June 4
Birthdays:
2021 ~ Princess Lilibet Diana Mountbatten-Windsor, member of the British royal family. She daughter of Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan Markle. She was born in Santa Barbara, California.
1975 ~ Russell Brand (né Russell Edward Brand), English comedian and actor. He was born in Greys, England.
1975 ~ Angelina Jolie (née Angelina Jolie Voight), American actress. She was born in Los Angeles, California.
1971 ~ Noah Wyle (né Noah Strausse Speer Wyle), American actor. He was born in Los Angeles, California.
1943 ~ Joyce Meyer (née Pauline Joyce Hutchinson), American Charismatic Christian author, speaker, and president of Joyce Meyer Ministries. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri.
1936 ~ Bruce Dern (né Bruce MacLeish Dern), American actor. He was born in Chicago, Illinois.
1928 ~ Dr. Ruth Westheimer (née Karola Ruth Siegel), German-American sex therapist and author. She is a Holocaust survivor. She was born in Wiesenfeld (now Karlstdt am Main), Germany.
1924 ~ Dennis Weaver (né William Dennis Weaver; d. Feb. 24, 2006), American actor. He is best known for his role as Chester Goode in Gunsmoke. He was born in Joplin, Missouri. He died of cancer at age 81 in Ridgway, Colorado.
1916 ~ Robert F. Furchgott (né Robert Francis Furchgott; d. May 19, 2009), American biochemist and recipient of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He was born in Charleston, South Carolina. He died 16 days before his 93rd birthday in Seattle, Washington.
1907 ~ Rosalind Russell (née Catherine Rosalind Russell; d. Nov. 28, 1976), American actress. She was born in Waterbury, Connecticut. She died of breast cancer at age 69 in Beverly Hills, California.
1893 ~ Armand Călinescu (d. Sept 21, 1939), 39th Prime Minister of Romania. He served as Prime Minister from March 1939 until his assassination on this date six months later. He is believed to have been the real power behind the throne of the dictatorship of King Carol II. He was 46 at the time of his death in Bucharest, Romania.
1891 ~ Leopold Vietoris (d. Apr. 9, 2002), Austrian mathematician. He is best known for his contributions to topology. He died at age 110 in Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria.
1887 ~ Tom Longboat (né Thomas Charles Longboat aka Cogwagee; d. Jan. 9, 1949), an Onodaga long distance runner from the Six Nations of the Grand River in Canada. He died of pneumonia at age 61.
1885 ~ Arturo Rawson (d. Oct. 8, 1952), Provisional President of Argentina and military officer. He served as President for only 2 days, from June 4, 1943 until June 6, 1943. He died of a heart attack at age 67 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
1877 ~ Heinrich Wieland (né Heinrich Otto Weiland; d. Aug. 5, 1957), German biochemist and recipient of the 1927 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his research in bile acids. He died at age 80.
1867 ~ Baron Carl Gustav Emil Mannerheim (d. Jan. 27, 1951), President of Finland. He served as President from August 1944 until March 1946. He died at age 83.
1809 ~ Columbus Delano (d. Oct. 23, 1896), 11th United States Secretary of the Interior. He served under President Ulysses S. Grant from November 1870 until September 1875. He was born in Shoreham, Vermont. He died at age 87 in Mount Vernon, Ohio.
1738 ~ George III, King of Great Britain and Ireland (né George William Frederick, d. Jan. 29, 1820). He ruled from October 25, 1769 until his death 60 years later. He was King during the American Revolutionary War. He married Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz in 1761 (1744 ~ 1818). They married in 1761. They were married for 57 years and had 15 children, including Geroge IV, King of England. He was of the House of Hanover. He was the son of Frederick, Prince of Wales and Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha. He died at age 81.
1697 ~ Jacob Emden (d. Apr. 19, 1776), German rabbi and Talmudic scholar. He was born and died in Hamburg, Germany. He died at age 78.
1394 ~ Philippa of England (d. Jan. 5, 1430), Queen consort of Denmark, Norway and Sweden and first wife of Eric, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (1380s ~ 1459). She was also known as Philippa of Lancaster. She was of the House of Lancaster. She was the daughter of Henry IV, King of England and Mary de Bohun. Her mother died giving birth to Philippa. Philippa died at age 35 of complications of childbirth.
Events that Changed the World:
2018 ~ In the case of Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, the United States Supreme Court ruled in favor of the baker on narrow grounds that the Commission did not employ religious neutrality, violating Masterpiece owner Jack Phillips's rights to free exercise. The cakeshop owner had refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple. Associate Justice Kennedy (b. 1936) authored the decision 7-2 decision.
2012 ~ The Diamond Jubilee Concert was held outside Buckingham Palace in honor of Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee celebration of serving 60 years on the throne.
2003 ~ Martha Stewart (b. 1941) was indicted for securities fraud and obstruction of justice. She would ultimately be found guilty of conspiracy, obstruction and lying to federal officers and would serve time in prison.
1989 ~ Ali Khamenei (b. 1939) was elected as the new Supreme Leader of Iran following the death of the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (1902 ~ 1989).
