📅 June 4 · Roquefort, Old St Paul's Cathedral, Emily Davison, 1989 Tiananmen Square…

Thursday, June 4, 2026 All day

June 4 in history: • 1411 – King Charles VI of France granted a monopoly to the people of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon for the ripening of Roquefort cheese (example pictured). → go there • 1561 – The spire of Old St Paul's Cathedral in London was destroyed by fire. → go there • 1913 – Emily Davison, an activist for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom, was fatally injured after being trampled by a horse owned by King George V at the Epsom Derby. → go there • 1989 – The People's Liberation Army suppressed the Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing, leaving hundreds of people dead and wounded. → go there • 2004 – In Granby, Colorado, U.S., Marvin Heemeyer went on a rampage with a modified bulldozer over a zoning dispute, destroying several buildings before dying by suicide. → go there Died 1039: Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor Wiki link Born 1926: Robert Earl Hughes Wiki link Born 1941: Linda Martell Wiki link Born 2021: Princess Lilibet of Sussex Wiki link Pictured: Roquefort cheese.

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📅 June 4 · Roquefort, Old St Paul's Cathedral, Emily Davison, 1989 Tiananmen Square…