Historical Events In June - 04

1838  Servaas Daems, [Peeter Klein], Flemish writer (Lute & Flute) on June - 04.   

1845  Mexican-US war starts on this day in history.   

1846  Josef Sittard, music writer on June - 04.   

1850  Empire Engine Company No 1 organized on June - 04.   

1850  Willem F Mauritius HK, prince of Orange, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

1862  On June - 04 confederates evacuate Fort Pillow, Tenn   

1862  Confederates evacuate Ft Pillow, Tenn on this day in history.   

1863  On this day in history edmond R H Regout, Dutch industrialist/politician   

1864  On this day in history nassau William Senior, British economist   

1867  Carl Gustaf baron Mannerheim, general/president of Finland (1944-46) on this day in history.   

1868  On this day in history van Bosse/Fock govt begins   

1869  Boudouin LPMCAJL, prince of Belgium/count of Vlaanderen on June - 04.   

1870  On this day in history 4th Belmont: W Dick aboard Kingfisher wins in 2:59.5   

1871  On this day in history imperial Russian Government issues decree repealing the Manifestos of Catherine II and Alexander I, terminating, after a period of ten years' grace, the special privileges of the German colonists.   

1872  On June - 04 johan R Thorbecke, literature/liberal premier, dies   

1873  1st contract workers of British-Indies Co arrives in Suriname on this day in history.   

1875  Pacific Stock Exchange opens on June - 04.   

1876  An express train called the Transcontinental Express arrives in San Francisco, California, via the First Transcontinental Railroad only 83 hours and 39 minutes after having left New York City on June - 04.   

1876  On this day in history robert Dower, cricketer (1 Test S Africa v England 1898, scored 0 & 9)   

1877  Heinrich Wieland, German chemist (bile acids-Nobel 1927) on this day in history.   

1878  Cyprus ceded by Turkey to Britain for administrative purposes on June - 04.   

1878  Turkey turns Cypress over to the British on this day in history.   

1878  On June - 04 frank N D Buchman, US theologist (Moral Rearmament)   

1880  Eugen Adam, painter, dies on June - 04.   

1881  On this day in history clara Blandick, actress (Huckleberry Finn, Romance, Tom Sawyer)   

1882  Karl Valentin, German comic/writer on June - 04.   

1884  On June - 04 18th Belmont: Jim McLaughlin aboard Panique wins in 2:42   

1891  On June - 04 erno Rapee, composer   

1892  The Sierra Club is incorporated in San Francisco on this day in history.   

1892  On June - 04 oil City & Titusville Penn, destroyed by oil tank explosion; 130 die   

1893  On this day in history armand Calinescu, premier of Romania   

1894  Blanch Knopf, publishing CEO (Knopf) on June - 04.   

1895  On this day in history dino Conte Grandi, Italy, delegate to league of nations (1925-32)   

1896  On June - 04 henry takes his first Ford through streets of Detroit   

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1394  On June - 04 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  Zacharie Robutel de La Noue, Canadian soldier (d. 1733) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of theodoor Verhaegen, Flemish sculptor   

1704  On June - 04 birth of benjamin Huntsman, English inventor and manufacturer (d. 1776)   

1039  On June - 04 conrad II the Salian, King/Emperor of Germany (1024/27-39), dies at 49   

1135  Death of Emperor Huizong of China (b. 1082) on June - 04.   

1206  On this day in history death of adèle of Champagne, wife of Louis VII of France   

1257  On June - 04 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  Death of Mary de Bohun, wife of Henry IV of England (b. c 1369) on this day in history.   

1463  On June - 04 flavio Biondi, Italian writer (Rome instaurata), dies at about 65