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May 4 is the 124th day of the year (125th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland 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 Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Events 927 - Simeon the Great, Tsar of Bulgaria, dies 1120 - Richard III of Capua is anointed Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) May 2007 is the fifth month of that year It began on a Tuesday and 31 days later ended on a Thursday. May 2006 was a month with thirty-one days The following events also occurred during the month May 2005 was the fifth month of that year It began on a Sunday and ended after 31 days on a Tuesday. May 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September May 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 241 days remaining until the end of the year.

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

Events

• 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV issues a papal bull Licet ecclesiae catholicae. The Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (died AD 430) are several Catholic Monastic orders and congregations Monasticism (from Greek μοναχός, monachos, derived from Greek monos, alone is the religious practice in which one A religious order is a lineage of communities and organizations of people who live in some way set apart from society in accordance with their specific religious devotion usually The continuing Monastery of the Holy Saviour at Lecceto in Tuscany, central Italy was the principal House of the order of the the Hermit Friars of Saint Augustine Pope Alexander IV (1199 or ca 1185 &ndash May 25 1261) was Pope from 1254 until his death A Papal bull is a particular type of Letters patent or charter issued by a Pope.
• 1415 - Religious reformers John Wycliffe and Jan Hus are condemned as heretics at the Council of Constance. John Wycliffe (ˈwɪklɪf also spelled Wyclif, Wycliff, Wiclef, Wicliffe, or Wickliffe) (mid-1320s – 31 December Jan Hus ( (ˈjan ˈɦus alternative spellings John Hus, Jan Huss, John Huss) (c Heresy, as a blanket term describes a practice or belief that is labeled as unorthodox In the Roman Catholic Church, the Council of Constance is the 16th Ecumenical council.
• 1471 - Wars of the Roses: The Battle of Tewkesbury: Edward IV defeats a Lancastrian Army and kills Edward, Prince of Wales. The Wars of the Roses (1455–1485 were a series of dynastic Civil wars fought in England between supporters of the Houses of Lancaster and York Background At the time of Tewkesbury the mentally-unstable Lancastrian king Henry VI of England, had just been deposed for a second time by his rival the Yorkist Edward IV ( 28 April 1442 – 9 April 1483) was King of England from 4 March 1461 until 2 October The House of Lancaster was a branch of the English royal House of Plantagenet. Edward of Westminster, also known as Edward of Lancaster ( 13 October 1453 &ndash 4 May 1471) was the only Prince of Wales Prince of Wales (Tywysog Cymru is a title traditionally granted to the Heir Apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom (and formerly the Kingdom
• 1493 - Pope Alexander VI divides the New World between Spain and Portugal along the Line of Demarcation. Pope Alexander VI ( 1 January 1431 &ndash 18 August 1503) born Roderic Llançol, later Roderic de Borja i Borja ( The New World is one of the names used for the non-Eurasian/non-African parts of the Earth specifically the Americas and Australia. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. The Line of Demarcation was a Longitude, moved slightly from the line drawn by Pope Alexander VI to divide new lands claimed by Portugal from those of
• 1494 - Christopher Columbus lands in Jamaica. Christopher Columbus (1451 &ndash May 20 1506 was an Italian Navigator, colonizer Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea.
• 1626 - Dutch explorer Peter Minuit arrives in New Netherland (present day Manhattan Island) aboard the See Meeuw. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Peter Minuit (1589 &ndash August 5, 1638) was a Walloon from Wesel, today North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, then part of New Netherland (Dutch Nieuw-Nederland, Latin Novum Belgium or Nova Belgica) 1614–1674 is the name of the former Dutch territory on the eastern coast Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York
• 1675 - King Charles II of England orders the construction of the Royal Greenwich Observatory. Charles II (Charles Stuart 29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685 was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. The Royal Observatory Greenwich (formerly the Royal Greenwich Observatory or RGO) was commissioned in 1675 by King Charles II, with the
• 1686 - Municipality of Ilagan is founded in the Philippines. A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a City, Town, or Village, or Ilagan is a 1st-class municipality in the province of Isabela, Philippines. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP
• 1799 - Fourth Anglo-Mysore War: The Battle of Seringapatam: The siege of Seringapatam ends when the city is assaulted and the Tipu Sultan killed by the besieging British army, under the command of General George Harris. Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Fourth Anglo-Mysore War ( 1798 &ndash 1799) was a war in South India between the Kingdom of Mysore and the British East India Company In the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War in 1799 the Battle of Srirangapatna was the final confrontation between the British and Tippu Sultan, the Tiger WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Srirangapattana ( Kannada:ಶ್ರೀರಂಗಪಟ್ಟಣ (also spelt Srirangapatna George Harris 1st Baron Harris GCB ( 18 March 1746 - 19 May 1829) was a British soldier
• 1814 - Emperor Napoleon I of France arrives at Portoferraio on the island of Elba to begin his exile. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common An emperor (from the Latin " Imperator " is a (male Monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an Empire or another type of Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. Portoferraio is a town and commune in the Province of Livorno, on the edge of the eponymous Harbour of the island of Elba. Elba (Ilva is an island in Tuscany, Italy, from the coastal town of Piombino.
• 1814 - King Ferdinand VII of Spain signs the Decrete of the 4th of May, returning Spain to absolutism. Early life In his youth he occupied the painful position of an heir apparent who was jealously excluded from all share in government by his parents and the royal favorite Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Absolute monarchy is a monarchical Form of government where the king and queen have absolute power over everything
• 1855 - American adventurer William Walker departs from San Francisco with about 60 men to conquer Nicaragua. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An adventurer or adventuress is a term that usually takes one of three meanings One whose travels are unusual and often exotic though not so unique as to qualify William Walker ( May 8, 1824 &ndash September 12, 1860) was an American filibuster, adventurer and Mercenary The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Nicaragua (ˌnɪkəˈrɑgwə officially the Republic of Nicaragua () is a representative democratic republic and the largest nation in Central America
• 1859 - The Cornwall Railway opens across the Royal Albert Bridge linking the counties of Devon and Cornwall in England. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Cornwall Railway was a Broad gauge (7 feet 025 inch railway from Plymouth in Devon to Falmouth in Cornwall, United The Royal Albert Bridge (sometimes called the Brunel Bridge or Saltash Bridge) spans the River Tamar in the United Kingdom between Devon is a large county in the South West of England. The county is also referred to as Devonshire, but that is an entirely unofficial name Cornwall ( Kernow ˈkɛɹnɔʊ is the most southwesterly county of England, on the Peninsula that lies to the west of the River Tamar 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
• 1863 - American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville ends with a Union retreat. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 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 Forces and plans The Chancellorsville campaign began with the potential of leading to one of the most lopsided clashes in the war 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
