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Monday, 4 May 2026

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1 Births
6 Events
7 Total entries

★ Born on this day 1 entry

1929
Audrey Hepburn, actress.
US Arts & Culture 97 yrs ago

► Events on this day 6 entries

1626
Indians sell Manhattan Island for $24 in cloth and buttons.
IN Geography & Exploration 400 yrs ago
1715
French manufacturer debuts first folding umbrella -- in Paris, not Cherbourg!
FR 311 yrs ago
1851
First of the major San Francisco fires.
US 175 yrs ago
1878
Phonograph shown for first time at the Grand Opera House.
US Arts & Culture 148 yrs ago
1908
The Great White Fleet arrives in San Francisco.
US Military & War 118 yrs ago
1983
The final episode of Laverne & Shirley airs.
US Media & Broadcasting 43 yrs ago