Page 6: Historical Events In June - 04

1940  On June - 04 german forces enter Paris   

1940  On this day in history rAF's 242 'Canadian' Squadron posted to France.   

1940  On June - 04 the Allied military evacuation from Dunkirk, France, ends in World War II.   

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

1941  On this day in history nazi's forbid Jews access to beach & swimming pools   

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

1942  On June - 04 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 June - 04.   

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

1942  Battle of Midway begins; Japan's 1st major defeat in WW II on June - 04.   

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

1943  Argentina taken over by Gen Rawson & Col Juan Peron on this day in history.   

1943  Jean du Bela, singer/actor (Sobibor), dies at 39 on this day in history.   

1944  5th Army enters & liberates Rome from Mussolini's Fascist armies on this day in history.   

1944  On this day in history the first submarine captured & boarded on high seas-U 505   

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

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

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

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

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

1949  On this day in history "Cavalcade of Stars" debuts (DuMont); Jackie Gleason made host in 1950   

1950  CVP wins Belgian parliamentary election on this day in history.   

1950  Sam Staples, cricket pace bowler (3 Tests 1927-28), dies on June - 04.   

1951  On June - 04 mississippi Valley State University founded   

1951  Serge Koussevitsky, conductor/composer, dies at 76 on June - 04.   

1953  Pitts trades outfielder Ralph Kiner & Joe Garagiola to Chic on June - 04.   

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

1954  On June - 04 harold Hoffman, (Gov-NJ), dies at 58   

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

1956  Speech by Khrushchev blasting Stalin made public on June - 04.   

1956  Max Kowalski, composer, dies at 73 on June - 04.   

1957  On June - 04 first commercial coal pipeline placed in operation   

1957  1st commercial coal pipeline placed in operation on June - 04.   

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1394  On this day in history 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 June - 04 birth of claudia de' Medici, Grand Duchess of Tuscany (d. 1648)   

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

1694  On June - 04 birth of francois Quesnay, French personal physician of Louis XIV   

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

1135  On June - 04 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  Hendrik of Vianden, bishop of Utrecht (1252-67), dies on June - 04.   

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