April 4th, 1881

Born on April 4th, 1881

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What happened on April 4th?

January 1st, 1970

Roman consul Agrippa Menenius Lanatus celebrated a triumph for a military victory over the Sabines.

April 4th, 1988

Evan Mecham, Governor of Arizona, was removed from office after being convicted in his impeachment trial.

April 4th, 1975

Vietnam War: On a mission to evacuate children from South Vietnam, a U.S. Air Force plane crash-landed at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, killing 78 children and 60 others.

April 4th, 1973

A year after the completion of the second of the complex's twin towers, the World Trade Center in New York City was officially dedicated.

April 4th, 1968

American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (pictured) was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.

April 4th, 1949

Twelve nations signed the North Atlantic Treaty, establishing NATO, an international military alliance whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party.

April 4th, 1873

The Kennel Club, the world's oldest kennel club, was founded in the United Kingdom after Sewallis Shirley became frustrated by trying to organise dog shows without a consistent set of rules.

April 4th, 1866

Russian tsar Alexander II narrowly survived an assassination attempt by Dmitry Karakozov.

April 4th, 1841

William Henry Harrison (pictured) became the first U.S. president to die in office, sparking a brief constitutional crisis regarding questions of presidential succession that were unanswered by the U.S. Constitution.

April 4th, 1268

The Byzantine Empire and the Republic of Venice signed a five-year peace treaty.

April 4th, 2023

Finland becomes a member of NATO after Turkey accepts its membership request.

April 4th, 2011

Georgian Airways Flight 834 crashes at N'djili Airport in Kinshasa, killing 32.

April 4th, 2010

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake hits south of the Mexico-USA border, killing two and damaging buildings across the two countries.

April 4th, 2009

France announces its return to full participation of its military forces within NATO.

April 4th, 2002

The MPLA government of Angola and UNITA rebels sign a peace treaty ending the Angolan Civil War.

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

Born on April 4th, 1881

60

Amalia Guglielminetti

Italian poet

*April 4th, 1881, Turin †December 4th, 1941, Turin

63

Gertrud von Puttkamer

German writer and poet

*April 4th, 1881, Chernyshevskoye †September 30th, 1944, Katzenelnbogen

77

Wilhelm Büning

German architect and university professor (1881-1958)

*April 4th, 1881, Borken †August 2nd, 1958, Berlin

69

Timothy O'Donovan

Irish politician (1881-1951)

*April 4th, 1881, County Cork †January 1st, 1951

Same Day
Who's birthday is on April 4th?

27

Victor Leksell

Swedish singer

*April 4th, 1997, Torslanda

93

José Luis Álvarez Álvarez

Spanish politician and diplomat (1930-2023)

*April 4th, 1930, Madrid †August 23rd, 2023, Cartagena

86

Maya Angelou

American poet, author, and civil rights activist (1928–2014)

*April 4th, 1928, St. Louis †May 28th, 2014, Winston-Salem

77

Wiranto

Indonesian politician

*April 4th, 1947, Yogyakarta City

78

Oscar Fulloné

Argentine association football player and manager (1939-2017)

*April 4th, 1939, La Plata †May 22nd, 2017, Casablanca

42

Agnes Ayres

American actress (1892–1940)

*April 4th, 1898, Carbondale †December 25th, 1940, Los Angeles

26

Ayliva

German singer-songwriter Turkish Origin

*April 4th, 1998, Recklinghausen

61

Gustav Goßler

German rower

*April 4th, 1879, Hamburg †April 4th, 1940

60

Anthony Perkins

American actor, director, and singer (1932–1992)

*April 4th, 1932, New York City †September 12th, 1992, Hollywood

60

David Cross

American stand-up comedian and actor (born 1964)

*April 4th, 1964, Roswell

57

Remy de Gourmont

French writer

*April 4th, 1858, Bazoches-au-Houlme †September 27th, 1915, 15th arrondissement of Paris

59

Robert Downey Jr.

