October 4th, 1711

Born on October 4th, 1711

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What happened on October 4th?

October 4th, 2003

A suicide bomber killed 21 people, including a two-month-old baby, and injured 60 others inside a restaurant in Haifa, Israel.

October 4th, 1957

The Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth, was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

October 4th, 1943

World War II: Allied forces execute Operation Leader, an air raid against German shipping near Bodø, Norway.

October 4th, 1941

Willie Gillis, one of Norman Rockwell's trademark characters, debuted on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post.

October 4th, 1925

Great Syrian Revolt: Rebels led by Fawzi al-Qawuqji captured the city of Hama from the French Mandate of Syria.

October 4th, 1918

An ammunition plant in Sayreville, New Jersey, U.S., exploded, killing around 100 people and destroying more than 300 buildings.

October 4th, 1917

First World War: The Allies devastated the German defence at the Battle of Broodseinde, prompting a crisis among German commanders and causing a severe loss of morale in the 4th Army.

October 4th, 1876

Texas A&M University opened as the first public institution of higher education in the U.S. state.

October 4th, 1862

American Civil War: Union forces capture Galveston, Texas.

October 4th, 1633

Forces from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth break the Russian siege of Smolensk.

October 4th, 1448

Skanderbeg and Gjergj Arianiti sign a peace treaty to end the Albanian–Venetian War.

October 4th, 1363

Red Turban Rebellions: The rebel leader Zhu Yuanzhang won the Battle of Lake Poyang by deploying ships intentionally set aflame when the emperor tried to escape.

October 4th, 1209

Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor (seal pictured), was crowned.

October 4th, 2003

The Maxim restaurant suicide bombing in Israel kills twenty-one Israelis, both Jews and Arabs.

October 4th, 2001

Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 crashes after being struck by an errant Ukrainian missile. Seventy-eight people are killed.

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

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

24

Lit Killah

Argentine rapper and singer

*October 4th, 1999, González Catán

97

Pierre Riché

French historian (1921-2019)

*October 4th, 1921, 14th arrondissement of Paris †May 6th, 2019, Ivry-sur-Seine

71

Ernst Helwing

German historian

*October 4th, 1803, Lemgo †April 25th, 1875

77

Pierre Taittinger

French politician

*October 4th, 1887, 18th arrondissement of Paris †January 22nd, 1965, Paris

70

Rutherford B. Hayes

President of the United States from 1877 to 1881

*October 4th, 1822, Delaware †January 17th, 1893, Fremont

40

Ueli Steck

Swiss mountaineer and rock climber (1976-2017)

*October 4th, 1976, Langnau im Emmental †April 30th, 2017, Nuptse

88

Cécile Odartchenko

French publisher and writer

*October 4th, 1935, Courbevoie

56

Liev Schreiber

American actor

*October 4th, 1967, San Francisco

80

Anne Rice

American writer

*October 4th, 1941, New Orleans †December 11th, 2021, Rancho Mirage

84

Charlton Heston

American actor and political activist (1923–2008)

*October 4th, 1923, Evanston †April 5th, 2008, Beverly Hills

66

Adolphe Niel

French Army general and statesman, also Marshal of France (1802-1869)

*October 4th, 1802, Muret †August 13th, 1869, Paris

77

Susan Sarandon

American actress and activist

*October 4th, 1946, New York City

66

John Anderson

Scottish anatomist and zoologist who worked in India as the curator of the Indian Museum (1833-1900)

*October 4th, 1833, Edinburgh †August 15th, 1900, Buxton

77

James Lind

Scottish physician and pioneer of naval hygiene

*October 4th, 1716, Edinburgh †July 13th, 1794, Gosport

82

Francesco Crispi

Italian patriot and statesman (1818–1901)

*October 4th, 1818, Ribera †August 11th, 1901, Naples

34

Viktoria Rebensburg

German alpine skier

*October 4th, 1989, Kreuth

70

Buster Keaton

American actor, comedian, and filmmaker (1895–1966)

*October 4th, 1895, Piqua †February 1st, 1966, Woodland Hills

36

Ryan Shawcross

English association football player (born 1987)

*October 4th, 1987, Chester

62

Jon Secada

Cuban-American singer

*October 4th, 1961, Havana

67

Kurt Zurfluh

Swiss television and radio presenter (1949-2017)

*October 4th, 1949, Lucerne †April 15th, 2017, Cienfuegos

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Born in 1711

65

David Hume

Scottish philosopher, economist, and historian

*April 26th, 1711, Edinburgh †August 25th, 1776, Edinburgh

49

Edward Boscawen

Royal Navy admiral (1711-1761)

*August 19th, 1711, Tregothnan †January 10th, 1761, Surrey

87

Qianlong Emperor

Emperor of the Qing Dynasty (1711–1799)

*September 25th, 1711, Beijing †February 7th, 1799, Beijing

53

Mikhail Lomonosov

Russian polymath (1711-1765)

*November 8th, 1711, Lomonosovo †April 4th, 1765, Saint Petersburg

68

Thomas Hutchinson

Last civilian Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, historian (1711-1780)

*September 9th, 1711, Boston †June 3rd, 1780, London

66

Laura Bassi

Italian physicist (1711-1778)

*October 31st, 1711, Bologna †February 20th, 1778, Bologna

77

Gaetano Latilla

Italian opera composer

*January 12th, 1711, Bari †January 15th, 1788, Naples

82

Abraham Roentgen

German cabinetmaker

*January 30th, 1711, Mülheim †March 1st, 1793, Herrnhut

51

Luis Vicente de Velasco e Isla

Spanish sailor (1711-1762)

*February 9th, 1711, Noja †July 31st, 1762, Havana

58

Constantine Mavrocordatos

Prince of Wallachia and Moldavia

*February 27th, 1711, Istanbul †December 15th, 1769, Iași

74

Marie Françoise Catherine de Beauvau-Craon

French noblewoman

*December 8th, 1711, Lunéville †July 1st, 1786, Scey-sur-Saône-et-Saint-Albin

56

Quirin Mickl

(1711-1767)

*February 13th, 1711, Ostrolovský Újezd †February 23rd, 1767, Vyšší Brod

72

Johann Dietrich Winckler

German author and theologian (1711-1784)

*December 27th, 1711, Hamburg †April 5th, 1784, Hamburg

81

Carl Gustaf Pilo

Danish-Swedish artist (1711-1793)

*March 5th, 1711, Runtuna †March 2nd, 1793, Stockholm

75

Ruđer Josip Bošković

Croat physicist

*May 18th, 1711, Dubrovnik †February 13th, 1787, Milan

64

Marie-Angélique Memmie Le Blanc

Feral child

*November 30th, 1711, New France †December 15th, 1775, Paris

66

Lorenz Christoph Mizler

German music historian and polymath (1711-1778)

*July 26th, 1711, Heidenheim †May 8th, 1778, Warsaw

40

William IV, Prince of Orange

Hereditary stadtholder of the Netherlands (1711-1751)

*September 1st, 1711, Leeuwarden †October 22nd, 1751, Huis ten Bosch

83

Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg

Bohemian nobleman (1711-1794)

*February 2nd, 1711, Vienna †June 27th, 1794, Vienna

84

Franz Töpsl

German historian

*November 18th, 1711, Munich †March 12th, 1796, Munich

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1711 is a normal year and no leap year.

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