October 4th, 1932

Born on October 4th, 1932

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, 1932

76

Edward Judd

British actor (1932-2009)

*October 4th, 1932, Shanghai †February 24th, 2009, Mitcham

91

Ann Thwaite

British biographer

*October 4th, 1932, Hampstead

91

Étienne Davignon, 1st Count Davignon

Belgian businessman, executive, diplomat, top official

*October 4th, 1932, Budapest

91

Felicia Farr

Actress

*October 4th, 1932, Westchester County

79

Hal Patterson

American player of Canadian football (1932–2011)

*October 4th, 1932, Larned †November 21st, 2011, Kinsley

85

Joaquín Cortizo

Spanish association football player (1932-2018)

*October 4th, 1932, Ribadavia †January 4th, 2018, Las Infantas

85

Stan Dragoti

American film director (1932-2018)

*October 4th, 1932, New York City †July 13th, 2018, Los Angeles

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Who's birthday is on October 4th?

88

Cécile Odartchenko

French publisher and writer

*October 4th, 1935, Courbevoie

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

80

Anne Rice

American writer

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

84

Charlton Heston

American actor and political activist (1923–2008)

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

40

Ueli Steck

Swiss mountaineer and rock climber (1976-2017)

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

77

Susan Sarandon

American actress and activist

*October 4th, 1946, New York City

85

Kurt Wüthrich

Swiss chemist

*October 4th, 1938, Aarberg

56

Liev Schreiber

American actor

*October 4th, 1967, San Francisco

77

Pierre Taittinger

French politician

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

87

Alvin Toffler

American writer, futurist and businessman

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

81

Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir

Icelandic politician

*October 4th, 1942, Reykjavík

62

Jon Secada

Cuban-American singer

*October 4th, 1961, Havana

81

Mircea Albulescu

Romanian actor

*October 4th, 1934, Bucharest †April 8th, 2016, Bucharest

78

Clifton Davis

American actor, musician and minister

*October 4th, 1945, Chicago

90

Sandhya Mukhopadhyay

Indian singer

*October 4th, 1931, Dhakuria †February 15th, 2022, Kolkata

34

Viktoria Rebensburg

German alpine skier

*October 4th, 1989, Kreuth

70

Buster Keaton

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

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

70

Rutherford B. Hayes

President of the United States from 1877 to 1881

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

36

Ryan Shawcross

English association football player (born 1987)

*October 4th, 1987, Chester

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Born in 1932

68

David McTaggart

Badminton player and Greenpeace founder

*June 24th, 1932, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2001, Paciano

91

Hubert Reeves

Canadian astrophysicist and popularizer of science

*July 13th, 1932, Montreal †October 13th, 2023, 13th arrondissement of Paris

79

Elizabeth Taylor

British-American actress

*February 27th, 1932, Hampstead Garden Suburb †March 23rd, 2011, Los Angeles

84

Robert Osborne

American film historian and actor (1932–2017)

*May 3rd, 1932, Colfax †March 6th, 2017, New York City

92

Gerhard Richter

German visual artist (b. 1932)

*February 9th, 1932, Dresden

84

Howard Hodgkin

British artist (1932-2017)

*August 6th, 1932, Hammersmith †March 9th, 2017, London

91

Piper Laurie

American actress (1932–2023)

*January 22nd, 1932, Detroit †October 14th, 2023, Los Angeles

86

Jacques Chirac

President of France from 1995 to 2007

*November 29th, 1932, 5th arrondissement of Paris †September 26th, 2019, 6th arrondissement of Paris

84

Roger Smith

American actor, film producer and screenwriter (1932–2017)

*December 18th, 1932, South Gate †June 4th, 2017, Sherman Oaks

88

Noëlle Ailloud

Badminton player

*February 19th, 1932, Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon †January 6th, 2021, 5th arrondissement of Lyon

84

Brunella Bovo

Italian actress

*March 4th, 1932, Padua †February 21st, 2017, Rome

89

Jean-Jacques Sempé

French cartoon artist

*August 17th, 1932, Bordeaux †August 11th, 2022, Ampus

71

Thomas Klestil

Austrian diplomat and politician (1932–2004)

*November 4th, 1932, Vienna †July 6th, 2004, Vienna

91

Ellen Burstyn

American actress

*December 7th, 1932, Detroit

81

Peter O'Toole

British actor (1932–2013)

*August 2nd, 1932, Leeds †December 14th, 2013, Wellington Hospital, London

82

Alexander Schalck-Golodkowski

German politician (1932–2015)

*July 3rd, 1932, Alt-Treptow †June 21st, 2015, Rottach-Egern

84

Debbie Reynolds

American actress, singer, and dancer (1932-2016)

*April 1st, 1932, El Paso †December 28th, 2016, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

71

Johnny Cash

American country singer (1932–2003)

*February 26th, 1932, Kingsland †September 12th, 2003, Nashville

84

Umberto Eco

Italian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist

*January 5th, 1932, Alessandria †February 19th, 2016, Milan

84

Dan Rooney

American football executive/owner, philanthropist and diplomat (1932-2017)

*July 20th, 1932, Pittsburgh †April 13th, 2017, Pittsburgh

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Leap year

Yes: 1932 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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