August 4th, 1590

Born on August 4th, 1590

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 1997

French supercentenarian Jeanne Calment died at the age of 122 years, 164 days, with the longest confirmed human lifespan in history.

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.

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

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

62

Barack Obama

President of the United States from 2009 to 2017

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

28

Cheryl Seinen

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1995, Roermond

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

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

34

Jim-Patrick Müller

German footballer

*August 4th, 1989, Munich

74

Siegfried Lauffer

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

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

39

Guo Zhendong

Chinese badminton player

*August 4th, 1984, Hubei

30

Emily Westwood

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1993, Hemel Hempstead

38

Antonio Valencia

Ecuadorian association football player

*August 4th, 1985, Nueva Loja

29

Alfian Eko Prasetya

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1994, Jakarta

92

Knut Hamsun

Norwegian novelist (1859–1952)

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

28

Soo Teck Zhi

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1995, Kelana Jaya

28

Kittisak Namdash

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1995, Nakhon Phanom

69

Urban VII

Pope

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

69

Louis Armstrong

American jazz trumpeter and singer (1901–1971)

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

51

Audrey Azoulay

French politician and official

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

29

Percy Bysshe Shelley

British Romantic poet (1792–1822)

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

33

Sander Rølvåg

Norwegian male curler

*August 4th, 1990, Sandnessjøen

60

Dorothea von Ahlefeldt

(1586-1647)

*August 4th, 1586, Schloss Heiligenstedten †January 23rd, 1647

53

John August

American film director and screenwriter

*August 4th, 1970, Boulder

67

Frederick T. Frelinghuysen

American politician (1817-1885)

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

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86

Clement X

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1670 to 1676

*July 13th, 1590, Rome †July 22nd, 1676, Rome

27

Ahmed I

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1590-1617) (r. 1603-1617)

*April 18th, 1590, Manisa †November 22nd, 1617, Istanbul

78

Johann Agricola

German author

*March 21st, 1590, Neuburg an der Donau †April 1st, 1668, Wrocław

51

Johann Matthäus Meyfart

German theologian and writer

*November 9th, 1590, Jena †January 26th, 1642, Erfurt

59

Manuel de Faria e Sousa

Portuguese writer and historian (1590-1649)

*March 18th, 1590, Pombeiro de Ribavizela †June 3rd, 1649, Madrid

86

Anne Clifford

Noblewoman; English countess (1590-1676)

*January 30th, 1590, Skipton Castle †March 22nd, 1676, Brougham Castle

53

Johannes Steuber

German theologian (1590-1643)

*January 16th, 1590, Schwickartshausen †February 5th, 1643, Marburg

70

Daniel Seghers

Flemish painter and Jesuit (1590-1661)

*December 3rd, 1590, Antwerp †November 2nd, 1661, Antwerp

68

Johannes Crocius

German protestant theologian

*July 28th, 1590, Bad Laasphe †July 1st, 1659, Marburg

59

Owen Roe O'Neill

Irish soldier

*January 1st, 1590, County Armagh †November 6th, 1649, Cavan

67

William Bradford

English Separatist leader in Leiden, Holland and in Plymouth Colony (1590-1657)

*March 19th, 1590, Austerfield †May 9th, 1657, Plymouth Colony

59

Simon Vouet

French painter (1590-1649)

*January 9th, 1590, Paris †June 30th, 1649, Paris

433

María de Zayas

Spanish writer of the Golden Age

*September 12th, 1590, Madrid

30

Cosimo II de' Medici

Grand Duke of Tuscany (1590-1621)

*May 12th, 1590, Florence †February 28th, 1621, Florence

69

Anna of Pomerania

Duchess-Consort of Croy and Havré

*October 3rd, 1590, Barth †July 7th, 1660, Słupsk

49

William Louis of Nassau-Saarbrücken

Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken (1627-1640)

*December 18th, 1590, Ottweiler †August 22nd, 1640, Metz

78

Samuel Braun

Swiss explorer (1590-1668)

*March 19th, 1590, Basel †July 31st, 1668, Basel

60

Manuel de Moura, 2nd Marquis of Castelo Rodrigo

Portuguese noble (1590-1651)

*August 17th, 1590, Madrid †January 28th, 1651, Madrid

47

Werner Teschenmacher

German theologian (1590-1638)

*September 13th, 1590, Elberfeld †April 2nd, 1638, Xanten

74

Theodor von Reinkingk

German jurist

*March 10th, 1590, Ventspils †December 15th, 1664, Glückstadt

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