October 4th, 1936

Born on October 4th, 1936

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What happened on October 4th, 1936?

October 4th, 1936

The Metropolitan Police and various anti-fascist organizations violently clash in the Battle of Cable Street.

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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, 1936

87

Cynthia McLeod

Surinamese novelist

*October 4th, 1936, Paramaribo

87

John Albert Knebel

American politician

*October 4th, 1936, Tulsa

87

Charlie Hurley

Irish footballer and manager

*October 4th, 1936, Cork

85

Christopher Alexander

American architect and design theorist

*October 4th, 1936, Vienna †March 17th, 2022, Binsted

85

Giles Radice, Baron Radice

British politician (1936–2022)

*October 4th, 1936, London †August 25th, 2022

78

Terence Kelshaw

English-born American Anglican/Episcopal bishop; "Bishop of the Southwest"; VII Bishop of the Rio Grande

*October 4th, 1936, Manchester †July 6th, 2015

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Who's birthday is on October 4th?

88

Cécile Odartchenko

French publisher and writer

*October 4th, 1935, Courbevoie

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

97

Pierre Riché

French historian (1921-2019)

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

85

Kurt Wüthrich

Swiss chemist

*October 4th, 1938, Aarberg

40

Ueli Steck

Swiss mountaineer and rock climber (1976-2017)

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

84

Charlton Heston

American actor and political activist (1923–2008)

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

77

Susan Sarandon

American actress and activist

*October 4th, 1946, New York City

56

Liev Schreiber

American actor

*October 4th, 1967, San Francisco

86

Franz Vranitzky

Austrian chancellor

*October 4th, 1937, Vienna

81

Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir

Icelandic politician

*October 4th, 1942, Reykjavík

77

Pierre Taittinger

French politician

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

77

Jackie Collins

British-American writer and actress (1937–2015)

*October 4th, 1937, Hampstead †September 19th, 2015, Beverly Hills

88

Horst Janson

German film and television actor

*October 4th, 1935, Mainz-Kastel

78

Clifton Davis

American actor, musician and minister

*October 4th, 1945, Chicago

62

Jon Secada

Cuban-American singer

*October 4th, 1961, Havana

87

Alvin Toffler

American writer, futurist and businessman

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

81

Mircea Albulescu

Romanian actor

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

34

Viktoria Rebensburg

German alpine skier

*October 4th, 1989, Kreuth

80

Violeta Rivas

Argentinian singer

*October 4th, 1937, Chivilcoy Partido †June 23rd, 2018, Buenos Aires

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Born in 1936

85

Uwe Seeler

German footballer (1936–2022)

*November 5th, 1936, Hamburg †July 21st, 2022, Norderstedt

66

Ong Teng Cheong

5th President of Singapore (1936–2002)

*January 22nd, 1936, Straits Settlements †February 8th, 2002, Singapore

87

Jean Pütz

German science journalist and television presenter

*September 21st, 1936, Cologne

75

Chuck Brown

American guitarist, bandleader and singer (1936-2012)

*August 22nd, 1936, Gaston †May 16th, 2012, Baltimore

80

Victor Lanoux

French actor (1936-2017)

*June 18th, 1936, Paris †May 4th, 2017, Royan

88

Mario Vargas Llosa

Peruvian novelist and writer

*March 28th, 1936, Arequipa

86

Silvio Berlusconi

Italian politician and media tycoon (1936–2023)

*September 29th, 1936, Milan †June 12th, 2023, San Raffaele Hospital

68

Dave Allen

Irish comedian and satirist (1936-2005)

*July 6th, 1936, Firhouse †March 10th, 2005, Kensington

81

Christian Rode

German actor and voice actor (1936–2018)

*July 20th, 1936, Hamburg †February 15th, 2018, Berlin

83

Werner von Moltke

Olympic athlete (1936-2019)

*May 24th, 1936, Mühlhausen †July 29th, 2019, Nieder-Olm

87

Robert Redford

American actor (born 1936)

*August 18th, 1936, Santa Monica

82

Burt Reynolds

American actor (1936–2018)

*February 11th, 1936, Lansing †September 6th, 2018, Jupiter

88

Alan Alda

American actor, director, and writer

*January 28th, 1936, Manhattan

81

John McCain

American politician and military officer (1936–2018)

*August 29th, 1936, Coco Solo †August 25th, 2018, Cornville

81

Pierre Laborie

French historian (1936–2017)

*January 4th, 1936, Bagnac-sur-Célé †May 16th, 2017, Cahors

75

Václav Havel

Czech statesman, playwright, and former dissident, the last president of Czechoslovakia and the first president of the Czech Republic (1936–2011)

*October 5th, 1936, Prague †December 18th, 2011, Hrádeček

82

Albert Finney

British actor

*May 9th, 1936, Salford †February 7th, 2019, Royal Marsden Hospital

87

Mona Andersson

Swedish actress

*August 17th, 1936, Örgryte församling

87

Pope Francis

266th pope of the Catholic Church

*December 17th, 1936, Flores

72

David Carradine

American actor (1936–2009)

*December 8th, 1936, Hollywood †June 3rd, 2009, Bangkok

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Leap year

Yes: 1936 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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