1989 ~ The Tiananmen Square protest ended violently in Beijing by the People’s Liberation Army. The Chinese army stormed Beijing's Tiananmen Square in a thwarted effort to crush the pro-democracy movement. Over 240 individuals were killed in the protest.
1964 ~ The Beatles began their World Tour in Copenhagen, Denmark.
1943 ~ Argentine President Ramón Castillo (1873 ~ 1944) was ousted in a military coup.
1942 ~ The Battle of Midway in World War II began.
1939 ~ The MS St. Louis, a ship carrying 963 Jewish refugees, was denied permission to land in Florida. The ship was forced to return to Europe and more than 200 of its passengers were murdered in the Nazi concentration camps.
1919 ~ The United States Congress approved the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which guarantees suffrage to women. It was then sent to the States for ratification.
1917 ~ The first Pulitzer Prizes were awarded. The Prize is an award for achievement in journalism, literature, and musical composition. Joseph Pulitzer established the award in his will. Laura E. Richards (1850 ~ 1943), Maude H. Elliot (1854 ~ 1948), and Florence Hall (1845 ~ 1922) received the first Pulitzer for their biography Julia Ward Howe. Jean Jules Jusserand (1855 ~ 1832) received the first history Pulitzer for With Americans of Past and Present Days. Herbert B. Swope (1882 ~ 1958) received the first journalism Pulitzer for his work in the New York World.
1912 ~ Massachusetts became the first state to set a minimum wage for workers.
1855 ~ The United States Department of the Army sent Major Henry Wayne (1815 ~ 1883) to the Middle East to procure camels for the United States Camel Corps. The camel experiment was not successful, and the project was abandoned within 10 years.
1812 ~ Because Louisiana had been admitted into the Union, the area of land that had been called the Louisiana territory was renamed the Missouri territory.
1792 ~ Captain George Vancouver (1757 ~ 1798) claimed the Puget Sound for the Great Britain.
1760 ~ New England planters arrived in Nova Scotia, Canada to claim land taken from the Acadians.
1561 ~ The steeple of St. Paul’s cathedral of London was destroyed in a lightening fire. It was never rebuilt.
1411 ~ Charles VI, King of France (1368 ~ 1422) granted a monopoly to the people of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon for the ripening process of Roquefort Cheese.
Good-Byes:
2022 ~ George Lamming (né George William Lamming; b. June 8, 1927), Barbadian writer who chronicled a Caribbean awakening. He is best known for his 1953 debut novel In the Castle of My Skin. He was born in Carrington Village, Barbados. He died just 4 days before his 95th birthday in Bridgetown, Barbados.
2021 ~ Richard Ernst (né Richard Robert Ernst; b. Aug. 14, 1933), Swiss physical chemist and recipient of the 1991 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He was born and died in Winterthur, Switzerland.
2015 ~ Leonid Plyushch (b. Apr. 26, 1938), Ukrainian mathematician and Soviet dissident. He died at age 77 in France.
2014 ~ Don Zimmer (né Donald William Zimmer; b. Jan. 17, 1931), American baseball player and long-time coach of the Boston Red Sox. He was the journeyman who became the face of baseball. His professional playing career was cut short a few years after he was hit in the head with a fastball that fractured his skull. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. He died at age 83 in Dunedin, Florida.
2014 ~ Chester Nez (b. Jan. 23, 1921), the Navajo warrior who baffled the Japanese. He was the last of the original World War II Navajo code-talkers. He served in the United States Marine Corps. He was born in Chi Chil Tah, New Mexico. He died of kidney failure at age 93 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
2011 ~ Lawrence Eagleburger (né Lawrence Sidney Eagleburger; b. Aug. 1, 1930), 62nd United States Secretary of State. He served under President George H.W. Bush from December 1992 until January 1993. He was a career diplomat beloved for his bluntness. He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He died at age 80 in Charlottesville, Virginia.
2010 ~ John Wooden (né John Robert Wooden; b. Oct. 14, 1910), American professional basketball player and head coach at the University of California, Los Angeles. He won 10 NCAA championships during his 12-year tenure at UCLA. He was born in Hall, Indiana. He died at age 99 in Los Angeles.
2002 ~ Fernando Belaúnde Terry (b. Oct. 7, 1912), President of Peru. He served two non-consecutive terms, first from July 1963 until October 1968, and second from July 1980 until July 1985. He was born and died in Lima, Peru. He died at age 89.
1989 ~ Dik Browne (né Richard Arthur Allan Browne; b. Aug. 11, 1917), American cartoonist. He created such cartoons as Hägar the Horrible and Hi and Lois. He was born in New York, New York. He died of cancer at age 71 in Sarasota, Florida.
1973 ~ Maurice Fréchet (né Maurice René Fréchet; b. Sept. 2, 1878), French mathematician. He died at age 94 in Paris, France.
1968 ~ Dorothy Gish (née Dorothy Elizabeth Gish; b. Mar. 11, 1898), American silent screen actress. Her younger sister was Lillian Gish. She was born in Dayton, Ohio. She died at age 70 of pneumonia in Rapallo, Italy.
