August 4th, 1697

Born on August 4th, 1697

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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

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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

92

Knut Hamsun

Norwegian novelist (1859–1952)

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

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

29

Percy Bysshe Shelley

British Romantic poet (1792–1822)

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

28

Soo Teck Zhi

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1995, Kelana Jaya

28

Kittisak Namdash

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1995, Nakhon Phanom

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

67

Frederick T. Frelinghuysen

American politician (1817-1885)

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

33

Sander Rølvåg

Norwegian male curler

*August 4th, 1990, Sandnessjøen

53

John August

American film director and screenwriter

*August 4th, 1970, Boulder

54

Maria Anna Caroline of Bavaria‎

(1696-1750)

*August 4th, 1696, Brussels metropolitan area †October 9th, 1750, Munich

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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66

William Hogarth

English painter, printmaker, pictorial satirist, social critic and editorial cartoonist (1697-1764)

*November 10th, 1697, London †October 26th, 1764, London

60

Canaletto

Italian painter of landscapes (1697-1768)

*October 7th, 1697, Venice †April 19th, 1758, Venice

47

Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor

*August 6th, 1697, City of Brussels †January 20th, 1745, Munich

82

Francesco Antonio Vallotti

Italian composer, organist and music theorist

*June 11th, 1697, Vercelli †January 10th, 1780, Padua

71

Gerhard Tersteegen

German theologian and hymn writer

*November 25th, 1697, Moers †April 3rd, 1769, Mülheim an der Ruhr

68

Ferdinand August Hommel

German university teacher and writer (1697-1765)

*February 3rd, 1697, Leipzig †February 16th, 1765, Leipzig

73

Bernhard Siegfried Albinus

German-born Dutch anatomist (1697-1770)

*February 24th, 1697, Frankfurt (Oder) †September 9th, 1770, Leiden

80

Charles Antoine de La Roche-Aymon

French cardinal

*February 17th, 1697, France †October 27th, 1777, Paris

66

Antoine François Prévost

French novelist (1697–1763)

*April 1st, 1697, Hesdin †November 25th, 1763, Chantilly

63

Friederike Caroline Neuber

German actor and director

*March 9th, 1697, Reichenbach im Vogtland †November 30th, 1760, Laubegast

73

John Gill

English Baptist pastor, biblical scholar and theologian (1697-1771)

*November 23rd, 1697, Kettering †October 14th, 1771

76

Johann Joachim Quantz

German flutist, flute maker and composer (1697-1773)

*January 30th, 1697, Scheden †July 12th, 1773, Potsdam

48

John Peter Zenger

A German printer and journalist in New York City

*October 26th, 1697, Impflingen †July 28th, 1746, New York City

76

Sauveur François Morand

French surgeon

*April 2nd, 1697, Paris †July 21st, 1773, Paris

42

Maria Karolina Sobieska

Polish princess

*November 25th, 1697, Oława †May 8th, 1740, Zhovkva

65

George Anson, 1st Baron Anson

British admiral (1697-1762)

*April 23rd, 1697, Staffordshire †June 6th, 1762, Hertfordshire

55

Johann Gottfried Auerbach

Austrian artist (1697-1753)

*October 28th, 1697, Mühlhausen †August 5th, 1753, Vienna

69

Claude Pierre Goujet

French historian

*October 19th, 1697, Paris †February 1st, 1767, Paris

85

Heinrich Joseph Johann of Auersperg

Austrian nobleman (1697-1783)

*June 24th, 1697, Vienna †February 9th, 1783, Vienna

84

Jean Baptiste Bourguignon d'Anville

French cartographer and geographer

*July 11th, 1697, Paris †January 28th, 1782, Paris

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