August 4th, 1816

Born on August 4th, 1816

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

Born on August 4th, 1816

89

Russell Sage

American financier and congressman for New York (1816–1906)

*August 4th, 1816, Verona †July 22nd, 1906, New York City

85

Richard Leach Maddox

English photographer, inventor and physician

*August 4th, 1816, England †May 11th, 1902, Southampton

Same year
Born in 1816

78

Rudolf von Gneist

German politician (1816–1895)

*August 13th, 1816, Berlin †July 22nd, 1895, Berlin

75

Werner von Siemens

German electrical engineer, inventor and industrialist (1816-1892)

*December 13th, 1816, Lenthe †December 6th, 1892, Charlottenburg

78

Gustav Freytag

German writer and politician (1816-1895)

*July 13th, 1816, Kluczbork †April 30th, 1895, Wiesbaden

38

Charlotte Brontë

British novelist and poet (1816-1855)

*April 21st, 1816, Thornton †March 31st, 1855, Haworth

62

Paul Gervais

French paleontologist and entomologist (1816-1879)

*September 26th, 1816, Paris †February 10th, 1879, Paris

59

Charlotte Cushman

American actress (1816-1876)

*July 23rd, 1816, Boston †February 18th, 1876, Boston

66

Arthur de Gobineau

French diplomat and writer known for racial theories (1816–1882)

*July 14th, 1816, Ville-d'Avray †October 13th, 1882, Turin

71

Eugène Pottier

French politician (1816-1887)

*October 4th, 1816, Paris †November 6th, 1887, Paris

86

Laureano Figuerola

Spanish author (1816-1903)

*July 4th, 1816, Calaf †February 28th, 1903, Madrid

52

Emanuel Leutze

American artist (1816-1868)

*May 24th, 1816, Schwäbisch Gmünd †July 18th, 1868, Washington, D.C.

84

John Charles Ryle

Anglican bishop (1816–1900)

*May 10th, 1816, Macclesfield †June 10th, 1900, Lowestoft

89

Jean Cabanis

German ornithologist (1816-1906)

*March 8th, 1816, Berlin †February 20th, 1906, Friedrichshagen

72

Christian August Selmer

2nd Prime Minister of Norway (1816–1889)

*November 16th, 1816, Halden Municipality †November 1st, 1889, Christiania

71

Thomas Russell Crampton

British engineer (1816–1888)

*August 6th, 1816, Broadstairs †April 19th, 1888, London

50

Moriz Heider

Austrian dentist (1816–1866)

*January 1st, 1816, Vienna †January 1st, 1866, Vienna

78

Christian Bernhard Tauchnitz

German publisher

*August 25th, 1816, Naumburg †August 13th, 1895, Leipzig

73

John Palmer Usher

American politician (1816–1889)

*January 9th, 1816, Brookfield †April 13th, 1889, Philadelphia

49

Paola Elisabetta Cerioli

Italian nun

*January 28th, 1816, Soncino †December 24th, 1865, Seriate

94

Simon Aichner

Austrian priest (1816-1910)

*October 19th, 1816, Terenten †November 1st, 1910, Neustift Abbey

78

William Crawford Williamson

English naturalist and palaeobotanist (1816-1895)

*November 24th, 1816, Scarborough †June 23rd, 1895, London

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Leap year

Yes: 1816 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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