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4 June 2024
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2025 - A crowd crush outside M. Chinnaswamy Stadium during celebrations of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Indian Premier League title killed 11 people and injured 56 others.Crowd crush in Bengaluru, India
Anniversary
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.Ethnic Romanian organization in Transylvania
Anniversary
2004 - In Granby, Colorado, U.S., Marvin Heemeyer went on a rampage with a modified bulldozer over a zoning dispute, destroying several buildings before dying by suicide.Town in Colorado, United States
Anniversary
1998 - Terry Nichols was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.American domestic terrorist (born 1955)
Anniversary
1989 - Following the death of Ruhollah Khomeini, the Assembly of Experts elected Ali Khamenei to be Supreme Leader of Iran.Supreme Leader of Iran from 1979 to 1989
Historical events
History
2025 - Eleven people are killed and 56 people are injured during a crowd crush incident outside M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, India for the celebration of Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Indian Premier League victory.Type of disaster that occurs due to overcrowding
History
2023 - Protests begin in Poland against the PiS government.Anti-government protests in Poland
History
2023 - Four people are killed when a Cessna Citation V crashes into Mine Bank Mountain in Augusta County, Virginia.Small business jet delivered by Cessna between 1989 and 2011
History
2020 - Death of Giovanni López: Protests over the death of Giovanni López Ramírez, who had died on 4 May while in custody, begin in Jalisco following the release of a video of his arrest going viral on social media, and inspired by the George Floyd protests. Later, these spread across Mexico.2020 police killing of a man in Mexico
History
2010 - Falcon 9 Flight 1 is the maiden flight of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40.Test version of SpaceX spacecraft
History
2005 - The Civic Forum of the Romanians of Covasna, Harghita and Mureș is founded.Ethnic Romanian organization in Transylvania
History
1996 - The first flight of Ariane 5 explodes after roughly 37 seconds. It was a Cluster mission.European heavy-lift space launch vehicle (1996–2023)
History
1989 - In the 1989 Iranian supreme leader election, Ali Khamenei is elected as the new Supreme Leader of Iran after the death and funeral of Ruhollah Khomeini.History
1989 - The 1989 Tiananmen Square protests are suppressed in Beijing by the People's Liberation Army, with between 241 and 10,000 dead (an unofficial estimate).Student-led demonstrations in China
History
1989 - Solidarity's victory in the 1989 Polish legislative election occurs, the first election since the Communist Polish United Workers' Party abandoned its monopoly of power. It sparks off the Revolutions of 1989 in Eastern Europe.Polish trade union formed in 1980
Notable births
Born
2004 - Mackenzie Ziegler, American child actress, dancer, and recording artistAmerican singer and actress (born 2004)
Born
2001 - Choerry, South Korean singer and member of LoonaSouth Korean singer (born 2001)
Born
1999 - Drew Pavlou, Australian activistAustralian political activist (born 1999)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Marc Garneau, Canadian astronaut and Member of Parliament (born 1949)Canadian astronaut and politician (1949–2025)
Died
2024 - John Blackman, Australian radio and television presenter (born 1947)Australian radio and television presenter (1947–2024)
Died
2024 - Parnelli Jones, American racing driver (born 1933)American racing driver (1933–2024)
Died
2023 - Sulochana Latkar, Indian actress (born 1928)Indian actress (1928–2023)
Died
2022 - George Lamming, Barbadian novelist (born 1927)Barbadian novelist, essayist and poet (1927–2022)
Died
2021 - Clarence Williams III, American actor (born 1939)American actor (1939–2021)
Died
2017 - Juan Goytisolo, Spanish essayist, poet and novelist (born 1931)Spanish writer, poet and novelist
Died
2016 - Carmen Pereira, Bissau-Guinean politician (born 1937)Bissau-Guinean politician
Sky
Moon phase
Waning Crescent
6.9% illuminated
Lunar age: 27.0 days
Sun zodiac
Gemini
14.35 degrees
Constellation: Taurus
Moon zodiac
Taurus
17.86 degrees
Constellation: Aries
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.