• 1869 - The Naval Battle of Hakodate takes place in Japan. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The was fought from 4 May - 10 1869, between the remnants of the Tokugawa shogunate navy consolidated into the armed forces of the rebel Ezo Republic For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• 1871 - The National Association, the first professional baseball league, opens its first season in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The National Association of Professional Base Ball Players (NAPBBP or simply the National Association (NA was founded in 1871 and lasted through the 1875 season Fort Wayne is a City in northeastern Indiana, United States and the County seat of Allen
• 1886 - Haymarket Square Riot: A bomb is thrown at policemen trying to break up a labor rally in Chicago, Illinois, United States, killing eight and wounding 60. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The labour movement or labor movement is a broad term for the development of a collective organization of working people, to campaign in their own interest for better Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The police fire into the crowd. Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force
• 1904 - Construction begins by the United States on the Panama Canal. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Panama Canal is a man-made Canal in Panama which joins the
• 1904 - Charles Stewart Rolls meets Frederick Henry Royce at the Midland Hotel in Manchester, England. The Honourable Charles Stewart Rolls ( August 27, 1877 - July 12, 1910) was together with Frederick Henry Sir Frederick Henry Royce 1st Baronet, OBE (27 March 1863 - 22 April 1933 was a pioneering car manufacturer who with Charles Stewart Rolls founded the The Midland Manchester is a 303 bedroom grand hotel situated in the centre of Manchester, England. 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
• 1910 - The Royal Canadian Navy is created. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting For the history of Canada's naval forces after 1968 see Canadian Forces Maritime Command The Royal Canadian Navy ( RCN) was the
• 1912 - Italy occupies the Greek island of Rhodes. 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 Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Rhodes (Ρόδος Ródos, ˈɾo̞ðo̞s Rodi ردوس Rodos; Ladino: Rodi or Rodes) is a Greek island
• 1919 - May Fourth Movement: Student demonstrations take place in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, protesting the Treaty of Versailles, which transferred Chinese territory to Japan. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The May Fourth Movement ( was an anti- imperialist, cultural and political movement in early modern China. Tiananmen Square ( is the large Plaza near the center of Beijing, China, named after the Tiananmen (literally Gate of Heavenly Peace China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The Treaty of Versailles was one of the peace treaties at the end of World War I. This article discusses history of the state which currently governs Taiwan Area. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• 1930 - British police arrest Mahatma Gandhi and place him in Yeravda Central Prison. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Law enforcement in the United Kingdom is organised separately in Scotland, Northern Ireland, England and Wales (administration of Police matters Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ( Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી moɦən̪d̪äs kəɾəmʧən̪d̪ gän̪d̪ʱi (2 October 1869 – 30 January
• 1932 - In Atlanta, Georgia, mobster Al Capone begins serving an eleven-year prison sentence for tax evasion. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. " Mobster " is a slang term for a person who participates in Organized crime, which is known as belonging to "the Mob" Alphonse Gabriel "Al" Capone (January 17 1899 &ndash January 25 1947 commonly nicknamed Scarface, was an Italian American Gangster who Tax avoidance is the legal utilization of the Tax regime to one's own advantage in order to reduce the amount of tax that is payable by means that are within the law
• 1942 - World War II: The Battle of the Coral Sea begins with an attack by aircraft from the United States aircraft carrier Yorktown on Japanese naval forces at Tulagi Island in the Solomon Islands. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 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 Battle of the Coral Sea, fought from May 4 – May 8, 1942, with most of the action occurring on May 7 and May 8, was The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An aircraft carrier is a Warship designed with Early career Yorktown was laid down on 21 May 1934 at Newport News Virginia, by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co The Empire of Japan ( {{unicode|Kyūjitai}}: ja 大日本帝國 Shinjitai: ja 大日本帝国 pronounced Dai Nippon Teikoku Tulagi, less commonly Tulaghi, is a small Island (55 km by 1 km in the Solomon Islands, just off the south coast of Florida Island. The Solomon Islands is a country in Melanesia, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands The Japanese forces had invaded Tulagi the day before. The invasion of Tulagi, on May 3 and May 4, 1942, was part of Operation ''Mo'', the Empire of Japan 's strategy in the South
• 1945 - World War II: The liberation of the Neuengamme concentration camp near Hamburg by the British Army. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Neuengamme is a quarter of the district Bergedorf within the City of Hamburg, Germany. Internment is the imprisonment or confinement of people commonly in large groups without trial Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces.
• 1945 - World War II: The surrender of the North Germany Army to Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery. For other meanings see Field Marshal (disambiguation Field marshal is a military officer rank Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC, (məntˈgʌmərɪ əv ˈæləmeɪn
• 1946 - In San Francisco Bay, U.S. Marines from the nearby Treasure Island Navy Base stop a two-day riot at Alcatraz federal prison. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. San Francisco Bay is a shallow productive Estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento Treasure Island is an Artificial island in the San Francisco Bay between San Francisco and Oakland. Riots are a form of Civil disorders characterized by disorganized groups lashing out in a sudden and intense rash of Violence, Vandalism or other Alcatraz Island, sometimes informally referred to as simply Alcatraz or locally as the Rock, is a small island located in the middle of San Francisco Bay Five people are killed in the riot.
• 1949 - The entire Torino football (soccer) team (except for one player who did not take the trip due to an injury) is killed in a plane crash at the Superga hill at the edge of Turin, Italy. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Torino Football Club 1906, commonly referred to as simply Torino, is an Italian professional football club based in Turin, Piedmont Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The Superga air disaster took place on Wednesday May 4, 1949, when a plane carrying almost the entire Torino A Superga is a Hill situated on the south bank of the Po River to the east of Turin in north-west Italy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
• 1953 - Ernest Hemingway is awarded the Pulitzer Prize for The Old Man and the Sea. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21 1899 — July 2 1961 was an American novelist short-story writer, and Journalist. The Pulitzer Prize, ˈpʊlɨtsɚ PULL-it-sər is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in Newspaper journalism, The Old Man and the Sea is a Novella (just over 100 pages in length by Ernest Hemingway, written in Cuba in 1951 and published in
• 1961 - American civil rights movement: The "Freedom Riders" begin a bus trip through the South. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968 refers to the reform movements in the United States aimed at abolishing racial discrimination against African Freedom Rider is also a song by Traffic and later Rascal Flatts Civil Rights activists called Freedom Riders rode in interstate buses The Southern United States &mdashcommonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South &mdashconstitutes a large distinctive
