On This Day in History – June 4

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On This Day - June

1783 – The Montgolfier brothers publicly demonstrate the first hot air balloon in Annonay, France.
1919 – The U.S. Congress passes the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote.
1940 – Winston Churchill delivers his famous “We shall fight on the beaches” speech to the British Parliament during World War II.
1989 – Chinese military forces brutally suppress protests in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, resulting in hundreds to thousands of civilian deaths.
2001 – Gyanendra becomes King of Nepal after the royal massacre in which Crown Prince Dipendra killed most of the royal family.
2010 – SpaceX successfully launches and recovers its Falcon 9 rocket for the first time, marking a new era in private spaceflight.

Angelina Jolie (born 1975), American actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian.
Russell Brand (born 1975), English comedian, actor, and activist.
Bar Refaeli (born 1985), Israeli supermodel and television host.
Noah Wyle (born 1971), American actor best known for his role in the TV series ER.
Joyce Meyer (born 1943), American author and Christian speaker.
Lukas Podolski (born 1985), German footballer and World Cup champion.

Reinhard Heydrich (1904–1942), high-ranking Nazi official assassinated in Prague; one of the main architects of the Holocaust.
Dorothy Gish (1898–1968), American silent film actress and sister of Lillian Gish.
Charles Stewart Parnell (1846–1891), Irish nationalist political leader.
Freddy Fender (1937–2006), American Tejano and country music singer.

Tiananmen Square Memorial Day – Observed globally to remember those who lost their lives during the 1989 protests in China.
International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression – Recognized by the UN to honor children affected by war and conflict.
Emancipation Day (U.S. Virgin Islands) – Commemorates the abolition of slavery in the territory.

The Montgolfier brothers’ balloon demonstration in 1783 led to the first human flight just months later.
The 19th Amendment was passed in 1919 but wasn’t ratified until 1920 — giving U.S. women the constitutional right to vote.
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch on June 4, 2010, was the first privately-developed rocket to reach Earth orbit and return safely.
Angelina Jolie shares a birthday with the UN-recognized International Day for Innocent Children Victims of Aggression — aligning with her humanitarian focus.
Winston Churchill’s “We shall fight on the beaches” speech was one of his most iconic wartime addresses and remains a symbol of resilience.