March 4th, 1940

Born on March 4th, 1940

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 30,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 272 days, exactly on January 17th, 2025, people who were born on March 4th, 1940 will be 31,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on March 4th?

March 4th, 1773

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart departed Italy after the last of his three journeys there.

March 4th, 0852

Trpimir I, the founder of the Trpimirović dynasty of Croatia, issued a document that contains the first known use of the name Croats.

March 4th, 2017

Construction began on a 69-metre (226 ft) statue of the Buddha at Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen in Bangkok.

March 4th, 2009

President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan was indicted by the International Criminal Court on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the War in Darfur.

March 4th, 2007

Fourteen-year-old English schoolgirl Charlotte Shaw drowned on Dartmoor, becoming the first person to die in connection with the annual Ten Tors challenge.

March 4th, 1990

College basketball player Hank Gathers died after collapsing during a West Coast Conference tournament semifinal game in Los Angeles.

March 4th, 1987

U.S. president Ronald Reagan made a nationally televised address in which he accepted full responsibility for illegal actions in the Iran–Contra affair.

March 4th, 1979

The space probe Voyager 1 discovered the rings of Jupiter, the third ring system to be discovered in the Solar System, after those of Saturn and Uranus.

March 4th, 1966

During an interview, John Lennon of the Beatles argued that the band had become "more popular than Jesus".

March 4th, 1943

The Holocaust: Almost all Jews in Bulgarian-occupied Western Thrace were deported to Treblinka extermination camp to be killed.

March 4th, 1941

Second World War: British Commandos successfully executed a raid on the Lofoten Islands in German-occupied Norway.

March 4th, 1933

Frances Perkins was appointed United States Secretary of Labor, making her the first female member of the Cabinet.

March 4th, 1918

A case of influenza was recorded at Camp Funston, Kansas, conventionally marking the beginning of the Spanish flu pandemic.

March 4th, 1890

The Forth Bridge, a railway bridge connecting Edinburgh to Fife over the Firth of Forth, opened, eventually becoming an internationally recognised Scottish landmark.

March 4th, 1837

Chicago was incorporated as a city.

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

Born on March 4th, 1940

83

Olivier Picard

French historian and archaeologist

*March 4th, 1940, Bernay †September 1st, 2023, Thasos

84

Ed Burke

American hammer thrower

*March 4th, 1940, Ukiah

84

Ruggero Marino

Italian poet, writer and journalist

*March 4th, 1940, Verbania

84

Nellie Cournoyea

Canadian politician

*March 4th, 1940, Aklavik

84

Franz Löschnak

Austrian politician

*March 4th, 1940, Vienna

84

David Plante

American writer

*March 4th, 1940, Providence

84

Wolfgang Hoffmann-Riem

German judge

*March 4th, 1940, Hanover

81

Étienne Mougeotte

French journalist

*March 4th, 1940, La Rochefoucauld †October 7th, 2021, Paris

71

Jūratė Galinaitytė

Lithuanian university teacher and lawyer

*March 4th, 1940, Lithuania †November 30th, 2011

82

Vladimir Ivanovich Morozov

Soviet canoe racer (1940–2023)

*March 4th, 1940, Türkmenbaşy †February 8th, 2023

84

Tom Neumann

Professional football player

*March 4th, 1940, Menomonie

84

Lili Gentle

American actress

*March 4th, 1940, Birmingham

84

Joe Broadfoot

English footballer (born 1940)

*March 4th, 1940, Lewisham

84

Arild Lund

Norwegian politician

*March 4th, 1940, Tjølling Municipality

84

Kaz Garas

American actor

*March 4th, 1940, Kaunas

77

Ji-Tu Cumbuka

American actor (1940-2017)

*March 4th, 1940, Montgomery †July 4th, 2017, Atlanta

82

Bente Hansen

Danish politician

*March 4th, 1940, Kolding †March 31st, 2022

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

81

Katsuto Momii

Japanese businessman

*March 4th, 1943, Kama

63

Steven Weber

American actor (1961-)

*March 4th, 1961, Briarwood

40

Juliette Armanet

French singer

*March 4th, 1984, Lille

84

Brunella Bovo

Italian actress

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

61

Daniel Roebuck

American actor and writer

*March 4th, 1963, Bethlehem

60

Linda French

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1964, Elmhurst

93

Henri de Contenson

French archaeologist

*March 4th, 1926, 16th arrondissement of Paris †September 8th, 2019, 16th arrondissement of Paris

86

Alpha Condé

President of Guinea from 2010 to 2021

*March 4th, 1938, Boké

46

Chris Blair

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1978, Invercargill

41

Michelle Butler-Emmett

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1983, Durban

74

Rick Perry

14th United States Secretary of Energy

*March 4th, 1950, Haskell

43

Jürgen Wouters

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1981, Gilze en Rijen

76

James Ellroy

American novelist, short story writer, essayist, memoirist

*March 4th, 1948, Los Angeles

30

Caroline Black

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1994, Lisburn

29

Jennifer Karnott

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1995, Birkesdorf

73

Kenny Dalglish

Scottish association football player and manager

*March 4th, 1951, Glasgow

77

Richard Benjamin Harrison

American pawnbroker and television personality (1941-2018)

*March 4th, 1941, Danville †June 25th, 2018, Las Vegas

69

Dominique Pinon

French actor

*March 4th, 1955, Saumur

92

Bernard Haitink

Dutch conductor and violinist (1929-2021)

*March 4th, 1929, Amsterdam †October 21st, 2021, London

28

Ekaterina Kut

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1996, Orekhovo-Zuyevo

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Born in 1940

83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

84

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District

83

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

32

Bruce Lee

Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

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Leap year

Yes: 1940 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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