August 4th, 1520

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Born on August 4th, 1520 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on August 4th?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on August 4th
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (August 1520)

Born on August 4th, 1520

Weekday

Wednesday

August 4th, 1520 was a Wednesday.

Age

503

People born on August 4th, 1520 will turn 504 this year (2024), in exactly 98 days .

Zodiac

♌

Leo (The Lion)

July 23rd, 1520 - August 23rd, 1520

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 183,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 15 days, exactly on May 13th, 2024, people who were born on August 4th, 1520 will be 184,000 days old!

183,985 Days

26,283 Weeks

6,044 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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Hours

What happened on August 4th?

August 4th, 2020

A large explosion of ammonium nitrate stored at the Port of Beirut in Lebanon killed 218 people and caused US$15 billion in damage.

August 4th, 2006

Sri Lankan Civil War: Seventeen employees of the French nongovernmental organization ACF International were massacred in Muttur.

August 4th, 1995

Yugoslav Wars: The Croatian Army initiated Operation Storm, the last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence and the largest European land battle since the Second World War.

August 4th, 1993

Yōhei Kōno, Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan, issued a formal apology for forcing women into sexual slavery during World War II.

August 4th, 1991

An explosion on the Greek cruise ship MTS Oceanos ruptured its hull, causing it to sink off the east coast of South Africa, with all 571 people on board rescued.

August 4th, 1983

Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo, the president of Upper Volta, was ousted in a coup d'état led by Thomas Sankara.

August 4th, 1972

President Idi Amin announced the expulsion of Asians from Uganda.

August 4th, 1964

Vietnam War: The National Security Agency falsely claimed that a U.S. Navy destroyer was attacked a second time by North Vietnamese vessels in the Gulf of Tonkin, leading Congress to authorize the use of military force.

August 4th, 1914

World War I: Adhering to the terms of the Treaty of London, the United Kingdom declared war on Germany in response to the latter's invasion of Belgium.

August 4th, 1892

Lizzie Borden's father and stepmother were found murdered in their home in Fall River, Massachusetts; Borden was later tried and acquitted for the murders.

August 4th, 1830

American surveyor James Thompson produced the first plat of Chicago for the Illinois and Michigan Canal Commissioners.

August 4th, 1796

French Revolutionary Wars: Commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte (depicted), the French Army of Italy decisively defeated Austrian forces led by Peter Vitus von Quosdanovich at the Battle of Lonato.

August 4th, 1791

The signing of the Treaty of Sistova brought an end to the Austro-Turkish War.

August 4th, 1783

Mount Asama (pictured) in Japan began a climactic eruption, which exacerbated the Great Tenmei famine and led to thousands of deaths.

August 4th, 1704

War of the Spanish Succession: A combined Anglo-Dutch fleet under the command of George Rooke and allied with Archduke Charles captured Gibraltar (pictured) from Spain.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 4th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 4th?

Urban VII

Pope

*August 4th, 1521, Rome †September 27th, 1590, Rome

Barack Obama

President of the United States from 2009 to 2017

*August 4th, 1961, Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children

Cheryl Seinen

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1995, Roermond

Jim-Patrick Müller

German footballer

*August 4th, 1989, Munich

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

*August 4th, 1943, Rome †May 26th, 2017, Rome

Siegfried Lauffer

German historian of graeco-roman history (1911-1986)

*August 4th, 1911, Stuttgart †April 2nd, 1986, Munich

Guo Zhendong

Chinese badminton player

*August 4th, 1984, Hubei

Emily Westwood

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1993, Hemel Hempstead

Antonio Valencia

Ecuadorian association football player

*August 4th, 1985, Nueva Loja

Alfian Eko Prasetya

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1994, Jakarta

Soo Teck Zhi

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1995, Kelana Jaya

Knut Hamsun

Norwegian novelist (1859–1952)

*August 4th, 1859, Vågå †February 19th, 1952, Grimstad

Kittisak Namdash

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1995, Nakhon Phanom

Louis Armstrong

American jazz trumpeter and singer (1901–1971)

*August 4th, 1901, New Orleans †July 6th, 1971, New York City

Audrey Azoulay

French politician and official

*August 4th, 1972, La Celle-Saint-Cloud

Sander Rølvåg

Norwegian male curler

*August 4th, 1990, Sandnessjøen

John August

American film director and screenwriter

*August 4th, 1970, Boulder

Percy Bysshe Shelley

British Romantic poet (1792–1822)

*August 4th, 1792, Horsham †July 8th, 1822, La Spezia

Dylan Sprouse

American actor (born 1992)

*August 4th, 1992, Arezzo

Frederick T. Frelinghuysen

American politician (1817-1885)

*August 4th, 1817, Millstone †May 20th, 1885, Newark

Same year
Born in 1520

Sixtus V

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1585 to 1590

*December 13th, 1520, Grottammare †August 27th, 1590, Rome

Martha Leijonhufvud

Swedish noblewoman

*December 24th, 1520, Ekeberg †January 15th, 1584, Stegeholm

Alessandro Farnese

Italian cardinal and diplomat (1520–1589)

