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Osaka Castle
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German submarine U-505
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Governor of California Jerry Brown in 1978
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| Blurb | Reason |
|---|---|
| ; Independence Day in Tonga (1970) | refimprove section |
| Day of National Unity in Hungary; | refimprove |
| 1039 – Henry III became Holy Roman Emperor following the death of his father, Conrad II. | refimprove |
| 1561 – The spire of Old St Paul's Cathedral in London was destroyed by fire, probably caused by lightning. | Unreferenced notable burials section that also lacks inclusion criteria |
| 1615 – The Siege of Osaka concluded as forces under the Japanese shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu took Osaka Castle. | Siege: needs more footnotes and date not in article; Castle: refimprove |
| 1784 – Élisabeth Thible became the first woman to fly in an untethered hot air balloon. Her flight covered 4 kilometres in 45 minutes, and reached 1,500 metres altitude (estimated). | stubby |
| 1920 – The Kingdom of Hungary lost 72% of its territory and 64% of its population with the signing of the Treaty of Trianon in Paris. | refimprove section |
| 1928 – Zhang Zuolin, one of the major warlords of China, was assassinated by Japanese agents in Shenyang. The death was kept secret for the next two weeks. | refimprove |
| 1939 – The German ocean liner St. Louis, carrying 937 Jewish refugees seeking political asylum from Nazi persecution, was denied permission to land in the United States, after already having been turned away from Cuba. | unreferenced section |
| 1989 – Following the death of the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the Assembly of Experts elected Ali Khamenei to be the Supreme Leader of Iran. | neutrality issues |
| 1996 – The maiden flight of the Ariane 5 failed, with the rocket self-destructing 37 seconds after launch because of a malfunction in the control software—one of the most expensive computer bugs in history. | refimprove section |
Eligible
- 1855 – Major Henry C. Wayne departed New York aboard the USS Supply to procure camels to establish the U.S. Camel Corps.
- 1940 – Second World War: The remaining Allied forces protecting the Dunkirk evacuation surrendered, giving the Germans a tactical victory in the Battle of Dunkirk.
- 1942 – The Battle of Midway, a major battle in the Pacific Theatre of World War II, began with a massive Imperial Japanese strike on Midway Atoll.
- 1961 – U.S. President John F. Kennedy and Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev unsuccessfully met in Vienna to discuss numerous issues in the relationship between their countries.
- 1967 – A chartered aircraft owned by British Midland Airways crashed near Stockport, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom, killing 72 of the 84 passengers and crew on board.
- 1974 – The Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball hosted Ten Cent Beer Night, but had to forfeit the game to the Texas Rangers due to rioting by drunken fans.
- 1975 – Governor Jerry Brown signed the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act, one of the first laws in the United States guaranteeing collective bargaining rights to farmworkers.
- 1977 – The Humboldt Park riot began in Chicago, resulting in three deaths, three cars in the Humboldt Park lagoon, and increased tension between the Chicago Police Department and the Puerto Rican community.
- 1987 – American intelligence analyst Jonathan Pollard pleaded guilty to charges of spying for Israel.
- 1998 – Terry Nichols was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
- 2004 – In Granby, Colorado, U.S., Marvin Heemeyer went on a rampage with a modified bulldozer over a zoning dispute, destroying several buildings before committing suicide.
- Born/died: Przemysł I of Greater Poland (d. 1257) · Philippa of England (b. 1394) · Miguel de Azcuénaga (b. 1754) · W. H. R. Rivers (d. 1922) · Angelina Jolie (b. 1975)
Notes
- Dunkirk evacuation appears on May 26, so Battle of Dunkirk should not appear in the same year.
- Tank Man appears on June 5, so Tiananmen Square protests should not appear in the same year.
June 4: Anniversary of Ayatollah Khomeini's death in Iran (1989)
Emily Davison
- 1411 – King Charles VI of France granted a monopoly for the ripening of Roquefort cheese to the people of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon.
- 1792 – Royal Navy Captain George Vancouver claimed Puget Sound in the Pacific Northwest for Great Britain.
- 1913 – Emily Davison (pictured), an activist for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom, was fatally injured when she was trampled by King George V's horse at the Epsom Derby.
- 1944 – World War II: A United States Navy task group captured German submarine U-505.
- 1989 – The People's Liberation Army suppressed the Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing, leaving many dead and wounded.
George Heriot (b. 1563) · Eduard Mörike (d. 1875) · Marguerite Patten (d. 2015)