• 1970 - Vietnam War: Kent State shootings: the Ohio National Guard, sent to Kent State University after disturbances in the city of Kent the weekend before, open fire killing four students and wounding nine others. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia IMPORTANT After careful consideration the title "Kent State Shootings" has been applied in this article rather than "Kent State Massacre Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads For the National Guard of a State and other countries' National Guard see National Guard. Kent State University (also known as Kent, Kent State, or KSU) is one of America’s largest university systems the third largest university The students were protesting the United States' invasion of Cambodia. The Kingdom of Cambodia ( formerly known as Kampuchea (, transliterated: Preăh Réachéanachâkr Kâmpŭchea) is a country in South East
• 1972 - The Don't Make A Wave Committee, a fledgling environmental organization founded in Canada in 1971, officially changes its name to "Greenpeace Foundation". Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Don't Make a Wave Committee was formed in October 1969 in Vancouver Canada to protest and attempt to halt underground nuclear testing by the United States in the National This is a list of environmental organizations. See also Environmental organization Intergovernmental organizations International organizations Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Greenpeace, originally known as the Greenpeace Foundation, was founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1972
• 1974 - An all-female Japanese team reaches the summit of Manaslu, becoming the first women to climb an 8,000-meter peak. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Manaslu (मनास्लु also known as Kutang) is the eighth highest Mountain in the world located in the Mansiri Himal, part of the Nepalese
• 1979 - Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Margaret Hilda Thatcher Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925 The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom
• 1980 - President Josip Broz Tito of Yugoslavia dies in Ljubljana at the age of 87. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. See also Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian Ljubljana ( is the largest and Capital city of Slovenia. It is located in the center of the country and is a mid-sized city of some 270000 inhabitants
• 1982 - Twenty sailors are killed when the British Type 42 destroyer HMS Sheffield (D80) is hit by an Argentinian Exocet missile during the Falklands War. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located History The class was designed in the late 1960s to provide fleet area air-defence In naval terminology a destroyer is a fast and maneuverable yet long-endurance Warship intended to escort larger vessels in a fleet, Convoy The sinking of HMS Sheffield British version At approximately 10 A For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. The Exocet is a French -built Anti-ship missile whose various versions can be launched from surface vessels submarines and airplanes The Falklands War (Guerra de las Malvinas/Guerra del Atlántico Sur also called the Falklands Conflict/Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the
• 1988 - The PEPCON disaster rocks Henderson, Nevada, as tons of space shuttle fuel detonates during a fire. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The PEPCON disaster was an Industrial disaster that occurred in Henderson Nevada on May 4, 1988 at the Pacific Engineering Production Company Henderson is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States adjacent to the Las Vegas metropolitan area; it is located mainly to the southeast NASA 's Space Shuttle, officially called the Space Transportation System ( STS) is the Spacecraft currently used by the United States Fuel is any material that is burned or altered in order to obtain energy
• 1989 - Iran-Contra Affair: Former White House aide Oliver North is convicted of three crimes and acquitted of nine other charges. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The Iran-Contra affair was a political scandal which was revealed in November 1986 as a result of earlier events during the Reagan administration. See also Executive Office of the President of the United States The White House, formerly known as the Executive Mansion, is the Official residence Oliver Laurence North (born October 7 1943 in San Antonio Texas) is an American best known for his involvement in the Iran-Contra Affair. The convictions, however, are later overturned on appeal.
• 1990 - Latvia proclaims the renewal of its independence after the Soviet occupation. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. The Declaration On the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia (Deklarācija Par Latvijas Republikas neatkarības atjaunošanu was adopted on 4 May 1990 A soviet (сове́т, "council" originally was a workers' local council in late Imperial Russia.
• 1994 - Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO leader Yasser Arafat sign a peace accord regarding Palestinian autonomy granting self-rule in the Gaza Strip and Jericho. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. The Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO) (منظمة التحرير الفلسطينية or Munazzamat al-Tahrir al-Filastiniyyah) is a political and paramilitary Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini ( Arabic: محمد عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني (August 24 1929 – November 11 Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn The Gaza Strip (قطاع غزة, רצועת עזה Retzu'at 'Azza) is a coastal strip of land along the Mediterranean Sea, bordering Egypt on the south-west Jericho ( Arabic, ʼArīḥā; Hebrew, Standard Yəriḥo Tiberian Yərîḫô
• 1998 - A federal judge in Sacramento, California, gives "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski four life sentences plus 30 years after Kaczynski accepts a plea agreement sparing him from the death penalty. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Capital punishment, the death penalty or execution, is the Killing of a person by judicial process as Punishment.
• 2000 - Ken Livingstone becomes the first Mayor of London. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Kenneth Robert Livingstone (born 17 June 1945 is a British Socialist Politician. The first election to the office of Mayor of London took place on 4 May 2000. The Mayor of London is an elected politician who along with the London Assembly of 25 members is accountable for the strategic government of Greater London (see
• 2001 - The Milwaukee Art Museum addition, the first Santiago Calatrava-designed structure in the United States, opens to the public. The Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM is located on Lake Michigan in Milwaukee Wisconsin. Santiago Calatrava Valls (born July 28, 1951) is an internationally recognized and award-winning Valencian Spanish Architect,
• 2002 - An EAS Airlines BAC 1-11-500 crashes in a suburb of Kano, Nigeria shortly after takeoff killing more than 148 people. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. EAS (Executive Airlines Services Airlines was an Airline based in Lagos, Nigeria. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Kano is the administrative center of the Kano State and the third largest City in Nigeria, in terms Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal
• 2007- Greensburg, Kansas is almost completely destroyed by a 1. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Greensburg is a City in central Kiowa County, located in Southwest Kansas 7m wide EF-5 tornado. The Enhanced Fujita Scale, or EF Scale, is the scale for rating the strength of Tornadoes in the United States estimated via the damage they cause A tornado is a violent rotating column of air which is in contact with both the surface of the earth and a Cumulonimbus cloud or in rare cases the base of a Cumulus
• 2007 - The Scottish National Party wins the Scottish general election and becomes the largest party in the Scottish Parliament for the first time ever. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Scottish National Party (SNP (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba Scottis Naitional Pairtie is a Centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish A general election is an Election in which all or most members of a given political body are up for election The Scottish Parliament ( Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: Scottish Pairlament) is the devlolved national unicameral

