Historical Events for 4th June 2023

1934 – Dr Frederick Banting, co-discoverer of insulin, is knighted
1941 – Nazis forbid Jews access to beaches and swimming pools
1961 – US President John F. Kennedy and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev meet at the Vienna Summit in Austria
1963 – 1st broadcast of “Pop Go the Beatles” on BBC radio
1968 – Don Drysdale pitches his 6th straight shutout, en route to 58 innings
1975 – Oldest animal fossils in US discovered in North Carolina
1979 – Sri Lanka forfeit ICC Trophy game vs Israel for political reasons
1988 – Revival of John Kander and Fred Ebb’s “Cabaret” closes at Imperial Theater, NYC, after 262 performances
2011 – French Open Women’s Tennis: Li Na becomes first Chinese player to win a Grand Slam singles title; beats Italian defending champion Francesca Schiavone 6-4, 7-6
2019 – SF MLB manager Bruce Bochy reaches 1,000 win mark with the club as Giants beat Mets, 9-3 in NYC; second after legendary John McGraw to reach milestone

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