Historical Events for 4th June 2023

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1934 - Dr Frederick Banting, co-discoverer of insulin, is knighted
1941 - Nazis forbid Jews access to beaches and swimming pools
1961 - US President John F. Kennedy and Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev meet at the Vienna Summit in Austria
1963 - 1st broadcast of "Pop Go the Beatles" on BBC radio
1968 - Don Drysdale pitches his 6th straight shutout, en route to 58 innings
1975 - Oldest animal fossils in US discovered in North Carolina
1979 - Sri Lanka forfeit ICC Trophy game vs Israel for political reasons
1988 - Revival of John Kander and Fred Ebb's "Cabaret" closes at Imperial Theater, NYC, after 262 performances
2011 - French Open Women's Tennis: Li Na becomes first Chinese player to win a Grand Slam singles title; beats Italian defending champion Francesca Schiavone 6-4, 7-6
2019 - SF MLB manager Bruce Bochy reaches 1,000 win mark with the club as Giants beat Mets, 9-3 in NYC; second after legendary John McGraw to reach milestone

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