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1932 : Al Capone begins serving his sentence


On May 4, 1932, after being sentenced to 11 years for tax evasion, mobster Al Capone began his life as prisoner number 40886 at the federal prison in Atlanta.

1945 : The German army surrendered in Holland and Denmark


On May 4, 1945, the German army surrendered to British troops in Holland and Denmark.

1970 : National Guard killed students


On May 4, 1970, after several days of demonstrations against the invasion of Cambodia by U.S. troops, the Ohio National Guard fired on the peaceful demonstrators and bystanders at Kent State University. 4 students were killed and 10 wounded.
4 million students went on strike in the country to protest against the shooting.

1979 : Margaret Thatcher took office


On May 4, 1979, the United Kingdom, Margaret Thatcher took over from Labour leader James Callaghan at No. 10 Downing Street after winning the elections.

1988 : Release of French hostages in Lebanon


On May 4, 1988, the last 3 French hostages in Lebanon: Jean-Paul Kauffmann, Marcel Carton and Marcel Fontaine were released in Beirut, thanks to financial agreements between the French and Iranian authorities.
Diplomats Marcel Carton and Marcel Fontaine had been kidnapped on March 22, 1985. Journalist Jean-Paul Kauffmann had been kidnapped with CNRS researcher Michel Seurat on May 22, 1985. Michel Seurat died in detention.

2000 : Ken Livingstone became Mayor of London


On May 4tn, 2000, independent Ken Livingstone won largely the election for Mayor of London.

2007 : Tornado in Greensburg


An F5 tornado over 1 km wide, with winds of nearly 330km / h, destroyed the town of Greensburg, Kansas, killing 11 people.

Novità del giorno : 04 Maggio

International Firefighters' Day
May 4 is International Firefighters' Day in honor of five firefighters killed in fire in Australia on May 4th, 1999. May 4 is also the day of St. Florian, the patron saint of firefighters.
Youth Day in China
May 4 is Youth Day in China. This date was chosen to commemorate the May 4th Movement, a revolt of students on May 4, 1919 to protest against the award of the Chinese territories formerly under German control to the Japanese, adopted in the Treaty of Versailles, the Treaty of Peace between Allies and Germany.
This day is also celebrated in Taiwan as the Literary Day.
Day of the adoption of the Declaration of independence in Latvia
May 4 is the Day of the declaration On the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia. This declaration, proclaimed by the Latvian parliament, restoring the country's independence against the Soviet Union then in turmoil.

Citazione del giorno : 04 Maggio

Al Capone
You can get much farther with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone.

Compleanni : 04 Maggio

Kangxi, Imperatore della Cina (1654)
Bartolomeo Cristofori, Produttore italiano di strumenti musicali, inventore del pianoforte (1655)
Thomas Huxley, Biologo inglese (1825)
Jacques Lanzmann, Scrittore francese (1927)
Hosni Mubarak, Presidente quarto d'Egitto (1928)
Audrey Hepburn, Attrice inglese (1929)
Paul Gleason, Attore americano (1939)
Robin Cook, Romanziere americano (1940)
Dave, Cantante olandese (1944)
Yves Lecoq, Comico francese (1946)
Gérard Jugnot, Attore e regista francese (1951)
Mick Mars, Chitarrista americano (Mötley Crüe) (1951)
Pia Zadora, Cantante e attrice americana (1954)
Rocco Siffredi, Attore pornografico italiano (1964)
Will Arnett, Attore canadese (1970)
Mike Dirnt, Musicista americano (Green Day) (1972)
Eric Djemba-Djemba, Calciatore camerunese (1981)
Trisha Krishnan, Attrice indiana (1983)
Alexander Gould, Attore americano (1994)

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Seamus Elliott, Ciclista irlandese (1971)
Edward Calvin Kendall, Chimico statunitense, premio Nobel per la Fisiologia o Medicina (1972)
Henri Bosco, Scrittore francese (1976)
Paul Butterfield, Armonicista americano (1987)
Jean-Marie Tjibaou, Politico de Nuova Caledonia (1998)
Dom DeLuise, Attore americano (2009)
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