October 4th, 1944

Born on October 4th, 1944

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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, 1944

61

Rocío Dúrcal

Spanish singer and actress (1944–2006)

*October 4th, 1944, Madrid †March 25th, 2006, Torrelodones

79

Eddie Gomez

Puerto Rican bassist

*October 4th, 1944, Santurce

79

John McFall, Baron McFall of Alcluith

Lord Speaker of the House of Lords

*October 4th, 1944, Glasgow

78

Gufi Paintal

Indian actor

*October 4th, 1944, Tarn Taran district †June 5th, 2023

79

Franz Brandl

German bartender and writer

*October 4th, 1944, Gendorf

79

Tony La Russa

American baseball player and manager

*October 4th, 1944, Tampa

79

Edwin Schal

Association football player

*October 4th, 1944, Paramaribo

79

Martin Potter

British actor

*October 4th, 1944, Nottingham

79

Sophie Hardy

French actress

*October 4th, 1944, Paris

79

Kate McGregor-Stewart

American actress

*October 4th, 1944, New York City

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

80

Anne Rice

American writer

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

77

Susan Sarandon

American actress and activist

*October 4th, 1946, New York City

24

Lit Killah

Argentine rapper and singer

*October 4th, 1999, González Catán

88

Cécile Odartchenko

French publisher and writer

*October 4th, 1935, Courbevoie

78

Clifton Davis

American actor, musician and minister

*October 4th, 1945, Chicago

81

Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir

Icelandic politician

*October 4th, 1942, Reykjavík

97

Pierre Riché

French historian (1921-2019)

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

40

Ueli Steck

Swiss mountaineer and rock climber (1976-2017)

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

56

Liev Schreiber

American actor

*October 4th, 1967, San Francisco

85

Kurt Wüthrich

Swiss chemist

*October 4th, 1938, Aarberg

84

Charlton Heston

American actor and political activist (1923–2008)

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

80

Jean-Cyril Spinetta

French businessman

*October 4th, 1943, 15th arrondissement of Paris

77

Pierre Taittinger

French politician

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

62

Jon Secada

Cuban-American singer

*October 4th, 1961, Havana

67

Kurt Zurfluh

Swiss television and radio presenter (1949-2017)

*October 4th, 1949, Lucerne †April 15th, 2017, Cienfuegos

76

Ann Widdecombe

British politician (born 1947)

*October 4th, 1947, Bath

67

Christoph Waltz

Austrian and German actor (born 1956)

*October 4th, 1956, Vienna

34

Viktoria Rebensburg

German alpine skier

*October 4th, 1989, Kreuth

71

Anita DeFrantz

American rower

*October 4th, 1952, Philadelphia

56

Nick Green

Australian rower

*October 4th, 1967, Melbourne

Same year
Born in 1944

79

Udo Kier

German actor

*October 14th, 1944, Cologne

79

Poul Michelsen

Faroese businessperson and politician

*July 22nd, 1944, Tórshavn

79

Nils Ole Oftebro

Norwegian actor

*December 1st, 1944, Sarpsborg Municipality

73

Jonathan Demme

American film director (1944–2017)

*February 22nd, 1944, Baldwin †April 26th, 2017, Manhattan

79

John Rhys-Davies

British actor

*May 5th, 1944, Ammanford

80

Syed Mohammed Arif

Badminton player and trainer

*January 29th, 1944, Hyderabad

80

Joachim Schimpke

Badminton player

*March 8th, 1944, Hohenstein-Ernstthal

79

Michael Douglas

American actor and film producer

*September 25th, 1944, New Brunswick

80

Gerhard Schröder

Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005

*April 7th, 1944, Mossenberg-Wöhren

80

Gert Audring

German historian of classical antiquity

*February 6th, 1944, Śrem

79

Dieter Planck

German archaeologist

*August 14th, 1944, Rottenburg am Neckar

80

Alice Walker

American author and activist (1944- )

*February 9th, 1944, Eatonton

79

Ban Ki-moon

8th Secretary-General of the United Nations

*June 13th, 1944, Eumseong County

77

Judi Rollick

Badminton player

*August 17th, 1944, Seattle †April 5th, 2022

80

Alexander Van der Bellen

President of Austria since 2017

*January 18th, 1944, Vienna

77

Volker Lechtenbrink

German actor and singer

*August 18th, 1944, Zelenogradsk †November 22nd, 2021, Hamburg

72

David Chandler

American chemist (1944-2017)

*October 15th, 1944, New York City †April 18th, 2017, Berkeley

72

Helena Štáchová

Czech actress, theatre director, manager and puppeteer

*November 18th, 1944, Prague †March 22nd, 2017, Prague

79

Serge Haroche

French physicist, Nobel laureate

*September 11th, 1944, Casablanca

79

Dieter Hertrampf

German musician, singer and guitarist

*November 29th, 1944, Berlin

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Leap year

Yes: 1944 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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