt the express train called the Transcontinental Express arrived in San Francisco, California via the First Transcontinental Railroad on 4 The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city This article refers to a railroad built in the United States between Omaha and Sacramento completed in 1869 The City of New York
• 1878 - Cyprus Convention: The Ottoman Empire cedes Cyprus to the United Kingdom but retains nominal title. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Cyprus Convention of June 4, 1878 was a secret agreement reached between the United Kingdom and the Ottoman Empire which granted control The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish Cyprus (Κύπρος transliterated: Kýpros,; Kıbrıs officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• 1912 - Massachusetts becomes the first state of the United States to set a minimum wage. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1913 - Emily Davison, a suffragette, runs out in front of King George V's horse, Anmer, at the Epsom Derby. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Emily Wilding Davison ( October 11 1872 &ndash June 8 1913) was an activist for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom. Suffragette is a term originally coined by the Daily Mail newspaper as a derogatory label for the more radical and Militant members of the Anmer (born 1910 was a Racehorse which belonged to King George V of the United Kingdom. The Derby Stakes, known colloquially as The Derby or internationally as the Epsom Derby, is considered one of the most prestigious flat Thoroughbred horse races She is trampled and dies a few days later, never having regained consciousness.
• 1917 - The first Pulitzer Prizes are awarded: Laura E. Richards, Maude H. Elliott, and Florence Hall receive the first Pulitzer for biography (for Julia Ward Howe). Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism, Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards ( February 27, 1850 - January 14, 1943) was born in Boston Massachusetts, to a high-profile family Maud Howe Elliott (b November 9 1854, Boston Massachusetts; d A biography (from the Greek words bíos (βίος meaning "life" and gráphein (γράφειν meaning "to write" is an account Julia Ward Howe (May 27 1819 &ndash October 17 1910 was a prominent American abolitionist, social activist, and Poet most famous as Jean Jules Jusserand receives the first Pulitzer for history for his work With Americans of Past and Present Days. Jean Adrien Antoine Jules Jusserand ( February 18, 1855 &ndash July 18, 1932) was a French Author and diplomat History is the study of the past particularly the written record Those who study history as a Profession are called Historians Etymology Jean Adrien Antoine Jules Jusserand ( February 18, 1855 &ndash July 18, 1932) was a French Author and diplomat Herbert B. Swope receives the first Pulitzer for journalism for his work for the New York World. Herbert Bayard Swope ( January 5 1882 - June 20 1958) was a U Journalism is the profession of writing or communicating formally employed by publications and broadcasters for the benefit of a particular Community of people The New York World was a Newspaper published in New York from 1860 until 1931
• 1919 - Women's rights: The U.S. Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which guarantees suffrage to women, and sends it to the U. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses The Nineteenth Amendment ( Amendment XIX) to the United States Constitution prohibits each of the states and the federal government from Suffrage (from the Latin suffragium, meaning "voting tablet" and figuratively "right to vote" probably from suffrago "hough" and originally S. states for ratification.
• 1920 - Hungary loses 71% of its territory and 63% of its population when the Treaty of Trianon is signed in Paris. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic The Treaty of Trianon is the peace treaty concluded at the end of World War I by the Allies of World War I, on one side and Hungary, seen as a successor Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
• 1928 - President of the Republic of China Zhang Zuolin is assassinated by Japanese agents. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The President of the Republic of China ( is the Head of state of the Republic of China (ROC (commonly known as Taiwan since the 1970s Zhāng Zuòlín ( Traditional Chinese: 張作霖 Simplified Chinese: 张作霖, Pinyin: Zhāng Zuòlín Wade-Giles: Chang Tso-lin
• 1939 - Holocaust: The SS St. Louis, a ship carrying 963 Jewish refugees, is denied permission to land in Florida, United States, after already being turned away from Cuba. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as Voyage of the Damned Hitler's propaganda ministry and the Nazi party conceived a Propaganda exercise which would demonstrate that Germany was not alone PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la Forced to return to Europe, many of its passengers later died in Nazi concentration camps. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Internment is the imprisonment or confinement of people commonly in large groups without trial
• 1940 - World War II: The Dunkirk evacuation ends - British forces complete evacuation of 300,000 troops from Dunkirk in France. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Dunkirk evacuation, codenamed Operation Dynamo by the British was the Evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk The Armed forces of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the British Armed Forces or Her Majesty's Armed Forces, and sometimes legally the Armed Forces Dunkirk ( French: Dunkerque, dœ̃kɛʀk or; Dutch:; is a harbour city and a commune in the northernmost part of France, in the
• 1942 - World War II: Reinhard Heydrich is assassinated by Czechoslovak paratrooper in Prague (Operation Anthropoid). Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich ( 7 March 1904 &ndash 4 June 1942) was an SS - Obergruppenführer, chief Czechoslovakia may also refer to what is now the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Paratroopers are Soldiers trained in Parachuting and generally operate as part of an airborne force. Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic. Operation Anthropoid was the code name for the Assassination of top German leader Reinhard Heydrich.
