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| Birthday June 04, 1694 Fran‡ois Quesnay, French economist, leader of the Physiocrats |
| Birthday June 04, 1738 George III, English king during American Revolution (1760-1820) |
| Birthday June 04, 1867 Carl Gustaf Mannerheim, Finnish military hero, president (1944-46) |
| Birthday June 04, 1908 Roselind Russell |
| Birthday June 04, 1917 Howard Metzenbaum, (D), Ohio sen |
| Birthday June 04, 1919 Robert Merrill, baritone |
| Birthday June 04, 1922 Gene Barry, Actor (Bat Masterson) |
| Birthday June 04, 1924 Dennis Weaver, Actor (Chester in Gunsmoke, Duel) |
| Birthday June 04, 1926 Robert Earl Hughes, became heaviest known human (486 kg) |
| Birthday June 04, 1932 John Barrymore, Jr., Actor |
| Birthday June 04, 1936 Bruce Dern, Actor (Coming Home, Silent Running, Tatoo) |
| Birthday June 04, 1937 Freddie Fender, country singer |
| Birthday June 04, 1946 Bettina Gregory, News woman |
| Birthday June 04, 1948 Rosemary Joyce |
| Birthday June 04, 1952 Parker Stevenson |
| Birthday June 04, 1965 Andrea Jagger, in Chicago Tennis player |
| Birthday June 04, 1975 Angelina Jolie born |
| History June 04, 0780 BC 1st total solar eclipse reliably recorded by Chinese |
| History June 04, 1647 British army seizes King Charles I as a prisoner |
| History June 04, 1754 Lieutenant Colonel George Washington builds Fort Necessity |
| History June 04, 1784 Mme. Thible becomes 1st woman to fly (in a balloon) |
| History June 04, 1792 Capt. George Vancouver claims Puget Sound for Britain |
| History June 04, 1812 La Territory officially renamed "Missouri Territory" |
| History June 04, 1850 Empire Engine Company No 1 organized |
| History June 04, 1862 Confederates evacuate Fort Pillow |
| History June 04, 1876 Express train crosses the nation in 83 hours |
| History June 04, 1896 Henry takes his 1st Ford through sts of Detroit |
| History June 04, 1896 Henry Ford test-drives his Quadricycle |
| History June 04, 1916 Brusilov Offensive begins |
| History June 04, 1919 Congress passes the 19th Amendment |
| History June 04, 1919 US marines invade Costa Rica |
| History June 04, 1934 FDR asks for drought-relief funds |
| History June 04, 1940 The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers is published |
| History June 04, 1940 Dunkirk evacuation ends |
| History June 04, 1940 British complete miracle of Dunkirk by evacuating 300 -000 troops |
| History June 04, 1942 The Battle of Midway begins |
| History June 04, 1942 Battle of Midway begins 1st naval battle won in air |
| History June 04, 1944 1st submarine captured & boarded on high seas - U 505 |
| History June 04, 1944 Rome liberated from Mussolini's Fascist armies |
| History June 04, 1946 Largest solar prominence (300 -000 miles) is observed |
| History June 04, 1947 Taft-Hartley Act approved despite Truman veto |
| History June 04, 1956 Speech by Khrushchev blasting Stalin made public |
| History June 04, 1957 1st commercial coal pipeline placed in operation |
| History June 04, 1961 Kennedy and Khrushchev agree on neutrality for Laos |
| History June 04, 1965 Walt takes command of 3rd Marine Division |
| History June 04, 1970 Tonga gains independence from Britain (National Day) |
| History June 04, 1972 Trains collide in Bangladesh |
| History June 04, 1972 Angela Davis acquitted |
| History June 04, 1976 Celtics battle Suns through three overtimes in NBA Finals |
| History June 04, 1976 Four dozen people witness The gig that changed the world |
| History June 04, 1977 Violence during Puerto Rican Day in Chicago kills two |
| History June 04, 1982 Israel attacks targets in south Lebanon |
| History June 04, 1985 Supreme Court strikes down Alabama "moment of silence" law |
| History June 04, 1986 Pollard admits to selling top-secret information to Israel |
| History June 04, 1986 Jonathan Pollard spy for Israel pleads guilty |
| History June 04, 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre takes place |