May 4th, 1928

Born on May 4th, 1928

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 35,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 952 days, exactly on November 26th, 2026, people who were born on May 4th, 1928 will be 36,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on May 4th?

May 4th, 2015

The Parliament of Malta moved from the Grandmaster's Palace to the purpose-built Parliament House (pictured).

May 4th, 2000

Ken Livingstone took office as the first mayor of London.

May 4th, 1982

Falklands War: HMS Sheffield was struck by an Exocet missile, killing 20 sailors and leading to its sinking six days later—the first Royal Navy ship sunk in action since World War II.

May 4th, 1979

Margaret Thatcher (pictured) became the first female prime minister of the United Kingdom.

May 4th, 1974

An all-female Japanese team reached the summit of Manaslu in the Himalayas, becoming the first women to climb a peak higher than 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) above sea level.

May 4th, 1942

World War II: Aircraft from Imperial Japanese Navy vessels attacked Allied naval forces, beginning the Battle of the Coral Sea, the first naval action in which the participating ships never sighted or fired directly at each other.

May 4th, 1776

American Revolution: The Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations became the first of the Thirteen Colonies to renounce its allegiance to the British Crown.

May 4th, 1677

Trunajaya rebellion: Dutch East India Company forces under Cornelis Speelman began an attack on Surabaya, Java.

May 4th, 1493

Pope Alexander VI issued the papal bull Inter caetera, establishing a line of demarcation dividing the New World between Spain and Portugal.

May 4th, 1738

The Imperial Theatrical School, now known as Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet, was founded under the reign of Empress Anna. It is the first ballet school in Russia and second in the world.

May 4th, 2019

The inaugural all-female motorsport series, W Series, takes place at Hockenheimring. The race was won by Jamie Chadwick, who would go on to become the inaugural season's champion.

May 4th, 2007

Greensburg, Kansas is almost completely destroyed by a 1.7-mile wide EF5 tornado. It was the first-ever tornado to be rated as such with the new Enhanced Fujita scale.

May 4th, 2002

One hundred three people are killed and 51 are injured in a plane crash near Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano, Nigeria.

May 4th, 2000

Ken Livingstone becomes the first Mayor of London (an office separate from that of the Lord Mayor of London).

May 4th, 1998

A federal judge in Sacramento, California, gives "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski four life sentences plus 30 years after Kaczynski accepts a plea agreement sparing him from the death penalty.

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

Born on May 4th, 1928

91

Hosni Mubarak

President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011

*May 4th, 1928, Kafr el-Muṣīlḥa †February 25th, 2020, Cairo

78

Maynard Ferguson

Canadian jazz musician and bandleader (1928–2006)

*May 4th, 1928, Montreal †August 23rd, 2006, Ventura

88

Bill Mollison

Australian permaculturist

*May 4th, 1928, Stanley †September 24th, 2016, Hobart

95

Betsy Rawls

Professional golfer

*May 4th, 1928, Spartanburg †October 21st, 2023, Lewes

48

Lars Gullin

Swedish musician

*May 4th, 1928, Visby †May 17th, 1976, Vissefjärda

75

Günter Gerlach

German composer

*May 4th, 1928, Berlin †June 8th, 2003, Berlin

83

Renée Franke

German radio host (1928-2011)

*May 4th, 1928, Hamburg †November 9th, 2011, Munich

33

Wolfgang von Trips

German racing driver (1928-1961)

*May 4th, 1928, Cologne †September 10th, 1961, Monza Circuit

93

Thomas Kinsella

Irish writer, poet, translator and publisher (1928–2021)

*May 4th, 1928, Inchicore †December 22nd, 2021, Dublin

90

Joseph Tydings

American politician

*May 4th, 1928, Asheville †October 8th, 2018, Annapolis

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63

Audrey Hepburn

British actress (1929–1993)

*May 4th, 1929, Rue Keyenveld - Keienveldstraat †January 20th, 1993, Tolochenaz

67

Ulrike Meyfarth

German former high jumper

*May 4th, 1956, Frankfurt

89

Ed Cassidy

American drummer (1923–2012)

