June 4th, 1866

Born on June 4th, 1866

Age in days, weeks and months
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What 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.

June 4th, 2023

Four people are killed when a Cessna Citation V crashes into Mine Bank Mountain in Augusta County, Virginia.

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

Born on June 4th, 1866

85

Miina Sillanpää

Finnish politician, editor (1866-1952)

*June 4th, 1866, Jokioinen †April 3rd, 1952, Helsinki

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

83

Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim

Finnish military leader and statesman (1867–1951)

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

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

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

68

Mary Testa

American actress

*June 4th, 1955, Philadelphia

79

Alain Rodet

French politician

*June 4th, 1944, Dieulefit

63

Vinton Hayworth

Actor (1906-1970)

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

38

Nadia Ghulam

Afghan writer

*June 4th, 1985, Kabul

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

70

Louis Soutter

Swiss artist (1871-1942)

*June 4th, 1871, Morges †February 20th, 1942, Ballaigues

Same year
Born in 1866

78

Romain Rolland

French author (1866-1944)

*January 29th, 1866, Clamecy †December 30th, 1944, Vézelay

79

H. G. Wells

English writer (1866–1946)

*September 21st, 1866, Bromley †August 13th, 1946, London

87

Jacinto Benavente

Spanish writer (1866-1954)

*August 12th, 1866, Madrid †July 14th, 1954, Málaga

78

Wassily Kandinsky

Russian painter (1866–1944)

*December 4th, 1866, Moscow †December 13th, 1944, Neuilly-sur-Seine

63

Jeppe Aakjær

Danish poet and novelist

*September 10th, 1866, Åkær †April 22nd, 1930, Jenle

44

Gustav Adolf von Götzen

German explorer, diplomat and colonial administrator

*May 12th, 1866, Ścinawka Górna †December 2nd, 1910, Berlin

79

Thomas Hunt Morgan

American biologist (1866–1945)

*September 25th, 1866, Lexington †December 4th, 1945, Pasadena

59

Erik Satie

French composer and pianist (1866-1925)

*May 17th, 1866, Honfleur †July 1st, 1925, Paris

58

Sun Yat-sen

Chinese politician, physician, and revolutionary (1866–1925)

*November 12th, 1866, Tripteroides †March 11th, 1925, Peking Union Medical College Hospital

52

Alfred Werner

Swiss chemist Nobel laureate (1866-1919)

*December 12th, 1866, Mulhouse †November 15th, 1919, Zürich

58

René Quinton

French biologist, invented the treatment "Quinton serum", abandoned by modern medicine

*December 15th, 1866, Chaumes-en-Brie †July 9th, 1925, 17th arrondissement of Paris

63

Jean Francis Auburtin

French painter (1866-1930)

*December 2nd, 1866, 10th arrondissement of Paris †May 22nd, 1930, Dieppe

71

Ramsay MacDonald

British prime minister in 1924 and 1929 to 1935

*October 12th, 1866, Lossiemouth †November 9th, 1937, Atlantic Ocean

86

Benedetto Croce

Italian philosopher (1866-1952)

*February 25th, 1866, Pescasseroli †November 20th, 1952, Naples

33

Sigbjørn Obstfelder

Norwegian writer

*November 21st, 1866, Stavanger Municipality †July 29th, 1900, Copenhagen

69

Charles Nicolle

French microbiologist

*September 21st, 1866, Rouen †February 28th, 1936, Tunis

65

Nathan Söderblom

Swedish clergyman and archbishop

*January 15th, 1866, Trönö †July 12th, 1931, Uppsala

77

Beatrix Potter

British children's writer and illustrator (1866–1943)

*July 28th, 1866, South Kensington †December 22nd, 1943, Near Sawrey

70

Hans von Seeckt

German general (1866-1936)

*April 22nd, 1866, Schleswig †December 27th, 1936, Berlin

75

André Bellessort

French writer

*March 19th, 1866, Laval †January 22nd, 1942, Paris

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Public holidays on June 4th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on June 4th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1866 is a normal year and no leap year.

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