• 1942 - World War II: The Battle of Midway begins. The Battle of Midway was a major Naval battle, widely regarded as the most important one of the Pacific Campaign of World War II. Japanese Admiral Chuichi Nagumo orders a strike on Midway Island by much of the Imperial Japanese navy. Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks of the highest Naval officers Midway Atoll (or Midway Island or Midway Islands; Hawaiian: Pihemanu Kauihelani) is a 2 The Empire of Japan ( {{unicode|Kyūjitai}}: ja 大日本帝國 Shinjitai: ja 大日本帝国 pronounced Dai Nippon Teikoku
• 1943 - A military coup in Argentina ousts Ramón Castillo. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Ramón S Castillo Barrionuevo ( November 20 1873 - October 10, 1944) was a conservative Argentine politician who served as
• 1944 - World War II: A hunter-killer group of the United States Navy captures the German submarine U-505 - the first time a U.S. Navy vessel captured an enemy vessel at sea since the 19th century. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A submarine is a Watercraft that can operate independently below water as distinct from a Submersible that has only limited underwater capability This article is about the body of water For other uses see SEA and Seas. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar
• 1944 - World War II: Rome falls to the Allies, the first Axis capital to fall. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose The Axis powers also known as the Axis alliance Axis nations Axis countries or sometimes just the Axis were those Countries
• 1967 - Stockport Air Disaster: British Midland flight G-ALHG crashes in Hopes Carr, Stockport, killing 72 passengers and crew. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The Stockport Air Disaster was the crash of a chartered Canadair C-4 Argonaut aircraft owned by British Midland Airways, registration G-ALHG near Stockport British Midland Airways Limited or BMI, styled as bmi (the company's trademark formerly operated as British Midland) is a scheduled Airline Stockport ( is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on elevated ground on the River Mersey at the influx of the rivers Goyt
• 1970 - Tonga gains independence from the United Kingdom. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Kingdom of Tonga is an Archipelago in the south Pacific Ocean comprising 169 islands 36 of them inhabited stretching over a distance of about 800 kilometres (500 miles
• 1973 - A patent for the ATM is granted to Don Wetzel, Tom Barnes and George Chastain. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. A patent is a set of Exclusive rights granted by a State to an inventor or his assignee for a fixed period of time in exchange for a disclosure of an Thomas Barnes may refer to Thomas Barnes (journalist (1785–1841 British journalist and former editor of The Times Thomas Barnes (MP George Chastain worked as an engineer at Docutel where he worked on the design for an aspect of the ATM along with Don Wetzel and Tom Barnes.
• 1979 - Flight Lieutenant Jerry Rawlings takes power in Ghana after a military coup in which General Fred Akuffo is overthrown. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Flight Lieutenant ( Flt Lt in the RAF; FLTLT in the RAAF and RNZAF, F/L in the former RCAF) is a junior Jerry John Rawlings (born Jeremiah Rawlings John June 22, 1947 in Accra) was twice the Head of state of Ghana and was the 1st The Republic of Ghana is a country in West Africa. It borders Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast to the west Burkina Faso to the north Togo to the Lieutenant General Frederick William Kwasi Akuffo ( March 21 1937 &ndash June 26 1979) was a soldier and politician
• 1986 - Jonathan Pollard pleads guilty to espionage for selling top secret United States military intelligence to Israel. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Jonathan Jay Pollard (born August 7, 1954 in Galveston, Texas) is a convicted Israeli Spy and a former United States Military intelligence (abbreviated MI int Commonwealth, or intel For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics.
• 1989 - Ali Khamenei is elected the new Supreme Leader of Islamic republic of Iran by the Assembly of Experts after the death of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) (fa علی حسینی خامنه‌ای born 17 July 1939 also known as Ali Khamenei, is an Iranian Azeri politician and cleric The post of Supreme Leader ( Persian: رهبر انقلاب Rahbare Enqelab, lit Islamic Republic is the name given to several states in the Muslim world including the Islamic Republics of Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Mauritania For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. The Assembly of Experts (also Assembly of Experts of the Leadership) of Iran ( Persian: مجلس خبرگان رهبری Majles-e-Khobregan or Ayatollah ( Persian: آيت‌الله, âyato-llâh, from Arabic: آية الله, āyatu 'llāh, meaning 'the sign of Seyyed Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini ( Persian:, pronounced muːsæviː-je xomejniː}}( September 24, 1902 – June 3 1989
• 1989 - Tiananmen Square protests are violently ended in Beijing by People's Liberation Army. The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 culminating in the Tiananmen Square Massacre (referred to in Chinese as the June Fourth Incident, to avoid confusion with two The People's Liberation Army ( PLA) ( is the unified Military organization of all land sea and air forces of the People's Republic of China. Many people are killed.
• 1989 - Solidarity's victory in the first partly free parliamentary elections in post-war Poland sparks off a succession of peaceful anti-communist revolutions in Eastern Europe and leads to the creation of the so-called Contract Sejm. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based Eastern Europe is a general term that refers to the Geopolitical region encompassing the easternmost part of the European continent. Contract Sejm (Sejm kontraktowy is a term commonly applied to the Polish Parliament elected in the Polish parliamentary elections of 1989.
