October 4th, 1920

Born on October 4th, 1920

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on October 4th, 1920?

October 4th, 1920

The Mannerheim League for Child Welfare, a Finnish non-governmental organization, is founded on the initiative of Sophie Mannerheim.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mannerheim_League_for_Child_Welfare

What else 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.

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

Born on October 4th, 1920

84

Pietro Consagra

Italian artist (1920-2005)

*October 4th, 1920, Mazara del Vallo †July 16th, 2005, Milan

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

97

Pierre Riché

French historian (1921-2019)

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

84

Charlton Heston

American actor and political activist (1923–2008)

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

24

Lit Killah

Argentine rapper and singer

*October 4th, 1999, González Catán

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

80

Anne Rice

American writer

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

77

Pierre Taittinger

French politician

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

56

Liev Schreiber

American actor

*October 4th, 1967, San Francisco

77

Susan Sarandon

American actress and activist

*October 4th, 1946, New York City

85

Kurt Wüthrich

Swiss chemist

*October 4th, 1938, Aarberg

70

Buster Keaton

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

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

87

Alvin Toffler

American writer, futurist and businessman

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

68

Milada Mladova

Actress

*October 4th, 1921, Oklahoma City †October 12th, 1989, North Olmsted

81

Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir

Icelandic politician

*October 4th, 1942, Reykjavík

70

Rutherford B. Hayes

President of the United States from 1877 to 1881

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

62

Jon Secada

Cuban-American singer

*October 4th, 1961, Havana

34

Viktoria Rebensburg

German alpine skier

*October 4th, 1989, Kreuth

71

Ernst Helwing

German historian

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

36

Ryan Shawcross

English association football player (born 1987)

*October 4th, 1987, Chester

79

Kenichi Fukui

Japanese chemist (1918-1998)

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

Same year
Born in 1920

65

Yul Brynner

Russian-born actor (1920–1985)

*July 11th, 1920, Vladivostok †October 10th, 1985, New York City

79

Juan de Arespacochaga

Spanish diplomat

*January 27th, 1920, Madrid †October 1st, 1999, Madrid

87

Laraine Day

American actress (1920–2007)

*October 13th, 1920, Roosevelt †November 10th, 2007, Ivins

90

John Crawford

American actor (1920-2010)

*September 13th, 1920, Colfax †September 21st, 2010, Thousand Oaks

79

Walter Matthau

American actor, comedian and film director (1920–2000)

*October 1st, 1920, New York City †July 1st, 2000, Santa Monica

84

John Paul II

264th pope of the Catholic Church

*May 18th, 1920, Wadowice †April 2nd, 2005, Apostolic Palace

97

Heinz Kessler

German military officer, Armeegeneral in the former National People's Army of East Germany (1920-2017)

*January 26th, 1920, Lubań †May 2nd, 2017, Berlin

73

Federico Fellini

Italian filmmaker (1920–1993)

*January 20th, 1920, Rimini †October 31st, 1993, Rome

77

Toshirō Mifune

Japanese actor (1920–1997)

*April 1st, 1920, Qingdao †December 24th, 1997, Tokyo

80

Ingeborg Meyer-Rey

German illustrator (1920-2001)

*December 14th, 1920, Berlin †April 4th, 2001, Berlin

79

Johannes Irmscher

German classical philologist

*September 14th, 1920, Dresden †May 23rd, 2000, Rome

96

Edward Lunn Young

American politician (1920-2017)

*September 7th, 1920, Florence †May 9th, 2017, Florence

81

Peggy Lee

American recording artist; singer, songwriter, composer and actress (1920-2002)

*May 26th, 1920, Jamestown †January 21st, 2002, Los Angeles

95

Eva Henning

Swedish actress (1920-2016)

*May 10th, 1920, Newark †April 18th, 2016, Oslo

86

Tige Andrews

American actor (1920-2007)

*March 19th, 1920, Brooklyn †January 27th, 2007, Encino

85

Keith Andes

Actor

*July 12th, 1920, Ocean City †November 11th, 2005, Santa Clarita

91

Ray Bradbury

American author and screenwriter

*August 22nd, 1920, Waukegan †June 5th, 2012, Los Angeles

94

Richard von Weizsäcker

President of Germany from 1984 to 1994

*April 15th, 1920, New Palace †January 31st, 2015, Berlin

65

Michel Audiard

French screenwriter and film director (1920–1985)

*May 15th, 1920, 14th arrondissement of Paris †July 28th, 1985, Dourdan

78

Helmuth Johannsen

German association football manager (1920–1998)

*February 27th, 1920, Hamburg †November 3rd, 1998, Hamburg

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Public holidays on October 4th

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

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Leap year

Yes: 1920 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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