American actor (born 1965)

*April 4th, 1965, Manhattan

92

Clive Davis

American music executive (born 1932)

*April 4th, 1932, Brooklyn

94

Elizabeth Wilson

American actress (1921-2015)

*April 4th, 1921, Grand Rapids †May 9th, 2015, New Haven

74

Christine Lahti

American actress and director (born 1950)

*April 4th, 1950, Birmingham

28

Heath Ledger

Australian actor (1979–2008)

*April 4th, 1979, Perth †January 22nd, 2008, Manhattan

59

Isoroku Yamamoto

Japanese Marshal Admiral

*April 4th, 1884, Nagaoka †April 18th, 1943, Bougainville Island

81

Lars Ahlin

Swedish author and aesthetiian

*April 4th, 1915, Sundsvall †March 11th, 1997, Stockholm

76

Pick Withers

English rock and jazz drummer

*April 4th, 1948, Leicester

61

Graham Norton

Irish comedian, actor and television host

*April 4th, 1963, Clondalkin

Same year
Born in 1881

91

Pablo Picasso

Spanish painter and sculptor (1881–1973)

*October 25th, 1881, Málaga †April 8th, 1973, Mas Notre-Dame-de-Vie de Mougins

91

George Alan Thomas

English badminton, chess and tennis player

*June 14th, 1881, Tarabya †July 23rd, 1972, London

88

Dora Boothby

English badminton and tennis player

*August 2nd, 1881, Finchley †February 22nd, 1970, Hammersmith

63

Harry Hillman

American athletics competitor

*September 8th, 1881, Brooklyn †August 9th, 1945, Hanover

49

Anna Pavlova

Russian ballet dancer

*February 12th, 1881, Saint Petersburg †January 23rd, 1931, The Hague

73

Alcide De Gasperi

Italian politician and founder of the Christian Democratic Party (1881-1954)

*April 3rd, 1881, Pieve Tesino †August 19th, 1954, Borgo Valsugana

81

John XXIII

Head of the Catholic Church from 1958 to 1963 (1881-1963)

*November 25th, 1881, Sotto il Monte Giovanni XXIII †June 3rd, 1963, Apostolic Palace

73

Alexander Fleming

Scottish biologist, pharmacologist, botanist, and Nobel laureate (1881–1955)

*August 6th, 1881, Lochfield †March 11th, 1955, London

93

P. G. Wodehouse

English author (1881–1975)

*October 15th, 1881, Guildford †February 14th, 1975, Village of Southampton

64

Béla Bartók

Hungarian composer and pianist

*March 25th, 1881, Sânnicolau Mare †September 26th, 1945, New York City

60

Stefan Zweig

Austrian writer (1881-1942)

*November 28th, 1881, Vienna †February 23rd, 1942, Petrópolis

84

Eleanor Farjeon

English children's writer

*February 13th, 1881, London †June 5th, 1965, Hampstead

77

Roger Martin du Gard

French writer

*March 23rd, 1881, Neuilly-sur-Seine †August 22nd, 1958, Château du Tertre

62

Ulrich von Hassell

German diplomat and resistance fighter against National Socialism (1881–1944)

*November 12th, 1881, Anklam †September 8th, 1944, Plötzensee Prison

76

Clinton Davisson

American physicist (1881-1958)

*October 22nd, 1881, Bloomington †February 1st, 1958, Charlottesville

80

Felix Rütten

German priest, church historian, theologian and historian (1881-1961)

*January 7th, 1881, Kempen †December 18th, 1961, Kempen

76

Irving Langmuir

American chemist and physicist

*January 31st, 1881, Brooklyn †August 16th, 1957, Woods Hole

76

Juan Ramón Jiménez

Spanish poet

*December 23rd, 1881, Moguer †May 29th, 1958, San Juan

77

Cecil B. DeMille

American film director, producer and actor (1881–1959)

*August 12th, 1881, Ashfield †January 21st, 1959, Hollywood

92

Ludwig von Mises

Austrian-American economist

*September 29th, 1881, Lviv †October 10th, 1973, New York City

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Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on April 4th.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1881 is a normal year and no leap year.

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