August 4th, 1764

Born on August 4th, 1764

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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 Mutur.

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 (pictured) 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

Same year
Born in 1764

65

Laurent Gouvion Saint-Cyr

Marshal of France (1764-1830)

*April 13th, 1764, Toul †March 17th, 1830, Hyères

58

Ann Radcliffe

English author and pioneer of the Gothic novel (1764-1823)

*July 9th, 1764, Holborn †February 7th, 1823, London

56

Alexander Mackenzie

Scottish explorer

*January 1st, 1764, Stornoway †March 12th, 1820, Dunkeld

30

Princess Élisabeth of France

French Princess, Sister of King Louis XVI, Martyr and Servant of God

*May 3rd, 1764, Versailles †May 10th, 1794, Paris

71

Edward Livingston

American jurist and statesman (1764-1836)

*May 28th, 1764, Clermont †May 23rd, 1836, Rhinebeck

61

Zygmunt Vogel

Polish painter (1764-1826)

*June 15th, 1764, Vowchyn †April 20th, 1826, Warsaw

262

Marcelino Pérez de Arroyo

Presbítero, abogado y arquitecto neogranadino

*April 26th, 1764, Popayán

76

Claude Victor-Perrin, Duc de Belluno

French soldier and military commander (1764-1841)

*December 7th, 1764, Lamarche †March 1st, 1841, Paris

48

Jan Paweł Łuszczewski

Polish politician

*June 26th, 1764, Skotniki, Masovian Voivodeship †July 4th, 1812, Warsaw

56

János Lavotta

Hungarian composer

*July 5th, 1764, Pusté Úľany †August 11th, 1820, Tállya

61

Barbara Krafft

Austrian painter (1764-1825)

*April 1st, 1764, Jihlava †September 28th, 1825, Bamberg

48

Johann Christoph Rincklake

German artist (1764-1813)

*October 19th, 1764, Harsewinkel †June 19th, 1813, Münster

62

Jens Baggesen

Danish poet

*February 15th, 1764, Korsør †October 3rd, 1826, Hamburg

81

Carel Hendrik Ver Huell

Dutch admiral (1764-1845)

*February 11th, 1764, Doetinchem †October 25th, 1845, Paris

84

Leopold Trattinnick

Austrian botanist and mycologist (1764-1849)

*May 26th, 1764, Klosterneuburg †January 24th, 1849, Vienna

72

Georg Ludwig Hartig

German forester and forestry scientist (1764–1837)

*September 2nd, 1764, Gladenbach †February 2nd, 1837, Berlin

81

Daniel Rodney

American politician (1764-1846)

*September 10th, 1764, Lewes †September 2nd, 1846, Lewes

87

Paul Erman

German physicist (1764-1851)

*February 29th, 1764, Berlin †October 11th, 1851, Berlin

69

Rudolph Ackermann

German-born British publisher (1764-1834)

*April 20th, 1764, Stollberg †March 30th, 1834, Finchley

69

Mauro Gandolfi

Italian artist (1764-1834)

*September 18th, 1764, Bologna †January 4th, 1834, Bologna

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Leap year

Yes: 1764 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).

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