August 4th, 1947

Born on August 4th, 1947

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What happened on August 4th, 1947?

August 4th, 1947

The Supreme Court of Japan is established.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_Japan

What else happened on August 4th?

August 4th, 2020

A large explosion of ammonium nitrate stored at the Port of Beirut in Lebanon killed 218 people and caused US$15 billion in damage.

August 4th, 2006

Sri Lankan Civil War: Seventeen employees of the French nongovernmental organization ACF International were massacred in Muttur.

August 4th, 1995

Yugoslav Wars: The Croatian Army initiated Operation Storm, the last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence and the largest European land battle since the Second World War.

August 4th, 1993

Yōhei Kōno, Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan, issued a formal apology for forcing women into sexual slavery during World War II.

August 4th, 1991

An explosion on the Greek cruise ship MTS Oceanos ruptured its hull, causing it to sink off the east coast of South Africa, with all 571 people on board rescued.

August 4th, 1983

Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo, the president of Upper Volta, was ousted in a coup d'état led by Thomas Sankara.

August 4th, 1972

President Idi Amin announced the expulsion of Asians from Uganda.

August 4th, 1964

Vietnam War: The National Security Agency falsely claimed that a U.S. Navy destroyer was attacked a second time by North Vietnamese vessels in the Gulf of Tonkin, leading Congress to authorize the use of military force.

August 4th, 1914

World War I: Adhering to the terms of the Treaty of London, the United Kingdom declared war on Germany in response to the latter's invasion of Belgium.

August 4th, 1892

Lizzie Borden's father and stepmother were found murdered in their home in Fall River, Massachusetts; Borden was later tried and acquitted for the murders.

August 4th, 1830

American surveyor James Thompson produced the first plat of Chicago for the Illinois and Michigan Canal Commissioners.

August 4th, 1796

French Revolutionary Wars: Commanded by Napoleon Bonaparte (depicted), the French Army of Italy decisively defeated Austrian forces led by Peter Vitus von Quosdanovich at the Battle of Lonato.

August 4th, 1791

The signing of the Treaty of Sistova brought an end to the Austro-Turkish War.

August 4th, 1783

Mount Asama (pictured) in Japan began a climactic eruption, which exacerbated the Great Tenmei famine and led to thousands of deaths.

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

Born on August 4th, 1947

76

Hubert Ingraham

Prime Minister of the Bahamas

*August 4th, 1947, Grand Bahama

74

Klaus Schulze

German composer and musician (1947–2022)

*August 4th, 1947, Berlin †April 26th, 2022, Lüneburg

76

Salim Joubran

Arab-Israeli judge

*August 4th, 1947, Haifa

76

Michael Heavican

American judge

*August 4th, 1947, Columbus

76

Andrzej Buko

Polish medieval archaeologist

*August 4th, 1947, Płońsk

76

Marie-France Cubadda

French journalist

*August 4th, 1947, Noumea

76

Ildo Maneiro

Uruguayan footballer

*August 4th, 1947, Mercedes

76

Paul Layton

British actor and musician

*August 4th, 1947, Beaconsfield

76

Brian Heslop

Association football player (born 1947)

