August 4th, 1948

Born on August 4th, 1948

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 27,000 days old!

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What 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.

August 4th, 1704

War of the Spanish Succession: A combined Anglo-Dutch fleet under the command of George Rooke and allied with Archduke Charles captured Gibraltar (pictured) from Spain.

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

Born on August 4th, 1948

75

Giorgio Parisi

Italian physicist

*August 4th, 1948, Rome

75

Johnny Grubb

American baseball player

*August 4th, 1948, Richmond

75

Jim Slattery

American politician

*August 4th, 1948, Atchison County

75

Massimo Sarmi

Italian businessman

*August 4th, 1948, Malcesine

75

Daniel Garrigue

French politician

*August 4th, 1948, Talence

75

Klaus Aktories

German pharmacologist

*August 4th, 1948, Wanne-Eickel

75

Ciriaco Cano González

Spanish association football player

*August 4th, 1948, Plasencia

75

Chen Shih-meng

Taiwanese politician

*August 4th, 1948, Maryland

75

Marsha Rhea Williams

Computer scientist

*August 4th, 1948, Memphis

75

Per Ankre

Norwegian handball player

*August 4th, 1948, Oslo

75

Braulio Barbosa de Lima

Brazilian footballer and manager

*August 4th, 1948, Porto Alegre

75

Chantal Robin-Rodrigo

French politician

*August 4th, 1948, Aix-en-Provence

75

Laurie Heineman

American actress

*August 4th, 1948, Chicago

75

David Chauner

Cyclist

*August 4th, 1948, San Francisco

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

66

John Wark

Scottish footballer (born 1957)

*August 4th, 1957, Glasgow

39

Guo Zhendong

Chinese badminton player

*August 4th, 1984, Hubei

74

Siegfried Lauffer

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

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

38

Antonio Valencia

Ecuadorian association football player

*August 4th, 1985, Nueva Loja

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

29

Alfian Eko Prasetya

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1994, Jakarta

73

Sapphire

American author and poet

*August 4th, 1950, Fort Ord

28

Soo Teck Zhi

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1995, Kelana Jaya

30

Pumpuang Duangjan

Thai female singer

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

86

Yvonne Reynders

Racing cyclist

*August 4th, 1937, Schaerbeek

68

Billy Bob Thornton

American actor, filmmaker, and musician

*August 4th, 1955, Hot Springs

28

Kittisak Namdash

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1995, Nakhon Phanom

77

Aleksei Turovski

Estonian zoologist

*August 4th, 1946, Moscow

Same year
Born in 1948

69

Ole Thestrup

Danish actor (1948-2018)

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

46

Maurizio Gucci

Italian businessman (1948-1995)

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

75

Charles III of the United Kingdom

King of the United Kingdom since 2022

*November 14th, 1948, Buckingham Palace

75

Norbert Lammert

German politician, president of the Bundestag

*November 16th, 1948, Bochum

75

Jon Amiel

English film director

*May 20th, 1948, London

75

Marius Müller-Westernhagen

German actor and musician

*December 6th, 1948, Düsseldorf

75

Laila Dåvøy

Norwegian politician

*August 11th, 1948, Bergen

75

Richard Simmons

American fitness instructor, actor, and video producer (born 1948)

*July 12th, 1948, New Orleans

69

Bernard Bosson

French politician (1948-2017)

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

76

Bärbel Kramer

German papyrologist

*March 26th, 1948, Mülheim an der Ruhr

75

Kathy Bates

American film actress and director

*June 28th, 1948, Memphis

71

Robert Trump

US business executive and real estate developer (1948-2020)

*August 26th, 1948, Queens †August 15th, 2020, NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital

68

Bernie Wrightson

American illustrator

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

75

Gérard Depardieu

French actor (born 1948)

*December 27th, 1948, Châteauroux

76

John de Lancie

American actor

*March 20th, 1948, Philadelphia

76

Al Gore

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

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

75

Jonathan Hyde

Australian-born English actor

*May 21st, 1948, Brisbane

68

Altamas Kabir

39th Chief Justice of India

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

75

Brian Eno

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

*May 15th, 1948, Melton

68

Carlos Gardini

Argentinian journalist (1948-2017)

*August 26th, 1948, Buenos Aires †March 1st, 2017, Buenos Aires

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Born on August 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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