Historical Events In June - 04

1896  Henry takes his 1st Ford through streets of Detroit on this day in history.  

1899  Leo Spies, composer on June - 04.  

1900  On this day in history m Wolf & A Schwassmann discovers asteroid #456 Abnoba  

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  On this day in history 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 this day in history.  

1907  On this day in history marjan Kozina, composer  

1907  Agathe Grondahl, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

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

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  Austin Andrew Wright, sculptor on June - 04.  

1912  Cone of Mount Katmai (Alaska) collapses on this day in history.  

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  On June - 04 suffragette Emily Davison throws himself in front of King George V's horse Anmer at the Epsom Derby  

1913  On this day in history bruno Bettinelli, composer  

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

1914  On this day in history willy-August Linnemann, Danish writer/journalist  

1915  Modibo Keita, president of Mali (1960-68) on June - 04.  

1915  On June - 04 william Charles Denis Browne, composer, dies at 26  

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 this day in history.  

1917  On this day in history allen Greenwood, deputy CEO (British Aerospace)  

1918  On June - 04 m Wolf discovers asteroid #894 Erda  

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

1919  Senate passes Women's Suffrage bill on this day in history.  

1919  US marines invade Costa Rica on this day in history.  

1920  Peace of Trianon between Allies & Hungary on this day in history.  

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

1489  On June - 04 birth of antoine, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1544)  

1604  On this day in history birth of claudia de' Medici, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (d. 1648)  

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

1694  Francois Quesnay, French personal physician of Louis XIV was born on this day in history.  

1697  Jacob Israel Emden, [Jacob ben Tswi], German rabbi was born on this day in history.  

1700  Theodoor Verhaegen, Flemish sculptor was born on this day in history.  

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

1206  Death of Adèle of Champagne, wife of Louis VII of France on June - 04.  

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

1267  On June - 04 hendrik of Vianden, bishop of Utrecht (1252-67), dies  

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 this day in history.  

1463  On June - 04 flavio Biondi, Italian writer (Rome instaurata), dies at about 65