April 4th, 1898

Born on April 4th, 1898

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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, 1920

The four-day Nebi Musa riots commence.

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.

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

Born on April 4th, 1898

42

Agnes Ayres

American actress (1892–1940)

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

45

Theodor Habicht

German national socialist politician (1898-1944)

*April 4th, 1898, Wiesbaden †January 31st, 1944, Newel

73

Philipp Lersch

German psychologist and philosopher (1898-1972)

*April 4th, 1898, Munich †March 15th, 1972, Munich

70

Marie Ahlers

German politician (1898-1968)

*April 4th, 1898, Siersleben †August 17th, 1968, East Berlin

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93

José Luis Álvarez Álvarez

Spanish politician and diplomat (1930-2023)

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

27

Victor Leksell

Swedish singer

*April 4th, 1997, Torslanda

26

Ayliva

German singer-songwriter Turkish Origin

*April 4th, 1998, Recklinghausen

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

59

Robert E. Sherwood

American writer

*April 4th, 1896, New Rochelle †November 4th, 1955, New York City

58

Stefan Mappus

German politician, former PM of Baden-Württemberg

*April 4th, 1966, Pforzheim

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

94

Elizabeth Wilson

American actress (1921-2015)

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

92

Clive Davis

American music executive (born 1932)

*April 4th, 1932, Brooklyn

81

Lars Ahlin

Swedish author and aesthetiian

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

59

Robert Downey Jr.

American actor (born 1965)

*April 4th, 1965, Manhattan

74

Christine Lahti

American actress and director (born 1950)

*April 4th, 1950, Birmingham

76

Pick Withers

English rock and jazz drummer

*April 4th, 1948, Leicester

28

Heath Ledger

Australian actor (1979–2008)

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

88

Hans Grodotzki

East German athletics competitor

*April 4th, 1936, Pasłęk

61

Graham Norton

Irish comedian, actor and television host

*April 4th, 1963, Clondalkin

90

Catherine Tizard

New Zealand viceroy, academic, public administrator

*April 4th, 1931, Auckland †October 31st, 2021, Auckland

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83

Marta Linz

Hungarian violinist, composer, conductor

*December 21st, 1898, Budapest †January 11th, 1982, Berlin

72

Johannes S. Andersen

Norwegian criminal, businessman and resistance fighter during the Second World War

*July 9th, 1898, Oslo †July 29th, 1970, Horten

78

Franz Altheim

German historian (1898-1976)

*October 6th, 1898, Frankfurt †October 17th, 1976, Münster

77

Ernst Meyer

German historian of classical antiquity (1898-1975)

*February 21st, 1898, Pinneberg †November 18th, 1975, Zürich

50

Sergei Eisenstein

Soviet filmmaker (1898–1948)

*January 10th, 1898, Riga †February 11th, 1948, Moscow

77

Paul Robeson

American singer, actor, and political activist (1898–1976)

*April 9th, 1898, Princeton †January 23rd, 1976, Philadelphia

58

Bertolt Brecht

German poet, playwright, theatre director (1898-1956)

*February 10th, 1898, Augsburg †August 14th, 1956, East Berlin

38

Federico García Lorca

Spanish poet, dramatist and theatre director (1898–1936)

*June 5th, 1898, Fuente Vaqueros †July 31st, 1936, Víznar

94

Shirley Booth

American actress (1898–1992)

*August 30th, 1898, Brooklyn †October 16th, 1992, Chatham

78

Alvar Aalto

Finnish architect and designer (1898–1976)

*February 3rd, 1898, Kuortane †May 11th, 1976, Helsinki

80

Golda Meir

Prime Minister of Israel from 1969 to 1974

*April 21st, 1898, Ukraine †December 8th, 1978, Jerusalem

89

Giuseppe Saragat

5th President of Italy (1898-1988)

*September 19th, 1898, Turin †June 11th, 1988, Rome

38

George Gershwin

American composer and pianist (1898–1937)

*September 26th, 1898, Brooklyn †July 11th, 1937, Hollywood

44

Stephen Vincent Benét

American poet, short story writer, novelist

*July 22nd, 1898, Bethlehem †March 13th, 1943, New York City

71

Helene Wessel

German politician (1898-1969)

*July 6th, 1898, Hörde †October 13th, 1969, Bonn

76

Umm Kulthum

Egyptian singer, songwriter, and film actress

*December 31st, 1898, Tamay Ez-Zahayra †February 3rd, 1975, Cairo

72

Theodor Lohrmann

German association football player

*September 7th, 1898, Heidelberg †September 4th, 1971

70

Marianne von Angern

German author

*August 24th, 1898, Sopron †January 1st, 1969, Aachen

81

Herbert Marcuse

German philosopher, sociologist, and political theorist (1898–1979)

*July 19th, 1898, Berlin †July 29th, 1979, Starnberg

68

Robert Keith

American actor (1898–1966)

*February 10th, 1898, Fowler †December 22nd, 1966, Los Angeles

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1898 is a normal year and no leap year.

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