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Who was born on June 4

160 notable people were born on June 4. If it is your birthday too, you are in good company.

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Robert Earl Hughes — World's heaviest person without walking assistance, born on June 4 1926.

Geoffrey Palmer (actor) — British actor, born on June 4 1927.

Morgana King — American singer and actress, born on June 4 1930.

Viktor Tikhonov (ice hockey, born 1930) — Russian ice hockey player, born on June 4 1930.

Gustav Nossal — Australian research biologist (born 1931), born on June 4 1931.

John Drew Barrymore — American actor, born on June 4 1932.

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Who was born on June 4?

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on June 4, including Robert Earl Hughes, Geoffrey Palmer (actor), Morgana King. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

What happened on June 4?

57 documented historical events happened on June 4, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: King Charles VI of France granted a monopoly to the people of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon for the ripening of Roquefort cheese (example pictured). On the same day, in another year: The spire of Old St Paul's Cathedral in London was destroyed by fire. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

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