Events of the Day - 4 June

Can you identify these events, occurring on 4 June in various years?

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Year	Hint	Answer
1134	The Battle of Fotevik takes place as part of a succession war in Denmark. Who wins it and subsequently becomes king?	Erik II the Memorable
1745	Which military commander triumphs at the Battle of Hohenfriedberg/Dobromierz/Striegau?	Frederick the Great
1783	First public demonstration of flight by the Montgolfier brothers by means of what?	Hot air balloon
1805	First Barbary War: peace is signed between the USA and a state surrounding which North African city?	Tripoli
1867	Birth of Finnish wartime president, leader of the Whites in the Civil War	Carl Gustaf Mannerheim
1878	By the Cyprus Convention, what power loses administrative control over Cyprus?	Ottoman Empire
1913	This British suffragette is trampled by a horse at the Derby race	Emily Davison
1916	This WWI Offensive by the Russians against Austria-Hungary begins, named after the Southwestern Front commander. Tactical success, serious losses	Brusilov Offensive
1926	This man becomes President of Poland, a position he would hold until 30 September 1939	Ignacy Mościcki
1932	A short-lived Socialist Republic is proclaimed in this South American country	Chile
1940	Who announces to the House of Commons that Britain would "fight on the beaches" and other places?	Winston Churchill
1942	This Nazi is killed in Prague	Reinhard Heydrich
1942	This naval battle, ending in significant losses of the Japanese fleet and aircraft carriers, begins	Battle of Midway
1943	A coup against Ramón Castillo ends this period of Argentine history	Infamous Decade
1946	This general begins his first term as President of Argentina	Juan Perón
1961	At the Vienna Conference, a crisis begins over rights of access to this city	Berlin
1968	The first museum in the world dedicated to this type of art opens in Poland	Poster
1970	Which Polynesian country gains independence?	Tonga
1979	In this African country, the Supreme Military Council is overthrown and Jerry Rawlings begins his first presidential term	Ghana
1989	Protests in Beijing are suppressed near this square	Tiananmen Square

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