June 4th (1940) was a Tuesday. It's the 154th day of the year (155th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 211 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 4th June, 1940
» World War II: The Dunkirk evacuation ends Armed Forces of the United Kingdom called British forces complete evacuation of 338,000 troops from Dunkirk, France e.g Dunkirk in France. To rally the morale of the country, Winston Churchill delivers his famous
Famous Birthdays on June 4 in 1940
» David Collings, English actor
» Ludwig Schwarz, Slovak-Austrian bishop
June 4th Holidays in History
» Birthday of Bhagat Puran Singh (Sikhism)
» Flag days in Finland called Birthday of Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim & Flag Day celebration of the Finnish Defence Forces (Finland)
» Christian Feast Day:
» Francis Caracciolo
» Pope John XXIII (Episcopal Church (USA))
» Optatus
» Saint Petroc or Petroc of Cornwall
» Quirinus of Sescia
» Saturnina
» June 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Emancipation Day Tonga named Emancipation Day or Independence Day, commemorates the abolition of serfdom in Tonga by George Tupou I of Tonga e.g King George Tupou in 1862, and the independence of Tonga from the British protectorate in 1970. (Tonga)
» Public holidays in Estonia named Flag Day (Estonia)
» International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression (International observance e.g International)
» Public holidays in Hungary e.g National Unity Day (Hungary)