This Day In European History

4th June

Events
1070: Roquefort cheese is first made.
1730: King George III of Britain, England's longest reigning king, is born.
1783: The Montgolfier brothers make the first flight in a hot-air balloon.
1805: The Trooping of the Colour at Horse Guards Parade in London.
1831: Leopold of Belgian is proclaimed king by the Belgian Congress.

Births
1694: François Quesnay, French economist.
1738: King George III of Great Britain and Ireland.
1751: John Scott, English chancellor.
1867: Carl Mannerheim, Finish president.

Deaths
1039: Holy Roman Emperor Conrad II.
1513: Edmund de la Pole,English royal claimant.
1798: Giovanni Casanova, legendary Italian lover.
1864: Nassau William Senior, English economist.
1941: Kaiser Wilhelm II.

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