Births

• 1008 - Khajeh Abdollah Ansari, The Persian Sufi (d. Abu Ismaïl Abdullah ibn Abi-Mansour Mohammad or Khajah Abdullah Ansari of Herat (1006-1088 ( خواجه عبدالله انصاری) was a famous Afghan 1088)
• 1008 - King Henry I of France (d. Henry I ( 4 May 1008 &ndash 4 August 1060) was King of France from 1031 to his death 1060)
• 1654 - Kangxi Emperor of China (d. The Kangxi Emperor ( Mongolian Enkh Amgalan Khaan, May 4, 1654 &ndash December 20, 1722) was the third Emperor of 1722)
• 1655 - Bartolomeo Cristofori, Italian maker of musical instruments (d. Year 1722 ( MDCCXXII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Bartolomeo Cristofori di Francesco ( May 4, 1655 - January 27, 1731) was an Italian maker of musical instruments generally regarded 1731)
• 1715 - Richard Graves, English writer (d. Year 1731 ( MDCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Richard Graves ( May 4, 1715 &ndash November 23, 1804) was an English poet and novelist 1804)
• 1733 - Jean-Charles de Borda, French mathematician, physicist, political scientist, and sailor (d. Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1733 ( MDCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jean-Charles chevalier de Borda ( May 4, 1733 – February 19, 1799) was a French Mathematician, Physicist 1799)
• 1752 - John Brooks, 11^th Governor of Massachusetts (d. Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1752 ( MDCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar for European countries but not Great Britain) of John Brooks ( May 4, 1752 – March 1, 1825) was Governor of Massachusetts from 1816 to 1823 he was the last significant The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. 1825)
• 1767 - Tyagaraja, Composer of Indian classical Carnatic music (d. Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1767 ( MDCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Thyāgarāja (శ్రీ త్యాగరాజ స్వామి May 4, 1767 - January 6, 1847) was a composer of Carnatic music 1847)
• 1772 - Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus, German publisher (d. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1772 ( MDCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus ( May 4, 1772 &ndash August 20, 1823) was a German Encyclopedia Publisher and 1823)
• 1781 - Karl Christian Friedrich Krause, German philosopher (d. Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Karl Christian Friedrich Krause ( May 6, 1781 – September 27, 1832) was a German Philosopher, born at Eisenberg 1832)
• 1796 - Horace Mann, American educator (d. Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year This article is about an early leader in education for the private school located in New York City see Horace Mann School. 1859)
• 1796 - William H. Prescott, American historian (d. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Hickling Prescott (May 4 1796 &ndash January 29 1859 was an American Historian, known for his books The History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella the Catholic 1859)
• 1820 - Julia Tyler, First Lady of the United States (d. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Julia Gardiner Tyler ( May 4, 1820 &ndash July 10, 1889) second wife of John Tyler, was First Lady of the United States First Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. 1889)
• 1822 - Charles Boucher de Boucherville, Quebec politician (d. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Sir Charles-Eugène-Napoléon Boucher de Boucherville ( May 4, 1822 &ndash September 10, 1915) was born in Montreal, Quebec 1915)
• 1825 - Thomas Henry Huxley, English scientist (d. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Thomas Henry Huxley PC FRS (4 May 1825 – 29 June 1895 was an English Biologist, known as "Darwin's Bulldog" for his advocacy 1895)
• 1825 - Augustus Le Plongeon, French antiquitarian (d. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Augustus Le Plongeon (1825-1908 was a Photographer, Antiquarian and amateur Archaeologist. 1908)
• 1826 - Frederic Edwin Church, American painter (d. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year For the game see 1826 (board game. Year 1826 ( MDCCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display Frederic Edwin Church ( May 4, 1826 &ndash April 7, 1900) was an American landscape painter born in 1900)
• 1827 - John Hanning Speke, British explorer (d. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common John Hannington Speke ( May 4 1827 &ndash September 15 1864) was an officer in the British Indian army who made three voyages of exploration 1864)
• 1852 - Alice Pleasance Liddell, English schoolgirl model for Alice in Wonderland (d. 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 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Alice Pleasance Liddell (May 4 1852 &ndash November 16 1934 was the inspiration for the children's classic Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll 1934)
• 1864 - Marie Booth, the third daughter of William and Catherine Booth (d. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Marian Billups Booth ( May 4, 1864 – January 5, 1937) better known as Marie Booth, was the third daughter of William William Booth ( April 10, 1829 &ndash August 20, 1912) was a British Methodist preacher who founded The Salvation Catherine Booth ( 17 January 1829 &ndash 4 October 1890) was the Mother of The Salvation Army. 1937)
• 1870 - Alexandre Benois, Russian artist (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alexandre Nikolayevich Benois (Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Бенуа́ ( St 1960)
• 1873 - Joe De Grasse, Canadian film director (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Joseph Louis De Grasse ( May 4, 1873 &ndash May 25, 1940) was a Canadian film director 1940)
• 1889 - Francis Cardinal Spellman, American religious leader (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Francis Joseph Cardinal Spellman ( May 4, 1889 – December 2, 1967) wasthe ninth Bishop and sixth Archbishop of the 1967)
• 1903 - Luther Adler, American stage actor (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Luther Adler ( May 4, 1903 - December 8, 1984) was an American Actor best known for his work in Theatre, but 1984)
• 1904 - Umm Kulthum, Egyptian singer (official Date of Birth) (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Umm Kulthum ( Arabic: أم كلثوم, born أم كلثوم إبراهيم البلتاجي; see Kunya; Egyptian Arabic: Om Kalsoum 1975)
• 1908 - Giovannino Guareschi, Italian journalist (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Giovannino Guareschi ( May 1, 1908 - July 22, 1968) was an Italian Journalist, cartoonist and humorist whose most famous 1968)
• 1913 - Lady Katherine Brandram, née Princess of Greece and Denmark
• 1916 - Jane Jacobs, American-Canadian author and activist (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Princess Katherine of Greece and Denmark (born Princess Ekaterini of Greece and Denmark) ( May 4, 1913 &ndash October 2, 2007 Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Jane Jacobs, OC, OOnt ( May 4, 1916 – April 25, 2006) was an 2006)
• 1918 - Tanaka Kakuei, Japanese political leader (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common was a Japanese Politician and the 64th and 65th Prime Minister of Japan from July 7, 1972 to December 1993)
• 1918 - Thomas Mead, Australian politician and journalist (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Thomas Francis Mead ( 4 May 1918 - 22 January 2004) was an Australian politician elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative 2004)
• 1919 - Dory Funk, Professional wrestler (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Dory Funk (May 4 1919 – June 3 1973 was a Professional wrestler. 1973)
• 1921 - Edo Murtić, Croatian painter (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Edo Murtić ( May 4, 1921 – January 2, 2005) was a renowned painter from 2005)
• 1923 - Ed Cassidy, American musician (Spirit)
• 1923 - Eric Sykes, British actor and comedian
• 1923 - Godfrey Quigley, British actor (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ed "Cass" Cassidy (born Chicago May 4, 1923) is a Drummer who was one of the founders of the rock group Spirit in 1967 Spirit was an American Jazz / Hard rock / psychedelic band founded in 1967, based in Los Angeles, California Eric Sykes, CBE (born 4 May 1923 is an English comedy writer and actor Godfrey Quigley ( May 4, 1923 &ndash September 7, 1994) was an Irish stage film and television actor 1994)
• 1923 - Assi Rahbani, Lebanese composer and author
• 1925 - Maurice R. Greenberg, American businessman
