Tukuk-OS📅 June 4
20 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on June 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
- 2025 — A crowd crush outside M. Chinnaswamy Stadium during celebrations of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Indian Premier League title killed 11 people and injured 56 others.
2025 Bengaluru crowd crushM. Chinnaswamy StadiumRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
- 2005 — The Civic Forum of the Romanians of Covasna, Harghita and Mureș was founded to represent and promote the interests of ethnic Romanians in areas with large Hungarian populations.
- 2004 — In Granby, Colorado, U.S., Marvin Heemeyer went on a rampage with a modified bulldozer over a zoning dispute, destroying several buildings before dying by suicide.
- 1998 — Terry Nichols was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
- 1989 — Following the death of Ruhollah Khomeini, the Assembly of Experts elected Ali Khamenei to be Supreme Leader of Iran.
- 1989 — The People's Liberation Army suppressed the Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing, leaving hundreds of people dead and wounded.
People's Liberation ArmyPeople's Liberation Army at the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
- 1987 — American intelligence analyst Jonathan Pollard pleaded guilty to charges of spying for Israel.
- 1979 — Jerry Rawlings came to power in Ghana as chairman of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council.
- 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.
- 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.
Jerry BrownCalifornia Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975Collective bargaining
- 1974 — Major League Baseball's Cleveland Indians hosted Ten-Cent Beer Night, but had to forfeit the game to the Texas Rangers due to rioting by drunken fans.
- 1967 — A chartered British Midland Airways aircraft crashed near Stockport, England, killing 72 of the 84 people on board.
British Midland InternationalStockport air disasterStockport
- 1944 — World War II: A United States Navy task group captured German submarine U-505 (pictured).
- 1942 — World War II: The Battle of Midway, a major battle of the Pacific War, began with a massive Japanese offensive on American forces on Midway Atoll.
- 1940 — Second World War: The remaining Allied forces protecting the Dunkirk evacuation surrendered, ending the Battle of Dunkirk; in response, British prime minister Winston Churchill gave a speech in which he declared "We shall fight on the beaches".
- 1913 — Emily Davison, an activist for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom, was fatally injured after being trampled by a horse owned by King George V at the Epsom Derby.
- 1792 — Captain George Vancouver of the Royal Navy claimed the land around Puget Sound in the Pacific Northwest for Great Britain.
- 1784 — Élisabeth Thible became the first woman to fly in an untethered hot air balloon, covering a distance of 4 km (2.5 mi) and reaching an estimated altitude of 1,500 m (4,900 ft).
- 1561 — The spire of Old St Paul's Cathedral in London was destroyed by fire.
- 1411 — King Charles VI of France granted a monopoly to the people of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon for the ripening of Roquefort cheese (example pictured).
Births
- 2021 — Princess Lilibet of Sussex
- 2004 — Mackenzie Ziegler, American child actress, dancer, and recording artist
- 2001 — Choerry, South Korean singer and member of Loona
- 2001 — Takefusa Kubo, Japanese footballer
- 1999 — Kim So-hyun, South Korean actress
- 1999 — Drew Pavlou, Australian activist
- 1998 — Central Cee, British rapper and songwriter
- 1996 — Oli McBurnie, Scottish footballer
- 1993 — Jonathan Huberdeau, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1993 — Juan Iturbe, Paraguayan footballer
- 1993 — Aaron Nola, American baseball player
- 1993 — Annika Taylor, British-American cross-country skier
Deaths
- 2025 — Marc Garneau, Canadian astronaut and Member of Parliament (born 1949)
- 2024 — John Blackman, Australian radio and television presenter (born 1947)
- 2024 — Parnelli Jones, American racing driver (born 1933)
- 2023 — Sulochana Latkar, Indian actress (born 1928)
- 2022 — George Lamming, Barbadian novelist (born 1927)
- 2021 — Clarence Williams III, American actor (born 1939)
- 2017 — Juan Goytisolo, Spanish essayist, poet and novelist (born 1931)
- 2016 — Carmen Pereira, Bissau-Guinean politician (born 1937)
- 2015 — Marguerite Patten, English economist and author (born 1915)
- 2015 — Leonid Plyushch, Ukrainian mathematician and academic (born 1938)
- 2015 — Jabe Thomas, American race car driver (born 1930)
- 2015 — Anne Warburton, British academic and diplomat, British Ambassador to Denmark (born 1927)
Anne WarburtonList of ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Denmark
Observances & holidays
- Christian feast day: Blessed Antoni Zawistowski
- Christian feast day: Filippo Smaldone
- Christian feast day: Francis Caracciolo
- Christian feast day: Optatus
- Christian feast day: Petroc of Cornwall
- Christian feast day: Quirinus of Sescia
- Christian feast day: Saturnina
- Christian feast day: June 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- The Flag Day of the Finnish Defence Forces, also known as the birthday of C. G. E. Mannerheim, Marshal of Finland (Finland)
Flag Day of the Finnish Defence ForcesCarl Gustaf Emil MannerheimField marshal (Finland)
- Emancipation Day or Independence Day, commemorates the abolition of serfdom in Tonga by King George Tupou in 1862, and the independence of Tonga from the British protectorate in 1970. (Tonga)
- International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression (International)
International Day of Innocent Children Victims of AggressionLists of holidays
- Trianon Treaty Day (Romania)
- Memorials for the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre (International)
Memorials for the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
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