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May 4th

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Star Wars Day

Informal commemoration on May 4 celebrating the Star Wars franchise, referencing the phrase "May the Force be with you."

cultural Observed May 4 each year.

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578 Notable birthdays

Maynard Ferguson

Canadian jazz musician and bandleader (1928–2006).

Born May 4th, 1928 in Montreal.

Died August 23rd, 2006 at 78 years old in Ventura (kidney failure). [ref]

Trystan Gravelle

British actor.

Born May 4th, 1981 (age 45 years) in Trimsaran.

Greg Casar

American politician (born 1989).

Born May 4th, 1989 (age 37 years) in Houston.

Francis Spellman

American catholic cardinal (1889–1967).

Born May 4th, 1889 in Whitman. [ref]

Died December 2nd, 1967 at 78 years old in New York City. [ref]

Joe Gelhardt

English footballer.

Born May 4th, 2002 (age 24 years) in Liverpool.

Ruslan Malinovskyi

Ukrainian footballer.

Born May 4th, 1993 (age 33 years) in Zhytomyr.

Kendry Páez

Ecuadorian footballer.

Born May 4th, 2007 (age 19 years) in Guayaquil.

Frank Jackson

American basketball player.

Born May 4th, 1998 (age 28 years) in Washington, D.C.. [ref]

Sharon Jones

American soul funk singer from nyc.

Born May 4th, 1956 in Augusta. [ref]

Died November 18th, 2016 at 60 years old in Cooperstown (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Jesse Moss

Canadian actor.

Born May 4th, 1983 (age 43 years) in Vancouver.

Kakuei Tanaka

Japanese politician (1918–1993).

Born May 4th, 1918 in Futada.

Died December 16th, 1993 at 75 years old in Keio University Hospital (pneumonia).

Ibrahim Mohamed Solih

Former president of the maldives.

Born May 4th, 1964 (age 62 years) in Hinnavaru.

Rodrigo Muniz

Brazilian association football player.

Born May 4th, 2001 (age 25 years) in São Domingos do Prata.

Inger Nilsson

Swedish actress and singer.

Born May 4th, 1959 (age 67 years) in Kisa.

Becca Balint

American politician (born 1968).

Born May 4th, 1968 (age 58 years) in Heidelberg. [ref]

Robin Cook

American novelist, ophthalmologist, aquanaut.

Born May 4th, 1940 (age 86 years) in New York City.

John Hanning Speke

British military officer and explorer (1827–1864).

Born May 4th, 1827 in Bideford.

Died September 15th, 1864 at 37 years old in Corsham.

Antony Hamilton

English-australian actor, model, and dancer (1952-1995).

Born May 4th, 1952 in Liverpool.

Died March 29th, 1995 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (pneumonia).

Alexandre Colonna-Walewski

French politician (1810-1868).

Born May 4th, 1810 in Walewice.

Died September 27th, 1868 at 58 years old in Strasbourg (stroke). [ref]

Sead Hakšabanović

Montenegrin association football player.

Born May 4th, 1999 (age 27 years) in Hyltebruk.

Kurtis Conner

Canadian youtuber and stand-up comedian (born 1994).

Born May 4th, 1994 (age 32 years) in North York General Hospital.

Wolfgang von Trips

German racing driver (1928-1961).

Born May 4th, 1928 in Cologne.

Died September 10th, 1961 at 33 years old in Monza Circuit.

Courtney Jines

American actress.

Born May 4th, 1992 (age 34 years) in Fairfax.

Guillermo Barros Schelotto

Argentine footballer and manager.

Born May 4th, 1973 (age 53 years) in La Plata.

John Marshall Watson

British racecar driver (1946-).

Born May 4th, 1946 (age 80 years) in Belfast. [ref]

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