Historical Events In June - 04

1896  On this day in history henry takes his 1st Ford through streets of Detroit   

1899  Leo Spies, composer on June - 04.   

1900  M Wolf & A Schwassmann discovers asteroid #456 Abnoba on June - 04.   

1902  Richard Allen, India, field hockey goal tender (Olympic-gold-1928) on June - 04.   

1903  A new element, Polonium, discovered by Curie husband and wife team on June - 04.   

1905  On June - 04 carl Albert Loeschhorn, composer, dies at 85   

1906  Richard Whorf, actor/director (Yankee Doodle Dandy, Keeper of Flame) on June - 04.   

1907  Automatic washer & dryer introduced on June - 04.   

1907  On June - 04 marjan Kozina, composer   

1907  On June - 04 agathe Grondahl, composer, dies at 59   

1908  Earl of Halsbury, chancellor (Brunei University) on this day in history.   

1909  Paul Nordoff, Philadelphia, composer (Frog Prince) on this day in history.   

1910  On June - 04 the birth of Christopher Cockerell, Hovercraft inventor   

1910  Christopher Cockerell, inventor (Hovercraft) on this day in history.   

1911  On this day in history austin Andrew Wright, sculptor   

1912  On this day in history cone of Mount Katmai (Alaska) collapses   

1912  Massachusetts passes first US minimum wage law on this day in history.   

1912  On June - 04 robert Jacobsen, Danish sculptor (great iron sculptures)   

1913  Suffragette Emily Davison throws himself in front of King George V's horse Anmer at the Epsom Derby on June - 04.   

1913  Bruno Bettinelli, composer on this day in history.   

1913  Emily Wilding Davidson, suffragette, trampled to death by a horse on June - 04.   

1914  Willy-August Linnemann, Danish writer/journalist on this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history modibo Keita, president of Mali (1960-68)   

1915  William Charles Denis Browne, composer, dies at 26 on this day in history.   

1916  On June - 04 russian General Brusilov fails on his Eastern Front attack   

1916  On this day in history cecil Blacker, CEO (British Equestrian Federation)   

1916  On June - 04 mildred J Hill, composer/musician (Happy Birthday To You), dies at 56   

1917  1st Pulitzer prize awarded to Richards & Elliott (Julia Ward Howe) on June - 04.   

1917  Allen Greenwood, deputy CEO (British Aerospace) on this day in history.   

1918  M Wolf discovers asteroid #894 Erda on this day in history.   

1918  LeRoy Walker, Atlanta Ga, CEO (US Olympic Committee) on June - 04.   

1919  On June - 04 senate passes Women's Suffrage bill   

1919  On this day in history uS marines invade Costa Rica   

1920  On this day in history peace of Trianon between Allies & Hungary   

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1394  Philippa of England, queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (d. 1430) was born on June - 04.   

1489  Antoine, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1544) was born on this day in history.   

1604  Claudia de' Medici, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (d. 1648) was born on this day in history.   

1665  Zacharie Robutel de La Noue, Canadian soldier (d. 1733) was born on June - 04.   

1694  On this day in history birth of francois Quesnay, French personal physician of Louis XIV   

1697  Jacob Israel Emden, [Jacob ben Tswi], German rabbi was born on June - 04.   

1700  On June - 04 birth of theodoor Verhaegen, Flemish sculptor   

1704  Benjamin Huntsman, English inventor and manufacturer (d. 1776) was born on this day in history.   

1039  Conrad II the Salian, King/Emperor of Germany (1024/27-39), dies at 49 on June - 04.   

1135  On this day in history death of emperor Huizong of China (b. 1082)   

1206  Death of Adèle of Champagne, wife of Louis VII of France on this day in history.   

1257  On this day in history death of duke Przemysl I of Poland   

1267  On this day in history hendrik of Vianden, bishop of Utrecht (1252-67), dies   

1316  On June - 04 louis X, King of France (1314-16), dies at 26   

1394  Death of Mary de Bohun, wife of Henry IV of England (b. c 1369) on June - 04.   

1463  On this day in history flavio Biondi, Italian writer (Rome instaurata), dies at about 65