EST. DECEMBER 1994 β’ 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com π―
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
June 4
Thursday, June 4, 2026
Day 154 of 2026 | Week 23 | 205 days until Christmas π
HISTORIC EVENTS
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.
Protests begin in Poland against the Duda government.
Four people are killed when a Cessna Citation V crashes into Mine Bank Mountain in Augusta County, Virginia.
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.
The Civic Forum of the Romanians of Covasna, Harghita and MureΘ is founded.
Terry Nichols is sentenced to life in prison for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
The first flight of Ariane 5 explodes after roughly 37 seconds. It was a Cluster mission.
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.
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).
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.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
catcher (Chicago Cubs)
Italian mezzo-soprano
NHL left wing (Toronto Maple Leafs)
Russian-American mathematician (homotopy theory
Indonesian medical researcher (Dengue Fever)
American baseball player (Cleveland Indians)
infielder (Texas Rangers)
Australian motorcycle racer (5-time 500cc world champion)
British rocker (Sigue Sigue Sputnik - "Love Missile F-111")
American baseball player (Detroit Tigers)
American NFL tackle (Washington Redskins)
American fashion designer (founded Mossimo)
American basketball forward (NBA All-Star 1988; NBA All-Rookie First Team 1986; Seattle SuperSonics)
Zambian politician (President of Zambia 2021-)
American gospel singer
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