Born on August 4th, 1740
Weekday
Thursday
August 4th, 1740 was a Thursday.
Zodiac
♌
Leo (The Lion)
July 23rd, 1740 - August 23rd, 1740
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 103,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 368 days, exactly on May 2nd, 2025, people who were born on August 4th, 1740 will be 104,000 days old!
103,632 Days
14,804 Weeks
3,404 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on August 4th?
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.jpg "Cheryl Seinen")
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Siegfried Lauffer
German historian of graeco-roman history (1911-1986)
*August 4th, 1911, Stuttgart †April 2nd, 1986, Munich
29 Percy Bysshe Shelley
British Romantic poet (1792–1822)
*August 4th, 1792, Horsham †July 8th, 1822, La Spezia
92 Knut Hamsun
Norwegian novelist (1859–1952)
*August 4th, 1859, Vågå †February 19th, 1952, Grimstad
67 Frederick T. Frelinghuysen
American politician (1817-1885)
*August 4th, 1817, Millstone †May 20th, 1885, NewarkLouis Armstrong
American jazz trumpeter and singer (1901–1971)
*August 4th, 1901, New Orleans †July 6th, 1971, New York City
60 William Rowan Hamilton
Irish mathematician and astronomer
*August 4th, 1805, Dublin †September 2nd, 1865, DublinSame year
Born in 1740
74 Marquis de Sade
French nobleman, revolutionary politician, philosopher and writer of erotic works
*June 2nd, 1740, Paris †December 2nd, 1814, Saint-Maurice
62 Samuel Arnold
English composer and organist (1740-1802)
*August 10th, 1740, London †October 22nd, 1802, LondonJohanna Isabella Eleonore Wallenrodt
German writer (1740–1819)
*February 28th, 1740, Uhlstädt †October 11th, 1819, Grodziszcze, Ząbkowice Śląskie County.jpg "Margaret Bingham")
74 Margaret Bingham
British painter and writer (1740–1814)
*January 1st, 1740, Devon †February 27th, 1814, St James's PlaceLouis-Sébastien Mercier
French dramatist and writer (1740-1814)
*June 6th, 1740, Paris †April 25th, 1814, ParisIsabelle de Charrière
Dutch French-language writer and composer
*October 20th, 1740, Zuylen Castle †December 27th, 1805, Colombier_-_James_Boswell_-_NPG_4452_-_National_Portrait_Gallery.jpg "James Boswell")
54 James Boswell
British lawyer, diarist, and author (1740–1795)
*October 18th, 1740, Edinburgh †May 19th, 1795, London.jpg "Ivan VI of Russia")
23 Ivan VI of Russia
Emperor of Russia (1740–1764)
*August 12th, 1740, Saint Petersburg †July 5th, 1764, Shlisselburg
55 Carl Michael Bellman
Swedish poet, songwriter and composer (1740–1795)
*February 4th, 1740, Maria Magdalena parish †February 11th, 1795, Klara Church Parish
74 Matthias Claudius
German poet (1740-1815)
*August 15th, 1740, Reinfeld †January 21st, 1815, Hamburg
54 Nicolas Chamfort
French journalist and moralistic author
*April 6th, 1740, Clermont-Ferrand †April 13th, 1794, Paris
58 Horace Bénédict de Saussure
Genevan scientist (1740-1799)
*February 17th, 1740, Conches †January 22nd, 1799, Geneva
87 Elisabeth Olin
Singer (1740-1828)
*December 23rd, 1740, Katarina church parish †March 26th, 1828, Storkyrkoförsamlingen
64 Armand-Gaston Camus
French archivist and revolutionary (1740–1804)
*April 2nd, 1740, Paris †November 2nd, 1804, Paris
87 Carlo Francesco Maria Caselli
French politician and priest (1740-1828)
*October 20th, 1740, Alessandria †April 19th, 1828, Parma_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg "Manuel Bayeu")
68 Manuel Bayeu
Spanish painter (1740-1809)
*January 8th, 1740, Zaragoza †November 30th, 1808, Zaragoza
81 Elias Boudinot
American lawyer and statesman (1740-1821)
*May 2nd, 1740, Philadelphia †October 24th, 1821, Burlington
67 Christoph Dionysius von Seeger
Württembergian university teacher (1740-1808)
*October 7th, 1740, Schöckingen †June 26th, 1808, Blaubeuren
54 Nicola Spedalieri
Italian priest, theologian, and philosopher (1740-1795)
*December 6th, 1740, Bronte †November 26th, 1795, Rome
61 Josep Esteve i Bonet
Spanish sculptor (1741-1802)
*November 30th, 1740, Valencia †November 30th, 1801, ValenciaBirthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on August 4th
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on August 4th.
August 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_4_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Coast Guard Day (United States)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coast_Guard_DayConstitution Day (Cook Islands); first Monday in August
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cook_IslandsMatica slovenská Day (Slovakia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_days_in_SlovakiaBarack Obama Day in Illinois in the United States
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barack_Obama_Day2020 Beirut explosion commemoration day in Lebanon
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Beirut_explosionDate as a Roman numeral / digit
4.8.1740
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | XL = 40 | V = 5 | IV = 4 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1740 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).