October 4th, 1547

Born on October 4th, 1547

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on October 4th?

October 4th, 2003

A suicide bomber killed 21 people, including a two-month-old baby, and injured 60 others inside a restaurant in Haifa, Israel.

October 4th, 1957

The Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth, was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

October 4th, 1943

World War II: Allied forces execute Operation Leader, an air raid against German shipping near Bodø, Norway.

October 4th, 1941

Willie Gillis, one of Norman Rockwell's trademark characters, debuted on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post.

October 4th, 1925

Great Syrian Revolt: Rebels led by Fawzi al-Qawuqji captured the city of Hama from the French Mandate of Syria.

October 4th, 1918

An ammunition plant in Sayreville, New Jersey, U.S., exploded, killing around 100 people and destroying more than 300 buildings.

October 4th, 1917

First World War: The Allies devastated the German defence at the Battle of Broodseinde, prompting a crisis among German commanders and causing a severe loss of morale in the 4th Army.

October 4th, 1876

Texas A&M University opened as the first public institution of higher education in the U.S. state.

October 4th, 1862

American Civil War: Union forces capture Galveston, Texas.

October 4th, 1633

Forces from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth break the Russian siege of Smolensk.

October 4th, 1448

Skanderbeg and Gjergj Arianiti sign a peace treaty to end the Albanian–Venetian War.

October 4th, 1363

Red Turban Rebellions: The rebel leader Zhu Yuanzhang won the Battle of Lake Poyang by deploying ships intentionally set aflame when the emperor tried to escape.

October 4th, 1209

Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor (seal pictured), was crowned.

October 4th, 2003

The Maxim restaurant suicide bombing in Israel kills twenty-one Israelis, both Jews and Arabs.

October 4th, 2001

Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 crashes after being struck by an errant Ukrainian missile. Seventy-eight people are killed.

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

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Who's birthday is on October 4th?

24

Lit Killah

Argentine rapper and singer

*October 4th, 1999, González Catán

61

Charles IX of Sweden

King of Sweden from 1604-1611

*October 4th, 1550, Tre Kronor Castle †October 30th, 1611, Nyköping Castle

40

Ueli Steck

Swiss mountaineer and rock climber (1976-2017)

*October 4th, 1976, Langnau im Emmental †April 30th, 2017, Nuptse

97

Pierre Riché

French historian (1921-2019)

*October 4th, 1921, 14th arrondissement of Paris †May 6th, 2019, Ivry-sur-Seine

77

Pierre Taittinger

French politician

*October 4th, 1887, 18th arrondissement of Paris †January 22nd, 1965, Paris

88

Cécile Odartchenko

French publisher and writer

*October 4th, 1935, Courbevoie

71

Ernst Helwing

German historian

*October 4th, 1803, Lemgo †April 25th, 1875

70

Rutherford B. Hayes

President of the United States from 1877 to 1881

*October 4th, 1822, Delaware †January 17th, 1893, Fremont

56

Liev Schreiber

American actor

*October 4th, 1967, San Francisco

80

Anne Rice

American writer

*October 4th, 1941, New Orleans †December 11th, 2021, Rancho Mirage

84

Charlton Heston

American actor and political activist (1923–2008)

*October 4th, 1923, Evanston †April 5th, 2008, Beverly Hills

77

Susan Sarandon

American actress and activist

*October 4th, 1946, New York City

66

Adolphe Niel

French Army general and statesman, also Marshal of France (1802-1869)

*October 4th, 1802, Muret †August 13th, 1869, Paris

34

Viktoria Rebensburg

German alpine skier

*October 4th, 1989, Kreuth

85

Richard Cromwell

English politician (1626–1712)

*October 4th, 1626, Huntingdon †July 12th, 1712, Cheshunt

66

John Anderson

Scottish anatomist and zoologist who worked in India as the curator of the Indian Museum (1833-1900)

*October 4th, 1833, Edinburgh †August 15th, 1900, Buxton

36

Ryan Shawcross

English association football player (born 1987)

*October 4th, 1987, Chester

70

Buster Keaton

American actor, comedian, and filmmaker (1895–1966)

*October 4th, 1895, Piqua †February 1st, 1966, Woodland Hills

62

Jon Secada

Cuban-American singer

*October 4th, 1961, Havana

78

Robert Bellarmine

Catholic cardinal, saint, and Doctor of the Church

*October 4th, 1542, Montepulciano †September 17th, 1621, Rome

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68

Miguel de Cervantes

Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright (1547-1616)

*September 29th, 1547, Alcalá de Henares †April 22nd, 1616, Madrid

31

John of Austria

Spanish noble and general

*February 24th, 1547, Regensburg †October 1st, 1578, Namur

78

Ubbo Emmius

Frisian historian and geographer

*December 5th, 1547, Greetsiel †December 9th, 1625, Groningen

58

Justus Lipsius

Flemish philologist, philosopher and legal scholar (1547-1606)

*October 18th, 1547, Overijse †March 23rd, 1606, Leuven

81

Rudolph Goclenius

German philosopher (1547-1628)

*March 1st, 1547, Korbach †June 8th, 1628, Marburg

71

Johan van Oldenbarnevelt

Grand Pensionary of Holland (1547-1619)

*September 14th, 1547, Amersfoort †May 13th, 1619, The Hague

31

Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany

Austrian Archduchess, mother of Maria de' Medici (1547-1578)

*January 24th, 1547, Prague †April 11th, 1578, Florence

78

Carlo Pascale

French diplomat

*March 19th, 1547, Cuneo †December 25th, 1625, Abbeville

59

Count Karl II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen

German monarch

*January 22nd, 1547, Sigmaringen †April 8th, 1606, Sigmaringen

48

George I, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt from 1567 to 1596

*September 10th, 1547, Kassel †February 7th, 1596, Darmstadt

65

Georg Obrecht

German economist

*March 25th, 1547, Strasbourg †June 7th, 1612, Strasbourg

66

Philip Louis, Count Palatine of Neuburg

Count Palatine of Neuburg and Count Palatine of Sulzbach

*October 2nd, 1547, Zweibrücken †August 22nd, 1614, Neuburg an der Donau

15

Garzia de' Medici

Italian noble, son of Cosimo I. de’ Medici

*July 5th, 1547, Florence †December 6th, 1562, Pisa

71

Francis II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg

*August 10th, 1547, Ratzeburg †July 2nd, 1619, Lauenburg/Elbe

43

Hedwig of Württemberg

Princess of Württemberg by birth, and by marriage countess of Hesse-Marburg (1547-1590)

*January 15th, 1547, Basel †March 4th, 1590, Marburg

53

Gebhard Truchsess of Waldburg

Archbishop of Cologne

*November 10th, 1547, Schloss Heiligenberg †May 21st, 1601, Strasbourg

74

Bahāʾ al-dīn al-ʿĀmilī

Iranian Shia Islamic scholar, philosopher, architect, mathematician, astronomer and poet

*February 18th, 1547, Baalbek †September 1st, 1621, Isfahan

52

Gustaf Banér

Swedish noble (1547-1600)

*May 19th, 1547, Djursholm Castle †March 20th, 1600, Linköping Cathedral Congregation

48

Charles de Casaulx

Occitan politician

*March 20th, 1547, Marseille †February 17th, 1596, Marseille

51

Cristofano Malvezzi

Italian composer

*June 28th, 1547, Lucca †January 22nd, 1599, Florence

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1547 is a normal year and no leap year.

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