On June 4, history records 48 notable events, 199 famous births and 80 deaths, spanning the years 1411 to 1812.
Events on this day include: King Charles VI granted a monopoly for the ripening of Roquefort cheese to the people of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon as they had been doing for centuries. (1411); The steeple of St Paul's, the medieval cathedral of London, is destroyed in a fire caused by lightning and is never rebuilt. (1561).
Notable people born on June 4 include Philippa of England (1394), Antoine, Duke of Lorraine (1489), George Heriot (1563).
Notable figures who died on this day include Emperor Shōmu (756), Charles (archbishop of Mainz) (863), Li Xi (Tang dynasty) (895).
Events on 4 June 48
See all →King Charles VI granted a monopoly for the ripening of Roquefort cheese to the people of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon as they had been doing for centuries.
The steeple of St Paul's, the medieval cathedral of London, is destroyed in a fire caused by lightning and is never rebuilt.
Battle of Hohenfriedberg: Frederick the Great's Prussian army decisively defeated an Austrian army under Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine during the War of the Austrian Succession.
Great Upheaval: New England planters arrive to claim land in Nova Scotia, Canada, taken from the Acadians.
The Montgolfier brothers publicly demonstrate their montgolfière (hot air balloon).
Élisabeth Thible becomes the first woman to fly in an untethered hot air balloon. Her flight covers four kilometres in 45 minutes, and reached 1,500 metres altitude (estimated).
King Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia abdicates his throne in favor of his brother, Victor Emmanuel.
Following Louisiana's admittance as a U.S. state, the Louisiana Territory is renamed the Missouri Territory.
Public Holidays Around The World On This Day 18
Birthdays on 4 June 199
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Deaths on 4 June 80
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