1941 ~ Wilhelm II, Kaiser of Germany (b. Jan. 27, 1859). He was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia. He was married twice. His first wife was Princess Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1858 ~ 1921). They married in 1881. After her death, he married Princess Hermine Reuss of Greiz (1887 ~ 1947). They married in 1922. They were both known for their antisemitism. He was of the House of Hohenzollern. He was the son of Frederick III, Kaiser of Germany and Victoria, Princess Royal. He was the grandson of British Queen Victoria. He had abdicated the throne in 1918 at the end of World War I and fled to the Netherlands where he lived until his death at age 82.
1929 ~ Harry Frazee (né Harry Herbert Frazee; b. June 29, 1880), American theatrical agent and former owner of the Boston Red Sox from 1916 to 1923. He is best known for being responsible for selling Babe Ruth to the rival team, the New York Yankees. He was born in Peoria, Illinois. He died of kidney failure three weeks before his 49th birthday in New York, New York.
1923 ~ Alexander Milne Calder (b. Aug. 23, 1846), Scottish-born American sculptor. He was born in Aberdeen, Scotland. He died at age 76 in Pennsylvania. He was the father and grandfather of Alexander Stirling Calder and Sandy Calder, respectively, both of whom were also famous sculptors.
1918 ~ Charles W. Fairbanks (né Charles Warren Fairbanks; d. June 4, 1918), 26th United States Vice-President. He served under President Theodore Roosevelt from March 1905 until March 1909. Prior to becoming the Vice President, he served as a Republican United States Senator from Indiana. He was born in Unionville Center, Ohio. He died of nephritis less than a month after his 66th birthday in Indianapolis, Indiana.
1887 ~ William A. Wheeler (né William Almon Wheeler, b. June 30, 1819), 19th Vice President of the United States. He served under President Rutherford B. Hayes from March 1877 until March 1881. He was a graduate of the University of Vermont. He was born and died in Malone, New York. He died 26 days before his 68th birthday.
1801 ~ Frederick Muhlenberg (né Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg; b. Jan. 1, 1750), American minister and politician. He was a United States Representative from Pennsylvania. He was the 1st Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. He served in that position from April 1789 until March 1791. He subsequently served as the 3rdSpeaker of the United States House of Representatives from December 1793 until March 1795. He was born in Trappe, Pennsylvania, British America. He died at age 51 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
1798 ~ Giacomo Casanova (b. Apr. 2, 1725), Italian adventurer and womanizer. He was born in Venice, Republic of Venice. He died at age 73 years old.
1789 ~ Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France (b. Oct. 22, 1781), heir apparent to the French throne. He was of the House of Bourbon. He was the son of Louis XVI, King of France and Marie Antoinette. He was Roman Catholic. He died at age 7 of tuberculosis so was never king. His parents were executed during the French revolution.
1410 ~ Margaret of Bohemia (b. Sept. 29, 1373), Burgravine consort of Nuremberg. She was married to John III, Burgrave of Nuremberg (1369 ~ 1420). She was of the House of Luxembourg. She was the daughter of Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and his 4th wife, Elizabeth of Pomerania. She died suddenly at age 36.
1394 ~ Mary de Bohun (d. 1369), English wife of Henry IV, King of England (1367 ~ 1413). She was his first wife. They married when he was known as Henry Bolingbroke. She died before Henry ascended to the throne. They were the parents of Henry V, King of England. She was also the mother of Philippa, Queen of Denmark. The exact date of her birth is not known. She died in childbirth at age 25 or 26.
1246 ~ Isabella of Angoulême (b. 1180s), Queen consort of England and second wife of John, King of England (1166 ~ 1216). They married in 1200. He was her first husband. They were the parents of Henry III, King of England. In 1220, she married Hugh X of Lusignan (1183 ~ 1249). She was of the House of Aymer, Count of Angoulême and Alice of Courtenay. The exact date of her birth is not known, but she is believed to have been about age 58 or 59 at the time of her death.
1206 ~ Adela of Champagne (b. 1140), Queen consort of France. She was the third wife of Louis VII, King of France (1120 ~ 1180). They married in 1160. They were the parents of Philip II, King of France. She was of the House of Blois. She was the daughter of Theobald II, Count of Champagne and Matilda of Carinthia. The exact date of her birth is not known, but she is believed to have been about age 65 or 66 at the time of her death.
1135 ~ Huizong of Song (b. June 7, 1082), 8th Chinese emperor of the Song Dynasty. He died 3 days before his 53rdbirthday.
1039 ~ Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor (b. 990). He served as the Holy Roman Emperor from March 1027 until his death at age 49. In 1016, he married Gisela of Swabia (990 ~ 1043). He was of the House of Salian. He was the son of Henry, Count of Speyer and Adelaide of Metz. The exact date of his birth is unknown but he is believed to have been about age 48 or 49 at the time of his death.
800 ~ Liutgard (b. 776), Queen consort of the Franks and fourth and final wife of Charlemagne (747 ~ 814). They married in 794. She was the daughter of Luitfrid II of Sundgau and Hiltrude of Wormsgau. She died a few months before he became the Holy Roman Emperor, thus was never the Empress consort. She died of an unknown illness in 800 at about age 24.
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