In 1998, A federal judge in Sacramento, California, gave “Unabomber” Theodore Kaczynski four life sentences plus 30 years after Kaczynski accepted a plea agreement sparing him from the death penalty. Image: Wikimedia Commons
On This Day: What happened on 04 May?
We look back on this day in history and remember the people and events that shaped the world we live in today.
In 1998, A federal judge in Sacramento, California, gave “Unabomber” Theodore Kaczynski four life sentences plus 30 years after Kaczynski accepted a plea agreement sparing him from the death penalty. Image: Wikimedia Commons
Here’s a look at what happened on this day, 04 May, throughout history. We remember the news, events, and people that influenced the course of history forever.
ON THIS DAY: 04 MAY
1961 | John Nkadimeng, South Africa ANC leader was arrested.
2014 | Three people were killed and 62 injured in a pair of bombings on buses in Nairobi, Kenya.
2007 | Greensburg, Kansas was devastated by a 1.7-mile EF5 hurricane. It was the first hurricane to be rated as such with a new measure of Enhanced Fujita.
1998 | A federal judge in Sacramento, California, gave “Unabomber” Theodore Kaczynski four life sentences plus 30 years after Kaczynski accepted a plea agreement sparing him from the death penalty.
1990 | Latvia proclaimed the renewal of its independence after the Soviet occupation on this day.
1988 | The PEPCON disaster rocks Henderson, Nevada, as tons of Space Shuttle fuel detonated during a fire.
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BIRTHDAYS
1925 | American businessman and philanthropist, Maurice R. Greenberg.
1953 | American actress and singer, Pia Zadora.
1943 | Russian painter and sculptor, Mihail Chemiakin.
1983 | Australian cricketer, Dan Christian.
1944 | Australian radio and television host, Steve Liebmann,
ON THIS DAY: DEATHS
2021 | English model, songwriter, Nick Kamen, 59.
2014 | Canadian-American ice hockey player, Ross Lonsberry, 67.
2015 | American actress, Ellen Albertini Dow, 102.
2009 | American actor, director, and producer, Dom DeLuise, 76.
2012 | An American television producer, founded Stewart Tele Enterprises, Bob Stewart, 92.
SPORTS
1966 | On this day, at Filbert Street, goalkeeper Peter Shilton made his first league match for Leicester City against Everton.
ENTERTAINMENT
1984 | For the first time in the United States, “Sixteen Candles” was released in theaters on this day.
AFRICA FACT
Lac Retba is known as Pink Lake. The lake’s Pink is due to the high salinity of the lake