• 1989 - Ufa train disaster: A natural gas explosion near Ufa, Russia, kills 575 as two trains passing each other throw sparks near a leaky pipeline. The Ufa train disaster happened on June 4 1989 at 115 (local time near the cities of Ufa and Asha in the Soviet Union on the Natural gas is a Gaseous Fossil fuel consisting primarily of Methane but including significant quantities of Ethane, Propane, Ufa (Уфа́ Өфө Öfö; Уфа|Ufa Ӗпхӳ Ephü) is the capital of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Russia. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
• 1991 - The United Kingdom's Conservative government announces that some British regiments would disappear or be merged into others — the largest armed forces cuts in almost twenty years. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• 1998 - Terry Nichols is sentenced to life in prison for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Terry Lynn Nichols (born April 1, 1955) is a US Army veteran who was convicted of being an accomplice of Timothy McVeigh, the man convicted The Oklahoma City bombing was a domestic terrorist attack on April 19 1995 aimed at the U
• 2001 - Gyanendra, the last King of Nepal, ascends to the throne after the massacre in the Royal Palace. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev ( Nepali: ज्ञानेन्द्र वीर बिक्रम शाह Jñānendra Vīra Vikrama Śāhadeva (born 7 July The King of Nepal was traditionally known as the Mahārājdhirāja (श्री 5 महाराजधिराज his queen was known as the Badāmahārānī
• 2008 - The Detroit Red Wings win the Stanley Cup for the eleventh time and fourth in eleven years. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common

Births

• 1394 - Philippa of England, queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (d. Philippa of England ( June 4 1394 &ndash January 7 1430) was the Queen of Denmark, Sweden and Norway from 1406 1430)
• 1489 - Antoine, Duke of Lorraine (d. Antoine ( June 4 1489 &ndash June 14 1544) known as the Good, was Duke of Lorraine from 1508 until his death in 1544 1544)
• 1604 - Claudia de' Medici, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (d. Claudia de' Medici, ( June 4, 1604 &ndash December 25, 1648) was the wife (1620&ndash1622 of Federico della Rovere, the only son 1648)
• 1665 - Zacharie Robutel de La Noue, Canadian soldier (d. Zacharie Robutel de La Noue ( June 4, 1665 &ndash 1733 was a French lieutenant and captain in the colonial regular troops and seigneur of Châteauguay 1733)
• 1694 - François Quesnay, French economist (d. Year 1733 ( MDCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a François Quesnay ( June 4, 1694 - December 16, 1774) was a French Economist of the Physiocratic school 1774)
• 1704 - Benjamin Huntsman, English inventor and manufacturer (d. Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1704 ( MDCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Benjamin Huntsman ( 4 June 1704 – 20 June 1776) was an English inventor and manufacturer of Crucible steel. 1776)
• 1738 - King George III of Great Britain (d. Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1738 ( MDCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or George III (George William Frederick 4 June 1738 George III's long reign was marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdom much of the rest of Europe and places 1820)
• 1744 - Patrick Ferguson, Scots army officer and rifle designer (d. Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1744 ( MDCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Major Patrick Ferguson (1744&ndashOctober 7 1780 was a British Army officer rifle-designer and early advocate of Light infantry. 1780)
• 1754 - Franz Xaver, Baron Von Zach, Austrian editor and astronomer (d. Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Baron Franz Xaver von Zach ( Franz Xaver Freiherr von Zach) ( June 4, 1754 &ndash September 2, 1832) was a Hungarian astronomer 1832)
• 1787 - Constant Prévost, French geologist (d. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Louis-Constant Prévost ( Paris, 4 June 1787 &ndash Paris 14 August 1856) was a French Geologist. 1856)
• 1801 - James Pennethorne, English architect (d. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Sir James Pennethorne ( 4 June 1801 &ndash 1 September 1871) was a notable 19th century English Architect and planner 1871)
• 1821 - Apollon Maykov, Russian poet (d. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year 1897)
• 1866 - Miina Sillanpää, Finnish politician (d. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Miina Sillanpää (originally Vilhelmiina Riktig, born 4 June 1866 in Jokioinen - died 3 April 1952 in Helsinki 1952)
• 1867 - C.G.E. Mannerheim, Marshal, Supreme Commander and later President of Finland (d. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim ( IPA: ˡkɑːrl ˡɡɵstɑf ˡeːmil ˡmɑnːərhe͡im ( June 4, 1867 &ndash January 27, 1951 The President of Finland is the Head of State of Finland. Under the Constitution of Finland, executive power is vested in the President and the 1951)
• 1877 - Heinrich Wieland, German biochemist, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Heinrich Otto Wieland ( June 4, 1877 &ndash August 5, 1957) was a German Chemist. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1957)
• 1879 - Mabel Lucie Attwell, English children's author and illustrator (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Mabel Lucie Attwell (married name Earnshaw 4 June, 1879, London &ndash 5 November, 1964, Fowey) was a British 1964)
• 1880 - Clara Blandick, American actress (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Clara Blandick ( June 4, 1880 – April 15, 1962) was an American Actress best known for her portrayal of Auntie Em 1962)
• 1881 - Natalia Goncharova, Russian painter (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Natalia Sergeevna Goncharova (Наталья Сергеевна Гончарова June 4, 1881 - October 17, 1962) was a Russian 1962)
• 1887 - Tom Longboat, marathon runner (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Cogwagee (Thomas Longboat ( June 4, 1887 &ndash January 9, 1949) was an Onondaga distance runner from the 1949)
• 1894 - Madame Bolduc, French Canadian singer (d. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Mary Rose-Anna Travers, (June 4 1894 – February 20 1941 was a French-Canadian Singer and musician 1941)
• 1899 - Hassan Fathy, Egyptian architect (d. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Hassan Fathy (1900 &ndash 1989 Arabic: حسن فتحي was a noted Egyptian architect who pioneered Appropriate technology for building in 1989)
