March 4th, 1888

Born on March 4th, 1888

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 453 days, exactly on October 22nd, 2027, people who were born on March 4th, 1888 will be 51,000 days old!

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What happened on March 4th?

March 4th, 1773

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart departed Italy after the last of his three journeys there.

March 4th, 0852

Trpimir I, the founder of the Trpimirović dynasty of Croatia, issued a document that contains the first known use of the name Croats.

March 4th, 1848

King Charles Albert of Sardinia signs the Statuto Albertino, which would later serve as the constitution for the Kingdom of Italy.

March 4th, 2017

Construction began on a 69-metre (226 ft) statue of the Buddha at Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen in Bangkok.

March 4th, 2009

President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan was indicted by the International Criminal Court on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the War in Darfur.

March 4th, 2007

Fourteen-year-old English schoolgirl Charlotte Shaw drowned on Dartmoor, becoming the first person to die in connection with the annual Ten Tors challenge.

March 4th, 1990

College basketball player Hank Gathers died after collapsing during a West Coast Conference tournament semifinal game in Los Angeles.

March 4th, 1987

U.S. president Ronald Reagan made a nationally televised address in which he accepted full responsibility for illegal actions in the Iran–Contra affair.

March 4th, 1979

The space probe Voyager 1 discovered the rings of Jupiter, the third ring system to be discovered in the Solar System, after those of Saturn and Uranus.

March 4th, 1966

During an interview, John Lennon of the Beatles argued that the band had become "more popular than Jesus".

March 4th, 1943

The Holocaust: Almost all Jews in Bulgarian-occupied Western Thrace were deported to Treblinka extermination camp to be killed.

March 4th, 1941

Second World War: British Commandos successfully executed a raid on the Lofoten Islands in German-occupied Norway.

March 4th, 1933

Frances Perkins was appointed United States Secretary of Labor, making her the first female member of the Cabinet.

March 4th, 1918

A case of influenza was recorded at Camp Funston, Kansas, United States, conventionally marking the beginning of the Spanish flu pandemic.

March 4th, 1899

Cyclone Mahina struck Bathurst Bay, Queensland, killing more than 300 people in one of the deadliest natural disasters in Australian history.

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

Born on March 4th, 1888

43

Knute Rockne

American football player and coach (1888–1931)

*March 4th, 1888, Voss †March 31st, 1931, Bazaar

70

Gerard Bunk

Dutch composer, pianist, and organist

*March 4th, 1888, Rotterdam †September 13th, 1958, Kamen

54

Rafaela Ottiano

Italian actress

*March 4th, 1888, Venice †August 18th, 1942, East Boston

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Born in 1888

85

Oswald Menghin

Austrian prehistorian

*April 19th, 1888, Merano †November 29th, 1973, Buenos Aires

88

Hermann Pünder

German politician (1888-1976)

*April 1st, 1888, Trier †October 3rd, 1976, Fulda

87

Hans Thirring

Austrian physicist (1888-1976)

*March 23rd, 1888, Vienna †March 22nd, 1976, Vienna

76

T. S. Eliot

US-born British poet (1888–1965)

*September 26th, 1888, St. Louis †January 4th, 1965, Kensington

101

Irving Berlin

American composer and lyricist (1888–1989)

*May 11th, 1888, Talačyn †September 22nd, 1989, New York City

73

Werner Jaeger

German-american classical philologist (1888-1961)

*July 30th, 1888, Lobberich †October 19th, 1961, Cambridge

65

Eugene O'Neill

American playwright (1888–1953)

*October 16th, 1888, New York City †November 27th, 1953, Boston

88

Edith Evans

British actress (1888–1976)

*February 8th, 1888, London †October 14th, 1976, Cranbrook

72

Vicki Baum

Austrian writer

*January 24th, 1888, Vienna †August 29th, 1960, Hollywood

90

Jean Monnet

French political economist regarded by as a chief architect of European unity (1888-1979)

*November 9th, 1888, Cognac †March 16th, 1979, Bazoches-sur-Guyonne

77

Clemence Dane

English novelist (1888-1965)

*February 21st, 1888, London Borough of Lewisham †March 28th, 1965, London

58

Antoinette Perry

American actress, stage director and co-founder of the American Theatre Wing

*June 27th, 1888, Denver †June 28th, 1946, Manhattan

81

Otto Stern

German-American physicist (1888–1969)

*February 17th, 1888, Żory †August 17th, 1969, Berkeley

57

John Logie Baird

Scottish inventor, demonstrating the world's first working television

*August 14th, 1888, Helensburgh †June 14th, 1946, Bexhill-on-Sea

85

Sol Hurok

Ukraine-born American impresario

*April 9th, 1888, Pogar †March 5th, 1974, New York City

30

Maurice Boyau

French rugby union player (1888-1918)

*May 8th, 1888, Sidi M'Hamed †September 16th, 1918, Mars-la-Tour

90

Mimie Wood

New Zealand secretary, accountant and librarian

*December 4th, 1888, Dunedin †August 25th, 1979, Crofton Downs

36

Jacob Bolotin

American physician (1888-1924)

*January 3rd, 1888, Chicago †April 1st, 1924, Chicago

80

Giacomo Acerbo

Italian economist and politician (1888-1969)

*July 25th, 1888, Loreto Aprutino †January 9th, 1969, Rome

73

Gottlieb Duttweiler

Swiss businessman and politician (1888-1962)

*August 15th, 1888, Zurich †June 8th, 1962, Zurich

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Public holidays on March 4th

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Leap year

Yes: 1888 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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