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Starwars day: May the 4th be with you

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The PEPCON disaster was an industrial disaster that occurred in Henderson, Nevada on May 4, 1988
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t42655082/the-pepcon-disaster/

The Battle of Tewkesbury took place on 4 May 1471
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tewkesbury



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The Royal Greenwich Observatory was commissioned on the 4th May, 1675, by King Charles II
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Greenwich_Observatory



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Christopher Columbus landed in Jamaica in 1494.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Columbus#Second_voyage

Peter Minuit arrived in New Netherland on May 4, 1626.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Minuit

The first Japanese women expedition reached the summit of Manaslu on May 4, 1974.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manaslu



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Lunar Orbiter 4 was launched in 1967
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_Orbiter_4

STS-30 was launched from Kennedy Space Centre, Florida, on 4 May 1989
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-30

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The United States' Magellan probe was launched on 4 May 1989
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magellan_(spacecraft)

The Aqua satellite was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base on May 4, 2002
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t45380080/aqua-satellite/

The Celestis 09 Pioneer Flight was launched on May 4, 2010.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t34868382/celestis-pioneer-flight/

Koreasat 7 was launched from Kourou at 20:31 UT, 4th May 2017
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koreasat_7



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Milton Orville Thompson (4 May 1926 - 6 August 1993) was a NASA research pilot 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_Orville_Thompson

Michael Landon Gernhardt (born May 4, 1956, in Mansfield, Ohio) is a NASA astronaut
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_L._Gernhardt

Alice Pleasance Liddell (4 May 1852 - 16 November 1934) inspired Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Pleasance_Liddell

Major-General William Roy (4 May 1726 - 1 July 1790) was a Scottish military engineer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Roy

Jean-Charles, chevalier de Borda (May 4, 1733 - February 19, 1799) was a French mathematician.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Charles_de_Borda

Thomas Henry Huxley PC FRS (4 May 1825 - 29 June 1895) was an English biologist
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Henry_Huxley

Fritz Adam Hermann Opel (4 May 1899 - 8 April 1971), was the founder of the Opel Company. 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_von_Opel

William Kingdon Clifford FRS (4 May 1845 - 3 March 1879) was an English mathematician and philosopher. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Kingdon_Clifford

David Allan Bromley (May 4, 1926 - February 10, 2005) was a Canadian-American physicist,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Allan_Bromley



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On 4 May 1972 a fledgling environmental group officially changed its name to the "Greenpeace Foundation".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Make_A_Wave_Committee



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NGC 4089 was discovered by Danish-German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on the 4th May 1864.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57473721/ngc-4089/

NGC 4093 was discovered by Danish-German astronomer Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on the 4th May 1864.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57473709/ngc-4093/

NGC 4135 was discovered by French astronomer Edouard Jean-Marie Stephan on the 4th May 1881.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57473699/ngc-4135/

NGC 4137 was discovered by French astronomer Edouard Jean-Marie Stephan on the 4th May 1881.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57473694/ngc-4137/

NGC 5700 was discovered by Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse on the 4th May 1877.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57473689/ngc-5700/



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Exoplanet HD 130322 b was discovered on the 4th May 2000
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HD_130322_b

Asteroid (258) Tyche was discovered by Robert Luther on May 4, 1886 in Düsseldorf
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/258_Tyche

Asteroid (416) Vaticana was discovered by Auguste Charlois on May 4, 1896 in Nice
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/416_Vaticana

Philadelphia May 4, 1945: Mystery Flash Of Light Is Puzzle To East Seaboard
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=861&dat=19450504&id=_1wdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=bVoEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2727,4650163



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Meteorites

The Ladkee Meteorite fell on May 4, 2012
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57469552/diplo-taluka-meteorite/

The Krasnyi Klyuch (H5) meteorite fell in Respublika Bashkortostan, Russia, on the 4th May, 1946.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t49006568/krasnyi-klyuch-meteorite/

The Diplo Taluka Meteorite fall in Sindh Province, Tharparkar, Pakistan on 4th May 2012
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t57469552/diplo-taluka-meteorite/



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