*August 4th, 1947, Carlisle

76

Ertuğrul Özkök

Turkish journalist

*August 4th, 1947, İzmir

76

Maurice Yaklashkin

Russian choral conductor

*August 4th, 1947, Yantikovsky District

76

Carmen Brito

Chilean filmmaker, restorer, and editor

*August 4th, 1947, Santiago

76

Arie de Graaf

Dutch politician

*August 4th, 1947, Arnhem

76

Alicia Nafé

Argentinian operatic mezzo-soprano singer

*August 4th, 1947, Buenos Aires

76

Stavros Diamantopoulos

Footballer and football manager

*August 4th, 1947, Greece

73

Moufida Tlatli

Tunisian film director

*August 4th, 1947, Sidi Bou Said †February 7th, 2021, Tunis

74

Noreen Kokoruda

American politician who has served in the Connecticut House of Representatives

*August 4th, 1947, Bridgeport †November 30th, 2021

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

62

Barack Obama

President of the United States from 2009 to 2017

*August 4th, 1961, Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

*August 4th, 1943, Rome †May 26th, 2017, Rome

28

Cheryl Seinen

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1995, Roermond

78

Frank Hansen

Norwegian rower

*August 4th, 1945, Oslo

34

Jim-Patrick Müller

German footballer

*August 4th, 1989, Munich

77

Aleksei Turovski

Estonian zoologist

*August 4th, 1946, Moscow

66

John Wark

Scottish footballer (born 1957)

*August 4th, 1957, Glasgow

74

Siegfried Lauffer

German historian of graeco-roman history (1911-1986)

*August 4th, 1911, Stuttgart †April 2nd, 1986, Munich

39

Guo Zhendong

Chinese badminton player

*August 4th, 1984, Hubei

38

Antonio Valencia

Ecuadorian association football player

*August 4th, 1985, Nueva Loja

75

Giorgio Parisi

Italian physicist

*August 4th, 1948, Rome

53

John August

American film director and screenwriter

*August 4th, 1970, Boulder

51

Audrey Azoulay

French politician and official

*August 4th, 1972, La Celle-Saint-Cloud

30

Emily Westwood

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1993, Hemel Hempstead

86

Yvonne Reynders

Racing cyclist

*August 4th, 1937, Schaerbeek

29

Alfian Eko Prasetya

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1994, Jakarta

28

Soo Teck Zhi

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1995, Kelana Jaya

88

Frances Allen

American computer scientist (1932–2020)

*August 4th, 1932, Peru †August 4th, 2020, Schenectady

28

Kittisak Namdash

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1995, Nakhon Phanom

30

Pumpuang Duangjan

Thai female singer

*August 4th, 1961, Hankha †June 13th, 1992, Phitsanulok

Same year
Born in 1947

76

Rodney Williams

Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (born 1947)

*November 2nd, 1947, Swetes

76

Hillary Clinton

American politician and diplomat (born 1947)

*October 26th, 1947, Edgewater Hospital

77

Ulf Brunnberg

Actor

*April 7th, 1947, Bromma parish

69

Gregg Allman

American musician

*December 8th, 1947, Saint Thomas Hospital †May 27th, 2017, Richmond Hill

76

Hans-Jürgen Kreische

German association football player and manager

*July 19th, 1947, Dresden

69

David Bowie

English musician and actor (1947–2016)

*January 8th, 1947, Brixton †January 10th, 2016, Manhattan

77

Wiranto

Indonesian politician

*April 4th, 1947, Yogyakarta City

76

Stephen King

American writer (born 1947)

*September 21st, 1947, Portland

76

Angry Anderson

Australian rock singer

*August 5th, 1947, Melbourne

76

Kjell Magne Bondevik

33rd Prime Minister of Norway

*September 3rd, 1947, Molde Municipality

76

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)

*July 30th, 1947, Thal

76

Paul Yule

German-American archaeologist

*August 18th, 1947, Minneapolis

77

Mitt Romney

United States Senator from Utah since 2019

*March 12th, 1947, Detroit

76

Dilma Rousseff

President of Brazil from 2011 to 2016 (born 1947)

*December 14th, 1947, Belo Horizonte

77

Ulrich Manthe

German legal scientist and legal historian

*April 8th, 1947, Homburg

76

Françoise Barré-Sinoussi

French virologist and Nobel laureate, co-discoverer of HIV

*July 30th, 1947, Paris

77

Robert Kiyosaki

American finance author and investor

*April 8th, 1947, Hilo

68

Johan Cruyff

Dutch footballer and manager (1947–2016)

*April 25th, 1947, Amsterdam †March 24th, 2016, Barcelona

77

Glenn Close

American actress

*March 19th, 1947, Greenwich

77

Edward James Olmos

American actor

*February 24th, 1947, Los Angeles

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No: With 365 days 1947 is a normal year and no leap year.

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