On this day: 4 June

Selected events and births on 4 June, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1411 – King Charles VI of France granted a monopoly to the people of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon for the ripening of Roquefort cheese (example pictured). Read more: Charles VI of France Roquefort-sur-Soulzon Roquefort
• 1784 – Élisabeth Thible became the first woman to fly in an untethered hot air balloon, covering a distance of 4 km (2.5 mi) and reaching an estimated altitude of 1,500 m (4,900 ft). Read more: Élisabeth Thible
• 1975 – Governor Jerry Brown signed the California Agricultural Labor Relations Act, one of the first laws in the United States guaranteeing collective bargaining rights to farmworkers. Read more: Jerry Brown California Agricultural Labor Relations Act of 1975 Collective bargaining
• 1979 – Jerry Rawlings came to power in Ghana as chairman of the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council. Read more: Jerry Rawlings Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (Ghana)
• 2005 – The Civic Forum of the Romanians of Covasna, Harghita and Mureș was founded to represent and promote the interests of ethnic Romanians in areas with large Hungarian populations. Read more: Civic Forum of the Romanians of Covasna, Harghita and Mureș

Born on this day

• 1937 – Mortimer Zuckerman, Canadian-American businessman and publisher, founded Boston Properties Read more: Mortimer Zuckerman BXP, Inc.
• 1939 – George Reid, Scottish journalist and politician, 2nd Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament Read more: George Reid (Scottish politician) Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament
• 1947 – Viktor Klima, Austrian businessman and politician, 25th Chancellor of Austria Read more: Viktor Klima Chancellor of Austria
• 1952 – Bronisław Komorowski, Polish historian and politician, 5th President of Poland Read more: Bronisław Komorowski President of Poland
• 1953 – Susumu Ojima, Japanese businessman, founded Huser Read more: Susumu Ojima Huser
• 1959 – Georgios Voulgarakis, Greek politician, 21st Greek Minister for Culture Read more: Georgios Voulgarakis Ministry of Culture (Greece)
• 1961 – Ferenc Gyurcsány, Hungarian businessman and politician, 6th Prime Minister of Hungary Read more: Ferenc Gyurcsány Prime Minister of Hungary
• 1966 – Bill Wiggin, English politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Wales Read more: Bill Wiggin Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
• 1971 – Joseph Kabila, Congolese soldier and politician, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Read more: Joseph Kabila President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• 1987 – Mollie King, English singer, former member of The Saturdays Read more: Mollie King The Saturdays
• 2001 – Choerry, South Korean singer and member of Loona Read more: Choerry Loona
• 2004 – Mackenzie Ziegler, American child actress, dancer, and recording artist Read more: Mackenzie Ziegler Child actor Musician

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / June 4 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.