• 1907 - Rosalind Russell, American actress (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Rosalind Russell ( June 4, 1907 – November 28, 1976) was an award-winning American Actress of stage and 1976)
• 1907 - Jacques Roumain, Haitian writer (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jacques Roumain ( June 4 1907 – August 18 1944) was a revered Haïtian writer politican and advocate of Communism in 1944)
• 1907 - Patience Strong, English poet and journalist (d. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Winifred Emma May ( June 4 1907 &ndash August 28 1990) was a Poet from the United Kingdom, best known for her work under 1990)
• 1910 - Christopher Sydney Cockerell, British engineer and inventor (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Sir Christopher Sydney Cockerell CBE FRS ( June 4, 1910 &ndash June 1, 1999) was an English Engineer 1999)
• 1916 - Robert F. Furchgott, American chemist, Nobel laureate
• 1916 - Fernand Leduc, Canadian painter (The Automatistes)
• 1917 - Robert Merrill, American baritone (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Robert Francis Furchgott (born June 4, 1916 in Charleston, South Carolina) is a Nobel Prize -winning American Biochemist The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Fernand Leduc (b 4 June 1916 Viauville, Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian abstract expressionist painter who Les Automatistes were a group of Québécois artistic dissidents from Montreal, Quebec. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Robert Merrill ( June 4, 1917 &ndash October 23, 2004) was an American Operatic Baritone. 2004)
• 1921 - Bobby Wanzer, American professional basketball player and coach
• 1923 - Elizabeth Jolley, Australian writer (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Robert Francis (Bobby Wanzer, also known as "Hooks" Wanzer (born June 4 1921 in Brooklyn, New York) is a former Basketball Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Monica Elizabeth Jolley AO ( 4 June, 1923 &ndash 13 February, 2007) was an English award-winning author notable in 2007)
• 1924 - Dennis Weaver, American actor (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Dennis Weaver ( June 4[[ 924]] &ndash February 24 2006) was an Emmy Award -winning American Actor, best known for 2006)
• 1924 - Tofilau Eti Alesana, former Prime Minister of Samoa (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Tofilau Eti Alesana ( June 4 1924 &ndash March 19 1999) was a Samoan politician The Prime Minister of Samoa is the head of government in Samoa. 1999)
• 1926 - Robert Earl Hughes, American man who became the heaviest known human (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Earl Hughes (died 10 July 1958 in Baylis Illinois, Indiana) was an European who was during his lifetime the heaviest human being recorded 1958)
• 1927 - Geoffrey Palmer, English actor
• 1928 - Ruth Westheimer, German-born American sex therapist and author
• 1929 - Karolos Papoulias, Greek politician
• 1930 - Morgana King, American actress
• 1930 - Viktor Tikhonov, Russian hockey player and coach
• 1932 - Oliver Nelson, American jazz composer and arranger (d. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Geoffrey Dyson Palmer, OBE (born 4 June 1927 is an English Actor, known for his role as Lionel Hardcastle in the television series As Time Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ruth Westheimer (born June 4, 1928) is a Sex therapist and Author. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dr Karolos Papoulias (Κάρολος Παπούλιας ˈkaro̞ˌlo̞s paˈpuʎas (born June 4, 1929) is the current President of the Hellenic Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Morgana King (born Maria Grazia Morgana Messina DeBerardinis on June 4 1930) is a Jazz singer who has recorded over thirty albums to date Viktor Vasilevich Tikhonov (Виктор Васильевич Тихонов born June 4 1930) was a prominent Russian Ice hockey player and Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Oliver Edward Nelson ( June 4, 1932 in St Louis Missouri &ndash October 28, 1975) was an American Jazz 1975)
• 1932 - Maurice Shadbolt, New Zealand writer
• 1932 - John Drew Barrymore, American actor (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Maurice Francis Richard Shadbolt ( 4 June 1932 &mdash 10 October 2004) was a New Zealand writer John Drew Barrymore, born John Blyth Barrymore Jr ( June 4, 1932 &ndash November 29, 2004) was a member of the Barrymore 2004)
• 1934 - Seamus Elliott, Irish cyclist (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Seamus 'Shay' Elliott (born 4 June 1934 in Dublin, Ireland, died 4 May 1971 in Dublin was an Irish 1971)
• 1935 - Colette Boky, Quebec operatic soprano
• 1936 - Bruce Dern, American actor
• 1937 - Freddy Fender, American musician (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Colette Boky (born on June 4, 1935) is a French-Canadian operatic Soprano, particularly associated with lyric roles in the French Italian and Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bruce MacLeish Dern (born June 4, 1936) is an Academy Award -nominated American Screen Actor. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Freddy Fender ( June 4, 1937 – October 14, 2006) born Baldemar Huerta in San Benito, Texas, USA was 2006)
• 1937 - Robert Fulghum, American author
• 1937 - Gorilla Monsoon, American professional wrestler (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Fulghum (born June 4, 1937) is an American Author, primarily of short Essays He has worked as a Unitarian Universalist Robert James "Gino" Marella ( June 4 1937 - October 6 1999) better known by his Ring name of Gorilla Monsoon 1999)
• 1937 - Mortimer Zuckerman, American publisher
• 1938 - Art Mahaffey, American baseball player
• 1940 - Cliff Bennett, British singer with the Rebel Rousers
• 1943 - Joyce Meyer, American religious leader
• 1944 - Michelle Phillips, American singer (The Mamas & the Papas) and actress
• 1945 - Anthony Braxton, American composer and instrumentalist
• 1945 - Gordon Waller, Scottish musician (Peter and Gordon)
• 1947 - Viktor Klima, Chancellor of Austria
• 1948 - Bob Champion, English Jump Jockey
• 1949 - Gabriel Arcand, French Canadian actor
• 1950 - Dagmar Krause, German singer (Slapp Happy, Henry Cow, Art Bears)
• 1950 - George Noory, American radio personality
• 1950 - Kevin Woodford, English celebrity chef
• 1951 - Charles Dickinson, American author
• 1952 - Parker Stevenson, American actor and director
