April 4th, 1948

Born on April 4th, 1948

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What happened on April 4th?

April 4th, 2011

Georgian Airways Flight 834 crashed at N'djili Airport in Kinshasa, killing 32 people and leaving one survivor.

April 4th, 1990

The current flag of Hong Kong (pictured) was adopted for post-colonial use during the Third Session of the Seventh National People's Congress.

April 4th, 1814

Napoleon abdicated as Emperor of the French and named his son Napoleon II to replace him.

April 4th, 1581

Queen Elizabeth I knighted Francis Drake for completing a circumnavigation of the world.

January 1st, 1970

Roman consul Agrippa Menenius Lanatus celebrated a triumph for a military victory over the Sabines.

April 4th, 1988

Evan Mecham, Governor of Arizona, was removed from office after being convicted in his impeachment trial.

April 4th, 1975

Vietnam War: On a mission to evacuate children from South Vietnam, a U.S. Air Force plane crash-landed at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, killing 78 children and 60 others.

April 4th, 1973

A C-141, dubbed the Hanoi Taxi, flew the last mission of Operation Homecoming to return American prisoners of war from Vietnam.

April 4th, 1968

American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (pictured) was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.

April 4th, 1949

Twelve nations signed the North Atlantic Treaty, establishing NATO, an international military alliance whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party.

April 4th, 1905

An earthquake hit the Kangra Valley in India, killing at least 20,000 people and destroying 100,000 buildings.

April 4th, 1866

Russian tsar Alexander II narrowly survived an assassination attempt by Dmitry Karakozov.

April 4th, 1841

William Henry Harrison became the first U.S. president to die in office, sparking a brief constitutional crisis regarding questions of presidential succession that were unanswered by the U.S. Constitution.

April 4th, 1268

The Byzantine Empire and the Republic of Venice signed a five-year peace treaty.

April 4th, 1920

The four-day Nebi Musa riots commence.

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

Born on April 4th, 1948

78

Pick Withers

English rock and jazz drummer

*April 4th, 1948, Leicester

78

Walter Tresch

Swiss alpine skier

*April 4th, 1948, Silenen

24

Berry Oakley

American bassist (1948-1972)

*April 4th, 1948, Chicago †November 11th, 1972, Macon

Same year
Born in 1948

77

Laila Dåvøy

Norwegian politician

*August 11th, 1948, Bergen

69

Ole Thestrup

Danish actor (1948-2018)

*March 12th, 1948, Nibe †February 2nd, 2018, Tuse Næs

77

Charles III of the United Kingdom

King of the United Kingdom since 2022

*November 14th, 1948, Buckingham Palace

46

Maurizio Gucci

Italian businessman (1948-1995)

*September 26th, 1948, Florence †March 27th, 1995, Milan

77

Norbert Lammert

German politician, president of the Bundestag

*November 16th, 1948, Bochum

76

Richard Simmons

American fitness instructor and video producer (1948–2024)

*July 12th, 1948, New Orleans †July 13th, 2024, Hollywood Hills

78

Jon Amiel

English film director

*May 20th, 1948, London

77

Holger Osieck

German association football player and manager

*August 31st, 1948, Duisburg

77

Marius Müller-Westernhagen

German actor and musician

*December 6th, 1948, Düsseldorf

78

Kathy Bates

American film actress and director

*June 28th, 1948, Memphis

69

Bernard Bosson

French politician (1948-2017)

*February 25th, 1948, Annecy †May 13th, 2017, 8th arrondissement of Lyon

77

Gérard Depardieu

French actor (born 1948)

*December 27th, 1948, Châteauroux

68

Bernie Wrightson

American illustrator (1948–2017)

*October 27th, 1948, Baltimore †March 18th, 2017, Austin

68

Altamas Kabir

39th Chief Justice of India (1948–2017)

*July 19th, 1948, Kolkata †February 19th, 2017, Kolkata

78

Al Gore

Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001 (born 1948)

*March 31st, 1948, Washington, D.C.

78

John de Lancie

American actor (born 1948)

*March 20th, 1948, Philadelphia

78

Jonathan Hyde

Australian-born English actor

*May 21st, 1948, Brisbane

76

Carl Weathers

American actor and football player (1948–2024)

*January 14th, 1948, New Orleans †February 2nd, 2024, Los Angeles

78

Brian Eno

British musician, music producer, music theorist and visual artist (born 1948)

*May 15th, 1948, Melton

78

Bernadette Peters

American actress and singer

*February 28th, 1948, Queens

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Born on April 4th, 1948
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Leap year

Yes: 1948 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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