May 4, 1471Wars of the Roses, the Battle of Tewkesbury, Edward IV Defeats a Lancastrian Army and Kills Edward, Prince of Wales
May 4, 1773Thomas Burton (Former MP for Ennis) Met With the Melancholy Accident of Being Overturned in His Chaise, by Which He Was Killed on the Spot
May 4, 1916Edward Daly, Michael OHanrahan, William Pearse & Joseph Mary Plunkett Are Executed by Firing Squad in Kilmainham Jail