June 4th, 1942

Born on June 4th, 1942

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What happened on June 4th, 1942?

June 4th, 1942

World War II: Gustaf Mannerheim, the Commander-in-Chief of the Finnish Army, is granted the title of Marshal of Finland by the government on his 75th birthday. On the same day, Adolf Hitler arrives in Finland for a surprise visit to meet Mannerheim.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Gustaf_Emil_Mannerheim

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II

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, 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, 1942

81

Henri Jan Wienese

Dutch rower

*June 4th, 1942, Amsterdam

81

Paul Lemeteyer

Road bicycle racer

*June 4th, 1942, Nantes

81

Fernand Le Rachinel

French politician

*June 4th, 1942, Gourfaleur

81

Erez Biton

Israeli poet

*June 4th, 1942, Oran

81

Ilona Béres

Hungarian actress

*June 4th, 1942, 19th district of Budapest

81

Louis Reichardt

American neuroscientist and mountaineer

*June 4th, 1942, Pasadena

75

José María Íñigo

Spanish broadcaster

*June 4th, 1942, Bilbao †May 5th, 2018, Madrid

81

Ítala Nandi

Brazilian actress

*June 4th, 1942, Caxias do Sul

81

Liu Xinwu

Chinese writer

*June 4th, 1942, Chengdu

81

Eitaro Itoyama

Japanese politician

*June 4th, 1942, Tokyo

81

Raffi Armenian

Armenian-Canadian musician

*June 4th, 1942, Cairo

73

Xavier Carbonell i Serra

Catalan artist and sculptor

*June 4th, 1942, Olot †August 3rd, 2015, Olot

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

79

Alain Rodet

French politician

*June 4th, 1944, Dieulefit

48

Angelina Jolie

American actress (born 1975)

*June 4th, 1975, Los Angeles

80

John Burgess

Australian broadcaster

*June 4th, 1943, Australia

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

78

Neville Crichton

New Zealand yacht and car racer

*June 4th, 1945, New Zealand

38

Łukasz Podolski

Polish-German association football player

*June 4th, 1985, Gliwice

68

Mary Testa

American actress

*June 4th, 1955, Philadelphia

74

Lazăr Comănescu

Romanian politician

*June 4th, 1949, Horezu

82

Geoff Shipton

Australian swimmer, Olympic silver medallist, former world record-holder

*June 4th, 1941, Sydney

51

Joe Hill

American writer

*June 4th, 1972, Hermon

79

Michelle Phillips

American singer and actress

*June 4th, 1944, Long Beach

89

Bertold Mainka

Polish rower

*June 4th, 1934, Zabrze

80

Salomon Korn

German architect

*June 4th, 1943, Lublin

38

Evan Lysacek

American figure skater

*June 4th, 1985, Chicago

69

Daniel Topolski

British rower and rowing coach

*June 4th, 1945, London †February 21st, 2015, London

Same year
Born in 1942

81

Joe Biden

President of the United States since 2021

*November 20th, 1942, Scranton

77

Terry Jones

Welsh actor, comedian, director, historian and writer (1942–2020)

*February 1st, 1942, Colwyn Bay †January 21st, 2020, North London

81

Dietrich Hollinderbäumer

German-Swedish actor

*August 16th, 1942, Essen

76

Stephen Hawking

British theoretical physicist, cosmologist and author (1942–2018)

*January 8th, 1942, Oxford †March 14th, 2018, Cambridge

81

Katherine Justice

American actress

*October 28th, 1942, Sacramento

81

Wolfgang Schäuble

German politician and statesman (1942–2023)

*September 18th, 1942, Freiburg im Breisgau †December 26th, 2023, Offenburg

81

Richard Stoltzman

American musician

*July 12th, 1942, Omaha

81

Amitabh Bachchan

Indian film actor (born 1942)

*October 11th, 1942, Prayagraj

82

John Cale

Welsh composer, singer-songwriter and record producer

*March 9th, 1942, Garnant

81

Paul McCartney

English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)

*June 18th, 1942, Liverpool

74

Daliah Lavi

Israeli actress, singer and model (1942-2017)

*October 12th, 1942, Shavei Tzion †May 3rd, 2017, Asheville

74

Muhammad Ali

American boxer, philanthropist, and activist (1942–2016)

*January 17th, 1942, Louisville †June 3rd, 2016, Scottsdale

82

Per A. Anonsen

Norwegian actor, film editor, screenwriter and film producer

*January 8th, 1942, Oslo

81

Søren Steen

Danish actor

*August 22nd, 1942, Denmark

69

Muammar Gaddafi

Libyan dictator, politician and political theorist (1942–2011)

*June 7th, 1942, Qasr Abu Hadi †October 20th, 2011, Sirte

82

Michel Mayor

Swiss astrophysicist & Nobel laureate of Physics

*January 12th, 1942, Lausanne

76

Aretha Franklin

American singer, songwriter, and pianist (1942–2018)

*March 25th, 1942, Memphis †August 16th, 2018, Detroit

82

Jun'ichirō Koizumi

Prime Minister of Japan from 2001 to 2006

*January 8th, 1942, Yokosuka

81

Raman Ghosh

Badminton player

*August 15th, 1942, Bareilly

81

Hu Jintao

General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party from 2002 to 2012

*December 21st, 1942, Jiangyan District

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No: With 365 days 1942 is a normal year and no leap year.

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