August 4th, 1781

Born on August 4th, 1781

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What happened on August 4th, 1781?

August 4th, 1781

Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, a fleet of six East India Company ships sets sail from Fort Marlborough to raid the Dutch VOC factories on the West coast of Sumatra including the major port of Padang.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_Anglo-Dutch_War

What else 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.

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

Same year
Born in 1781

67

George Stephenson

English civil and mechanical engineer and the "Father of Railways" (1781-1848)

*June 9th, 1781, 19th arrondissement of Paris †August 12th, 1848, Tapton House

60

Karl Friedrich Schinkel

Prussian architect, city planner and painter (1781–1841)

*March 13th, 1781, Neuruppin †October 9th, 1841, Berlin

67

Bernard Bolzano

Bohemian mathematician and priest (1781–1848)

*October 5th, 1781, Prague †December 18th, 1848, Prague

44

Thomas Stamford Raffles

British statesman who founded Singapore (1781-1826)

*July 6th, 1781, Jamaica †July 5th, 1826, London

86

David Brewster

British astronomer and mathematician (1781–1868)

*December 11th, 1781, Jedburgh †February 10th, 1868, Melrose

47

Mauro Giuliani

Italian guitarist, cellist, singer, and composer (1781-1829)

*July 27th, 1781, Bisceglie †May 8th, 1829, Naples

50

Ludwig Achim von Arnim

German poet and novelist

*January 26th, 1781, Palais Wrangel †May 21st, 1831, Wiepersdorf manor

42

Eugène de Beauharnais

French nobleman, statesman, and military commander (1781–1824)

*September 3rd, 1781, Paris †February 21st, 1824, Munich

77

Valentín Gómez Farías

President of Mexico (1781-1858)

*February 14th, 1781, Guadalajara †July 5th, 1858, Mexico City

82

Caroline Bardua

German painter (1781–1864)

*November 11th, 1781, Ballenstedt †June 2nd, 1864, Ballenstedt

45

Johann Baptist von Spix

German naturalist (1781-1826)

*January 9th, 1781, Höchstadt an der Aisch †March 13th, 1826, Munich

7

Louis Joseph, Dauphin of France

Prince of France (1781-1789)

*October 22nd, 1781, Versailles †June 4th, 1789, Château de Meudon

51

Karl Christian Friedrich Krause

German philosopher

*May 6th, 1781, Eisenberg †September 27th, 1832, Munich

86

John D. Sloat

Military Governor of California (1781-1867)

*July 26th, 1781, Sloatsburg station †November 28th, 1867, New Brighton

76

Johann Georg Keil

German author (1781-1857)

*March 20th, 1781, Gotha †July 1st, 1857, Leipzig

69

Archduke Ferdinand Karl Joseph of Austria-Este

Austrian archduke (1781-1850)

*April 25th, 1781, Milan †November 5th, 1850, Altmünster

79

Friedrich Tiedemann

German zoologist

*August 23rd, 1781, Kassel †January 22nd, 1861, Munich

74

John M. Berrien

American politician from Georgia, United States (1781-1856)

*August 23rd, 1781, Rocky Hill †January 1st, 1856, Savannah

55

Juan Pedro Aguirre

Politician (1781-1837)

*October 19th, 1781, Buenos Aires †July 17th, 1837, Buenos Aires

81

Cornelius de Greiff

German entrepreneur

*June 8th, 1781, Krefeld †April 16th, 1863, Krefeld

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No: With 365 days 1781 is a normal year and no leap year.

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