• 1928 - Maynard Ferguson, Canadian musician (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The Rahbani Brothers ( Arabic: الأخوان رحباني) Assi Rahbani ( Arabic: عاصي الرحباني; May 4 Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Maurice R "Hank" Greenberg (born May 4, 1925 in New York City) is an American Businessman and former chairman and CEO of Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Walter Maynard Ferguson ( May 4, 1928 – August 23, 2006) was a Canadian Jazz Trumpet player and Bandleader 2006)
• 1928 - Hosni Mubarak, President of Egypt
• 1928 - Wolfgang von Trips, German racing driver (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The President of the Arab Republic of Egypt is the elected Head of State of Egypt. 1961)
• 1929 - Audrey Hepburn, Anglo-Dutch actress (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Audrey Hepburn ( &ndash) was an English/Dutch Academy Award - Emmy Award - Tony Award - and Grammy Award -winning film and stage actress 1993)
• 1929 - Sidney Lamb, American linguist
• 1930 - Roberta Peters, American soprano
• 1931 - Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Russian conductor
• 1931 - Thomas Stuttaford, British doctor and writer
• 1933 - J. Fred Duckett, Texan sports announcer and teacher
• 1936 - El Cordobés, Spanish matador
• 1937 - Ron Carter, American jazz bassist
• 1937 - Dick Dale, American guitarist
• 1937 - Mr. Fuji, Former professional wrestler
• 1938 - Tyrone Davis, American soul singer (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Sydney MacDonald Lamb (born May 4, 1929) is an American linguist and professor at Rice University, whose Stratificational grammar Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Roberta Peters ( May 4, 1930) is an American Coloratura Soprano who enjoyed a long and distinguished career at the Metropolitan Opera Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Gennady Nikolayevich Rozhdestvensky (Генна́дий Никола́евич Dr Irving Thomas Stuttaford OBE, (born 4 May 1931) is a British doctor, Author, medical Columnist of Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. J Fred Duckett (b May 4 1933, Houston Texas - d June 25 2007, Houston Texas) was a sports journalist and writer Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Manuel Benítez Pérez, born 4 May 1936 (probable date in Palma del Río near Córdoba is known as El Cordobés ("The Cordobese" Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ron Carter (born May 4, 1937, Ferndale, Michigan) is an American Jazz Double-bassist. Dick Dale (born Richard Anthony Monsour on May 4, 1937, in Boston, Massachusetts) is a Surf rock guitarist, Harry Fujiwara (born May 4 1935) As a manager he would often throw salt in the eyes of face wrestlers Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tyrone Davis ( 4 May 1938 — 9 February 2005) was a leading soul Singer 2005)
• 1938 - Carlos Monsiváis, Mexican writer
• 1939 - Paul Gleason, American actor (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carlos Monsiváis Aceves (born May 4, 1938, in Mexico City) is a Mexican Writer and Journalist on the El Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Xavier Gleason ( May 4 1939 – May 27 2006) was an American film and television Actor. 2006)
• 1939 - Amos Oz, Israeli writer, novelist, and journalist
• 1939 - Léon Rochefort, Quebec ice hockey player
• 1940 - Robin Cook, American novelist
• 1941 - George Will, American writer
• 1942 - Nickolas Ashford, American record producer, songwriter, and musician (Ashford and Simpson)
• 1943 - Mikhail Chemiakin, Russian painter
• 1944 - Roger Rees, British-born actor
• 1945 - Narasimhan Ram, Indian journalist
• 1946 - John Watson, Northern Irish racecar driver
• 1946 - Gary Bauer conservative American politician, former presidential candidate
• 1948 - Hurley Haywood, American race car driver, and three-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
• 1949 - John Force, American race car driver
• 1949 - Stella Parton, American country music singer
• 1949 - Graham Swift, British author
• 1950 - Darryl Hunt, English musician (The Pogues)
• 1951 - Colin Bass, British bassist (Camel)
• 1951 - Jackie Jackson, American singer and musician (The Jackson 5)
• 1951 - Gérard Jugnot, French actor, film director, screenwriter and producer
• 1951 - Mick Mars, American guitarist (Mötley Crüe)
• 1952 - Michael Barrymore, English comedian, actor, quiz master and entertainer
• 1954 - Pia Zadora, American actress
• 1955 - Robert Ellis Orrall, American singer
• 1956 - David Guterson, American author
• 1956 - Ulrike Meyfarth, German athlete
• 1956 - Ken Oberkfell, American baseball player
• 1958 - Delbert Fowler, American and Canadian professional football player
• 1958 - Keith Haring, American graphical artist (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Amos Oz (עמוס עוז (born May 4, 1939, birth name Amos Klausner) is an Israeli Writer, Novelist and Journalist Leon Joseph Fernand Rochefort (born May 4, 1939 in Cap-de-la-Madeleine Quebec, Canada) is a retired Canadian professional Ice Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dr Robin Cook (born May 4, 1940 in New York City, New York) is an American doctor / novelist who writes about Medicine Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Frederick Will (born May 4, 1941) is a Pulitzer Prize -winning conservative American newspaper Columnist, journalist Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nickolas Ashford (born May 4, 1942, in Fairfield South Carolina) and Valerie Simpson (born August 26, 1946 in Nickolas Ashford (born May 4, 1942, in Fairfield South Carolina) and Valerie Simpson (born August 26, 1946 in Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mikhail Mikhaylovich Shemyakin (Михаи́л Михайлович Шемя́кин born 4 May 1943, Moscow) is a Russian (ethnic Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Roger Rees (born May 5, 1944) is a Welsh - American actor Biography Rees was born in Aberystwyth, Wales, Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Narasimhan Ram (born May 4, 1945) is an Indian Journalist. He has been the Editor-in-chief of The Hindu since June 27 2003 Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Marshall "Wattie" Watson MBE (born May 4, 1946, Belfast) is a British former racing driver from Northern Ireland Gary Lee Bauer (born May 4 1946, Covington Kentucky) is a neoconservative American Politician notable for his ties to Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hurley Haywood (born May 4, 1948 in Chicago) is an American race-car driver who won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1977 ( Porsche The 24 Hours of Le Mans ( 24 Heures du Mans) is a sports car endurance race held annually since near the town of Le Mans, Sarthe, Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Force (born May 4, 1949 in Bell Gardens California) is an NHRA drag racer and 14 - time Funny Car champion Stella Parton (born May 4, 1949) is an American Country Music Singer and Songwriter. Graham Colin Swift (born May 4, 1949) is a well-known British author Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Darryl Hunt (born 4 May, 1950 in Hampshire) is an English musician most famous as the bassist of The Pogues from 1986 The Pogues are a band of mixed Irish and English background playing Traditional Irish music with influences from Punk rock, formed in 1982 and fronted by Shane Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Colin Bass, also known as Sabah Habas Mustapha (born May 4, 1951 in London, England) is a British Progressive rock Camel are an English Progressive rock band formed in 1971 An important figure in the Canterbury scene, the group has been releasing studio and live Sigmund Esco "Jackie" Jackson (born May 4, 1951) is an American Singer and Musician, a former member of The Jackson The Jackson 5 (also spelled The Jackson Five or The Jackson 5ive, and later known as The Jacksons) was an American popular music Family Gérard Jugnot (born 4 May 1951 in Paris) is a French Actor, Film director, Screenwriter and producer Mick Mars (born Robert Alan Deal, May 4 1951, in Terre Haute, Indiana Unlike many of the hard rock/heavy metal guitarists Mötley Crüe ( IPA pronunciation: /'mɒtliː Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Ciaran Parker (born 4 May 1952 is an English Comedian better known by his Stage name Michael Barrymore. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Pia Zadora (born Pia Alfreda Schipani, May 4, 1954) is an American actress and singer. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Robert Ellis Orrall (born May 4 1955 in Winthrop Massachusetts) is an American singer songwriter and record producer Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Guterson (pronounced Gət-ər-sən (born May 4, 1956) is an American novelist short story writer poet journalist and essayist Ulrike Nasse-Meyfarth (born May 4, 1956) is a German former High jumper She won the Olympic title twice in 1972 and 1984 Kenneth Raymond Oberkfell (born May 4, 1956, in Highland Illinois) was a Major League Baseball player whose Major League career spanned the Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Delbert "Treetop" Fowler ( May 4, 1958 — is a former American football player for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Keith Haring ( May 4, 1958 – February 16, 1990) was an artist and social activist whose work responded to the New York City 1990)
