Births on May 4

Miles Stewart

Born on May 4, 1971

Miles Stewart, Australian triathlete

Miles Stewart (born 4 May 1971 in Sydney, Manly) is an athlete from Australia, who competes in triathlon.

Originally a speedskater from Wollongong he rose to the elite ranks of the emerging sport of triathlon in the early 1990s whilst living on Queensland's Gold Coast.

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3 time (consecutive) winner of the Hervey Bay Triathlon.

He won the silver medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.

Stewart competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He took sixth place with a total time of 1:49:14.52.

Currently CEO of Triathlon AustraliaStewart can be found in the Guinness Book of World Records for the fastest triathlon time in the world.

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Events on 1971

8 Jan

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Bowing to international pressure, President of Pakistan Zulfikar Ali Bhutto releases Bengali leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman from prison, who had been arrested after declaring the independence of Bangladesh.
7 Jun

First Amendment to the United States Constitution
The United States Supreme Court overturns the conviction of Paul Cohen for disturbing the peace, setting the precedent that vulgar writing is protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
11 Jul

Chile
Copper mines in Chile are nationalized.
21 Sep

Bhutan
Bahrain, Bhutan and Qatar join the United Nations.
24 Nov

D. B. Cooper
During a severe thunderstorm over Washington state, a hijacker calling himself Dan Cooper (aka D. B. Cooper) parachutes from a Northwest Orient Airlines plane with $200,000 in ransom money. He has never been found.

Births on May 4

Miles Stewart

Born on May 4, 1971

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Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

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Bhutan

D. B. Cooper