August 4th, 1807

Born on August 4th, 1807

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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 1807

75

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

American poet and educator (1807–1882)

*February 27th, 1807, Portland †March 24th, 1882, Cambridge

96

Ernest Legouvé

French dramatist (1807–1903)

*February 14th, 1807, Paris †March 14th, 1903, 2nd arrondissement of Paris

87

Giacomo Durando

Italian general and statesman (1807-1894)

*February 4th, 1807, Mondovì †August 21st, 1894, Rome

79

Sebastiano Tecchio

Italian politician (1807-1886)

*January 3rd, 1807, Vicenza †January 24th, 1886, Venice

84

Jules Grévy

French statesman and lawyer

*August 15th, 1807, Mont-sous-Vaudrey †September 9th, 1891, Mont-sous-Vaudrey

66

Louis Agassiz

Swiss-American naturalist (1807–1873)

*May 28th, 1807, Môtiers †December 14th, 1873, Cambridge

91

Wilford Woodruff

President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1807-1898)

*March 1st, 1807, Farmington †September 2nd, 1898, Salt Lake City

69

Josephine of Leuchtenberg

Swedish queen (1807-1876)

*March 14th, 1807, Milan †June 7th, 1876, Stockholm

79

Charles Francis Adams, Sr.

American historical editor, politician and diplomat from Massachusetts (1807-1886)

*August 18th, 1807, Boston †November 21st, 1886, Boston

29

Emily Donelson

Niece of U.S. President Andrew Jackson

*June 1st, 1807, Donelson †December 19th, 1836, Nashville

70

Patricio de la Escosura

Spanish writer (1807-1878)

*November 5th, 1807, Madrid †January 22nd, 1878, Madrid

84

John Greenleaf Whittier

American Quaker poet and advocate of the abolition of slavery (1807-1892)

*December 17th, 1807, Haverhill †September 7th, 1892, Hampton Falls

40

Robert Blum

German democratic politician (1807-1848)

*November 10th, 1807, Cologne †November 9th, 1848, Brigittenau

39

Carl Bagger

Danish writer (1807–1846)

*May 11th, 1807, Copenhagen †October 25th, 1846, Odense

81

James Lambdin

Painter

*May 10th, 1807, Pittsburgh †January 1st, 1889, Philadelphia

69

Julius Schweikert

German physician (1807–1876)

*April 8th, 1807, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †April 25th, 1876, Moscow

68

Karol Libelt

Polish philosopher, publicist, revolutionary and politician (1807-1875)

*April 8th, 1807, Poznań †June 9th, 1875, Brdów

75

Theobald von Rizy

Austrian jurist and politician

*February 11th, 1807, Vienna †May 18th, 1882, Vienna

62

Karl von Rothkirch-Panthen

Austrian politician, Chairman of Bohemian Diet (1807-1870)

*December 2nd, 1807, Sokolica, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship †March 31st, 1870, Prague

86

Moritz Abraham Stern

German mathematician (1807-1894)

*June 29th, 1807, Frankfurt †January 30th, 1894, Zurich

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1807 is a normal year and no leap year.

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