August 4th, 1754

Born on August 4th, 1754

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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

50

Nicolas-Jacques Conté

French painter, and inventor of the modern pencil (1755-1805)

*August 4th, 1755, Saint-Céneri-près-Sées †December 6th, 1805, Paris

29

Percy Bysshe Shelley

British Romantic poet (1792–1822)

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

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

*August 4th, 1943, Rome †May 26th, 2017, Rome

74

Siegfried Lauffer

German historian of graeco-roman history (1911-1986)

*August 4th, 1911, Stuttgart †April 2nd, 1986, Munich

34

Jim-Patrick Müller

German footballer

*August 4th, 1989, 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

77

Jean-Baptiste de Nompère de Champagny

French politician and diplomat (1756-1834)

*August 4th, 1756, Roanne †July 3rd, 1834, Paris

29

Alfian Eko Prasetya

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1994, Jakarta

67

Frederick T. Frelinghuysen

American politician (1817-1885)

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

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

60

William Rowan Hamilton

Irish mathematician and astronomer

*August 4th, 1805, Dublin †September 2nd, 1865, Dublin

51

Audrey Azoulay

French politician and official

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

33

Sander Rølvåg

Norwegian male curler

*August 4th, 1990, Sandnessjøen

Same year
Born in 1754

38

Louis XVI of France

King of France and Navarre (1754-1793)

*August 23rd, 1754, Palace of Versailles †January 21st, 1793, place de la Concorde

84

Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord

French diplomat (1754-1838)

*February 2nd, 1754, Paris †May 17th, 1838, Paris

31

Jean-François Pilatre de Rozier

French balloonist

*March 30th, 1754, Metz †June 15th, 1785, Wimereux

46

Paul I of Russia

Emperor of Russia (r. 1796–1801)

*September 20th, 1754, Saint Petersburg †March 11th, 1801, Saint Petersburg

39

Manon Roland

French revolutionary

*March 17th, 1754, Paris †November 8th, 1793, Paris

39

Georg Forster

German naturalist, ethnologist, travel writer, journalist, and revolutionary (1754-1794)

*November 27th, 1754, Mokry Dwór, Pomeranian Voivodeship †January 10th, 1794, Paris

81

Christiaan Hendrik Persoon

German mycologist who made additions to Linnaeus' mushroom taxonomy (1761-1836)

*November 30th, 1754, Cape Colony †November 16th, 1836, Paris

78

Seraphim of Sarov

Russian Saint and Wonderworker

*July 19th, 1754, Kursk †January 2nd, 1833, Sarov

63

William Bligh

Officer of the British Royal Navy and colonial administrator (1754-1817)

*September 9th, 1754, Plymouth †December 7th, 1817, London

55

William Cooper

American judge (1754-1809)

*December 2nd, 1754, Somerton †December 22nd, 1809, Albany

89

Morgan Lewis

American lawyer, politician and military commander (1754–1844)

*October 16th, 1754, Elizabeth †April 7th, 1844, Manhattan

81

Sir John Sinclair, 1st Baronet

Scottish politician, writer on finance and agriculture (1754–1835)

*May 10th, 1754, Thurso †December 21st, 1835, Edinburgh

61

Friedrich I of Württemberg

Last Duke of Würtemberg, then briefly Elector of Württemberg, and was later elevated to the status of King of Württemberg, by Napoleon I (1754-1816)

*November 6th, 1754, Trzebiatów †October 30th, 1816, Stuttgart

27

John Laurens

American soldier and abolitionist

*October 28th, 1754, Charleston †August 27th, 1782, Combahee River

64

Maurus Feyerabend

German Benedictine, Catholic clergyman, canon lawyer and historian

*January 1st, 1754, Schwabmünchen †January 1st, 1818, Ottobeuren

39

Pierre Philippeaux

French lawyer (1754-1794)

*November 9th, 1754, Oise †April 5th, 1794, Paris

77

George Crabbe

English poet, surgeon, and clergyman

*December 24th, 1754, Aldeburgh †February 3rd, 1832, Trowbridge

87

Archibald Menzies

Scottish surgeon, botanist and naturalist (1754-1842)

*March 15th, 1754, Weem †February 15th, 1842, Kensington

58

Étienne Ozi

French musician

*December 9th, 1754, Nîmes †October 5th, 1813, Paris

75

John Lansing, Jr.

American politician (1754-1829)

*January 30th, 1754, Albany †December 12th, 1829, New York City

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1754 is a normal year and no leap year.

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