August 4th, 1952

Born on August 4th, 1952

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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, 1952

71

Kristoffer Tabori

American actor and director

*August 4th, 1952, Malibu

71

Moya Brennan

Irish folk singer, songwriter, harpist and philanthropist

*August 4th, 1952, Gweedore

71

Gábor Demszky

Hungarian politician

*August 4th, 1952, Budapest

71

Ken Wyatt

Australian politician

*August 4th, 1952, Bunbury

71

Estanislau da Silva

Prime Minister of East Timor

*August 4th, 1952, Dili

71

Franco Saudelli

Italian artist

*August 4th, 1952, Latina

71

Rozita Auer

Swedish actress

*August 4th, 1952, Stockholm

71

Rino Rappuoli

Italian medical researcher

*August 4th, 1952, Radicofani

21

Bobby Buntrock

Actor (1952-1974)

*August 4th, 1952, Denver †April 7th, 1974, Keystone

71

James Arbuthnot

British politician (born 1952)

*August 4th, 1952, Deal

71

Antoni Pawlak

Polish poet

*August 4th, 1952, Sopot

71

Giulia Follina

German actress and voice actress

*August 4th, 1952, Hamburg

71

Daniel Bautista Rocha

Athletics competitor

*August 4th, 1952, San Luis Potosí

71

Sam Havadtoy

American artist

*August 4th, 1952, London

71

Vladimir Rokhlin, Jr.

Russia-born American scientist, co-inventor fast multipole method

*August 4th, 1952, Voronezh

71

Barbara Ling

American lighting designer

*August 4th, 1952, Los Angeles

71

Salah E -Ouadie

Moroccan poet and activist (b. 1952)

*August 4th, 1952, Salé

71

Mario Bonić

Footballer

*August 4th, 1952, Dubrovnik

71

Ed Kezirian

American football player and coach

*August 4th, 1952, Fresno

71

Domingo Colín

Olympic athlete

*August 4th, 1952, Mexico City

71

Dave Howitt

English footballer (born 1952)

*August 4th, 1952, Birmingham

71

Andrew Ogilvy-Wedderburn

British bobsledder

*August 4th, 1952, Gosport

71

Peter Garling

Australian S.C.; Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales

*August 4th, 1952, Kuala Lumpur

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

28

Cheryl Seinen

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1995, Roermond

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

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

70

Henk Lubberding

Road bicycle racer

*August 4th, 1953, Voorst

66

John Wark

Scottish footballer (born 1957)

*August 4th, 1957, Glasgow

70

Antonio Tajani

Italian politician (born 1953)

*August 4th, 1953, Rome

68

Billy Bob Thornton

American actor, filmmaker, and musician

*August 4th, 1955, Hot Springs

34

Jim-Patrick Müller

German footballer

*August 4th, 1989, Munich

39

Guo Zhendong

Chinese badminton player

*August 4th, 1984, Hubei

78

Frank Hansen

Norwegian rower

*August 4th, 1945, Oslo

38

Antonio Valencia

Ecuadorian association football player

*August 4th, 1985, Nueva Loja

53

John August

American film director and screenwriter

*August 4th, 1970, Boulder

30

Pumpuang Duangjan

Thai female singer

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

51

Audrey Azoulay

French politician and official

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

74

Siegfried Lauffer

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

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

30

Emily Westwood

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1993, Hemel Hempstead

29

Alfian Eko Prasetya

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1994, Jakarta

28

Soo Teck Zhi

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1995, Kelana Jaya

73

Sapphire

American author and poet

*August 4th, 1950, Fort Ord

28

Kittisak Namdash

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1995, Nakhon Phanom

Same year
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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Born on August 4th, 1952
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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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