Birthdays occurring on June, 4

1940

Gao Xingjian was born on June 4, 1940 Chinese émigré novelist, playwright, and critic, 2000 Nobel Prize for Literature, b.1940 Writing eases my suffering... writing is my way of reaffirming my own existence. More quotations from Gao Xingjian

1970

Izabella Scorupco was born on June 4, 1970 Polish actress, b.1970 They remember me as this shy girl sitting under the table. But they obviously didn't know what was going on in my head. More quotations from Izabella Scorupco

Deaths occurring on June, 4

1608

Francesco Caracciolo died on June 4, 1608 In England there are sixty different religions, and only one sauce More quotations from Francesco Caracciolo

1798

Giacomo Casanova died on June 4, 1798 Italian spy, soldier and writer who made the name Casanova, 1725-1798 I have always loved truth so passionately that I have often resorted to lying as a way of introducing it into the minds which were ignorant of its charms More quotations from Giacomo Casanova

1849

Countess of (Marguerite Gardiner) Blessington died on June 4, 1849 Irish remembered for her Conversations of Lord Byron and for her London salon, 1789-1849 Prejudices are the chains forged by ignorance to keep men apart. More quotations from Countess of (Marguerite Gardiner) Blessington

1971

Joe E. Lewis died on June 4, 1971 American comedian and singer, 1902-1971 You are only young once, and if you work it right, once is enough. More quotations from Joe E. Lewis