June 4th, 1859

Born on June 4th, 1859

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on June 4th, 1859?

June 4th, 1859

Italian Independence wars: In the Battle of Magenta, the French army, under Louis-Napoleon, defeat the Austrian army.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Italian_War_of_Independence

What else happened on June 4th?

June 4th, 2004

In Granby, Colorado, U.S., Marvin Heemeyer went on a rampage with a modified bulldozer over a zoning dispute, destroying several buildings before committing suicide.

June 4th, 1998

Terry Nichols was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.

June 4th, 1989

The People's Liberation Army suppressed the Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing, leaving hundreds of people dead and wounded.

June 4th, 1979

Jerry Rawlings came to power in Ghana as chairman of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council.

June 4th, 1975

Governor Jerry Brown signed the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act, one of the first laws in the United States guaranteeing collective bargaining rights to farmworkers.

June 4th, 1974

Major League Baseball's Cleveland Indians hosted Ten Cent Beer Night, but had to forfeit the game to the Texas Rangers due to rioting by drunken fans.

June 4th, 1944

World War II: A United States Navy task group captured German submarine U-505.

June 4th, 1942

World War II: The Battle of Midway, a major battle of the Pacific War, began with a massive Japanese offensive on American forces on Midway Atoll.

June 4th, 1940

Second World War: The remaining Allied forces protecting the Dunkirk evacuation surrendered, ending the Battle of Dunkirk; in response, British prime minister Winston Churchill gave a speech in which he declared "We shall fight on the beaches".

June 4th, 1920

The Kingdom of Hungary lost 72 percent of its territory and 64 percent of its population with the signing of the Treaty of Trianon in Paris.

June 4th, 1916

World War I: Russian forces began their successful Brusilov offensive against the Central Powers.

June 4th, 1913

Emily Davison (pictured), an activist for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom, was fatally injured after being trampled by a horse owned by King George V at the Epsom Derby.

June 4th, 1792

Captain George Vancouver of the Royal Navy claimed the land around Puget Sound in the Pacific Northwest for Great Britain.

June 4th, 1561

The spire of Old St Paul's Cathedral in London was destroyed by fire.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on June 4th

Born on June 4th, 1859

79

Gustav Hartmann

German coachman (1859-1938)

*June 4th, 1859, Magdeburg †December 23rd, 1938, Berlin

Same Day
Who's birthday is on June 4th?

63

Åse Michaelsen

Norwegian politician

*June 4th, 1960, Mandal Municipality

40

Liisi Koikson

Estonian singer

*June 4th, 1983, Kilingi-Nõmme

35

Pramod Bhagat

Indian para-badminton player

*June 4th, 1988, Attabira

68

Adolf Sauerland

German politician

*June 4th, 1955, Duisburg

48

Angelina Jolie

American actress (born 1975)

*June 4th, 1975, Los Angeles

38

Łukasz Podolski

Polish-German association football player

*June 4th, 1985, Gliwice

63

Alexis Lapointe

Canadian distance runner

*June 4th, 1860, La Malbaie †January 12th, 1924, Alma

61

Lindsay Frost

American actress and contemporary artist

*June 4th, 1962, Los Angeles

71

Bronisław Komorowski

Polish politician, president of Poland

*June 4th, 1952, Oborniki Śląskie

51

Joe Hill

American writer

*June 4th, 1972, Hermon

38

Evan Lysacek

American figure skater

*June 4th, 1985, Chicago

83

Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim

Finnish military leader and statesman (1867–1951)

*June 4th, 1867, Louhisaari Manor †January 27th, 1951, Lausanne

68

Mary Testa

American actress

*June 4th, 1955, Philadelphia

79

Alain Rodet

French politician

*June 4th, 1944, Dieulefit

38

Nadia Ghulam

Afghan writer

*June 4th, 1985, Kabul

63

Vinton Hayworth

Actor (1906-1970)

*June 4th, 1906, Washington, D.C. †May 21st, 1970, Van Nuys

57

Bill Wiggin

British politician

*June 4th, 1966, Westminster

65

Virginia Gilder

American rower

*June 4th, 1958, New York City

62

Julie White

American actress

*June 4th, 1961, San Diego

69

Rosalind Russell

American actress (1907–1976)

*June 4th, 1907, Waterbury †November 28th, 1976, Beverly Hills

Same year
Born in 1859

75

Paul Herrmann

German classical archaeologist

*December 14th, 1859, Halle (Saale) †August 30th, 1935, Dresden

46

Pierre Curie

French physicist (1859-1906)

*May 15th, 1859, Paris †April 19th, 1906, Paris

71

Arthur Conan Doyle

British writer and physician (1859–1930)

*May 22nd, 1859, Edinburgh †July 7th, 1930, Crowborough

31

Kathinka Hedwig Agerskov

Danish painter

*August 8th, 1859, Flensburg †November 23rd, 1890, Frederiksberg

81

Henri Bergson

French philosopher (1859–1941)

*October 18th, 1859, Paris †January 4th, 1941, Paris

82

Wilhelm II

German Emperor and King of Prussia from 1888 to 1918

*January 27th, 1859, Kronprinzenpalais †June 4th, 1941, Huis Doorn

57

L. L. Zamenhof

Polish-Jewish pysician and inventor of Esperanto (1859-1917)

*December 15th, 1859, Białystok †April 14th, 1917, Warsaw

92

Knut Hamsun

Norwegian novelist (1859–1952)

*August 4th, 1859, Vågå †February 19th, 1952, Grimstad

31

Georges Seurat

French painter (1859-1891)

*December 2nd, 1859, Paris †March 29th, 1891, Paris

92

John Dewey

American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer (1859–1952)

*October 20th, 1859, Burlington †June 1st, 1952, New York City

73

Kenneth Grahame

British novelist

*March 8th, 1859, Edinburgh †July 6th, 1932, Berkshire

65

Victor Herbert

American composer

*February 1st, 1859, Dublin †May 26th, 1924, New York City

70

Anton Aicher

Austrian theatre director

*April 5th, 1859, Feldbach †February 5th, 1930, Salzburg

79

Edmund Husserl

German philosopher, known as the father of phenomenology (*1859 – †1938)

*April 8th, 1859, Prostějov †April 27th, 1938, Freiburg im Breisgau

75

Alfred Dreyfus

French artillery officer (1859–1935)

*October 9th, 1859, Mulhouse †July 12th, 1935, Paris

60

Reginald De Koven

American music critic and composer

*April 3rd, 1859, Middletown †January 16th, 1920

96

Johan Frans van Bemmelen

Dutch zoologist and paleontologist (1859–1956)

*December 26th, 1859, Groningen †August 6th, 1956, Leiden

68

Jerome K. Jerome

English humorist (1859-1927)

*May 2nd, 1859, Walsall †June 14th, 1927, Northampton

57

Sholem Aleichem

Jewish writer and playwright of Yiddish, who worked in Ukraine and the United States (1859-1916)

*February 18th, 1859, Pereiaslav †May 13th, 1916, New York City

86

Gerhard Heilmann

Danish artist and paleontologist (1859-1946)

*June 25th, 1859, Skælskør †March 26th, 1946, Copenhagen

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1859 is a normal year and no leap year.

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