Tukuk-OS📅 May 4
14 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on May 4? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2019 — The inaugural race of the W Series took place at Hockenheimring, Germany, and was won by Jamie Chadwick (pictured), who later became the season's champion.
- 2015 — The Parliament of Malta moved from the Grandmaster's Palace to the purpose-built Parliament House (pictured).
Parliament of MaltaGrandmaster's Palace, VallettaParliament House (Malta)
- 2000 — Ken Livingstone took office as the first mayor of London.
- 1982 — Falklands War: HMS Sheffield was struck by an Exocet missile, killing 20 sailors and leading to its sinking six days later—the first Royal Navy ship sunk in action since World War II.
- 1979 — Margaret Thatcher became the first female prime minister of the United Kingdom.
- 1974 — An all-female Japanese team reached the summit of Manaslu in the Himalayas, becoming the first women to climb a peak higher than 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) above sea level.
- 1942 — World War II: Aircraft from Imperial Japanese Navy vessels attacked Allied naval forces, beginning the Battle of the Coral Sea, the first naval action in which the participating ships never sighted or fired directly at each other.
- 1919 — The May Fourth Movement began in China with large-scale student demonstrations in Tiananmen Square, Beijing.
- 1886 — During a labor rally in Chicago, a bomb explosion and gunfire led to the deaths of eight police officers and four members of the public.
- 1789 — The Boydell Shakespeare Gallery, part of a cultural project initiated by engraver John Boydell, opened in London.
- 1776 — American Revolution: The Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations became the first of the Thirteen Colonies to renounce its allegiance to the British Crown.
American RevolutionColony of Rhode Island and Providence PlantationsThirteen Colonies
- 1677 — Trunajaya rebellion: Dutch East India Company forces under Cornelis Speelman began an attack on Surabaya, on the island of Java.
Trunajaya rebellionDutch East India CompanyCornelis Speelman
- 1626 — Having been appointed the director-general of New Netherland, Peter Minuit arrived in Manhattan.
- 1493 — Pope Alexander VI (pictured) issued the papal bull Inter caetera, establishing a line of demarcation dividing the New World between Spain and Portugal.
Births
- 2001 — Noah Beck, American media personality and actor
- 2001 — Joan García, Spanish footballer
- 1998 — Rex Orange County, English musician
- 1995 — Shameik Moore, American actor and musician
- 1994 — Abi Masatora, Japanese sumo wrestler
- 1994 — Joseph Tapine, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1992 — Victor Oladipo, American basketball player
- 1991 — Brianne Jenner, Canadian women's ice hockey player
- 1989 — Rory McIlroy, Northern Irish golfer
- 1989 — James van Riemsdyk, American ice hockey player
- 1988 — Radja Nainggolan, Belgian footballer
- 1987 — Cesc Fàbregas, Spanish footballer and manager
Deaths
- 2024 — Tekin Kartal, Kurdish drug trafficker and gangster (born 1990)
- 2024 — Ron Kavana, Irish singer, songwriter, guitarist and band leader (born 1950)
- 2024 — Frank Stella, American painter (born 1936)
- 2021 — Nick Kamen, English model, songwriter (born 1962)
- 2020 — Don Shula, American football player and coach (born 1930)
- 2020 — Greg Zanis, American carpenter and activist (born 1950)
- 2019 — Alia Abdulnoor, Emirati imprisoned woman (born 1977)
- 2016 — Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, Burundian politician (born 1946)
- 2015 — William Bast, American screenwriter and author (born 1931)
- 2015 — Ellen Albertini Dow, American actress (born 1913)
- 2015 — Marv Hubbard, American football player (born 1946)
- 2014 — Dick Ayers, American author and illustrator (born 1924)
Observances & holidays
- Anti-Bullying Day (United Nations)
- Bird Day (United States)
- Cassinga Day (Namibia)
- Christian feast day: Blessed Ceferino Giménez Malla
- Christian feast day: Blessed Michał Giedroyć
- Christian feast day: English Saints and Martyrs of the Reformation Era (Church of England)
- Christian feast day: F. C. D. Wyneken (Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod)
- Christian feast day: Florian
- Christian feast day: Jean-Martin Moye
- Christian feast day:
John Houghton, Robert Lawrence and Augustine Webster
John Houghton (martyr)Robert Lawrence (martyr)Augustine Webster
- Christian feast day: Judas Cyriacus
- Christian feast day: Monica of Hippo (1960 Roman Catholic Calendar)
- Christian feast day: Silvanus of Gaza
- Christian feast day: May 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Coal Miners Day (India)
- Dave Brubeck Day (United States)
- Death of Milan Rastislav Štefánik Day (Slovakia)
- Greenery Day (Japan)
- International Firefighters' Day
- May Fourth Movement commemorations: Literary Day (Republic of China)
- May Fourth Movement commemorations: Youth Day (China)
- Remembrance Day for Martyrs and Disabled (Afghanistan)
- Remembrance of the Dead (Netherlands)
- Restoration of Independence Day (Latvia)
- Star Wars Day (International observance)
- Youth Day (Fiji)
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