May 4th (1942) was a Monday. It's the 124th day of the year (125th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 241 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 4th May, 1942
» World War II: The Battle of the Coral Sea begins with an attack by aircraft from the United States aircraft carrier USS Yorktown CV-5 6 on Empire of Japan Japanese naval forces at Tulagi Island in the Solomon Islands. The Japanese forces had Invasion of T
Famous Birthdays on May 4 in 1942
» Nickolas Ashford, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (Ashford & Simpson) (d. 2011)
May 4th Holidays in History
» Bird Day Bird Day named Bird Day (United States)
» Cassinga Day (Namibia)
» Christian feast day:
» Blessed Ceferino Giménez Malla
» Protestant Reformation e.g English Saints and Martyrs of the Reformation Era (Church of England)
» F. C. D. Wyneken (Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod)
» Saint Florian e.g Florian
» Gotthard of Hildesheim
» Judas Cyriacus
» Saint Monica of Hippo named Monica of Hippo
» Sacerdos of Limoges
» Venerius of Milan
» May 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Day of the adoption of the On the Restoration of Independence of the Republic of Latvia known as Declaration of independence (Latvia)
» Remembrance days in Slovakia named Death of Milan Rastislav Štefánik Day (Slovakia)
» Greenery Day (Japan)
» May Fourth Movement commemorations:
» Public holidays in the Republic of China known as Literary Day (Republic of China)
» Culture of Afghanistan Holidays known as Remembrance Day for Martyrs and Disabled (Afghanistan)