May 4

Events

 * -   constituted at  when  issues a  Licet ecclesiae catholicae
 * - Religious reformers and  were condemned as  at the.
 * - : The –  defeats a  Army and kills,.
 * - divides the  between  and  along the.
 * - lands in.
 * -   arrives in  (present day  ) aboard the .
 * - King orders the construction of the.
 * - of  was founded in the.
 * - becomes the first  to renounce allegiance to King.
 * - : The – The siege of  ends when the city is assaulted and the  killed by the besieging British army, under the command of.
 * -  arrives at  on the island of  to begin his exile.
 * 1814 - King of Spain signs the Decrete of the 4th of May, returning Spain to.
 * -   departs from  with about 60 men to conquer.
 * - opened across the  linking the counties of  and  in.
 * - : – The  ends with a  retreat.
 * - buried in, three weeks after his.
 * - The takes place in.
 * - The, the first professional baseball league, opens its first season in.
 * - : A bomb is thrown at policemen trying to break up a rally in, , , killing eight and wounding 60. The  fire into the crowd.
 * - Construction begins by the on the.
 * 1904 - German football club was founded
 * 1904 - met  at the  in.
 * - The is created.
 * - occupies the Greek island of.
 * - : Student demonstrations take place in in, , protesting the , which transferred  territory to.
 * - The open in,.
 * - arrest  and place him in.
 * - In,  begins serving an eleven-year prison sentence for.
 * - : – The  begins with an attack by aircraft from the    on  naval forces at  Island in the .  The Japanese forces had  the day before.
 * - World War II: Liberation of the  near  by the.
 * 1945  - World War II: Surrender of the  to.
 * - In, from the  stop a two-day  at  federal prison. Five people are killed in the riot.
 * - 's first novel, , is published.
 * - The entire  team (except for one player who did not take the trip due to an injury) is killed in  at the  hill at the edge of,.
 * - is awarded the  for .
 * - : The "" begin a bus trip through the.
 * - The long-running soap opera , which would run until, debuts on.
 * - : – The , sent to  after the  building was burnt down, opens fire killing four students and wounding nine others. The students were protesting the ' invasion of.
 * - The , a fledgling founded in  in, officially changes its name to "".
 * - An all-female ese team reaches the summit of, becoming the first women to climb an 8,000-meter peak.
 * - becomes the first female.
 * -  of  dies in  at the age of 87.
 * - is placed on the.
 * - 20 sailors are killed when the    is hit by an   missile during the.
 * - The rocked, as tons of   detonated during a fire.
 * - : Former aide  is convicted of three crimes and was acquitted of nine other charges. The convictions, however, are later overturned on appeal.
 * - proclaims renewal of its independence after the  occupation.
 * - i  and  leader  sign a  regarding  autonomy granting self-rule in the  and.
 * - is appointed  of, thus ending 13 years of  rule.
 * - A federal judge in, gives "" four life sentences plus 30 years after Kaczynski accepted a plea agreement sparing him from the.
 * - becomes the.
 * - follows  footsteps across the, from  to  to.
 * - An  crashes in a suburb of,  shortly after takeoff killing more than 148 people.
 * - begins. Ninety-four tornadoes begin the week-long outbreak.
 * - A series of, including the first EF-5 tornado that destroyed the town of Greensburg.

