June 4

Events

 * - The first historic is recorded in.
 * - becomes.
 * - establishes first English colony on, old  (now ).
 * - Forces under the    in.
 * - : planters arrive to claim land in   taken from the.
 * - A is followed five hours later by a total, the shortest such interval in the historical past.
 * - The publicly demonstrate their .
 * -  claims  for.
 * - troops capture  in.
 * - Grieving over the death of his wife, Marie Clothilde, king of  abdicates his throne in favor of his brother,.
 * - Following 's admittance as a, the was renamed the.
 * - : in the, the army, under , defeats an n army.
 * - : troops evacuate  on the, leaving the way clear for  troops to take.
 * - An express called the  arrives in, via the  only 83 hours and 39 minutes after having left.
 * - : The cedes  to the  but retains nominal title.
 * - was founded
 * - becomes the first state of the  to set a minimum wage.
 * -, a , runs out in front of the king's horse, , at the . She is trampled and dies a few days later, never having regained consciousness.
 * - The very first s are awarded:, , and receive the first  for a  (for ).  receives the first  for  for his work .  receives the first  for  for his work for the .
 * - : The approves the, which guaranteed  to , and sends it to the s for ratification.
 * - loses 71% of its territory and 63% of its population when the  is signed in.
 * -  assassinated by ese agents.
 * - becomes  of.
 * - : The, a ship carrying 963 ish refugees, is denied permission to land in , , after already having been turned away from . Forced to return to , most of its passengers later died in s.
 * - : ends;  forces complete evacuation of 300,000 troops from  in.
 * - : dies in  due to the assassination of  s.
 * 1942  - :  begins. ese   orders a strike on  with much of the ese navy.
 * - in  ousts.
 * - : A hunter-killer group of the capture the  , marking the first time a  vessel captured an enemy vessel at  since the.
 * 1944  - :  falls to the, the first   to fall.
 * - : (A football club in Cyprus) is created.
 * - . 3 Die, one survives with severe injuries
 * - : flight  crashes in, , killing 72 passengers and crew.
 * - gains independence from the.
 * - for the  granted to,  and.
 * - The attempt an ill-advised  for a game against the  at .  forfeits 9-0 after alcohol-fueled mayhem and violence spreads from the stands onto the field.
 * -  takes power in  after military  in which   is overthrown.
 * - pleads guilty to  for selling top secret   to.
 * - was elected as the new  of  of  by the  after death of.
 * 1989   -  were violently ended in Chinese capital city -  with  soldiers and tanks, many innocent people were killed.
 * 1989  - 's victory in the first partly free parliamentary elections in post-war  sparks off a succession of peaceful anti- revolutions in  and leads to creation of the so-called.
 * 1989  - : A  explosion near, , kills 575 as two trains passing each other throw sparks near a leaky pipeline.
 * - The 's government announces that some  regiments would disappear or be merged into others&mdash;the largest armed forces cuts in almost twenty years.
 * - is sentenced to life in prison for his role in the.
 * - uses a bulldozer equipped with homemade armor plating to partially level.

Births

 * -, queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (d. )
 * -, Canadian soldier (d. )
 * -, French economist (d. )
 * -, English inventor and manufacturer (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, Scots army officer and rifle designer (d. )
 * -, Austrian editor and astronomer (d. )
 * -, French geologist (d. )
 * -, English architect (d. )
 * -, Russian poet (d. )
 * -, Finnish politician (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, German biochemist,  (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, Russian painter (d. )
 * -, marathon runner (d. )
 * -, French Canadian singer (d. )
 * -, Egyptian architect (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * 1907  -, Haitian writer (d. )
 * -, British engineer and inventor (d. )
 * -, American chemist, recipient of the
 * 1916  -, Canadian painter (The )
 * -, American baritone (d. )
 * -, Australian writer (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1924  -, former  (d. )
 * -, German-born sex therapist and author
 * -, Greek politician
 * -, American actress
 * 1930  -, Russian hockey player and coach
 * -, American jazz composer and arranger (d. )
 * 1932  -, New Zealand writer
 * 1932  -, American actor (d. )
 * -, Irish cyclist (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * 1937  -, American author
 * 1937  -, American professional wrestler (d. )
 * 1937  -, American publisher
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, American religious leader
 * -, American singer and actress
 * -, American composer and instrumentalist
 * 1945  -, Scottish musician
 * -, English Jump Jockey
 * -, French Canadian actor
 * -, German singer
 * 1950  -, American radio personality
 * 1950  -, English celebrity chef
 * -, American actor and director
 * -, British guitarist (d. )
 * 1953  -, Japanese entrepreneur
 * -, English writer
 * -, English darts player
 * 1956  -, American actor
 * 1956  -, Irish radio talkshow host
 * 1956  -, American journalist
 * 1956  -, American baseball player
 * -, Irish athlete
 * -, British actor
 * -, American singer
 * 1961  -, American tennis player
 * -, Polish cyclist
 * -, American Gospel singer
 * -, Greek guitarist
 * -, Australian motorcycle racer
 * -, Italian mezzo-soprano
 * 1966  -, Russian mathematician
 * -, Chilean-born comedian
 * -, Canadian musician
 * 1970  -, British musician
 * -, lese politician
 * 1971  -, American actor
 * 1971  -, Japanese composer
 * -, American singer
 * 1972  -, American ice hockey player
 * 1972  -, American comedian
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1974  -, British politician
 * 1974  -, American musician
 * -, American actress
 * -, American Football Quarterback
 * 1975  -, British comedian and television personality
 * -, Australian snooker player
 * 1977  -, Greek footballer
 * 1977  -, Icelandic actor
 * -, Japanese footballer
 * 1979  -, Australian rugby union player
 * -, Polish singer
 * 1980  -, French Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, Greek footballer
 * -, Chinese-American rapper
 * -, Ivorian footballer
 * -, Canadian hockey player
 * 1984  -, Taiwanese singer and actress
 * -, Polish-born footballer
 * 1985  -, Israeli model
 * 1985  -, American figure skater
 * 1985  -, Brazilian fashion model (d. )
 * -, Canadian actor
 * -, American drummer in
 * -, American actress
 * -, Croatian singer
 * -, Croatian singer

Deaths

 * - (b. )
 * -, wife of
 * - Duke
 * -, wife of
 * -, Italian humanist (b. )
 * -, French humanist (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Italian womanizer and writer (b. )
 * -, American statesman (b. )
 * -, Great Marshall of (b. )
 * -, Dutch politician (b. )
 * -, German poet (b. )
 * -, English doctor (b. )
 * -, Australian cricketer (b. )
 * -, Chinese warlord (b. )
 * -, owner from 1916-1923 (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * -, German emperor (b. )
 * -, Nazi official (b. )
 * -, Russian conductor (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, American sportscaster (b. )
 * -, Russian poet (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Hungarian philosopher (b. )
 * -, French mathematician (b. )
 * 1973  -, father of ,  and  (b. )
 * -, American cartoonist (b. )
 * -, British guitarist (b. )
 * 1994  -, Italian actor (b. )
 * -, British bass player (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * 2001  -, American musician (b. )
 * -, Peruvian politician (b. )
 * -, American saxophonist (b. )
 * 2004  -, Italian actor (b. )
 * -, American sheriff and segregationist (b. )
 * -, NASCAR pioneer (b. )
 * 2007  - U.S Senator  (b.)
 * 2007  - U.S Senator  (b.)

Holidays and observances

 * - National flag day of the (on 's birthday).
 * - memorial day.
 * - memorial day.

Liturgical Feast days

 * (died 608)
 * (died 308)
 * (died 308)