May 04 Holidays

May 04 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | May 04 Calendar

May 4th Daily Holidays include:

Holidays that sometimes appear on May 4th

  • Kent State Shootings Remembrance – (Local Observance in Ohio)
  • Make a Book Day – May 4, 2023 (Thursday of National Family Reading Week)
  • National Day of Prayer – May 4, 2023 (First Thursday in May)
  • National Day of Reason – May 4, 2023 (First Thursday in May) – Set up in 2003 by Humanists/Atheists on the same day as the National Day of Prayer for a secular alternative
  • Pesach Sheni – May 4, 2023
  • World Password Day – May 4, 2023 (First Thursday in May)

Famous Birthdays: May 04

  • May 04, 1655 – Bartolomeo Cristofori, Italian instrument maker who invented the piano (d. 1731)
  • May 04, 1820 – Julia Gardiner Tyler, American wife of President John Tyler, 11th First Lady of the United Sates (d. 1889)
  • May 04, 1929 – Audrey Hepburn, Belgian-English actress and singer (My Fair Lady) (d. 1993)
  • May 04, 1930 – Katherine Jackson, mother of the Jackson family
  • May 04, 1951 – Jackie Jackson, American singer, songwriter, and dancer (The Jackson 4)
  • May 04, 1959 – Randy Travis, American country singer, songwriter, and actor
  • May 04, 1978 – Erin Andrews, American sportscaster and journalist
  • May 04, 1979 – Lance Bass, American singer, dancer, actor, producer (*NSYNC)

Historical Events: May 04

  • May 04, 1415 – Religious reformers John Wycliffe, and Jan Hus are condemned as heretics at the Council of Constance
  • May 04, 1776 – Rhode Island becomes the first American colony to renounce allegiance to King George III
  • May 04, 1780 – American Academy of Arts & Science is founded
  • May 04, 1818 – Netherlands & Britain sign a treaty against illegal slave handling
  • May 04, 1904 – The U.S. begins construction of the Panama Canal
  • May 04, 1910 – The Royal Canadian Navy is created
  • May 04, 1923 – New York state revokes Prohibition law
  • May 04, 1932 – Mobster Al Capone enters Atlanta Penitentiary for tax evasion
  • May 04, 1942 – Food is 1st rationed in the U.S.
  • May 04, 1945 – German troops in Netherlands, Denmark, and Norway surrender
  • May 04, 1946 – 5 diet in a 2 day riot at Alcatraz prison in San Francisco Bay, the U.S. Marines from nearby Treasure Island Naval Base are called in to stop the riot
  • May 04, 1953 – Ernest Hemingway wins the Pulitzer Prize for The Old Man and the Sea
  • May 04, 1979 – Margaret Thatcher becomes the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
  • May 04, 1998 – The “Unabomber”, Theodore Kaczynski receives four life sentences, plus 30 years from a federal judge in Sacramento, CA. A plea agreement spares him from the death penalty
  • May 04, 2007 – A 1.7 mile wide EF5 tornado almost completely detroys Greensburg, Kansas

Music Events: May 04

  • May 04, 1959 – The 1st Grammy Awards are held, Perry Como & Ella Fitzgerald win
  • May 04, 1967 – The Turtles, Happy Together is certified gold (below)
  • May 04, 1973 – Wings release, Red Rose Speedway, in the UK
  • May 04, 1978 – Jefferson Starship’s album Earth is certified platinum
  • May 04, 1977 – Hotel California, by the Eagles hits #1
  • May 04, 1986 – West End Girls by the Pet Shop Boys hits #1
  • May 04, 1996 – George Michael’s Fastlove hits #1 in the UK for 3 weeks
  • May 04, 1999 – Jennifer Lopez releases her debut single, If You Had My Love, which becomes a worldwide #1 hit and is certified for 2 platinums and 4 golds
  • May 04, 2003 – American Life by Madonna hits #1
  • May 04, 2008 – Madonna album Hard Candy goes straight to #1 in the UK

Astrological Sign: May 04

The Astrological Sign for May 04 is Taurus.

May Birthstone:

What is the May Birthstone? Emerald

As the birthstone for May, the emerald, a symbol of rebirth, is believed to grant the owner foresight, good fortune, and youth.

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