What are the important events that happened on June 4? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
June 4: Facts & Myths About This Day
June 4 is the 156th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 210 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is May 22, 2024 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,717,459,200 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectapentacontahexagon’ day.
Gemini is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Pearl is the modern birthstone for this month. Moonstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 239 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,183 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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June 4 Historical Events
- 1825 –French American Revolutionary War General Lafayette speaks at what would become Lafayette Square, Buffalo, during his visit to the United States.
- 1878 –Cyprus Convention: The Ottoman Empire cedes Cyprus to the United Kingdom but retains nominal title.
- 1912 –Massachusetts becomes the first state of the United States to set a minimum wage.
- 1913 –Emily Davison, a suffragette, runs out in front of King George V’s horse, Anmer, at the Epsom Derby. She is trampled, never regains consciousness and dies a few days later.
- 1916 –World War I: Russia opens the Brusilov Offensive with an artillery barrage of Austro-Hungarian lines in Galicia.
- 1919 –Women’s rights: The U.S. Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which guarantees suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification.
- 1942 –World War II: The Battle of Midway begins. Japanese Admiral Chuichi Nagumo orders a strike on Midway Island by much of the Imperial Japanese navy.
- 1967 –Stockport Air Disaster: British Midland flight G-ALHG crashes in Hopes Carr, Stockport, killing 72 passengers and crew.
- 1989 –Ali Khamenei is elected the new Supreme Leader of Islamic republic of Iran by the Assembly of Experts after the death of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
- 2001 –Gyanendra, the last King of Nepal, ascends to the throne after the massacre in the Royal Palace.
Who were born on June 4?
- 1704 –Benjamin Huntsman, English inventor and manufacturer (d. 1776)
- 1744 –Patrick Ferguson, Scottish officer in the British Army and rifle designer (d. 1780)
- 1881 –Natalia Goncharova, Russian painter (d. 1962)
- 1924 –Dennis Weaver, American actor (d. 2006)
- 1940 –Ludwig Schwarz, Austrian bishop
- 1945 –Gordon Waller, Scottish musician (Peter and Gordon) (d. 2009)
- 1964 –Koji Yamamura Japanese Animator
- 1975 –Russell Brand, British comedian, actor and television personality
- 1977 –Dionisis Chiotis, Greek footballer
- 1991 –Kathryn Prescott, British actress
Who died on June 4?
- 1206 –Adèle of Champagne, wife of Louis VII of France
- 1801 –Frederick Muhlenberg, American statesman (b. 1750)
- 1830 –Antonio José de Sucre, Great Marshall of Ayacucho (b. 1795)
- 1926 –Fred Spofforth, Australian cricketer (b. 1853)
- 1956 –Katherine MacDonald, American actress (b. 1881)
- 1994 –Massimo Troisi, Italian actor (b. 1953)
- 1997 –Ronnie Lane, British bass player (b. 1946)
- 2007 –Bill France Jr., NASCAR pioneer (b. 1933)
- 2007 –Freddie Scott, American singer and songwriter (b. 1933)
- 2011 –Andreas P. Nielsen, Danish author and composer (b. 1953)
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