04 May - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History
According to Gregory calendar, on May 04, the day number in a year is 124 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 125. May 04 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.
May 04 in History - Top Historical Events
| Year | Event / Incidence / Incident |
| 1436 | Swedish rebel and later national hero Engelbrekt Engelbrekt Son Was assassinated in the midst of the Engelbrekt rebellion. |
| 1493 | Pope Alexander VI issued the papal bull Inter caetera, establishing a line of demarcation dividing the New World between Spainand Portugal. |
| 1493 | Pope Alexander VI divided the continent of America between Portugal and Spain Pope Alexander VI divided the continent of America between the two countries Portugal and Spain. |
| 1715 | The first umbrella opened and closed in Paris. |
| 1776 | The Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations became the first of England's Thirteen Colonies to renounce its allegiance tothe British Crown. |
| 1776 | Rhode Island declared independence from Britain. |
| 1780 | American Academy of Arts and Sciences was established. The American Academy of Arts and Sciences (abbreviation: AAAS) is one of the oldest learned societies in the United States. |
| 1799 | Tipu Sultan, the ruler of Mysore, was killed by the British at the age of 48 by deception in Srirangapatna, Karnataka. |
| 1814 | Ferdinand VII abolished the Spanish Constitution of 1812,returning Spain to absolutism. |
| 1836 | The Ancient Order of Hibernians, an Irish Catholic fraternalorganization, was founded in New York City. |
| 1836 | The Ancient Order of Hibernian, an Irish Catholic fraternal organization, was founded in New York City. |
| 1854 | The first postage stamp in India was introduced on 1 July 1852 in Sindh district. But it was first officially implemented on 4 May 1854 in India. |
| 1886 | An unknown assailant threw a bomb into a crowd of police, turning a peaceful labor rally in Chicago into the Haymarket massacre, which resulted in the deaths of seven police officers and many by standers. |
| 1888 | Italy and Spain signed military treaties. |
| 1896 | The first edition of the Daily Mail newspaper was published in London. |
| 1904 | United States Army engineers began work on the Panama Canal. |
| 1924 | The fifty-eight Olympic Games began in Paris, the capital of France. |
| 1941 | Konrad Zeus presented the Z3, the world's first working program, a fully automated computer, in Berlin. |
| 1942 | World War II-The Imperial Japanese Navy engaged Allied navalforces at the Battle of the Coral Sea, the first fleet action in which aircraft carriers engaged each other. |
| 1945 | German Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery signed the terms of unconditional surrender of the German forces in Netherland, Norway and Denmark on May 4, 1945 which preceded the end of World War II in Europe. |
| 1945 | Second World War: Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery accepted the unconditional surrender of the German forces in the Netherlands, northwest Germany, and Denmark. |
| 1959 | Event of the First annual Grammy awards was held on May 4, 1959 in Los Angeles and New York to honor reputed musical personalities for their performance in 1958. |
| 1959 | The inaugural Grammy Awards ceremony was held, recognizing outstanding achievement in the American music industry. |
| 1961 | Civil right activist of Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) organized first Freedom Ride of interstates buses into the segregated southern United States on May 4, 1961 to challenge local laws and customs that enforced segregation in seating. |
| 1967 | Unmanned US spacecraft Lunar Orbiter 4, a part of Lunar Orbit Program, was launched on May 4, 1967 to accumulate detailed photographic survey of lunar surface featured in order to increase the scientific knowledge of their nature, origin and processes. |
| 1970 | The Ohio National Guard opened fire at Kent State University Students protesting the United States invasion of Cambodia, killing fourand injuring nine. |
| 1974 | An all-female Japanese team reached the summit of Manaslu in the Himalayas, becoming the first women to climb an 8,000-meter peak. |
| 1974 | Expo \ 74 World Fair Spokane inaugurated in Washington. |
| 1978 | Communist activist Henri Curiel was killed in Paris. |
