October 4th, 1916

Born on October 4th, 1916

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on October 4th?

October 4th, 2003

A suicide bomber killed 21 people, including a two-month-old baby, and injured 60 others inside a restaurant in Haifa, Israel.

October 4th, 1957

The Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth, was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

October 4th, 1943

World War II: Allied forces execute Operation Leader, an air raid against German shipping near Bodø, Norway.

October 4th, 1941

Willie Gillis, one of Norman Rockwell's trademark characters, debuted on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post.

October 4th, 1925

Great Syrian Revolt: Rebels led by Fawzi al-Qawuqji captured the city of Hama from the French Mandate of Syria.

October 4th, 1918

An ammunition plant in Sayreville, New Jersey, U.S., exploded, killing around 100 people and destroying more than 300 buildings.

October 4th, 1917

First World War: The Allies devastated the German defence at the Battle of Broodseinde, prompting a crisis among German commanders and causing a severe loss of morale in the 4th Army.

October 4th, 1876

Texas A&M University opened as the first public institution of higher education in the U.S. state.

October 4th, 1862

American Civil War: Union forces capture Galveston, Texas.

October 4th, 1633

Forces from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth break the Russian siege of Smolensk.

October 4th, 1448

Skanderbeg and Gjergj Arianiti sign a peace treaty to end the Albanian–Venetian War.

October 4th, 1363

Red Turban Rebellions: The rebel leader Zhu Yuanzhang won the Battle of Lake Poyang by deploying ships intentionally set aflame when the emperor tried to escape.

October 4th, 1209

Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor (seal pictured), was crowned.

October 4th, 2003

The Maxim restaurant suicide bombing in Israel kills twenty-one Israelis, both Jews and Arabs.

October 4th, 2001

Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 crashes after being struck by an errant Ukrainian missile. Seventy-eight people are killed.

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

Born on October 4th, 1916

85

George Sidney

American film director and producer (1916-2002)

*October 4th, 1916, Long Island †May 5th, 2002, Las Vegas

77

Robin Raymond

American actress (1916-1994)

*October 4th, 1916, Illinois †June 20th, 1994, Los Angeles

89

Anton Edward Rupert

Afrikaner South African billionaire entrepreneur, businessman and conservationist

*October 4th, 1916, Graaff-Reinet †January 18th, 2006, Stellenbosch

89

Francine Bloch

French musicologist

*October 4th, 1916, 6th arrondissement of Lyon †October 28th, 2005, Issy-les-Moulineaux

89

Jan Murray

American actor and comedian (1916-2006)

*October 4th, 1916, The Bronx †July 2nd, 2006, Beverly Hills

81

Ken Wood

British businessman (1916-1997)

*October 4th, 1916, Lewisham †October 19th, 1997

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97

Pierre Riché

French historian (1921-2019)

*October 4th, 1921, 14th arrondissement of Paris †May 6th, 2019, Ivry-sur-Seine

24

Lit Killah

Argentine rapper and singer

*October 4th, 1999, González Catán

84

Charlton Heston

American actor and political activist (1923–2008)

*October 4th, 1923, Evanston †April 5th, 2008, Beverly Hills

88

Cécile Odartchenko

French publisher and writer

*October 4th, 1935, Courbevoie

40

Ueli Steck

Swiss mountaineer and rock climber (1976-2017)

*October 4th, 1976, Langnau im Emmental †April 30th, 2017, Nuptse

77

Pierre Taittinger

French politician

*October 4th, 1887, 18th arrondissement of Paris †January 22nd, 1965, Paris

80

Anne Rice

American writer

*October 4th, 1941, New Orleans †December 11th, 2021, Rancho Mirage

56

Liev Schreiber

American actor

*October 4th, 1967, San Francisco

77

Susan Sarandon

American actress and activist

*October 4th, 1946, New York City

83

Brendan Gill

American journalist

*October 4th, 1914, Hartford †December 27th, 1997, New York City

70

Buster Keaton

American actor, comedian, and filmmaker (1895–1966)

