5 / 4 History Vault
Discover public domain milestones, art masterworks, and wisdom quotes. (13)
Famous Pioneer Born on 5/4
Born under Taurus (♉ Taurus), possessing unique vision and inspiration.
"We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once."
—— Taurus Pioneer
Self-Portrait
Self-Portrait is a world-class museum collection item preserved at Musée d'Orsay.
Vincent van Gogh (Oil on canvas)
Historical Milestone of 5/4
On this day in history (5/4), significant global milestones and breakthroughs were recorded across science, culture, and human society.
Margaret Thatcher became the first female prime minister of the United Kingdom.
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher was a British stateswoman who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century and the first woman to hold the office. As prime minister, she implemented policies that came to be known as Thatcherism. A Soviet journalist dubbed her the "Iron Lady", a nickname that became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style.
Falklands War: HMS Sheffield was struck by an Exocet missile, killing 20 sailors and leading to its sinking six days later—the first Royal Navy ship sunk in action since World War II.
The Falklands War was a ten-week undeclared war between Argentina and the United Kingdom in 1982 over two British Overseas Territories in the South Atlantic: the Falkland Islands and its territorial dependency, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. The conflict began on 2 April 1982, when Argentina invaded and occupied the Falkland Islands, followed by the invasion of South Georgia the next day. On 5 April the British government dispatched a naval task force to engage the Argentine Navy and Air Force before making an amphibious assault on the islands. The conflict lasted 74 days and ended with an Argentine surrender on 14 June, returning the islands to British control. In total, 649 Argentine military personnel, 255 British military personnel, and 3 Falkland Islanders were killed during the hostilities.
Shameik_Moore Born
Shameik Alti Moore is an American actor and musician. He made his lead acting debut in Dope (2015), and is best known for voicing Miles Morales / Spider-Man in the animated Spider-Verse film series and for portraying Wu-Tang Clan member Raekwon in the Hulu series Wu-Tang: An American Saga.
「Shameik Alti Moore is an American actor and musician. He made his lead acting debut i...」
—— Shameik_Moore
Rex_Orange_County Born
Alexander James O'Connor, known professionally as Rex Orange County, is a British singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Grayshott, England. NPR Music's Zoë Jones has described O'Connor's music as "a bright blend of hip-hop, jazz, and bedroom pop".
「Alexander James O'Connor, known professionally as Rex Orange County, is a British sin...」
—— Rex_Orange_County
Ken Livingstone took office as the first mayor of London.
Kenneth Robert Livingstone is an English politician who served as the Leader of the Greater London Council (GLC) from 1981 until the council was abolished in 1986, and as the first mayor of London from the creation of the office in 2000 until 2008. He also served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Brent East from 1987 to 2001. He is a former member of the Labour Party, ideologically identifying as a socialist.
Noah_Beck Born
Noah Beck is an American media personality and actor, widely known for his content on TikTok. In 2019, Beck was a midfielder for the Portland Pilots men's soccer team. Beck's content includes dances and skits to audio clips of songs, movies, and TV shows. Beck has 33.5 million followers on TikTok, 7.8 million on Instagram, and over 1.51 million YouTube subscribers. TikTok listed Beck as one of the Top 10 breakout content creators of 2020. In 2023, he created the underwear brand IPHIS.
「Noah Beck is an American media personality and actor, widely known for his content on...」
—— Noah_Beck
Joan_Garcia Born
Joan Garcia Pons is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Barcelona and the Spain national team.
「Joan Garcia Pons is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for L...」
—— Joan_Garcia
Three people are killed and 62 injured in a pair of bombings on buses in Nairobi, Kenya.
From late 2011 to 2014, Kenya experienced an upsurge in violent terrorist attacks. Kenyan government officials asserted that many of the murders and blasts were carried out by al-Shabaab in retaliation for Operation Linda Nchi, a coordinated military mission between the Somalian military and Kenyan military that began in October 2011, when troops from Kenya crossed the border into the conflict zones of southern Somalia. According to Kenyan security experts, the bulk of the attacks were increasingly carried out by radicalized Kenyan youth who were hired for the purpose. Kenya security officials also indicated that they were part of death squads, which carried out many of the killings under the orders of a government security council. By mid-2014, the cumulative attacks began affecting Kenya's tourism industry, as Western nations issued travel warnings to their citizens.
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The Parliament of Malta moved from the Grandmaster's Palace to the purpose-built Parliament House (pictured).
The Parliament of Malta is the constitutional legislative body in Malta, located in Valletta. The parliament is unicameral, with a democratically elected House of Representatives and the president of Malta. By constitutional law, all government ministers, including the prime minister, must be members of the House of Representatives.
The inaugural race of the W Series took place at Hockenheimring, Germany, and was won by Jamie Chadwick (pictured), who later became the season's champion.
The 2019 W Series was the inaugural motor racing season of the W Series, an all-female Formula Regional-level racing series.
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