August 4th, 1603

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Born on August 4th, 1603 – 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 1603)

Born on August 4th, 1603

Weekday

Monday

August 4th, 1603 was a Monday.

Age

420

People born on August 4th, 1603 will turn 421 this year (2024), in exactly 97 days .

Zodiac

♌

Leo (The Lion)

July 23rd, 1603 - August 23rd, 1603

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 153,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 329 days, exactly on March 24th, 2025, people who were born on August 4th, 1603 will be 154,000 days old!

153,671 Days

21,953 Weeks

5,048 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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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, 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?

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

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

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

Jim-Patrick Müller

German footballer

*August 4th, 1989, Munich

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

Antonio Valencia

Ecuadorian association football player

*August 4th, 1985, Nueva Loja

Emily Westwood

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1993, Hemel Hempstead

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

Urban VII

Pope

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

Percy Bysshe Shelley

British Romantic poet (1792–1822)

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

Sander Rølvåg

Norwegian male curler

*August 4th, 1990, Sandnessjøen

Audrey Azoulay

French politician and official

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

François Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac

French cleric, author, theatre critic

*August 4th, 1604, Paris †July 25th, 1676, Nemours

John August

American film director and screenwriter

*August 4th, 1970, Boulder

Frederick T. Frelinghuysen

American politician (1817-1885)

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

Same year
Born in 1603

Joachim von der Marwitz

*December 7th, 1603, Stanowice, Silesian Voivodeship †May 11th, 1662, Drezdenko

Roger Williams

English Baptist theologian and author (1603–1683)

*December 21st, 1603, London †November 30th, 1683, Providence

Kenelm Digby

English courtier and diplomat

*July 11th, 1603, Gayhurst †June 11th, 1665, London

Christian, Prince-Elect of Denmark

Prince of Denmark and Norway (1603-1647)

*April 10th, 1603, Copenhagen †June 2nd, 1647, Dresden

Abraham Keyser

*March 26th, 1603, Soest †September 30th, 1652

Jacob Tappe

German physician

*August 15th, 1603, Hildesheim †October 10th, 1680, Helmstedt

Johann Conrad Dannhauer

German theologian (1603-1666)

*March 24th, 1603, Teningen †November 7th, 1666, Strasbourg

Paolo Antonio Barbieri

Italian painter (1603-1649)

*January 1st, 1603, Cento †January 1st, 1649, Bologna

Pietro Paolini

Italian painter (1603-1681)

*June 3rd, 1603, Lucca †April 12th, 1681, Lucca

John of Nassau-Idstein

Count of Nassau-Idstein (1629-1677)

*November 24th, 1603, Saarbrücken †May 23rd, 1677, Idstein

Augustyn Kordecki

Polish religious leader

*November 16th, 1603, Iwanowice †March 20th, 1673, Wieruszów

Humphrey Mackworth

English lawyer and politician, died 1654

*January 27th, 1603, Betton Strange †January 1st, 1654, London

Simon Bradstreet

Last governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony; husband of poet Anne Bradstreet

*March 18th, 1603, Horbling †March 27th, 1697, Salem

Mario Nuzzi

Italian painter (1603-1673)

*January 19th, 1603, Rome †November 14th, 1673, Rome

Joseph of Cupertino

Italian Conventual Franciscan friar

*June 17th, 1603, Copertino †September 18th, 1663, Osimo

David Denicke

German jurist and hymnwriter (1603-1680)

*January 30th, 1603, Zittau †April 1st, 1680, Hanover

Hermann Mylius von Gnadenfeld

German lawyer and diplomat

*November 10th, 1603, Berne †November 1st, 1657, Oldenburg

Johannes Cocceius

Dutch theologian

*August 9th, 1603, Bremen †November 5th, 1669, Leiden

Frederick William II, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

Duke of Saxe-Altenburg (1603-1669)

*February 12th, 1603, Weimar †April 22nd, 1669, Altenburg

Lennart Torstensson

Swedish Field Marshal, Privy Councillour and Governor-General (1603-1651)

*August 17th, 1603, Forstena †April 7th, 1651, Stockholm

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.MDCIII

4.8.1603

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

V = 5

IV = 4

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1603 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
August 1603

August 1603

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August 4th, 1603

Born on August 4th, 1603

Weekday

Monday

Age

Zodiac

♌

Leo (The Lion)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 153,000 days old!

153,671 Days

21,953 Weeks

5,048 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 1603

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

4.8.1603

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Age in days, weeks and months
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Birthdays
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Calendar
August 1603

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
31					1	2	3
32	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
33	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
34	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
35	25	26	27	28	29	30	31