• 1953 - Jimmy McCulloch, Scottish musician (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Mortimer Benjamin "Mort" Zuckerman (born June 4, 1937, Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian-born Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arthur Mahaffey Jr (born June 4, 1938 in Cincinnati Ohio) is a former Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers were a 1960s beat group, who had two Top 10 hits with "One Way Love" (#9 UK, 1964 and " Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pauline Joyce Hutchison Meyer more commonly known as Joyce Meyer (born on June 4, 1943) is a Charismatic Christian Author Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michelle Phillips (born June 4, 1944) is an American Singer, songwriter and actress. The Mamas & the Papas (credited as The Mama's and the Papa's on the debut album cover were a Vocal group of the 1960s. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Anthony Braxton (born June 4, 1945) is an American Composer, saxophonist, Clarinettist flautist, pianist Gordon Trueman Riviere Waller (born on June 4, 1945 in Braemar, Scotland) is a Singer / Songwriter / Guitarist, Peter and Gordon were a British Invasion -era performing duo formed by Peter Asher and Gordon Waller, that rocketed to fame in 1964 with " Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Viktor Klima (born 4 June 1947) a Social Democratic Austrian ex- Politician and manager was Federal Chancellor of Austria The Chancellor of Austria (in German: Bundeskanzler) is the Head of government in Austria. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bob Champion MBE (born June 4, 1948) is an English Jump Jockey who won the 1981 Grand National on Aldaniti despite recovering from Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gabriel Arcand (born June 4, 1949 in Deschambault Quebec) is a Canadian actor Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dagmar Krause (born 4 June 1950) is a German singer best known for her work with Avant-garde rock groups like Slapp Happy was a German / English Avant-garde pop group consisting of Anthony Moore (keyboards Peter Blegvad (guitar Henry Cow were an English Avant-garde rock group, founded at Cambridge University in 1968 by multi-instrumentalists Fred Art Bears were an English Avant-garde rock group formed during the disassembly of Henry Cow in 1978 by three of its members George Ralph Noory (born June 4, 1950) is a US-based radio broadcaster Kevin Woodford (born in Douglas Isle of Man) is an British TV chef and Actor he originally trained as a chef in some of Europe's finest Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Charles Dickinson may refer to Charles Dickinson (historical figure, American planter fatally wounded by Andrew Jackson Charles Dickinson (writer Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Parker Stevenson (born Richard Stevenson Parker on June 4 1952 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is an American television actor Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jimmy McCulloch ( 4 June 1953 – 27 September 1979) was a Scottish Musician, born in Glasgow, who was best 1979)
• 1953 - Susumu Ojima, Japanese entrepreneur (Huser)
• 1953 - Paul Samson, British guitarist (Samson) (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Susumu Ojima （小嶋進 Ojima Susumu, born June 4, 1953 in Shikama, Miyagi Prefecture -） is a Japanese entrepreneur who Huser (ヒューザー Human User Company) was a Japanese Real estate agency (a developer) based in Ota, Tokyo Paul Samson (born Paul Sanson 4 June 1953, died 9 August 2002) was a guitarist closely associated with the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal Samson was a British Hard rock band formed in 1977 by guitarist and vocalist Paul Samson. 2002)
• 1955 - Paul Stewart, English writer
• 1955 - Mary Testa, American stage actress
• 1956 - Martin Adams, English darts player
• 1956 - Keith David, American actor
• 1956 - Gerry Ryan, Irish radio talkshow host
• 1956 - John Hockenberry, American journalist
• 1956 - Terry Kennedy, American baseball player
• 1957 - John Treacy, Irish athlete
• 1960 - Bradley Walsh, British actor
• 1961 - El DeBarge, American singer (DeBarge)
• 1962 - Zenon Jaskuła, Polish cyclist
• 1962 - Ferenc Gyurcsány, Hungarian prime minister
• 1962 - John P. Kee, American Gospel singer
• 1964 - Eva Fampas, Greek guitarist
• 1964 - Sean Pertwee, English actor
• 1965 - Mick Doohan, Australian motorcycle racer
• 1965 - Andrea Jaeger, American tennis player
• 1966 - Cecilia Bartoli, Italian mezzo-soprano
• 1966 - Vladimir Voevodsky, Russian mathematician
• 1968 - Scott Wolf, American actor
• 1969 - Horatio Sanz, Chilean-born comedian
• 1970 - Richie Hawtin, Canadian musician
• 1970 - David Pybus, British musician
• 1971 - Joseph Kabila, Congolese politician
• 1971 - James Callis, British actor
• 1971 - Shoji Meguro, Japanese composer
• 1971 - Noah Wyle, American actor
• 1972 - Nikka Costa, American singer
• 1972 - Derian Hatcher, American ice hockey player
• 1972 - Rob Huebel, American comedian
• 1974 - Darin Erstad, American baseball player
• 1974 - Andrew Gwynne, British politician
• 1974 - Stefan Lessard, American musician
• 1975 - Russell Brand, British comedian and television personality
• 1975 - Henry Burris, American Football Quarterback
• 1975 - Angelina Jolie, American actress
• 1977 - Dionisis Chiotis, Greek footballer
• 1977 - Berglind Icey, Icelandic actor
• 1977 - Quinten Hann, Australian former snooker player
• 1977 - Alex Manninger, Australian footballer
• 1979 - Naohiro Takahara, Japanese footballer
• 1979 - Daniel Vickerman, Australian rugby union player
• 1980 - Alicja Janosz, Polish singer
• 1980 - François Beauchemin, French Canadian ice hockey player
• 1981 - T. J. Miller, American actor and comedian
• 1981 - Giourkas Seitaridis, Greek footballer
• 1982 - Ronnie Prude, National Football League player
• 1982 - Jin, Chinese-American rapper
• 1982 - Jamie Dornan, Irish model and actor
• 1983 - Emmanuel Eboué, Ivorian footballer
• 1984 - Ian White, Canadian hockey player
• 1984 - Rainie Yang, Taiwanese singer and actress
• 1984 - Jenaveve Jolie, Mexican-American pornographic actress
• 1985 - Lukas Podolski, Polish-born footballer
• 1985 - Bar Refaeli, Israeli model
• 1985 - Evan Lysacek, American figure skater
