May 04 Holidays & National Days & Fun Days | May 04 Calendar
May 4th Daily Holidays include:
- Anti-Bullying Day
- Bird Day
- Dave Brubeck Day (Jazz Pianist and Composer)
- Intergalactic Star Wars Day
- International Firefighter’s Day
- International Respect for Chickens Day
- K.I.N.D. Day – (K.I.N.D. = Kids in Need of Diapers)
- Kent State Shootings Remembrance – (Local Observance in Ohio)
- Make a Book Day – May 4, 2023 (Thursday of National Family Reading Week)
- National Candied Orange Peel Day
- 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
- National Kids Fitness Day
- National Orange Juice Day
- National Weather Observers Day
- Pesach Sheni – May 4, 2023
- Petite and Proud Day
- Renewal Day
- Rhode Island Independence Day
- Star Wars Day
- World Give Day
- World Password Day – May 4, 2023 (First Thursday in May)
May 04: Famous Birthdays
- 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)
May 04: Historical Events
- 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
May 04: Music Events
- 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
May 04: Astrological Sign
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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