Historical Events - June 4

1784: Elisabeth Thimble became the very first female to fly on a hot air balloon that was untethered.

1896: Henry Ford completed the first gasoline-powered vehicle, Ford Quadricycle, and also gave a test run. 

1974: Sally Murphy graduated from flight school to become the first female helicopter pilot in the US Army. 

1989: The Tiananmen Square protects ended violently in Beijing with the People’s Liberation Army killing 241 protesters. 

2001: The last king of Nepal, Gyanendra, ascended the throne and became the last monarch of the kingdom after the infamous Nepalese Royal massacre. 

Famous Birthdays – June 4

1738: George III, King of Great Britain and King of Ireland.

1904: Bhagat Puran Singh, an Indian writer.

1936: Nutan, an Indian film actress.

1946: S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, an Indian musician and playback singer.

1947: Ashok Saraf, an Indian film and stage actor.

1959: Anil Dhirubhai Ambani, an Indian businessman.

1975: Angelina Jolie, an American actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian.

1991: Ben Stokes, an English international cricketer.

Death Anniversaries - June 4

1947: Acharya Dharmananda Kosambi, a prominent Buddhist scholar and a Pāli language expert.

1962: Charles William Beebe, an American naturalist.

2020: Basu Chatterjee, an Indian film director, and screenwriter.