Public Holidays on June 4

• 🌍 Corpus Christi (Austria, Brazil, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, Poland, Portugal, Venezuela)
• 🌍 Corpo de Deus (Portugal)
• 🌍 Dzień Bożego Ciała (Poland)
• 🌍 Fronleichnam (Austria)

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On This Day in History — June 4

• 2015 — An explosion at a gasoline station in Accra, Ghana, killing more than 200 people.
• 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.
• 1998 — Terry Nichols is sentenced to life in prison for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
• 1996 — The first flight of Ariane 5 explodes after roughly 37 seconds. It was a Cluster mission.
• 1989 — Ali Khamenei is elected as the new Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran by the Assembly of Experts after the death and funeral of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
• 1989 — The Tiananmen Square protests are violently ended in Beijing by the People's Liberation Army, with at least 241 dead.

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Notable Births on June 4

• 1999 — Kim So-hyun, South Korean actress
• 1995 — Shiori Tamai, Japanese singer
• 1995 — Tyler Anderson, American, Excelling Partnerships Intern
• 1993 — Jonathan Huberdeau, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1991 — Lorenzo Insigne, Italian footballer
• 1991 — Matt McIlwrick, New Zealand rugby league player

Notable Deaths on June 4

• 2016 — Carmen Pereira, Bissau-Guinean politician (b. 1937)
• 2015 — Marguerite Patten, English economist and author (b. 1915)
• 2015 — Leonid Plyushch, Ukrainian mathematician and academic (b. 1938)
• 2015 — Jabe Thomas, American race car driver (b. 1930)
• 2015 — Anne Warburton, British academic and diplomat, British Ambassador to Denmark (b. 1927)
• 2014 — George Ho, American-Hong Kong businessman (b. 1919)

Sports on June 4

• WNBA: Toronto Tempo @ New York Liberty — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Athletics @ Chicago Cubs — 00:05 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Pittsburgh Pirates @ Houston Astros — 00:10 UTC Scheduled
• NBA: TBD @ TBD — 00:30 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Colorado Rockies @ Los Angeles Angels — 01:38 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers @ Arizona Diamondbacks — 01:40 UTC Scheduled

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Public Holidays on June 5

• 🌍 Constitution Day (Denmark)

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Religious Observances on June 5

• Islamic: First time Adhan was called in 622 AD

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On This Day in History — June 5

• 2017 — Montenegro becomes the 29th member of the NATO.
• 2017 — Six Arab countries - Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and the United Arab Emirates cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of destabilising the region.
• 2015 — An earthquake with a moment magnitude of 6.0 struck Ranau, Sabah, Malaysia killing 18 people, including hikers and mountain guides on Mount Kinabalu, after mass landslides that occurred during the earthquake. This is...
• 2013 — A building collapse in Philadelphia kills six and wounds 14 other people.
• 2009 — After 65 straight days of civil disobedience, at least 31 people are killed in clashes between security forces and indigenous people near Bagua, Peru.
• 2006 — Serbia declares independence from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.

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Notable Births on June 5

• 1998 — Yulia Lipnitskaya, Russian figure skater
• 1995 — Troye Sivan, South African-born Australian singer, songwriter, actor, and YouTube personality
• 1995 — Ross Wilson, English table tennis player
• 1993 — Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, Samoan-New Zealand rugby league player
• 1992 — Joazhiño Arroe, Peruvian footballer
• 1992 — Sam Rainbird, Australian cricketer

Notable Deaths on June 5

• 2016 — Jerome Bruner, American psychologist (b. 1915)
• 2015 — Tariq Aziz, Iraqi journalist and politician, Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1936)
• 2015 — Alan Bond, English-Australian businessman (b. 1938)
• 2015 — Richard Johnson, English actor (b. 1927)
• 2015 — Roger Vergé, French chef and author (b. 1930)
• 2014 — Abu Abdulrahman al-Bilawi, Iraqi commander (b. 1971)

Sports on June 5

• MLB: Athletics @ Chicago Cubs — 00:05 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Pittsburgh Pirates @ Houston Astros — 00:10 UTC Scheduled
• WNBA: Golden State Valkyries @ Minnesota Lynx — 01:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers @ Arizona Diamondbacks — 01:40 UTC Scheduled
• Formula 1: ? @ Monaco GP — 11:30 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: San Francisco Giants @ Chicago Cubs — 18:20 UTC Scheduled

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