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 this day in history.   

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

1902  On this day in history richard Allen, India, field hockey goal tender (Olympic-gold-1928)   

1903  On this day in history a new element, Polonium, discovered by Curie husband and wife team   

1905  Carl Albert Loeschhorn, composer, dies at 85 on June - 04.   

1906  On June - 04 richard Whorf, actor/director (Yankee Doodle Dandy, Keeper of Flame)   

1907  On this day in history automatic washer & dryer introduced   

1907  On this day in history marjan Kozina, composer   

1907  On this day in history agathe Grondahl, composer, dies at 59   

1908  On this day in history earl of Halsbury, chancellor (Brunei University)   

1909  On this day in history paul Nordoff, Philadelphia, composer (Frog Prince)   

1910  The birth of Christopher Cockerell, Hovercraft inventor on June - 04.   

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

1911  On June - 04 austin Andrew Wright, sculptor   

1912  Cone of Mount Katmai (Alaska) collapses on June - 04.   

1912  Massachusetts passes first US minimum wage law on June - 04.   

1912  Robert Jacobsen, Danish sculptor (great iron sculptures) on this day in history.   

1913  Suffragette Emily Davison throws himself in front of King George V's horse Anmer at the Epsom Derby on this day in history.   

1913  On June - 04 bruno Bettinelli, composer   

1913  On this day in history emily Wilding Davidson, suffragette, trampled to death by a horse   

1914  Willy-August Linnemann, Danish writer/journalist on June - 04.   

1915  On June - 04 modibo Keita, president of Mali (1960-68)   

1915  William Charles Denis Browne, composer, dies at 26 on June - 04.   

1916  Russian General Brusilov fails on his Eastern Front attack on June - 04.   

1916  Cecil Blacker, CEO (British Equestrian Federation) on June - 04.   

1916  On this day in history mildred J Hill, composer/musician (Happy Birthday To You), dies at 56   

1917  1st Pulitzer prize awarded to Richards & Elliott (Julia Ward Howe) on this day in history.   

1917  On June - 04 allen Greenwood, deputy CEO (British Aerospace)   

1918  M Wolf discovers asteroid #894 Erda on June - 04.   

1918  On June - 04 leRoy Walker, Atlanta Ga, CEO (US Olympic Committee)   

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

1919  US marines invade Costa Rica on June - 04.   

1920  Peace of Trianon between Allies & Hungary on June - 04.   

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1394  Philippa of England, queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (d. 1430) was born on this day in history.   

1489  On this day in history birth of antoine, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1544)   

1604  Claudia de' Medici, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (d. 1648) was born on June - 04.   

1665  Zacharie Robutel de La Noue, Canadian soldier (d. 1733) was born on this day in history.   

1694  Francois Quesnay, French personal physician of Louis XIV was born on June - 04.   

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

1700  Theodoor Verhaegen, Flemish sculptor was born on June - 04.   

1704  On June - 04 birth of benjamin Huntsman, English inventor and manufacturer (d. 1776)   

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

1135  Death of Emperor Huizong of China (b. 1082) on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history 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  Flavio Biondi, Italian writer (Rome instaurata), dies at about 65 on June - 04.