📰 TODAY IN HISTORY

📆 - May 4

*📜 Events:*

* 1493 — The papal bull Inter caetera, by Pope Alexander VI, divides the New World between Spain and Portugal along the Line of Demarcation.

* 1814 — Napoleon Bonaparte arrives on the island of Elba to begin his exile.

* 1904 — The United States begins construction of the Panama Canal.

* 1919 — May Fourth Movement: student demonstrations in Beijing against the Treaty of Versailles.

* 1942 — World War II: the start of the Battle of the Coral Sea, the first major naval and air engagement in history.

* 1979 — Margaret Thatcher becomes the first woman to lead the government of the United Kingdom.

* 1994 — Oslo Accords: Israel and the PLO sign an agreement granting autonomy to the Gaza Strip and Jericho.

*⭐ Births:*

* 1008 — Henry I of France (d. 1060).

* 1654 — Kangxi, Chinese emperor (d. 1722).

* 1770 — François Gérard, French painter (d. 1837).

* 1897 — Pixinguinha, Brazilian composer (d. 1973).

* 1929 — Audrey Hepburn, British actress (d. 1993).

* 1953 — Lulu Santos, Brazilian musician and composer.

* 1997 — Nicolas Prattes, Brazilian actor.

*🕊️ Deaths:*

* 1471 — Edward of Westminster (b. 1453).

* 1858 — Aimé Bonpland, French doctor, explorer, and botanist (b. 1773).

* 1937 — Noel Rosa, Brazilian musician (b. 1910).

* 1980 — Josip Broz Tito, Yugoslav politician (b. 1892).

* 2012 — Tinoco, Brazilian singer (b. 1920).

* 2020 — Aldir Blanc, Brazilian lyricist, composer, and columnist (b. 1946).

* 2021 — Paulo Gustavo, Brazilian actor, comedian, director, screenwriter, and presenter (b. 1978).

*📍 Holidays and Cyclic Events:*

* Star Wars Day

* International Firefighter Day

* Brazil:*

* Structural Engineering Day (Structural Calculist)

* Jaboatão dos Guararapes Anniversary - Pernambuco

* Estância Anniversary - Sergipe
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