August 4th, 1681

Born on August 4th, 1681

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, 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?

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

92

Knut Hamsun

Norwegian novelist (1859–1952)

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

38

Antonio Valencia

Ecuadorian association football player

*August 4th, 1985, Nueva Loja

29

Alfian Eko Prasetya

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1994, Jakarta

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

51

Audrey Azoulay

French politician and official

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

33

Sander Rølvåg

Norwegian male curler

*August 4th, 1990, Sandnessjøen

67

Frederick T. Frelinghuysen

American politician (1817-1885)

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

53

John August

American film director and screenwriter

*August 4th, 1970, Boulder

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

31

Dylan Sprouse

American actor (born 1992)

*August 4th, 1992, Arezzo

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60

Vitus Bering

Danish explorer

*August 5th, 1681, Horsens †December 8th, 1741, Bering Island

86

Georg Philipp Telemann

German composer

*March 14th, 1681, Magdeburg †June 25th, 1767, Hamburg

84

Peter Thumb

Austrian architect

*December 18th, 1681, Bezau †March 4th, 1766, Constance

79

François Guillemot de Villebois

Russian Navy Kontr-admiral

*March 3rd, 1681, Guérande †May 13th, 1760, Tartu

27

Hedvig Sophia of Sweden

Swedish princess (1681–1708)

*June 26th, 1681, Tre Kronor Castle †December 22nd, 1708, Stockholm City

94

Pierre François le Courayer

French theological writer (1681-1776)

*November 17th, 1681, Rouen †October 17th, 1776, London

55

Feofan Prokopovich

Ukrainian theologian, writer, poet, mathematician, and philosopher, archbishop in the Tsardom of Russia (1681-1736)

*June 18th, 1681, Kyiv †September 19th, 1736, Saint Petersburg

66

Heinrich XXIV.

(1681-1748)

*July 26th, 1681, Schleiz †July 24th, 1748, Greiz

61

Girolamo Donnini

Italian painter (1681-1743)

*April 18th, 1681, Correggio †January 23rd, 1743, Bologna

58

Jean Cavalier

Camisard rebel leader, Governor of Jersey

*November 28th, 1681, Languedoc †May 17th, 1740, Chelsea

51

Francesco Bartolomeo Conti

Italian composer (1681-1732)

*January 20th, 1681, Florence †July 20th, 1732, Vienna

43

Johann Wilhelm Jan

German historian and theologian (1681-1725)

*November 9th, 1681, Raben †August 27th, 1725, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

79

Francesco Conti

Italian painter (1682-1760)

*January 20th, 1681, Florence †December 8th, 1760, Florence

66

Giulia Lama

Italian painter (1681-1747)

*October 1st, 1681, Venice †October 7th, 1747, Venice

55

Arthur Middleton

American politician (1681-1737)

*October 29th, 1681, South Carolina †September 17th, 1737, South Carolina

59

Johann Gottlieb Heineccius

German jurist

*September 11th, 1681, Eisenberg †August 31st, 1741, Halle (Saale)

73

Karoline von Fuchs-Mollard

Austrian countess, senior chamberlain, and educator

*January 14th, 1681, Vienna †April 27th, 1754, Vienna

73

André Falquet

Geneva merchant

*February 11th, 1681, Geneva †January 28th, 1755, Geneva

86

Balthasar Geyder

German author and theologian (1681-1767)

*March 8th, 1681, Nördlingen †July 4th, 1767, Radis

72

Antonio Saverio Gentili

Italian cardinal (1681-1753)

*February 9th, 1681, Rome †March 13th, 1753, Rome

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1681 is a normal year and no leap year.

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