• 1985 - Ana Carolina Reston, Brazilian fashion model (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Paul Stewart (born 4 June, 1955) is a writer of children's books, best known for the bestselling The Edge Chronicles, the Free Lance Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Mary Testa (born 4 June 1955) is an American stage Actress. She is a two-time Tony Award nominee for performances in revivals of Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Martin Adams (born June 4, 1956) is an English international Darts player Keith David (born June 4, 1956) is an Emmy Award -winning African-American Film, Television, and voice Actor. Gerry Ryan (born 4 June 1956) is a veteran Irish Radio and part-time Television Presenter employed by RTÉ. John Hockenberry (b June 4, 1956) is an American journalist He has won four Emmy awards and three Peabody Awards Hockenberry accepted Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) John Treacy (born 4 June 1957 in Villierstown near Dungarvan, County Waterford) is a former Irish athlete and Olympic medalist Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bradley Walsh (born 4 June 1960 in Watford, Hertfordshire) is an English comedian and Television Actor Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eldra Patrick "El" DeBarge (born June 4, 1961) is an American R&B and soul Falsetto Singer, the DeBarge was an American Music group, whose repertoire included R&B, soul, Funk, and later gospel. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Zenon Jaskuła (born June 4, 1962 in Gorzów) is a Polish former cycling rider in the 1990s (ˈfɛrɛnts ˈɟurtʃaːɲ born in Pápa, June 4, 1961) is the Prime Minister of Hungary. Pastor John P Kee (born John Prince Kee on June 4, 1962) is an American gospel singer and Pastor Early life Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Eva Fampas born Athens, Greece on June 4th 1964 is a Greek guitarist and teacher Sean Pertwee (born June 4, 1964) is an English Actor. Pertwee was born in London, the son of Ingeborg and Jon Pertwee Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Michael "Mick" Sydney Doohan AM born in Brisbane, Australia, is a former Grand Prix Motorcycle Road racing Andrea Jaeger (born June 4 1965 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former World No Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Cecilia Bartoli (born 4 June 1966, Rome) is an Italian Mezzo-soprano Opera singer and recitalist Vladimir Voevodsky (Владимир Воеводский (born June 4, 1966) is a Russian Mathematician. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Scott Richard Wolf (born June 4, 1968) is an American actor Born in Boston Massachusetts to Steven Wolf and Susan Enowitch Wolf was Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Horatio Sanz ( June 4, 1969) is an Chilean-American Comedian and Actor, best known as a former cast member of Saturday Night Live Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard (Richie Hawtin (born June 4 1970, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England) is a English - Canadian Electronic Dave Pybus (born June 4, 1970 in Heckmondwike, West Yorkshire, England) Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Joseph Kabila Kabange (born June 4, 1971) known commonly as Joseph Kabila, became president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo (République démocratique du Congo often referred to as DR Congo, DRC or RDC, and formerly known or referred to James Callis (born June 4, 1971) is a British actor He is best known for playing Dr Shoji Meguro (目黒将司 Meguro Shōji, born 4 June, 1971 in Tokyo Japan) is a Japanese video game music Composer who Noah Strausser Speer Wyle (born June 4, 1971; last name ˈwaɪli is an American TV and Film Actor, perhaps best known Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nikka Costa (born Domenica Costa, June 4, 1972 in Tokyo, Japan) is an American singer whose music combines elements Derian Hatcher (born June 4 1972 in Sterling Heights Michigan) is an American professional Ice hockey player Rob Huebel (1972 is an American Comedian based in New York City. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Darin Charles Erstad (born June 4 1974 in Jamestown North Dakota) is an Outfielder / First baseman for the Houston Astros of Major League Andrew John Gwynne (born 4 June 1974 is the Labour Party Member of Parliament for the Denton and Reddish constituency Stefan Kahil Lessard (born June 4, 1974) is an American Musician, most famous as the Bassist for the Dave Matthews Band Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Russell Edward Brand (born June 4 1975 is a British Comedian, Actor, Columnist and a Presenter of Radio and Henry Burris Jr (born June 4, 1975 in Spiro Oklahoma) is a professional Canadian and former American football player Angelina Jolie (born Angelina Jolie Voight on June 4 1975 is an American film actor Dionisis Chiotis (born 4 June, 1977 in Athens) is a Goalkeeper who plays for APOEL. Berglind Icey (born Berglind Ólafsdóttir on June 4, 1977 in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland) is an Icelandic model, Actress Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Quinten Hann (born 4 June 1977) is a former Australian professional Snooker player who now plays professional pool Alexander "Alex" Manninger (born 4 June 1977 in Salzburg) is an Austrian football goalkeeper who plays for Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) is a Japanese footballer He currently plays for Urawa Red Diamonds as a Striker Takahara was born in Mishima, Shizuoka. Daniel Vickerman (born 4 June, 1979 in Cape Town, South Africa) is a Rugby union footballer who is currently a member of the Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Alicja Janosz (born June 4, 1985 in Pszczyna, Poland) was the winner of Polish Idol in 2002 François Beauchemin (born on June 4, 1980, in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, Canada) is a Professional Ice hockey Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 T J Miller (born June 4, 1981) is an American Film & Television Actor and Stand up comedian. Georgios "Giourkas" Seitaridis (Γιούρκας Σειταρίδης born 4 June 1981 in Piraeus) is a Greek football player Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Ronnie Edward Prude Jr (born June 4, 1982, in Shreveport, Louisiana) is an American football Cornerback who is currently Jin Au-Yeung ( also known as Jin Jin tha MC The Emcee and 100 Grand Jin is an American rapper born on June 4 1982 Jamie Dornan (born 4 June 1982 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish Fashion model, Musician, and Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Emmanuel Eboué (born June 4 1983 in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire) is an Ivorian football player who currently plays for Arsenal Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Ian White (born June 4 1984 in Steinbach, Manitoba) is a professional Canadian Ice-hockey player Rainie Yang ( born June 4, 1984) is a popular Taiwanese Singer, Actress, and Talk show host. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Jenaveve Jolie (born June 4, 1984) also known as Jenaveve Joli or Jenevieve, is a Mexican American pornographic actress Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Lukas Podolski ( (born as pl Łukasz Podolski on June 4, 1985 nicknamed (Prinz Poldi) is a German footballer who plays as a Bar Refaeli ( בר רפאלי, born June 4, 1985) is an Israeli model, known for her modeling work and for her relationship with Evan Frank Lysacek (ɛvʌn lyːsaːʧek ɜvæn l-yesɑchɛk ( LIE-sah-chek) born June 4 1985 is an American figure skater. Ana Carolina Reston Macan (June 4 1985 &ndash November 15 2006 was a Brazilian fashion model of part Lebanese heritage 2006)
