August 4th, 1638

Born on August 4th, 1638

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

29

Percy Bysshe Shelley

British Romantic poet (1792–1822)

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

69

Louis Armstrong

American jazz trumpeter and singer (1901–1971)

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

33

Sander Rølvåg

Norwegian male curler

*August 4th, 1990, Sandnessjøen

51

Audrey Azoulay

French politician and official

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

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

31

Dylan Sprouse

American actor (born 1992)

*August 4th, 1992, Arezzo

101

Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother

Queen Consort of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952

*August 4th, 1900, Hitchin †March 30th, 2002, Royal Lodge

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Born in 1638

76

Louis XIV of France

King of France and Navarra, from 1643 to 1715

*September 5th, 1638, Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye †September 1st, 1715, Palace of Versailles

22

Shunzhi Emperor

Qing Dynasty emperor of China (1638-1661)

*March 15th, 1638, Mukden Palace †February 5th, 1661, Hall of Mental Cultivation

71

Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon

English noble

*June 2nd, 1638, Westminster †October 31st, 1709, Westminster

48

Nicolaus Steno

Pioneer in anatomy and geology, bishop (1638–1686)

*January 11th, 1638, Copenhagen †December 5th, 1686, Schwerin

27

Elisabetta Sirani

Italian painter (1638-1665)

*January 8th, 1638, Bologna †August 28th, 1665, Bologna

47

David Teniers III

Flemish painter (1638-1685)

*July 10th, 1638, Antwerp †October 2nd, 1685, City of Brussels

71

Michel Bégon

French colonial governor (1638-1710)

*December 25th, 1638, Blois †March 14th, 1710, Rochefort

66

Maximilian Philipp Hieronymus, Duke of Bavaria-Leuchtenberg

German noble

*September 30th, 1638, Munich †March 20th, 1705, Türkheim

44

Maria Theresa of Spain

Queen Consort of France (1660-1683)

*September 10th, 1638, Madrid †July 30th, 1683, Versailles

37

James Gregory

Scottish mathematician and astronomer

*January 1st, 1638, Drumoak †January 1st, 1675, Edinburgh

67

Catherine of Braganza

Queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland (1638–1705)

*November 25th, 1638, Ducal Palace of Vila Viçosa †December 31st, 1705, Palácio da Bemposta

77

Nicolas Malebranche

French philosopher

*August 6th, 1638, Paris †October 13th, 1715, Paris

64

Zeb-un-Nisa

Mughal princess and poet

*February 15th, 1638, Daulatabad †May 26th, 1702, Delhi

71

Jean Donneau de Visé

French writer

*December 1st, 1638, Paris †July 8th, 1710, Paris

54

Giovanni Buonaventura Viviani

17th century Italian composer and violinist

*July 15th, 1638, Florence †January 1st, 1693, Pistoia

61

Heinrich Meibom

German physician and scholar

*June 29th, 1638, Lübeck †March 26th, 1700, Helmstedt

71

Meindert Hobbema

Dutch painter (1638-1709)

*October 31st, 1638, Amsterdam †December 7th, 1709, Amsterdam

87

Filippo Bonanni

Jesuit priest and scientist 1638-1723

*January 7th, 1638, Rome †March 30th, 1725, Rome

73

Gregorio Vasquez de Arce y Ceballos

Spanish Neogranadine painter (1638-1711)

*May 9th, 1638, Bogotá †August 6th, 1711, Bogotá

26

William Louis, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen

Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (1638-1665)

*August 3rd, 1638, Köthen †April 13th, 1665, Köthen

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1638 is a normal year and no leap year.

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