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Notable anniversaries in history for today: May 4
- 150th: 1874 - The United Kingdom issues first postage stamps for use in Dominica, featuring Queen Victoria.
- 100th: 1924 - (to July 27) The Games of the VIII Olympiad are held in Paris, France.
- 100th: 1924 - German Republic election: fascists and communists win.
- 90th: 1934 - Birth of Pete Barbutti in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA; comedian (Garry Moore Show, John Davdson Show, Pete's Place).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Dave [Otto Levenbach]; Dutch singer (Du coté the Chez Swann).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Paul Gleason in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA; actor (The Breakfast Club, Die Hard).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Peggy Santiglia McGannon in New Jersey, USA; rocker (Angels).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Ronnie Bond; drummer (The Troggs - "Wild Thing").
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Julie Budd in Brooklyn, New York, USA; singer (Child of Plenty).
- 70th: 1954 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Bikini Island.
- 60th: 1964 - NBC debuts the TV drama show Another World.
- 60th: 1964 - CBS debuts the TV drama show As the World Turns.
- 60th: 1964 - 70 GATT-countries confer in Geneva, Switzerland.
- 60th: 1964 - Pulitzer prize awarded to Richard Hofstadter (Anti-intellectualism).
- 50th: 1974 - 100th Kentucky Derby: Angel Cordero Junior aboard Cannonade wins in 2:04.
- 50th: 1974 - John Wengraf, actor (Pride and Passion, 12 to the Moon), dies at age 77.
- 50th: 1974 - The 100th episode of US TV show Soul Train airs.
- 40th: 1984 - Death of Diana Dors at age 52 of stomach cancer; actress (Berserk!, Pantomime Quiz TV show).
- 40th: 1984 - Dave Kingman's fly ball never comes down (stuck in Metrodome ceiling).
- 30th: 1994 - Arsenal wins 34th Europe Cup II.
- 30th: 1994 - In Cairo, Egypt, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and Palestinian Liberation Organization Chairman Yasser Arafat sign an accord on the first stage of Palestinian self-rule. This Gaza-Jericho agreement called for certain Israeli military withdrawals, and Palestinian agreements to combat violence.
- 25th: 1999 - NBC airs the final episode of TV show NewsRadio.
- 15th: 2009 - Death of Dom Deluise at age 75 of respiratory failure, prostate cancer, and other complications from diabetes and high blood pressure in Los Angeles, California, USA; comic actor and chef (The Entertainers TV show (1964), The Dean Martin Show, The Hollywood Squares TV show, Blazing Saddles movie, The Cannonball Run movie, Smokey and the Bandit II movie).
- 5th: 2019 - (to May 6) Coronation of King Vajiralongkorn of Thailand.
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