Historical Events In June - 04

1940  German forces enter Paris on this day in history.   

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  On June - 04 nazi's forbid Jews access to beach & swimming pools   

1941  Wilhelm II von Hohenzollern, emperor (Germany, 1888-1918), dies on June - 04.   

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

1942  Capitol Record Co opens for business on this day in history.   

1942  Japanese suffer heavy losses at Midway Island on June - 04.   

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  On June - 04 reinhard Heydrich, German protector (Bohemia/Moravia (Lidice)), dies   

1943  On June - 04 argentina taken over by Gen Rawson & Col Juan Peron   

1943  Jean du Bela, singer/actor (Sobibor), dies at 39 on June - 04.   

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

1944  The first submarine captured & boarded on high seas-U 505 on June - 04.   

1944  On June - 04 1st British gliders touches down on French soil for D-Day   

1945  6th Marine division occupies Orokoe Peninsula Okinawa on June - 04.   

1945  Georg Kaiser, playwright, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

1946  Largest solar prominence (300,000 mi/500,000 km) observed on this day in history.   

1947  On this day in history "Louisiana Lady" closes at Century Theater NYC after 4 performances   

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

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  On this day in history serge Koussevitsky, conductor/composer, dies at 76   

1953  Pitts trades outfielder Ralph Kiner & Joe Garagiola to Chic on this day in history.   

1954  Arthur Murray flies X-1A rocket plane to record 27,000 m on June - 04.   

1954  On this day in history harold Hoffman, (Gov-NJ), dies at 58   

1955  On this day in history mickey Rooney Show," TV comedy last airs on NBC   

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  On June - 04 first commercial coal pipeline placed in operation   

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  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 June - 04.   

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

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

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

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 this day in history 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  On this day in history 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  On June - 04 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