April 4th, 1952

Born on April 4th, 1952

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What happened on April 4th?

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 year after the completion of the second of the complex's twin towers, the World Trade Center in New York City was officially dedicated.

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, 1873

The Kennel Club, the world's oldest kennel club, was founded in the United Kingdom after Sewallis Shirley became frustrated by trying to organise dog shows without a consistent set of rules.

April 4th, 1866

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

April 4th, 1841

William Henry Harrison (pictured) 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, 2023

Finland becomes a member of NATO after Turkey accepts its membership request.

April 4th, 2011

Georgian Airways Flight 834 crashes at N'djili Airport in Kinshasa, killing 32.

April 4th, 2010

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake hits south of the Mexico-USA border, killing two and damaging buildings across the two countries.

April 4th, 2009

France announces its return to full participation of its military forces within NATO.

April 4th, 2002

The MPLA government of Angola and UNITA rebels sign a peace treaty ending the Angolan Civil War.

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

Born on April 4th, 1952

58

Gary Moore

Northern Irish musician (1952–2011)

*April 4th, 1952, Belfast †February 6th, 2011, Estepona

72

Karen Magnussen

Figure skater

*April 4th, 1952, Vancouver

72

Rosemarie Ackermann

German former high jumper

*April 4th, 1952, Lohsa

72

Cherie Lunghi

English actress and voice over artist

*April 4th, 1952, Nottingham

42

Gregg Hansford

Australian motorcycle racer and racing driver (1952-1995)

*April 4th, 1952, Australia †March 5th, 1995, Phillip Island

72

Villy Søvndal

Danish politician

*April 4th, 1952, Linde

58

Pat Burns

National Hockey League head coach

*April 4th, 1952, Montreal †November 19th, 2010, Sherbrooke

72

Jim Fitzpatrick

British politician (born 1952)

*April 4th, 1952, Glasgow

30

Pius Walder

Austrian lumberjack and poacher

*April 4th, 1952, Villgratental †September 8th, 1982

72

David Alan Bailey

Actor, born 1952

*April 4th, 1952, Sacramento

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Who's birthday is on April 4th?

77

Wiranto

Indonesian politician

*April 4th, 1947, Yogyakarta City

27

Victor Leksell

Swedish singer

*April 4th, 1997, Torslanda

74

Christine Lahti

American actress and director (born 1950)

*April 4th, 1950, Birmingham

93

José Luis Álvarez Álvarez

Spanish politician and diplomat (1930-2023)

*April 4th, 1930, Madrid †August 23rd, 2023, Cartagena

78

Oscar Fulloné

Argentine association football player and manager (1939-2017)

*April 4th, 1939, La Plata †May 22nd, 2017, Casablanca

44

Laurie Beechman

American singer (1953-1998)

*April 4th, 1953, Philadelphia †March 8th, 1998, White Plains

86

Maya Angelou

American poet, author, and civil rights activist (1928–2014)

*April 4th, 1928, St. Louis †May 28th, 2014, Winston-Salem

76

Pick Withers

English rock and jazz drummer

*April 4th, 1948, Leicester

73

Francesco De Gregori

Italian recording artist and singer-songwriter (1951-)

*April 4th, 1951, Rome

60

David Cross

American stand-up comedian and actor (born 1964)

*April 4th, 1964, Roswell

59

Robert Downey Jr.

American actor (born 1965)

*April 4th, 1965, Manhattan

73

María Kosti

Spanish actress

*April 4th, 1951, Madrid

75

Abdullah Öcalan

Ideologist, writer and founder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)

*April 4th, 1949, Ömerli

61

Graham Norton

Irish comedian, actor and television host

*April 4th, 1963, Clondalkin

26

Ayliva

German singer-songwriter Turkish Origin

*April 4th, 1998, Recklinghausen

60

Anthony Perkins

American actor, director, and singer (1932–1992)

*April 4th, 1932, New York City †September 12th, 1992, Hollywood

71

Sammy Wilson

British politician (born 1953)

*April 4th, 1953, Belfast

79

Daniel Cohn-Bendit

German/French journalist and politician

*April 4th, 1945, Montauban

64

Hugo Weaving

British actor

*April 4th, 1960, Ibadan

28

Heath Ledger

Australian actor (1979–2008)

*April 4th, 1979, Perth †January 22nd, 2008, Manhattan

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Born in 1952

71

Vladimir Putin

President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)

*October 7th, 1952, V.F. Snegiryov Maternity Hospital No.6

71

Larry Elder

American talk radio host and attorney (born 1952)

*April 27th, 1952, Los Angeles

71

Matti Geschonneck

German film director

*May 8th, 1952, Potsdam

64

Ina-Maria Federowski

German singer (1952-2017)

*September 28th, 1952, Freital †July 13th, 2017, Berlin

71

Knud Arne Jürgensen

Danish music historian

*July 8th, 1952, Copenhagen

49

Douglas Adams

English author and humourist (1952–2001)

*March 11th, 1952, Cambridge †May 11th, 2001, Santa Barbara

64

Reinhard Häfner

German association football player and manager (1952–2016)

*February 2nd, 1952, Sonneberg †October 24th, 2016, Dresden

72

Steven Seagal

American actor, martial artist, and film producer

*April 10th, 1952, Lansing

72

Wolfgang Kubicki

German politician

*March 3rd, 1952, Brunswick

72

Lennart Fagerlund

Cyclist

*April 2nd, 1952, Nässjö

72

Magnar Åm

Norwegian composer

*April 9th, 1952, Trondheim

71

Joachim Kaps

German actor and voice actor

*November 3rd, 1952, Görlitz

58

Brigitte Maier

Porn actress, adult model (1952–2010)

*August 7th, 1952, Kiel †November 13th, 2010, Los Angeles

71

Liam Neeson

Northern Irish actor (born 1952)

*June 7th, 1952, Ballymena

71

Orhan Pamuk

Turkish novelist

*June 7th, 1952, Istanbul

71

Duncan Regehr

Canadian writer, artist and actor

*October 5th, 1952, Lethbridge

71

Mandy Patinkin

American actor and singer

*November 30th, 1952, Chicago

71

John Goodman

American actor, voice artist and comedian (born 1952)

*June 20th, 1952, Affton

71

Stephen Lang

American actor

*July 11th, 1952, New York City

64

Alejandro Atchugarry

Uruguayan politician

*July 31st, 1952, Montevideo †February 19th, 2017, Montevideo

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Leap year

Yes: 1952 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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