*October 7th, 1520, Valentano †March 2nd, 1589, Rome

William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley

English statesman and chief adviser to Queen Elizabeth I (1520-1598)

*September 13th, 1520, Bourne †August 4th, 1598, Westminster

Matthias Flacius

Croatian theologian (1520–1575)

*March 3rd, 1520, Labin †March 11th, 1575, Frankfurt

Sigismund II Augustus

King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania

*August 1st, 1520, Kraków †July 7th, 1572, Knyszyn

Francesco Piccolomini

Italian philosopher (1520-1604)

*January 25th, 1520, Siena †November 30th, 1603, Siena

Elisabeth von Pfalz-Simmern

German aristocrat

*February 13th, 1520, Simmern †February 18th, 1564, Fürstenau

Thoinot Arbeau

French dance manual author and priest (1520-1595)

*March 17th, 1520, Dijon †July 23rd, 1595, Langres

Barbara Radziwiłł

(1520-1551) queen-consort of Poland, Grand Duchess of Lithuania

*December 16th, 1520, Vilnius †May 8th, 1551, Kraków

Madeleine of Valois

Scottish royal consort

*August 10th, 1520, Saint-Germain-en-Laye †July 7th, 1537, Edinburgh

Heinrich Sudermann

German politician (1520-1591)

*August 31st, 1520, Cologne †September 7th, 1591, Lübeck

Hermann tom Ring

German renaissance painter (1521-1596)

*November 30th, 1520, Münster †October 18th, 1596, Münster

Moses Isserles

Polish rabbi

*February 22nd, 1520, Kraków †May 11th, 1572, Kraków

Jacques Gohory

French translator

*January 1st, 1520, Paris †January 1st, 1576, Paris

Bartholomäus Sastrow

German politician (1520–1603)

*August 21st, 1520, Greifswald †February 7th, 1603, Stralsund

Dorothea of Denmark, Electress Palatine

Electress Palatine (1520-1580)

*November 10th, 1520, Copenhagen †May 31st, 1580, Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz

Christoph Lersner

*January 1st, 1520, Marburg †January 1st, 1603, Friedberg

Lorenz Lindemann

*January 1st, 1520, Leipzig †January 1st, 1585, Großsedlitz

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 4th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 4th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

IV.VIII.MDXX

4.8.1520

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

X = 10

V = 5

IV = 4

I = 1

Leap year

Yes: 1520 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

Calendar
August 1520

August 1520

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August 4th, 1520

Born on August 4th, 1520

Weekday

Wednesday

Age

Zodiac

♌

Leo (The Lion)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 183,000 days old!

183,985 Days

26,283 Weeks

6,044 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on August 4th?

A large explosion of ammonium nitrate stored at the Port of Beirut in Lebanon killed 218 people and caused US$15 billion in damage.

Sri Lankan Civil War: Seventeen employees of the French nongovernmental organization ACF International were massacred in Muttur.

Yugoslav Wars: The Croatian Army initiated Operation Storm, the last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence and the largest European land battle since the Second World War.

Yōhei Kōno, Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan, issued a formal apology for forcing women into sexual slavery during World War II.

An explosion on the Greek cruise ship MTS Oceanos ruptured its hull, causing it to sink off the east coast of South Africa, with all 571 people on board rescued.

Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo, the president of Upper Volta, was ousted in a coup d'état led by Thomas Sankara.

President Idi Amin announced the expulsion of Asians from Uganda.

Vietnam War: The National Security Agency falsely claimed that a U.S. Navy destroyer was attacked a second time by North Vietnamese vessels in the Gulf of Tonkin, leading Congress to authorize the use of military force.

World War I: Adhering to the terms of the Treaty of London, the United Kingdom declared war on Germany in response to the latter's invasion of Belgium.

Lizzie Borden's father and stepmother were found murdered in their home in Fall River, Massachusetts; Borden was later tried and acquitted for the murders.

American surveyor James Thompson produced the first plat of Chicago for the Illinois and Michigan Canal Commissioners.

French Revolutionary Wars: Commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte (depicted), the French Army of Italy decisively defeated Austrian forces led by Peter Vitus von Quosdanovich at the Battle of Lonato.

The signing of the Treaty of Sistova brought an end to the Austro-Turkish War.

Mount Asama (pictured) in Japan began a climactic eruption, which exacerbated the Great Tenmei famine and led to thousands of deaths.

War of the Spanish Succession: A combined Anglo-Dutch fleet under the command of George Rooke and allied with Archduke Charles captured Gibraltar (pictured) from Spain.

Birthdays ... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 4th

Same Day Who's birthday is on August 4th?

Same year Born in 1520

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 4th

Aristarchus

Euphronius

Blessed Frédéric Janssoone

John Vianney

Molua (or Lua)

Raynerius of Split

Sithney, patron saint of mad dogs

August 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Coast Guard Day (United States)

Constitution Day (Cook Islands); first Monday in August

Matica slovenská Day (Slovakia)

Barack Obama Day in Illinois in the United States

2020 Beirut explosion commemoration day in Lebanon

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

4.8.1520

Legend

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Age in days, weeks and months
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Birthdays
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Same year
Born in 1520

Calendar
August 1520

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