Birthdays occurring on May, 4

1796

Horace Mann was born on May 4, 1796 US educator, the first great American advocate of public education, 1796-1859 A house without books is like a room without windows. No man has a right to bring up his children without surrounding them with books, if he has the means to buy them. More quotations from Horace Mann

1825

Thomas Henry Huxley was born on May 4, 1825 English biologist, He was an advocate of Darwin's natural selection theory and named the phylum Coelenterata (Jellyfish). 1825-1895 It is the first duty of a hypothesis to be intelligible. More quotations from Thomas Henry Huxley

1880

A. Godin was born on May 4, 1880 French writer. 1880-1938 The quality of expectations determines the quality of our action. More quotations from A. Godin

1902

W. Clement Stone was born on May 4, 1902 American best selling author and founder of Combined Insurance Co (now a part of Aon Corp.), 1902-2002 Regardless of who you are or what you have been, you can be what you want to be. More quotations from W. Clement Stone

Deaths occurring on May, 4

1975

Moe Howard died on May 4, 1975 Only fools are positive More quotations from Moe Howard

1984

Diana Dors died on May 4, 1984 English actress, 1931-1984 I said to this priest: 'Am I expected to believe that if I went out and had an affair that God was really going to be upset? Okay, thou shalt not kill... steal... but thou shalt not commit adultery? If no one is any the wiser, what the hell difference does it make?' He was lovely. He told me the Commandments were laid down for a lot of guys living in the desert. More quotations from Diana Dors