Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: May 4
May 4, 2025 is the 124th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 241 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Sunday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Taurus is your zodiac sign. Emerald is your modern birthstone. Sapphire is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: May 4
- 1626 –Dutch explorer Peter Minuit arrives in New Netherland (present day Manhattan Island) aboard the See Meeuw.
- 1675 –King Charles II of England orders the construction of the Royal Greenwich Observatory.
- 1859 –The Cornwall Railway opens across the Royal Albert Bridge linking the counties of Devon and Cornwall in England.
- 1886 –Haymarket Square Riot: A bomb is thrown at policemen trying to break up a labor rally in Chicago, Illinois, United States, killing eight and wounding 60. The police fire into the crowd.
- 1910 –The Royal Canadian Navy is created.
- 1912 –Italy occupies the Greek island of Rhodes.
- 1945 –World War II: Neuengamme concentration camp near Hamburg is liberated by the British Army.
- 1945 –World War II: The North Germany Army surrenders to Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery.
- 1988 –The PEPCON disaster rocks Henderson, Nevada, as tons of space shuttle fuel detonate during a fire.
- 1994 –Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO leader Yasser Arafat sign a peace accord regarding Palestinian autonomy granting self-rule in the Gaza Strip and Jericho.
Who were born on May 4?
- 1655 –Bartolomeo Cristofori, Italian maker of musical instruments (d. 1731)
- 1852 –Alice Pleasance Liddell, English schoolgirl model for Alice in Wonderland (d. 1934)
- 1903 –Luther Adler, American stage actor (d. 1984)
- 1928 –Maynard Ferguson, Canadian musician (d. 2006)
- 1937 –Ron Carter, American jazz bassist
- 1953 –Salman Hashimikov, Soviet heavyweight wrestler
- 1964 –Mónica Bardem, Spanish actress
- 1980 –Andrew Raycroft, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1987 –Anjeza Shahini, Albanian singer
- 1989 –Rory McIlroy, Northern Irish golfer
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