August 4th, 1687

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Born on August 4th, 1687 – 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 1687)

Born on August 4th, 1687

Weekday

Monday

August 4th, 1687 was a Monday.

Age

336

People born on August 4th, 1687 will turn 337 this year (2024), in exactly 97 days .

Zodiac

♌

Leo (The Lion)

July 23rd, 1687 - August 23rd, 1687

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 122,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 10 days, exactly on May 9th, 2024, people who were born on August 4th, 1687 will be 123,000 days old!

122,990 Days

17,570 Weeks

4,040 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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Hours

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

Born on August 4th, 1687

Prince Johan Willem Friso I, Prince of Orange-Nassau

Stadtholder of Friesland and Groningen (1687-1711)

*August 4th, 1687, Dessau †July 14th, 1711, Moerdijk

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

Emily Westwood

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1993, Hemel Hempstead

Knut Hamsun

Norwegian novelist (1859–1952)

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

Antonio Valencia

Ecuadorian association football player

*August 4th, 1985, Nueva Loja

Alfian Eko Prasetya

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1994, Jakarta

Soo Teck Zhi

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1995, Kelana Jaya

Percy Bysshe Shelley

British Romantic poet (1792–1822)

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

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

Frederick T. Frelinghuysen

American politician (1817-1885)

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

Sander Rølvåg

Norwegian male curler

*August 4th, 1990, Sandnessjøen

Audrey Azoulay

French politician and official

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

John August

American film director and screenwriter

*August 4th, 1970, Boulder

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Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother

Queen Consort of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 1952

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

Dylan Sprouse

American actor (born 1992)

*August 4th, 1992, Arezzo

Same year
Born in 1687

Henry Carey

English composer and playwright (1687-1743)

*August 27th, 1687, London †October 5th, 1743, London

Maria Ernestine Francisca von Rietberg

(1687-1758)

*August 5th, 1687, Rietberg †January 1st, 1758, Vienna

Johann Bernhard Wiedeburg

Dr. phil. Universität Helmstedt 1709

*January 22nd, 1687, Helmstedt †April 29th, 1766, Jena

Johann Adam Delsenbach

German copperplate engraver

*December 9th, 1687, Nuremberg †May 16th, 1765, Nuremberg

Francesco Geminiani

Italian composer and violinist

*December 5th, 1687, Lucca †September 17th, 1762, Dublin

Christoph Heinrich von Berger

German jurist (1687-1737)

*March 18th, 1687, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †July 15th, 1737, Vienna

Alexander David

German court Jew (1687-1765)

*January 17th, 1687, Halberstadt †October 14th, 1765, Brunswick

Giuseppe Simone Assemani

Maronite orientalist (1687-1768)

*August 27th, 1687, Tripoli †January 13th, 1768, Rome

Johann Georg Pisendel

German composer and violinist

*December 26th, 1687, Cadolzburg †November 25th, 1755, Dresden

Erdmann Rudolph Fischer

German theologian

*November 28th, 1687, Maroldsweisach †June 1st, 1776, Coburg

Antonio Ferrante Gonzaga, Duke of Guastalla

Duke

*December 9th, 1687, Guastalla †April 16th, 1729, Guastalla

Sylvius Leopold Weiss

German composer and lutenist

*October 12th, 1687, Wrocław †October 16th, 1750, Dresden

Johann Balthasar Bernhold

*May 3rd, 1687, Burgsalach †February 15th, 1769, Altdorf bei Nürnberg

Sophia Dorothea of Hanover

Prussian royal consort of Frederick William I

*March 16th, 1687, Hanover †June 28th, 1757, Monbijou Palace

Johann Balthasar Neumann

German engineer and architect

*January 27th, 1687, Cheb †August 19th, 1753, Würzburg

Jean Baptiste Senaillé

French born composer and violin virtuoso (1687-1730)

*November 23rd, 1687, Paris †October 15th, 1730, Paris

Giambattista Pittoni

Italian Old Master painter (1687-1767)

*June 6th, 1687, Venice †November 6th, 1767, Venice

Theodor Ankarcrona

Swedish admiral, scientist and county governor

*February 15th, 1687, Karlskrona †November 2nd, 1750, Stockholm

Gerhard von Holy

Organ builder (1687-1736)

*September 15th, 1687, Aurich †June 3rd, 1736, Remscheid

Gaetano Berenstadt

Italian opera singer

*June 7th, 1687, Florence †December 9th, 1734, Florence

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.MDCLXXXVII

4.8.1687

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

L = 50

X = 10

V = 5

IV = 4

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1687 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
August 1687

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August 4th, 1687

Born on August 4th, 1687

Weekday

Monday

Age

Zodiac

♌

Leo (The Lion)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 122,000 days old!

122,990 Days

17,570 Weeks

4,040 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

Born on August 4th, 1687

Stadtholder of Friesland and Groningen (1687-1711)

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

Same year Born in 1687

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

4.8.1687

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Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 122,000 days old!

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

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Who's birthday is on August 4th?

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Born in 1687

Calendar
August 1687

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