June 4

Events

 * 1901 - receives a reissued patent (Re. 11,913) for "Wireless Telegraphy."
 * 1907 - is issued a patent for a "Diaphragm for Talking-Machines" (U.S. No. 855,562)

Births

 * 1832 –, French composer (d. 1918)
 * 1888 –, American musician (d. 1958)
 * 1924 –, American blues guitarist (d. 1997)
 * 1927 –, American saxophonist (d. 2007)
 * 1939 –, English musician
 * 1942 –, American musician (d. 1999)
 * 1946 –, American musician (d. 1993)
 * 1946 –, American singer
 * 1947 –, British guitarist and percussionist (T. Rex) (d. 2003)
 * 1950 –, American singer
 * 1952 –, American keyboardist (Lynyrd Skynyrd) (d. 2009)
 * 1954 –, Canadian singer and songwriter
 * 1959 –, American talk radio host
 * 1964 –, American musician (Slayer)
 * 1964 –, German singer
 * 1965 –, American musician
 * 1965 –, American composer and actor
 * 1968 –, American singer
 * 1968 –, Nigerian singer
 * 1969 –, Japanese musician
 * 1969 –, Japanese musician
 * 1970 –, Dutch singer
 * 1970 –, French Canadian singer
 * 1970 –, Swedish musician (Hypocrisy) and producer
 * 1974 –, Welsh singer (Stereophonics)
 * 1976 –, American drummer
 * 1978 –, R&B singer and song-writer
 * 1982 –, South African singer and composer