*October 4th, 1895, Piqua †February 1st, 1966, Woodland Hills

85

Kurt Wüthrich

Swiss chemist

*October 4th, 1938, Aarberg

70

Rutherford B. Hayes

President of the United States from 1877 to 1881

*October 4th, 1822, Delaware †January 17th, 1893, Fremont

101

María Teresa Sesé

Spanish writer of romance novels

*October 4th, 1917, San Sebastián †November 30th, 2018

62

Jon Secada

Cuban-American singer

*October 4th, 1961, Havana

71

Ernst Helwing

German historian

*October 4th, 1803, Lemgo †April 25th, 1875

81

Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir

Icelandic politician

*October 4th, 1942, Reykjavík

34

Viktoria Rebensburg

German alpine skier

*October 4th, 1989, Kreuth

87

Alvin Toffler

American writer, futurist and businessman

*October 4th, 1928, New York City †June 27th, 2016, Los Angeles

79

Kenichi Fukui

Japanese chemist (1918-1998)

*October 4th, 1918, Heijō †January 9th, 1998, Kyoto

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89

Phil Brown

American actor (1916–2006)

*April 30th, 1916, Cambridge †February 9th, 2006, Woodland Hills

100

Jean Rouverol

American actress and screenwriter

*July 8th, 1916, St. Louis †March 24th, 2017, Dover

89

Geoffrey Keen

English actor (1916–2005)

*August 21st, 1916, Wallingford †November 3rd, 2005, Northwood

101

Harry Huskey

American computer design pioneer (1916-2017)

*January 19th, 1916, Whittier †April 9th, 2017, Santa Cruz

79

François Mitterrand

21st President of the French Republic from 1981 to 1995

*October 26th, 1916, Jarnac †January 8th, 1996, 7th arrondissement of Paris

71

Jackie Gleason

American comedian and actor (1916-1987)

*February 26th, 1916, Brooklyn †June 24th, 1987, Fort Lauderdale

103

Kirk Douglas

American stage and film actor (1916–2020)

*December 9th, 1916, Amsterdam †February 5th, 2020, Beverly Hills

101

Jacque Fresco

American futurist and self-described social engineer

*March 13th, 1916, Brooklyn †May 18th, 2017, Sebring

88

Francis Crick

British molecular biologist, biophysicist, neuroscientist; co-discoverer of the structure of DNA

*June 8th, 1916, Northampton †July 28th, 2004, La Jolla

107

Friedrich Grade

German engineer and naval officer

*March 29th, 1916, Büdelsdorf †October 13th, 2023, Bornheim

101

Bernard Lewis

British-American historian (1916–2018)

*May 31st, 1916, London †May 19th, 2018, Voorhees Township

79

Harold Wilson

British politician

*March 11th, 1916, Huddersfield †May 24th, 1995, London

104

Olivia de Havilland

English and American actress (1916–2020)

*July 1st, 1916, Tokyo †July 26th, 2020, 16th arrondissement of Paris

93

Vitaly Ginzburg

Russian physicist

*September 21st, 1916, Moscow †November 8th, 2009, Moscow

84

Sirimavo Bandaranaike

Prime Minister of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka) from 1960–65, 1970–77, 1994–2000

*April 17th, 1916, Baḷangoḍa †October 10th, 2000, Colombo

87

Maurice Wilkins

New Zealand-born English physicist and biologist

*December 15th, 1916, Pongaroa †October 5th, 2004, Blackheath

101

Sam Beazley

British actor

*March 29th, 1916, Kensington †June 12th, 2017, London

100

João Havelange

Brazilian businessman and athlete (1916-2016)

*May 8th, 1916, Rio de Janeiro †August 16th, 2016, Rio de Janeiro

89

Edward Heath

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974

*July 9th, 1916, Broadstairs †July 17th, 2005, Salisbury

77

Mark Stevens

American actor (1916–1994)

*December 13th, 1916, Cleveland †September 15th, 1994, Spain

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Public holidays on October 4th

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

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1916 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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