• 1959 - Scott Armstrong, American professional wrestling referee
• 1959 - Randy Travis, American musician
• 1961 - Luis Herrera, Colombian cyclist
• 1961 - Ishita Bhaduri, Indian (Bengali) Poet
• 1962 - Oleta Adams, American singer
• 1964 - Mónica Bardem, Spanish actress
• 1964 - Zsuzsa Mathe, Hungarian painter and visual artist, founder of transrealism
• 1964 - Rocco Siffredi, Italian porn actor
• 1967 - Ana Gasteyer, American actress
• 1967 - Kate Garraway, English GMTV Presenter
• 1968 - Julian Barratt, English comedian and musician, one half of The Mighty Boosh
• 1969 - Micah Aivazoff, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1969 - Ryan Shamrock, American wrestling valet
• 1970 - Gregg Alexander, American musician (New Radicals)
• 1971 - Joe Borowski, American baseball player
• 1971 - Luiz Garcia, Jr., Brazilian racing driver
• 1972 - Manny Aybar, Dominican baseball player
• 1972 - Mike Dirnt, American musician (Green Day)
• 1973 - Guillermo Barros Schelotto, Argentine footballer
• 1973 - John Madden, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1974 - Miguel Cairo, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1975 - Laci Peterson, American murder victim (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph James Jr (born on May 4, 1959) Championships and accomplishments Georgia Championship Wrestling Randy Travis (born Randy Bruce Traywick, May 4, 1959 in Marshville North Carolina) is an American multiple Grammy Award - and Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the former president of Venezuela see Luis Herrera Campins. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ishita Bhaduri (born 4 May, 1961 in Kolkata, West Bengal) is an Indian Poet and Writer of contemporary India Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Oleta Adams (born 4 May 1962, Seattle, Washington) is an American soul, Jazz, and gospel Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Mónica Bardem ( May 4, 1964, Madrid, Spain) is a Spanish film actress and sister of actor Javier Bardem. Born on May 4, 1964, Budapest Hungary Zsuzsa Máthé was raised in a culture-rich civic environment where playing the piano speaking foreign languages was a natural must Rocco Siffredi (born May 4, 1964) is the Stage name of an Italian Pornographic actor, director and producer Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Ana Kristina Gasteyer (born May 4, 1967) is an American actress and Comedian. Kathryn Mary Garraway (born 4 May 1967) is an English Journalist and currently a co- Presenter on GMTV Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Julian Barratt (born 4 May 1968) is an English comedian, Musician Music producer and Actor. The Mighty Boosh, colloquially referred to as The Boosh, is the collective name for the creators of the British television situation comedy written by and starring Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Micah Aivazoff (born May 4 1969 in Powell River, British Columbia) is a former professional Ice hockey centre. Alicia Nicole Webb (born May 4 1979) is an American Professional wrestling valet. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gregg Alexander (born Gregory Aiuto, 4 May 1970) is an American Singer / Songwriter and producer, best known as the front The New Radicals were an American rock band active in the late 1990s centered on frontman Gregg Alexander, who wrote and produced all of their Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Joseph Thomas Borowski (born May 4, 1971 in Bayonne, New Jersey) is a Right-handed Relief pitcher who is currently a Luiz Garcia Jr (born May 4, 1971) is a Brazilian race car driver born in Brasilia. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Manuel Antonio Aybar (born May 4, 1972 in Bani, Dominican Republic) is a Pitcher with Major League Baseball experience Mike Dirnt (born Michael Ryan Pritchard on May 4 1972 in Berkeley California) is the bassist and backing vocalist for the American Punk rock Green Day is an American rock trio Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Guillermo Barros Schelotto (born May 4, 1973 in La Plata) is an Argentine football player John Madden (born May 4, 1973) is a Canadian Professional Ice hockey centre and alternate captain with Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Miguel Jesús Cairo (born May 4, 1974 in Anzoátegui State, Venezuela) is a Major League Baseball Utility player Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Laci Peterson, born Laci Denise Rocha ( May 4, 1975 – c December 2002was the subject of a highly-discussed murder case after 2002)
• 1976 - Ben Grieve, American baseball player
• 1976 - Jason Michaels, American baseball player
• 1977 - Emily Perkins, Canadian actress
• 1977 - Mariano Pernía, Argentine-Spanish footballer
• 1979 - Lance Bass, American singer (*NSYNC)
• 1979 - Wes Butters, British broadcaster
• 1979 - Lesley Vainikolo, Tongan born rugby union and rugby league player
• 1980 - Andrew Raycroft, NHL goalie
• 1981 - Eric Djemba-Djemba, Cameroon footballer
• 1982 - Kleopas Giannou, Greek footballer
• 1982 - Hector King, Mexican singer-songwriter
• 1982 - Markus Rogan, Austrian swimmer
• 1982 - Rasheeda,American hiphop singer
• 1983 - Trisha Krishnan, Indian actress
• 1983 - Derek Roy, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1984 - Manjural Islam, Bangladeshi test cricket player (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Benjamin Grieve (born May 4, 1976 in Arlington Texas) is a former Major League Baseball Outfielder. Jason Drew "J-Mike" Michaels (born May 4, 1976 in Tampa, Florida) is an Outfielder for the Pittsburgh Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Emily Jean Perkins (born May 4, 1977) is a Canadian actress, known best for her portrayal of Brigitte in the Ginger Snaps Mariano Andrés Pernía Molina, Pernía (born May 4, 1977 in Buenos Aires) is a Spanish Argentine footballer, currently Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) James Lance Bass (born May 4 1979 is an American pop Singer, Actor, film and Television producer, and Author Wes Butters (born Wesley Lee-Butters in Salford Greater Manchester, 4 May 1979) is a radio broadcaster formerly of BBC Radio 1 Lesley Vainikolo (born 4 May 1979 in Nuku{{Okina}}alofa, Tonga) is a dual code Professional Rugby union player Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Andrew Joseph Ernest Raycroft (born May 4, 1980) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey Goaltender for the Colorado Avalanche Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Eric Daniel Djemba-Djemba (born 4 May 1981 in Douala, Cameroon) is a football defensive midfielder who currently plays Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Kleopas Giannou (born May 4, 1982 in Peristeri, Athens) is Greek footballer, currently playing for Panionios Hector King is a Mexican recording artist who is making an effort to break out into the international stage Markus Antonius Rogan (born May 4, 1982 in Vienna) is an Austrian swimmer who won two Silver medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics Rasheeda is a Female rap Artist hailing from Atlanta Georgia. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Trisha Krishnan, born on 4 May 1983 as Trisha Krishnamurthy ( Tamil: த்ரிஷா கிருஷ்ணமூர்தி is a prominent Derek Roy (born 4 May, 1983 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Buffalo Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Manjural Islam Rana ( 4 May 1984 – 16 March 2007) also known as Qazi Manjural Islam, was a Bangladeshi Cricketer 2007)
• 1984 - Kevin Slowey, American baseball player
• 1984 - Montell Owens, American football player
• 1985 - Anthony Fedorov, American singer
• 1985 - Ravinder Bopara, English cricketer
• 1987 - Cesc Fabregas, Spanish footballer
• 1987 - Jorge Lorenzo, Spanish motorcycle racer
• 1987 - Anjeza Shahini, Albanian singer
• 1992 - Courtney Jines, American actress
• 1994 - Pauline Ducruet, daughter of HSH Princess Stéphanie of Monaco
• 1994 - Alexander Gould, American actor