• 1986 - Shane Kippel, Canadian actor
• 1988 - Leigh Adams, Australian Footballer
• 1992 - Dino Jelusić, Croatian singer

Deaths

• 1039 - Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor
• 1135 - Emperor Huizong of China (b. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Shane Warren Kippel (born June 4, 1986) is a Canadian television actor Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Leigh Adams is an Australian Rules Footballer born on who is currently playing with the North Melbourne Football Club. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Dino Jelusić is a young Croatian Singer, Musician and Songwriter. Conrad II (c 990&ndash June 4, 1039) was the son of a mid-level nobleman in Franconia, Count Henry of Speyer and Adelaide of Alsace who inherited Emperor Huizong ( November 2, 1082 – June 4, 1135) was the eighth and one of the most famous emperors of the Song Dynasty of 1082)
• 1206 - Adèle of Champagne, wife of Louis VII of France
• 1257 - Duke Przemysl I of Poland
• 1394 - Mary de Bohun, wife of Henry IV of England (b. Adèle of Champagne (c 1140 &ndash June 4, 1206) also known as Adelaide and Alix, was the third wife of Louis VII of France Louis VII, called the Younger or the Young (Louis le Jeune 1120 – 18 September 1180) was King of France, the son and successor Przemysł I ( June 5 1220 / June 4 1221 &ndash June 4, 1257) was a duke of Greater Poland. Mary de Bohun (c 1369 &ndash 4 June 1394 was the first wife of King Henry IV of England and the mother of King Henry V, but was never queen as she died before Henry IV (3 April 1367 &ndash 20 March 1413 was King of England and Lord of Ireland (1399&ndash1413 c 1369)
• 1463 - Flavio Biondo, Italian humanist (b. Flavio Biondo ( Latin Flavius Blondus) (1392 &ndash June 4, 1463) was an Italian Renaissance humanist historian 1392)
• 1585 - Muretus, French humanist (b. Muretus is the Latinized name of Marc Antoine Muret ( April 12, 1526 &ndash Rome June 4, 1585) a French 1526)
• 1663 - William Juxon, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. William Juxon (1582 &ndash June 4, 1663) was an English churchman Bishop of London from 1633 to 1649 and Archbishop of Canterbury The Archbishop of Canterbury is the chief bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the 1582)
• 1798 - Giacomo Casanova, Italian womanizer and writer (b. Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 1725)
• 1801 - Frederick Muhlenberg, American statesman (b. Year 1725 ( MDCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg ( January 1 1750 – June 4 1801) was an American minister and politician 1750)
• 1830 - Antonio José de Sucre, Great Marshall of Ayacucho (b. Year 1750 ( MDCCL) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Antonio José de Sucre y Alcalá ( February 3 1795 &ndash June 4 1830) was a South American independence leader Ayacucho ( Ayacuchu in Quechua) is the capital city of Huamanga Province, Ayacucho Region, Peru. 1795)
• 1872 - Johan Rudolf Thorbecke, Dutch politician (b. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year ( January 14, 1798 – June 4, 1872) was one of the most important Dutch politicians 1798)
• 1875 - Eduard Mörike, German poet (b. Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Eduard Friedrich Mörike ( Ludwigsburg, September 8, 1804 &ndash June 4, 1875 in Stuttgart) was a German 1804)
• 1922 - William Halse Rivers Rivers, English doctor (b. Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. William Halse Rivers Rivers, FRCP, FRS, ( -) was an English Anthropologist, Neurologist, 1864)
• 1926 - Fred Spofforth, Australian cricketer (b. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frederick Robert "Fred" Spofforth (born in Balmain in the outskirts of Sydney on 9 September 1853, died in Surrey, 1853)
• 1928 - Zhang Zuolin, Chinese warlord (b. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Zhāng Zuòlín ( Traditional Chinese: 張作霖 Simplified Chinese: 张作霖, Pinyin: Zhāng Zuòlín Wade-Giles: Chang Tso-lin 1873)
• 1929 - Harry Frazee, Boston Red Sox owner from 1916-1923 (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fenway Park The Ruth sale cemented the Red Sox-Yankees alliance which was ironic given their historically bitter rivalry The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. 1881)
• 1939 - Tommy Ladnier, American musician (b. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tommy (Thomas J Ladnier ( May 28, 1900 &ndash June 4, 1939) was an American Jazz Trumpeter. 1900)
• 1941 - Wilhelm II of Germany, German emperor (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1859)
• 1942 - Reinhard Heydrich, German SS senior officer and Nazi official, by assassination (b. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich ( 7 March 1904 &ndash 4 June 1942) was an SS - Obergruppenführer, chief The ( German for "Protective Squadron" abbreviated SS - or ( Runic)- was a major Nazi organization under Adolf Hitler and the Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German AssassiNation is the sixth album by Krisiun, released in 2006 on Century Media. 1904)
• 1951 - Serge Koussevitsky, Russian conductor (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes -->Dr 1874)
• 1956 - Katherine MacDonald, American actress (b. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Katherine Agnew MacDonald ( December 14, 1891 &ndash June 4, 1956) was an American actress and Film producer 1881)
• 1962 - Clem McCarthy, American sportscaster (b. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Clem McCarthy ( 9 September 1882 in Rochester New York - 4 June, 1962 in New York City, New York) was an American 1882)