Births

 * - The Persian Sufi (d. )
 * 1008  - King  (d. )
 * - of China (d. )
 * -, Italian maker of musical instruments (d. )
 * -, English writer (d. )
 * -, French mathematician, physicist, political scientist, and sailor (d. )
 * -, Composer of Indian classical Carnatic music (d. )
 * -, German publisher (d. )
 * -, German philosopher (d. )
 * -, American educator (d. )
 * 1796  -, American historian (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Quebec politician (d. )
 * -, English scientist (d. )
 * 1825  -, French antiquitarian (d. )
 * -, American painter (d. )
 * -, British explorer (d. )
 * -, English schoolgirl model for Alice in Wonderland (d. )
 * -, the third daughter of and  (d. )
 * -, Russian artist (d. )
 * -, Canadian film director (d. )
 * -, American religious leader (d. )
 * -, American stage actor (d. )
 * -, ian singer (official Date of Birth)(d. )
 * -, Italian journalist (d. )
 * -, née Princess of Greece and Denmark
 * -, Canadian author and activist (d. )
 * -, Japanese political leader (d. )
 * 1918  -, Australian politician and journalist (d. )
 * -, Professional wrestler (d. )
 * -, Croatian painter (d. )
 * -, American musician
 * 1923  -, British actor and comedian
 * 1923  -, British actor (d. )
 * 1923  -, Lebanese composer and author
 * -, American businessman
 * -, Canadian musician (d. )
 * 1928  - ,
 * 1928  -, German racing driver (d. )
 * -, Anglo-Dutch actress (d. )
 * 1929  -, American linguist
 * -, American soprano
 * -, Russian conductor
 * 1931  -, British doctor and writer
 * -, Texan sports announcer and teacher
 * -, Spanish matador
 * -, American jazz bassist
 * 1937  -, American guitarist
 * 1937 -, Former professional wrestler
 * -, American soul singer (d. )
 * 1938  -, Mexican writer
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1939  -, Israeli writer, novelist, and journalist
 * -, American novelist
 * -, American writer
 * -, American record producer, songwriter, and musician
 * -, Russian painter
 * -, British-born actor
 * -, Indian journalist
 * -, Northern Irish racecar driver
 * -, American race car driver
 * 1949  -, American country music singer
 * 1949  -, British author
 * -, English musician
 * -, British bassist
 * 1951  -, American singer and musician
 * 1951  -, French actor, film director, screenwriter and producer
 * 1951  -, American guitarist
 * -, English comedian, actor, quiz master and entertainer
 * -, American actress
 * -, American singer
 * -, American author
 * 1956  -, German athlete
 * 1956  -, American baseball player
 * -, American and Canadian professional football player
 * 1958  -, American graphical artist (d. )
 * -, American professional wrestling referee
 * 1959  -, American musician
 * -, Colombian cyclist
 * -, American singer
 * -, Italian porn actor
 * -, American actress
 * -, English comedian and musician, one half of
 * -, English GMTV Presenter
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1969  -, American wrestling valet
 * -, American musician
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1971  -, Brazilian racing driver
 * -, Dominican baseball player
 * 1972  -, American musician
 * -, Argentine footballer
 * 1973  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, Venezuelan baseball player
 * -, American murder victim (d. )
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1976  -, American baseball player
 * -, Canadian actress
 * 1977  -, Argentine-Spanish footballer
 * -, American singer
 * 1979  -, British broadcaster
 * -, Cameroon footballer
 * -, Greek footballer
 * -, Mexican singer-songwriter
 * 1982  -, Austrian swimmer
 * -, Indian actress
 * 1983  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, Bangladeshi test cricket player (d. )
 * 1984  -, American baseball player
 * -, American singer
 * -, Spanish footballer
 * 1987  -, Spanish motorcycle racer
 * 1987  -, Albanian singer
 * -, Croatian musician
 * -, daughter of HSH Princess Stéphanie of Monaco

Deaths

 * -, Swedish statesman (b. )
 * -, Prince of Wales (killed in battle) (b. )
 * 1471  -, English military commander (executed)
 * -, ruler of Herat (b. )
 * -, Duke of Urbino (b. )
 * -, Italian physician and botanist (b. )
 * -, Flemish mathematician (b. )
 * -, English bishop and Bible translator (b. )
 * -, English mathematician (b. )
 * -, English highwayman (b. )
 * -, French cardinal (b. )
 * -, English painter
 * -, English writer (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, French sculptor (b. )
 * -, American delegate to the Continental Congress (b. )
 * -, Indian military leader (b. )
 * -, Russian general (b. )
 * -, French essayist and moralist (b. )
 * -, Japanese artist (b. )
 * -, French explorer and botanist (b. )
 * -, French mathematician (b. )
 * -, Governor of Texas (b. )
 * -, Canadian politician (b. )
 * -, revolutionary (b. )
 * -, Slovak politician, French general and astronomer (b. )
 * -, Estonian Bolshevik politician (b. )
 * -, Brazilian songwriter (b. )
 * -, German pacifist, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, German field marshal (b. )
 * -, Romanian composer (b. )
 * -, American film actress (b. )
 * -, English writer (b. )
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * (b. )
 * -, Irish cyclist (b. )
 * -, American chemist, recipient of the (b. )
 * -, American writer and playwright (b. )
 * -, American actor and comedian (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, American cartoonist (b. )
 * 1984  -, British actress (b. )
 * -, the 10th General of (b. )
 * -, American blues harmonica player (b. )
 * -, Labour Party (UK) politician (b. )
 * -, American murder victim (b. )
 * -, U.S. Army officer and military journalist (b. )
 * -, U.S. Army officer and military journalist (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * International Day.
 * - (青年节, commemorating ).
 * - (文藝節, commemorating ).
 * - Day of Re-establishment of Independence
 * - Great praying day
 * - Day of Re-establishment of Independence
 * - Great praying day

Liturgical s
in the :
 * ,, , , and ; all put to death in.
 * (d. )
 * The Day of the 42 Beatified and Canonized Martyrs of England and Wales, known as the.
 * Formerly celebrated in October.
 * ,, , , and ; all put to death in.
 * (d. )
 * The Day of the 42 Beatified and Canonized Martyrs of England and Wales, known as the.
 * Formerly celebrated in October.
 * ,, , , and ; all put to death in.
 * (d. )
 * The Day of the 42 Beatified and Canonized Martyrs of England and Wales, known as the.
 * Formerly celebrated in October.
 * (d. )
 * The Day of the 42 Beatified and Canonized Martyrs of England and Wales, known as the.
 * Formerly celebrated in October.
 * Formerly celebrated in October.