*May 4th, 1923, Chicago †December 6th, 2012, San Jose

61

Marit Arnstad

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*May 4th, 1962, Skatval

48

Jim Ronny Andersen

Badminton player

*May 4th, 1975, Songdalen Municipality

85

Hartmut Hoffmann

German medievalist

*May 4th, 1930, Berlin †April 16th, 2016, Göttingen

40

Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen

Member of the Danish parliament

*May 4th, 1983, Brovst

93

Katherine Jackson

Matriarch of the Jackson musical family

*May 4th, 1930, Barbour County

78

Peter Boenisch

German journalist and author

*May 4th, 1927, Berlin †July 8th, 2005, Gmund am Tegernsee

42

Benjamin Schüßler

German association football player and manager

*May 4th, 1981, Magdeburg

71

Fritz von Opel

German engineer

*May 4th, 1899, Rüsselsheim am Main †April 8th, 1971, Samedan

75

Erwin Kruk

Polish author (1941-2017)

*May 4th, 1941, Dobrzyń, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship †March 31st, 2017, Olsztyn

39

Sarah Meier

Swiss figure skater

*May 4th, 1984, Bülach

90

Lois de Banzie

American actress

*May 4th, 1930, Glasgow †April 3rd, 2021, Greenbrae

36

Cesc Fàbregas

Spanish professional footballer

*May 4th, 1987, Arenys de Mar

50

Katrin Apel

German biathlete

*May 4th, 1973, Erfurt

80

Umberto Masetti

Italian motorcycle racer

*May 4th, 1926, Parma †May 28th, 2006, Maranello

31

Keith Haring

American artist and social activist (1958–1990)

*May 4th, 1958, Reading †February 16th, 1990, Manhattan

79

Amos Oz

Israeli writer, novelist, journalist and intellectual (1939–2018)

*May 4th, 1939, Jerusalem †December 28th, 2018, Tel Aviv

69

Liz Robertson

British actress

*May 4th, 1954, Ilford

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89

Egil Monn-Iversen

Norwegian composer, conductor and producer

*April 14th, 1928, Oslo †July 7th, 2017, Oslo

88

Søren Elung Jensen

Actor (1928-2017)

*July 7th, 1928, Odense †January 22nd, 2017, Hellerup

95

Noam Chomsky

American linguist and activist (born 1928)

*December 7th, 1928, East Oak Lane

39

Che Guevara

Argentine Marxist revolutionary (1928–1967)

*June 14th, 1928, Rosario †October 9th, 1967, La Higuera

86

Maya Angelou

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

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

95

Aníbal Abreu

Venezuelan composer

*December 14th, 1928, Caracas

77

Heinz Melkus

German racing driver (1928-2005)

*April 20th, 1928, Dresden †September 5th, 2005, Dresden

86

Horst Köbbert

German television presenter (1928-2014)

*February 12th, 1928, Rostock †July 11th, 2014, Rostock

77

Axel Strøbye

Danish film actor

*February 22nd, 1928, Frederiksberg †July 12th, 2005, Copenhagen

80

Karl-Michael Vogler

German actor

*August 28th, 1928, Remscheid †June 9th, 2009, Seehausen am Staffelsee

81

Inge Taubert

German historian

*October 11th, 1928, Zwickau †December 19th, 2009, Raschau-Markersbach

71

Rigobert Günther

German historian of classical antiquity (1928-2000)

*May 18th, 1928, Magdeburg †April 2nd, 2000, Leipzig

95

Jean-Marie Le Pen

French politician

*June 20th, 1928, La Trinité-sur-Mer

89

Alberto Zedda

Italian conductor (1928-2017)

*January 2nd, 1928, Milan †March 6th, 2017, Pesaro

89

Bengt Gustavsson

Swedish footballer (1928-2017)

*January 13th, 1928, Ringarum †February 16th, 2017, Norrköping

89

Bab Christensen

Norwegian actress (1928-2017)

*January 8th, 1928, Oslo †April 10th, 2017, Oslo

95

Frank Borman

American astronaut

*March 14th, 1928, Gary †November 7th, 2023, Billings

58

Andy Warhol

American artist, film director, and producer (1928–1987)

*August 6th, 1928, Pittsburgh †February 22nd, 1987, New York City

96

Paul Dooley

American actor, writer, and comedian

*February 22nd, 1928, Parkersburg

93

Estelle Harris

American actress (1928–2022)

*April 22nd, 1928, New York City †April 2nd, 2022, Palm Desert

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Leap year

Yes: 1928 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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