Page 9: Historical Events In May - 04

1990  Latvia's parliament votes 138-0 (1 abstention) for Independence on this day in history.   

1990  On May - 04 pakistan beat Australia by 36 runs to win Austral-Asia Cup, Sharjah   

1990  Don Appell, dies on May - 04.   

1991  ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Doug Kent on May - 04.   

1991  Actress Sharon Gless &producer Barney Rosenzeig wed on this day in history.   

1991  On this day in history morris K Udall (Representative-D-AZ), resigns due to Parkinson disease   

1991  On May - 04 president Bush is hospitalized for erratic heartbeat   

1991  Dennis Crosby, son of Bing, commits suicide at 54 on May - 04.   

1992  On this day in history henri Guillemin, French historian, dies at 89   

1994  On May - 04 arsenal wins 34th Europe Cup II   

1994  On this day in history courtney Love cleared of drug charges   

1994  On May - 04 karl Francis Hettinger, onion Field survivor, dies at 59   

1995  Lewis T Preston, banker, dies at 68 on May - 04.   

1996  Jean Crepin, soldier/industrialist, dies at 87 on May - 04.   

1997  On May - 04 alvy Moore, actor/producer (Mr Kimball-Green Acres), dies at 75   

2005  On May - 04 in one of the largest insurgent attacks in Iraq to date, at least 60 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a suicide bombing at a Kurdish police recruitment center in Irbil, northern Iraq.   

2006  A new coalition government takes office in Israel; its four political parties hold 67 of the 120 seats in the Knesset on May - 04.   

2007  On this day in history executive Directive 51, which specifies the procedures for continuity of the federal government of the United States in the event of a "catastrophic emergency" signed by President George W. Bush   

2007  Tornado strikes Greensburg, Kansas, killing at least 12 and destroying about 90% of the town on this day in history.   

2010  On this day in history nude, Green Leaves and Bust by Pablo Picasso sells in New York for US$106.5 million, setting another new world record for a work of art sold at auction.   

2012  On May - 04 14 decapitated bodies and 9 hung from a bridge are found in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico   

2013  On this day in history 5 US soldiers are killed by a bomb in Kandahar, Afghanistan   

2014  Juan Carlos Varela is elected President of Panama on this day in history.   

2018  On May - 04 lA Angels 1st baseman Albert Pujols collects his 3,000th MLB hit in a 5-0 win v Mariners in Seattle   

2018  California overtakes Great Britain to become the worlds fifth largest economy on May - 04.   

2019  Coronation of King Vajiralongkorn of Thailand on May - 04.   

2020  On May - 04 a team of British and Kenyan scientists announce the discovery of Microsporidia MB, a parasitic microbe in the Microsporidia fungi group that blocks mosquitos from carrying malaria, potentially paving the way for the control of malaria.   

2021  US President Joe Biden announces new goal of 160 million people, nearly of 70% of adults, vaccinated by July 4 on this day in history.   

2023  Actress and writer Carrie Fisher , best known as Princess Leia from the Star Wars films, is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame [1] on May - 04.   

2023  Ed Sheeran found not guilty of copying Marvin Gaye ’s ‘Let’s Get It On" for his 2014 single “Thinking Out Loud" by a Manhattan federal jury; copyright infringement suit was filed by the heirs of Gaye's co-writer Ed Townsend [1] on this day in history.   

2023  A series of floods and landslides strikes villages in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, resulting in over 400 deaths on this day in history.   

2024  Largest concert of Madonna 's career as she ends her "Celebration" world tour with a free concert in front of 1.6 million at Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil [1] on this day in history.   

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1006  Abd-Allah Ansari, Persian mystic/poet (Monadjat) was born on this day in history.   

1008  On this day in history birth of khajeh Abdollah Ansari, The Persian Sufi (d. 1088)   

1008  King Henry I of France (d. 1060) was born on this day in history.   

1611  Carlo Rainaldi, composer was born on May - 04.   

1631  Mary I Henriette Stuart, daughter of Charles I/queen of England was born on this day in history.   

1635  On May - 04 birth of willem van Outhoorn, Dutch governor-general (Dutch East Indies)   

1654  On May - 04 birth of kangxi Emperor of China (d. 1722)   

1655  Bartolomeo di Francesco Cristofori, Italy, piano builder was born on this day in history.   

1436  Death of Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, Swedish statesman (b. 1390s) on May - 04.   

1471  On this day in history death of edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales (killed in battle) (b. 1453)   

1506  On May - 04 death of husayn Bayqarah, ruler of Herat (b. 1438)   

1519  Death of Lorenzo II de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (b. 1492) on this day in history.   

1566  On May - 04 death of luca Ghini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1490)   

1594  Paul Buys, Grand Pensionary of Holland, dies at 62 on May - 04.   

1604  On this day in history claudio Merulo, composer, dies at 71   

1605  Ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian biologist/medical, dies at 82 on May - 04.