4th June – What Happened Today In History?

What Happened Today In History?

Find out what happened on 4th June in History. There are a lot many happenings which had taken place on this date in the pages of Indian History, here we have listed some of the very important events occurred on 4th June.

Famous Birthdays in History on this day:

Anil Dhirubhai Ambani, born on 4 June 1959, is an Indian business magnate. He is the chairman of Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, one of the largest private conglomerates. Anil’s elder brother Mukesh Ambani, who heads as the chairman of Reliance Industries. The Ambani family is the richest family in India and one of the richest in the world.
Sripathi Panditaradhyula Balasubrahmanyam born 4 June 1946) is an Indian playback singer, actor, music director, voice actor and film producer. He is sometimes referred to as S. P. B. or Balu. He won the National Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer six times. He won the Nandi Awards 25 times from Government of Andhra Pradesh.
Ashok Saraf (born 4 June 1947) is an Indian actor and comedian. He has appeared in many Hindi and Marathi movies for since the late 1960s. Ashok Saraf is known mainly for comedy movies, many of which he appeared in with Laxmikant Berde. Apart from films, Ashok Saraf has also starred in television serials like Yeh Choti Badi Baatein and Hum Paanch (as Anand Mathur).

Death anniversaries on 4th June:

Mahendranath Gupta (March 12, 1854-June 4, 1932), (also famously known as M and Master Mahashay), was a disciple of Ramakrishna—a 19th century mystic and the author of Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita,a Bengali classic.
Kanhoji Angre (Sarkhel is a title meaning Admiral of the Fleet) (August 1669 – 4 July 1729) was the first notable chief of the Maratha Navy in 18th century India. He fought successfully all his life against the British, Dutch and Portuguese naval interests in the Indian Ocean during the 18th century.

Notable Events:

1903 Gandhiji established the weekly journal Indian Opinion” organised at Phoenix farm near Durban.
1912 Alungal Mathai Thomas, social reformer, politician and diplomat, was born at Kurikad, Kerala.