1246
Politics
Death at Fontevraud Abbey
Isabella of Angoulême died at Fontevraud Abbey in Anjou.
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04June
28 indexed achievements across recorded history.
1536
Science
Formal Proclamation as Queen of England
Jane Seymour was formally proclaimed Queen of England, consolidating her position as Henry VIII's third queen consort.
View details1784
Aviation
First woman to fly in an untethered hot-air balloon
Thible flew aboard the balloon La Gustave over Lyon with Monsieur Fleurant, becoming the first woman recorded to fly in a free, untethered balloon.
View details1873
Science
First woman graduate of MIT
Graduates from MIT with a B.S. in chemistry, becoming MIT’s first woman graduate and first alumna.
View details1879
Science
Birth of Mabel Lucie Attwell in London
Mabel Lucie Attwell was born on 4 June 1879 in Mile End, London, England, later becoming one of Britain's most beloved illustrators.
View details1903
Arts
Withdraws from Chicago Art Institute due to illness
O’Keeffe leaves the art institute due to typhoid fever.
View details1911
Activism
Refused to pay tax on the grounds of 'no taxation without representation'
Sophia Duleep Singh appeared before a magistrate for refusing to pay taxes, protesting women's exclusion from the vote; her horse and diamond-set watch were seized in lieu of payment.
View details1913
Science
Struck by King George V's horse Anmer at the Epsom Derby
Davison stepped onto the track at Tattenham Corner during the Epsom Derby and was struck by the King's horse Anmer.
View details1917
Science
First Pulitzer Prize in Biography awarded to Richards and her sisters
Richards, with sisters Maud Howe Elliott and Florence Howe Hall, won the inaugural Pulitzer Prize in Biography for "Julia Ward Howe," making her among the first women to win a Pulitzer.
View details1919
Politics
U.S. Senate Passes the Nineteenth Amendment
The Senate voted 56-25 to approve the women's suffrage amendment, following House passage two weeks earlier, sending it to the states for ratification.
View details1919
Law
Congress passes the Nineteenth Amendment
The U.S. Congress approved the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution, sending it to the states for ratification.
View details1925
Exploration
Birth of Peggy Braithwaite
Birth of Peggy Braithwaite, iconic lighthouse keeper of Walney Island.
View details1925
Activism
Death of Margaret Murray Washington
Margaret Murray Washington died on June 4, 1925, in Tuskegee, Alabama, leaving a lasting legacy in Black women's education and activism.
View details1928
1929
Sports
Breaks Pacific Coast 100-yard freestyle record
At age 15, Madison broke the Pacific Coast 100-yard freestyle record with a time of 1:06.1 in a dual meet against the Multnomah Athletic Club.
View details1943
Law
Admitted to the Missouri Bar
Margaret Bush Wilson became the second African-American woman admitted to the Missouri Bar.
View details1952
Aviation
Birth of Kathleen Anne McGrath
Birth of Kathleen Anne McGrath in Columbus, Ohio, later first woman to command a U.S. Navy warship.
View details1956
Arts
Death of Katherine MacDonald
Katherine MacDonald passed away on June 4, 1956, in Santa Barbara, California.
View details1958
Arts
Final filming of The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show
Final episode of their show was filmed on June 4, 1958.
View details1963
Activism
Testimony before U.S. Senate on pesticide hazards
Carson testified before a U.S. Senate hearing on environmental hazards of pesticides.
View details1972
Science
Acquitted of all charges by an all-white jury
After 16 months of incarceration and a highly publicized trial, Angela Davis was acquitted of conspiracy, kidnapping, and murder charges related to the 1970 Marin County courthouse incident.
View details2002
Politics
Golden Jubilee central celebration at Prom at the Palace
Prom at the Palace marked Queen Elizabeth II's Golden Jubilee.
View details2009
Science
Named IBM Fellow — first blind engineer and first Japanese woman to receive the honor
IBM announced Chieko Asakawa as an IBM Fellow, its highest technical honor, making her the first blind engineer and first Japanese woman so recognized.
View details2012
Exploration
Rescue during first North Pacific Rowing Attempt
Outen rescued after boating damage in Tropical Storm Mawar.
View details2014
Activism
Death of Yuri Kochiyama in Berkeley, California
Yuri Kochiyama died peacefully in her sleep on June 4, 2014, in Berkeley, California, at age 93, leaving a legacy as a towering figure in Asian American and civil rights activism.
View details2016
Politics
First female Chairperson of ECOWAS
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was elected Chairperson of ECOWAS on June 4, 2016.
View details2019
Science
Death of Teruko Ishizaka
Teruko Ishizaka passed away in Yamagata, Japan, concluding a life of pioneering scientific achievement.
View details2021
Arts
Public announcement of historic-monument status for Corita Kent’s studio
Los Angeles designated Sister Corita Kent's former art studio as a historic-cultural monument.
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