August 4th, 1951

Born on August 4th, 1951

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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, 1951

72

Ulrich Dopatka

Swiss writer

*August 4th, 1951, Ahaus

72

Joe McIntosh

American baseball player

*August 4th, 1951, Billings

72

Dominique Tilmans

Belgian politician

*August 4th, 1951, City of Brussels

72

Lois V Vierk

American composer

*August 4th, 1951, Lansing

72

Willie Cullars

American football defensive end

*August 4th, 1951, Washington

72

T. C. Blair

American football tight end

*August 4th, 1951, Ann Arbor

72

Jiří Hanzl

Czech handball player

*August 4th, 1951, Benešov

72

Adolf Insam

Italian ice hockey coach and former player

*August 4th, 1951, Sëlva

72

José Luis Trejo

Mexican footballer

*August 4th, 1951, Tepeji

72

Mitrofan Kodić

Serbian Orthodox bishop (born 1951)

*August 4th, 1951, Ljuša

64

Mari Némedi

Hungarian actress

*August 4th, 1951, Vaskút †February 11th, 2016, Budapest

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

66

John Wark

Scottish footballer (born 1957)

*August 4th, 1957, Glasgow

71

Kristoffer Tabori

American actor and director

*August 4th, 1952, Malibu

73

Sapphire

American author and poet

*August 4th, 1950, Fort Ord

34

Jim-Patrick Müller

German footballer

*August 4th, 1989, Munich

78

Frank Hansen

Norwegian rower

*August 4th, 1945, Oslo

68

Billy Bob Thornton

American actor, filmmaker, and musician

*August 4th, 1955, Hot Springs

39

Guo Zhendong

Chinese badminton player

*August 4th, 1984, Hubei

70

Henk Lubberding

Road bicycle racer

*August 4th, 1953, Voorst

38

Antonio Valencia

Ecuadorian association football player

*August 4th, 1985, Nueva Loja

71

Moya Brennan

Irish folk singer, songwriter, harpist and philanthropist

*August 4th, 1952, Gweedore

70

Antonio Tajani

Italian politician (born 1953)

*August 4th, 1953, Rome

53

John August

American film director and screenwriter

*August 4th, 1970, Boulder

74

Siegfried Lauffer

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

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

51

Audrey Azoulay

French politician and official

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

30

Pumpuang Duangjan

Thai female singer

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

30

Emily Westwood

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1993, Hemel Hempstead

29

Alfian Eko Prasetya

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1994, Jakarta

Same year
Born in 1951

72

John McDonnell

British Labour politician (born 1951)

*September 8th, 1951, Liverpool

72

Jesse Ventura

American professional wrestler and 38th governor of Minnesota (born 1951)

*July 15th, 1951, Minneapolis

72

Ellen Foley

American singer and actress

*June 5th, 1951, St. Louis

72

Agathe Fontain

Greenlandic politician

*June 9th, 1951, Sisimiut

63

Robin Williams

American actor and comedian (1951–2014)

*July 21st, 1951, Chicago †August 11th, 2014, Tiburon

65

Gilbert Baker

American artist and gay rights activist

*June 2nd, 1951, Chanute †March 31st, 2017, New York City

73

Daniel Miller

British music producer and founder of Mute Records

*February 14th, 1951, London

65

Kaci Kullmann Five

Norwegian politician (1951-2017)

*April 13th, 1951, Oslo †February 19th, 2017, Oslo

72

Imelda Wiguna

Badminton player

*October 12th, 1951, Slawi

73

Horst Hrubesch

German association football player and manager

*April 17th, 1951, Hamm

71

Joachim Streich

German association football player and manager

*April 13th, 1951, Wismar †April 16th, 2022, Leipzig

72

Volker Bouffier

German politician (CDU), Minister President of Hesse

*December 18th, 1951, Giessen

73

Cajus Julius Caesar

German politician

*January 22nd, 1951, Rinteln

70

Hans-Jürgen Dörner

East German football player and long-term coach of national junior football teams (1951–2022)

*January 25th, 1951, Görlitz †January 19th, 2022, Dresden

72

Sven-Åke Nilsson

Road racing cyclist

*September 13th, 1951, Malmö

73

Raphaële Billetdoux

French novelist

*January 1st, 1951, Paris

72

Andrea Tidona

Italian actor

*November 30th, 1951, Modica

72

Geoffrey Rush

Australian actor (born 1951)

*July 6th, 1951, Toowoomba

72

Juan Manuel Santos

Former president of Colombia

*August 10th, 1951, Bogotá

65

Věra Špinarová

Czech singer

*December 22nd, 1951, Pohořelice †March 26th, 2017, Prague

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1951 is a normal year and no leap year.

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