Births on June 4

Heinrich Otto Wieland

Born on June 4, 1877

Heinrich Otto Wieland, German chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1957)

Heinrich Otto Wieland (German pronunciation: [ˈhaɪ̯nʁɪç ˈviːlant] (listen); 4 June 1877 – 5 August 1957) was a German chemist. He won the 1927 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his research into the bile acids.

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Events on 1877

10 May

Mihail Kogălniceanu
Romania declares itself independent from the Ottoman Empire following the Senate adoption of Mihail Kogălniceanu's Declaration of Independence.
10 Jul

Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
The then-villa of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, formally receives its city charter from the Royal Crown of Spain.
5 Oct

Nez Perce people
Chief Joseph surrenders his Nez Perce band to General Nelson A. Miles.
21 Nov

Phonograph
Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record and play sound.
29 Nov

Phonograph
Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time.

Births on June 4

Heinrich Otto Wieland

Born on June 4, 1877

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