Deaths

• 1436 - Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Swedish statesman (b. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Kevin Michael Slowey (Born May 4, 1984 in Conroe Texas) is a Starting pitcher for the Minnesota Twins. Montell Ernest Owens (born May 4, 1984 in Wilmington Delaware) is an American football fullback for the Jacksonville Jaguars Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Anthony Fedorov (born Anatoliy Vladimirovich Fedorov on May 4, 1985; Russian: Анатолий Владимирович Фёдоров Ukrainian Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Francesc "Cesc" Fàbregas Soler (born 4 May 1987 in Arenys de Mar, Barcelona, Spain is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central Jorge Lorenzo (born May 4, 1987 in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain) is a professional Motorcycle road Anjeza Shahini is an Albanian singer born on the 4 May 1987, who in 2004 represented Albania in its first appearance in the Eurovision Song Contest Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Courtney Elizabeth Jines, (born May 4, 1992 in Fairfax Virginia) is an American child actress. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Pauline Grace Maguy Ducruet (b May 4, 1994 in Monte Carlo) is the daughter of HSH Princess Stéphanie of Monaco and Daniel Ducruet Alexander Jerome Gould (born May 4, 1994) is an American child and Voice actor. Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson (1390s &ndash May 4 1436) was a Swedish rebel leader and later statesman 1390s)
• 1471 - Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (killed in battle) (b. Edward of Westminster, also known as Edward of Lancaster ( 13 October 1453 &ndash 4 May 1471) was the only Prince of Wales 1453)
• 1471 - Edmund Beaufort, 4th Duke of Somerset, English military commander (executed)
• 1506 - Husayn Bayqarah, ruler of Herat (b. Edmund Beaufort 4th Duke of Somerset (1438? &ndash May 6, 1471) was an English nobleman and military commander during the Wars of the Roses. Husayn Bayqarah (1438 &ndash May 4, 1506) ( Persian حسین بایقرا was a Timurid ruler of Herat from 1469 to 1506 with a 1438)
• 1519 - Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (b. Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici ( September 12 September 9 ---> 1492 &ndash May 4 April 5 ---> 1519 was the 1492)
• 1566 - Luca Ghini, Italian physician and botanist (b. Luca Ghini (1490 &ndash May 4, 1556) was an Italian Physician and Botanist, notable as the creator of the first recorded 1490)
• 1615 - Adriaan van Roomen, Flemish mathematician (b. Adriaan van Roomen ( 29 September 1561 - 4 May 1615) also known as Adrianus Romanus, was a Belgian Mathematician 1561)
• 1626 - Arthur Lake, Bishop of Bath and Wells, English bishop and Bible translator (b. 1569)
• 1677 - Isaac Barrow, English mathematician (b. Isaac Barrow (October 1630 &ndash May 4, 1677) was an English scholar and Mathematician who is generally given credit for his early role 1630)
• 1684 - John Nevison, English highwayman (b. John Nevison (1639 – 4 May 1684) (also known as William Nevison was one of Britain's most notorious highwaymen, a gentleman-rogue supposedly nicknamed 1639)
• 1729 - Louis-Antoine, Cardinal de Noailles, French cardinal (b. Year 1729 ( MDCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Louis-Antoine de Noailles ( 27 May 1651 &ndash 4 May 1729) second son of Anne 1st duc de Noailles, was a French Bishop 1651)
• 1734 - James Thornhill, English painter
• 1737 - Eustace Budgell, English writer (b. Year 1734 ( MDCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a See also English school of painting Sir James Thornhill ( 25 July 1675 or 1676 – May 4, 1734) was an English Year 1737 ( MDCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Eustace Budgell ( August 19, 1686 – May 4, 1737) was an English writer 1686)
• 1774 - Anthony Ulrich II, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (b. Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Anthony Ulrich (German Anton Ulrich; 28 August 1714, Bevern &ndash 4 May 1774, Kholmogory) Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg 1714)
• 1776 - Jacques Saly, French sculptor (b. Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jacques François Joseph Saly, also known as Jacques Saly ( June 20, 1717 &ndash May 4, 1776) French-born sculptor who worked 1717)
• 1790 - Matthew Tilghman, American delegate to the Continental Congress (b. Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Matthew Tilghman ( February 17, 1718 – May 4, 1790) was an American planter and Revolutionary leader from Maryland, who served as 1718)
• 1799 - Tipu Sultan, Indian military leader (b. Year 1718 ( MDCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1799 ( MDCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 1750)
• 1811 - Nikolay Kamensky, Russian general (b. Year 1750 ( MDCCL) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Count Nikolay Mikhailovich Kamensky ( December 27, 1776 — May 4, 1811) was a Russian general who outlived his father Field 1776)
• 1824 - Joseph Joubert, French essayist and moralist (b. Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Joseph Joubert (7 May 1754 in Montignac, Périgord &ndash 4 May 1824 in Villeneuve-sur-Yonne) was a French Moralist and Essayist 1754)
• 1849 - Hokusai, Japanese artist (b. Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common was a Japanese Artist, Ukiyo-e painter and Printmaker of the Edo period. 1760)
• 1858 - Aimé Bonpland, French explorer and botanist (b. Year 1760 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Aimé Jacques Alexandre Bonpland ( 22 August 1773 - 4 May 1858) was a French explorer and botanist. 1773)
• 1859 - Joseph Diaz Gergonne, French mathematician (b. Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Joseph Diaz Gergonne ( 19 June 1771 Nancy, France -- 4 May 1859 Montpellier, France) was a French 1771)
• 1880 - Edward Clark, Governor of Texas (b. Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Edward Clark (April 1 1815 May 4 1880 was the 8th Governor of Texas. 1815)
• 1901 - John Jones Ross, Canadian politician (b. Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting John Jones Ross, PC ( August 16, 1831 – May 4, 1901) was born in Quebec City, Canada. 1831)
• 1903 - Goce Delchev, a revolutionary from the Balkans - leader of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (b. Year 1831 ( MDCCCXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Georgi Nikolov Delchev (1872-1903 ( Bulgarian and Macedonian: Георги Николов Делчев was an important 19th century revolutionary figure in 1872)
• 1916 - Joseph Mary Plunkett, Irish revolutionary (b. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Joseph Mary Plunkett ( 21 November 1887 &ndash 4 May 1916) was an Irish nationalist poet journalist and leader of the 1916 The Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann, na hÉireannaigh, na Gaeil) are a Western European Ethnic group who originate 1887)
• 1919 - Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Slovak politician, French general and astronomer (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 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Milan Rastislav Štefánik ( born July 21 1880 in Košariská - died May 4 1919 in Ivanka pri Dunaji was a Slovak Politician, Diplomat 1880)
• 1922 - Viktor Kingissepp, Estonian Bolshevik politician (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Viktor Kingissepp (born in Kaarma, Saaremaa, – 4 May 1922 in Tallinn) was an Estonian Communist Politician 1888)
• 1937 - Noel Rosa, Brazilian songwriter (b. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Noel de Medeiros Rosa ( December 11, 1910 - May 4, 1937) was a Brazilian Songwriter, Singer, and Guitar 1910)
• 1938 - Carl von Ossietzky, German pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (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 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carl von Ossietzky ( October 3, 1889 &ndash May 4, 1938) was a radical German pacifist and the recipient of the 1935 The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1889)
• 1945 - Fedor von Bock, German field marshal (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Fedor von Bock ( December 3, 1880 &ndash May 4, 1945) was an officer in the German Military from 1898 to 1880)
• 1955 - George Enescu, Romanian composer (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) George Enescu (pronunciation in Romanian: /'ʤěorʤe e'nesku/ known in France as Georges Enesco) ( August 19 1881, Liveni &ndash 1881)
• 1961 - Anita Stewart, American film actress (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 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anita Stewart ( February 7, 1895 - May 4, 1961) was an American Actress and Film producer of the early Silent film 1895)
• 1969 - Osbert Sitwell, English writer (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Francis Osbert Sacheverell Sitwell 5th Baronet, ( December 6, 1892 &ndash May 4, 1969) was an English writer 1892)
• 1970 - Allison Krause - Kent State victim (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Allison Krause ( April 23, 1951 - May 4, 1970) was a student at Kent State University, Ohio when she was shot and killed IMPORTANT After careful consideration the title "Kent State Shootings" has been applied in this article rather than "Kent State Massacre 1951)
• 1970 - Jeffrey Miller - Kent State victim (b. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Jeffrey Glenn Miller ( March 28, 1950 &ndash May 4, 1970) was a student at Kent State University in Kent Ohio when he IMPORTANT After careful consideration the title "Kent State Shootings" has been applied in this article rather than "Kent State Massacre 1950)
• 1970 - Sandra Scheuer - Kent State victim (b. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sandra Lee Scheuer (pronounced SHAW-yer or ˈʃɔɪər August 11 1949 - May 4 1970 was a student at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, when she was IMPORTANT After careful consideration the title "Kent State Shootings" has been applied in this article rather than "Kent State Massacre 1949)
• 1970 - William Schroeder (b. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Knox Schroeder ( July 20, 1950 &ndash May 4, 1970) was a student at Kent State University, Ohio, when he was killed 1950)
• 1971 - Seamus Elliott, Irish cyclist (b. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Seamus 'Shay' Elliott (born 4 June 1934 in Dublin, Ireland, died 4 May 1971 in Dublin was an Irish 1934)
• 1972 - Edward Calvin Kendall, American chemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edward Calvin Kendall ( March 8, 1886, South Norwalk, Connecticut &ndash May 4, 1972, Princeton New Jersey) The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1886)
• 1973 - Jane Bowles, American writer and playwright (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (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. Jane Bowles, born Jane Auer ( February 22, 1917 – May 4, 1973) was an American Writer and Playwright. 1917)
• 1975 - Moe Howard, American actor and comedian (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 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Moe Howard ( June 19, 1897 – May 4, 1975) was one of the Three Stooges, the Slapstick comedy team who starred in 1897)
• 1980 - Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) This is a List of Heads of State of Yugoslavia from the creation of the Kingdom of Serbs Croats and Slovenes in 1918 until the end of the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro 1892)
• 1984 - Bob Clampett, American cartoonist (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Robert Emerson "Bob" Clampett ( May 8 1913 &mdash May 4 1984) was an American Animator, producer 1913)
• 1984 - Diana Dors, British actress (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Diana Dors ( October 23, 1931 &ndash May 4, 1984) was an English actress and Sex symbol. 1931)
• 1985 - Clarence Wiseman, the 10th General of The Salvation Army (b. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Clarence Dexter Wiseman OC ( 19 June 1907 &ndash 4 May 1985) was the tenth General of The Salvation Army from 1974 to The Salvation Army is a Christian charity and church that is internally organised like a military service. 1907)
• 1987 - Paul Butterfield, American blues harmonica player (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Paul Butterfield ( December 17 1942 – May 4 1987) was an American Blues Harmonica player and Singer 1942)
• 1992 - Gregor Mackenzie, Labour Party (UK) politician (b. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) (James Gregor Mackenzie ( 15 November 1927 &ndash 4 May 1992) was a British Labour Party politician 1927)
• 2001 - Bonnie Lee Bakley, American murder victim (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Bonnie Lee Bakley ( June 7, 1956 &ndash May 4, 2001) was the wife of actor Robert Blake. 1956)
• 2005 - David Hackworth, U. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Haskell Hackworth ( November 11, 1930 &ndash May 4, 2005) known affectionately as " Hack " was a retired United S. Army officer and military journalist (b. 1930)

