Historical Events In June - 04

1940  On June - 04 german forces enter Paris   

1940  On June - 04 rAF's 242 'Canadian' Squadron posted to France.   

1940  The Allied military evacuation from Dunkirk, France, ends in World War II on this day in history.   

1940  On June - 04 1st NL night game at Sportsman's Park (Dodgers 10, Cardinals 1)   

1941  Nazi's forbid Jews access to beach & swimming pools on this day in history.   

1941  Wilhelm II von Hohenzollern, emperor (Germany, 1888-1918), dies on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history battle of Midway begins; Japan's first major defeat in WW II   

1942  Capitol Record Co opens for business on June - 04.   

1942  Japanese suffer heavy losses at Midway Island on this day in history.   

1942  The Battle of Midway begins on this day in history.   

1942  On June - 04 battle of Midway begins; Japan's 1st major defeat in WW II   

1942  Reinhard Heydrich, German protector (Bohemia/Moravia (Lidice)), dies on June - 04.   

1943  Argentina taken over by Gen Rawson & Col Juan Peron on June - 04.   

1943  On June - 04 jean du Bela, singer/actor (Sobibor), dies at 39   

1944  On June - 04 5th Army enters & liberates Rome from Mussolini's Fascist armies   

1944  On June - 04 the first submarine captured & boarded on high seas-U 505   

1944  1st British gliders touches down on French soil for D-Day on this day in history.   

1945  On this day in history 6th Marine division occupies Orokoe Peninsula Okinawa   

1945  On this day in history georg Kaiser, playwright, dies at 66   

1946  Largest solar prominence (300,000 mi/500,000 km) observed on June - 04.   

1947  On June - 04 "Louisiana Lady" closes at Century Theater NYC after 4 performances   

1949  On June - 04 "Cavalcade of Stars" debuts (DuMont); Jackie Gleason made host in 1950   

1950  CVP wins Belgian parliamentary election on June - 04.   

1950  Sam Staples, cricket pace bowler (3 Tests 1927-28), dies on this day in history.   

1951  On this day in history mississippi Valley State University founded   

1951  Serge Koussevitsky, conductor/composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1953  On June - 04 pitts trades outfielder Ralph Kiner & Joe Garagiola to Chic   

1954  Arthur Murray flies X-1A rocket plane to record 27,000 m on this day in history.   

1954  Harold Hoffman, (Gov-NJ), dies at 58 on June - 04.   

1955  Mickey Rooney Show," TV comedy last airs on NBC on June - 04.   

1956  On this day in history speech by Khrushchev blasting Stalin made public   

1956  On this day in history max Kowalski, composer, dies at 73   

1957  First commercial coal pipeline placed in operation on June - 04.   

1957  1st commercial coal pipeline placed in operation on this day in history.   

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1394  On June - 04 birth of philippa of England, queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (d. 1430)   

1489  Antoine, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1544) was born on June - 04.   

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

1665  On this day in history birth of zacharie Robutel de La Noue, Canadian soldier (d. 1733)   

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

1697  On this day in history birth of jacob Israel Emden, [Jacob ben Tswi], German rabbi   

1700  On this day in history birth of theodoor Verhaegen, Flemish sculptor   

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

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

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

1206  On June - 04 death of adèle of Champagne, wife of Louis VII of France   

1257  Death of Duke Przemysl I of Poland on this day in history.   

1267  Hendrik of Vianden, bishop of Utrecht (1252-67), dies on this day in history.   

1316  Louis X, King of France (1314-16), dies at 26 on this day in history.   

1394  On this day in history death of mary de Bohun, wife of Henry IV of England (b. c 1369)   

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