| 1979 | Margaret Thatcher became the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, following the defeat of James Callaghan's incumbent Labour government in the previous day's general election. |
| 1979 | Margaret Thracher became Britain's first female Prime Minister, the first and only female Prime Minister of Britain so far. |
| 1982 | Falklands War-HMS Sheffield was struck by an Exocet missile,killing 20 sailors and leading to its sinking six days later—the firstRoyal Navy ship sunk in action since World War II. |
| 1983 | China conducted its first nuclear test. According to a leaked document in 1995, there were over 200 nuclear weapons across China. The second phase of Second Artillery started in the wake of high-capacity nuclear missiles which lasted from 1999 to 2009. |
| 1987 | America's first bank was listed under the name National Historic Landmark. |
| 1990 | The Declaration ‘On the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia’ was adopted on May 4, 1990 by the Supreme council of the Republic of Latvia. 4th May is celebrated as public holiday in Latvia for restoration of Independence Day from Soviet Union. |
| 1990 | The Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR declared the restorationof independence of Latvia, stating that the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pactand the Soviet occupation of Latvia in 1940 were illegal. |
| 2000 | Ken Livingstone took office as the first Mayor of London. |
| 2000 | 54 people died in an earthquake in the city of Banggai, Indonesia. |
| 2003 | Anna Guevera of Mexico took the world record in the 300 meter race of Grandpri meter with a time of 35.30 seconds. |
| 2007 | Hazardous EF-5 Tornado outbreak almost completely destroyed the city of Greensburg in Kiowa country on May 4, 2007. It was the strongest tornado out of several other tornados that occurred on the same night across Oklahoma, Colorado, Kansas and South Dakota. |
| 2008 | Eminent Tabla player Pandit Kishan Maharaj was died on May 4, 2008 in Varanasi at the age of 84. He was honored with prestigious Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan award for his valuable contribution in Indian classical music. |
| 2008 | Noted Indian tabla player Pandit Kishan Maharaj died. Kishan Maharaj was awarded the Padma Vibhushan in the year 2002. |
| 2013 | 5 US soldiers were killed in a bomb blast in Kandahar, Afghanistan. |
| 2014 | Juan Carlos Varela Rodriguez won the Presidential election of Panama on May 4, 2014 with 39% of the votes against ruling party. He also served the country as Vice President from 2009 to 2014 and as Minister of Foreign Relations from 2009 to 2011. |
| 2014 | Juan Carlos Varela was elected President of Panama. |
| 2015 | Stuart Bingham won the 2015 World Snooker Championship. |
Famous Birthdays of May 04:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
| 1911 | Pritilata Waddedar / Activist / India |
| 1909 | Miklós Radnóti / Poet / Hungary |
| 1996 | Isaac Heeney / Footballer / Australia |
| 1963 | James LaBrie / Singer / Canada |
| 1864 | Nellie Bly / Author / United States of America |
| 1982 | Randall Gay / Footballer / United States of America |
| 1929 | Audrey Hepburn / Artist / Belgium |
| 1972 | James Cracknell / Rower / United Kingdom |
| 1943 | Ignacio Ramonet / Author / Spain |
| 1972 | Žigmund Pálffy / Ice Hockey Player / Slovakia |
| 1988 | Mervyn Westfield / Cricketer / United Kingdom |
| 1921 | Arthur Leonard Schawlow / Academic / United States of America |
| 1935 | Robert Rehme / Producer / United States of America |
| 1985 | Terrence Wheatley / Footballer / United States of America |
| 1903 | James Beard / Author / United States of America |
| 1542 | Thomas Cecil / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 1936 | Sandy Baron / Actor / United States of America |
| 1985 | Emanuele Giaccherini / Footballer / Italy |
| 1957 | Peter Howitt / Actor / United Kingdom |
| 1940 | Michael Lindsay-Hogg / Producer / United States of America |
| 1957 | Richard E. Grant / Actor / United Kingdom |
| 1972 | Mikael Renberg / Ice Hockey Player / Sweden |
| 1983 | Mabel Gay / Triple Jumper / Cuba |
| 1978 | Morgan Pehme / Producer / United States of America |
| 1953 | Tinnu Anand / Actor / India |
| 1969 | Pieter Muller / Rugby Player / South Africa |
| 1869 | Fabián de la Rosa / Educator / Philippines |
| 1999 | Nathan Chen / Skater / United States of America |
| 1957 | Aad van Mil / Water Polo Player / Netherlands |
| 1980 | Yossi Benayoun / Footballer / Israel |
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