• 1964 - Samuil Marshak, Russian poet (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Samuil Yakovlevich Marshak ( - June 4 1964) was a Russian writer translator and children's poet 1887)
• 1968 - Dorothy Gish, American actress (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dorothy Elizabeth Gish ( March 11, 1898 - June 4, 1968) was an American actress 1898)
• 1970 - Sonny Tufts, American actor (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sonny Tufts (born Bowen Charlton Tufts III, 16 July 1911, Boston - 4 June 1970, Santa Monica California) was 1911)
• 1971 - Georg Lukács, Hungarian philosopher (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. György Lukács (pronounced in IPA dyɶrdyə ˈlukɑtʃ) ( April 13, 1885 – June 4, 1971) was a Hungarian 1885)
• 1973 - Maurice René Fréchet, French mathematician (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Maurice Fréchet ( September 2, 1878 – June 4, 1973) was a French Mathematician. 1878)
• 1973 - Murry Wilson, father of Brian Wilson, Dennis Wilson and Carl Wilson (b. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Murry Gage Wilson ( July 2, 1917 – June 4, 1973) was an American Musician and Record producer, best remembered as Brian Douglas Wilson (born June 20, 1942 in Hawthorne, California) is an American Musician best known as the lead Dennis Carl Wilson ( December 4 1944 – December 28 1983) was an American Rock and roll musician best known as a founding Carl Dean Wilson ( December 21, 1946 – February 6, 1998) was an American Rock and roll Singer and Guitarist 1917)
• 1989 - Dik Browne, American cartoonist (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Dik Browne ( August 11, 1917 - June 4, 1989) was born Richard Arthur Allan Browne in New York City 1917)
• 1992 - Carl Stotz, American Little League Founder (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Carl E Stotz ( February 20, 1910 &ndash June 4, 1992) was the American founder of Little League Baseball. 1910)
• 1994 - Derek Leckenby, British guitarist (Herman's Hermits) (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Derek 'Lek' Leckenby ( 14 May 1943 - 4 June 1994) was an English Guitarist, most famous for his work with Herman's Herman's Hermits were an English Pop band, formed in Manchester in 1963 as 'Herman & The Hermits' 1943)
• 1994 - Massimo Troisi, Italian actor (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Massimo Troisi (February 19 1953 - June 4 1994 was an Italian Academy Award -nominated actor Film director and poet 1953)
• 1997 - Ronnie Lane, British bass player (b. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Ronald Frederick "Ronnie" Lane ( 1 April 1946 - 4 June 1997) was an English Singer, Songwriter 1946)
• 2001 - Dipendra of Nepal (b. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Dipendra Bir Bikram Shah ( June 27 1971 &ndash June 4 2001) was King of Nepal from June 1 to June 4 1971)
• 2001 - John Hartford, American musician (b. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. John Cowan Hartford ( December 30 1937 &ndash June 4 2001) was an American folk, country and bluegrass 1937)
• 2002 - Fernando Belaúnde Terry, Peruvian politician (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Fernando Belaúnde Terry ( October 7, 1912 &ndash June 4, 2002) was President of Peru for two terms (1963&ndash1968 and 1980&ndash1985 1912)
• 2004 - Steve Lacy, American saxophonist (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " This article is about the jazz musician For the CEO of Meredith see Steve Lacy (businessman. 1934)
• 2004 - Nino Manfredi, Italian actor (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nino Manfredi (true name Saturnino Manfredi; March 22, 1921 - June 4, 2004) was an Italian actor one of the most 1921)
• 2007 - Clete Boyer, American baseball player (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Cletis Leroy “Clete” Boyer ( February 9, 1937 &ndash June 4, 2007) was a former Major League Baseball player 1937)
• 2007 - Jim Clark, American sheriff and segregationist (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Gardner Clark Jr ( September 17, 1922, Elba Coffee County Alabama - June 4 2007 of Selma Alabama, was the Sheriff of 1922)
• 2007 - Bill France Jr., NASCAR pioneer (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. William Clifton France ( April 4 1933 - June 4 2007) nicknamed "Bill Jr 1933)
• 2007 - Sotiris Moustakas, Greek actor (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sotiris Moustakas ( Greek:Σωτήρης Μουστάκας ( September 17 1940 &ndash June 4 2007) was a renowned veteran Greek 1940)
• 2007 - Freddie Scott, American singer and songwriter (b. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Freddie Scott ( April 24, 1933 - June 4, 2007) was a solo artist who began his career as a Songwriter for 1933)
• 2007 - Craig L. Thomas, United States Senator (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Craig Lyle Thomas ( February 17, 1933 – June 4, 2007) was an American politician who served over twelve years as a Republican 1933)
• 2008 - Nikos Sergianopoulos, Greek actor (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Nikos Sergianopoulos ( Greek: Νίκος Σεργιανόπουλος ( September 24, 1952 - June 4, 2008) surname also spelled 1952)

Holidays and observances

• Tonga - National Day. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Kingdom of Tonga is an Archipelago in the south Pacific Ocean comprising 169 islands 36 of them inhabited stretching over a distance of about 800 kilometres (500 miles The National Day is a designated date on which celebrations mark the Nationhood of a Nation or non-sovereign Country.
• Finland - National flag day of the Finnish Defence Forces (on Mannerheim's birthday). Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. The Finnish Defence Forces is responsible for defence of Finland. Baron Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim ( IPA: ˡkɑːrl ˡɡɵstɑf ˡeːmil ˡmɑnːərhe͡im ( June 4, 1867 &ndash January 27, 1951
• Hong Kong - Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989 memorial day. Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 culminating in the Tiananmen Square Massacre (referred to in Chinese as the June Fourth Incident, to avoid confusion with two
• Saint Francis Caracciolo (died 1608)
• Saint Petrock of Cornwall
• Saint Quirinus of Sescia (died 308)

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On this day in Canada

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