Holidays and observances

• International Firefighters' Day
• Latvia - Day of adoption of the Declaration of independence
• Namibia - Cassinga Day
• The Netherlands - Remembrance of the Dead. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. International Firefighters' Day ( IFFD) is observed on May 4. Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. The Declaration On the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia (Deklarācija Par Latvijas Republikas neatkarības atjaunošanu was adopted on 4 May 1990 Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa on the Atlantic coast Cassinga Day is a national public holiday in Namibia remembering the Battle of Cassinga. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Remembrance of the Dead (Dodenherdenking is held annually on May 4 in The Netherlands.
• People's Republic of China - Youth Day (青年节, commemorating May Fourth Movement). Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Youth Day is a holiday dedicated to the Youths of a country International Youth Day International Youth Day is an International observance The May Fourth Movement ( was an anti- imperialist, cultural and political movement in early modern China.
• Republic of China - Literary Day (文藝節, commemorating May Fourth Movement). REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES The May Fourth Movement ( was an anti- imperialist, cultural and political movement in early modern China.
• Japan - Greenery Day

in the Roman Catholic Church:

• Saint Judas Cyriacus
• Saint Florian
• Saint Godehard
• Saint Ethelred
• Saint Sacerdos of Limoges
• Saint Venerius
• Saint John Houghton, Saint Robert Lawrence, Saint Augustine Webster, Saint Richard Reynolds; all put to death in 1535. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. is a Japanese holiday. Between 1989 and 2006 it was celebrated on April 29. Saint Florian ( Latin: Florianus) (died ca 304 is a Christian Saint, and the Patron saint of Poland; Linz Austria Saint Gotthard or Godehard (also known as Gothard or Godehard the Bishop) (960&ndash May 5, 1038) is a Roman Catholic Ailred (or Aelred) Abbot of Rievaulx ( 1110 - 12 January 1167) was an English Christian Saint Saint Sacerdos (Sacerdos de Calviac Sardot Sadroc Sardou Serdon Serdot of Limoges ( 670 —ca Saint Venerius of Milan (died 409 was a Bishop of Milan. Ordained a deacon by Saint Ambrose, he became bishop of that city around 400 AD after the death Saint John Houghton was an English Catholic martyr Born sometime around 1486 he was (according to one of his fellow Carthusians educated at Cambridge but cannot St Robert Lawrence, (died 4 May 1535) was one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. Saint Augustine Webster was an English Catholic martyr He was educated at Cambridge University.
• Saint Monica of Hippo (d. Monica (or Monnica) of Hippo (331 – 387 is a Christian Saint and the mother of Augustine of Hippo, who wrote extensively of her 387)

Unofficial:

• Star Wars Day ("May the fourth be with you!")

External links

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

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