August 4th, 1957

Born on August 4th, 1957

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 24,000 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, 1957

66

John Wark

Scottish footballer (born 1957)

*August 4th, 1957, Glasgow

66

Victor Love

Actor

*August 4th, 1957, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune

66

Brooks D. Simpson

American historian (born 1957)

*August 4th, 1957, Nassau County

66

Tom Rice

US politician

*August 4th, 1957, Charleston

66

Ivan Romanov

Cyclist

*August 4th, 1957, Vilnius

66

Hilbert van der Duim

Dutch speed skater

*August 4th, 1957, Beetsterzwaag

66

Johan Lindeberg

Swedish fashion designer

*August 4th, 1957, Lund

66

Massimo Venturiello

Italian actor and voice actor

*August 4th, 1957, Roccadaspide

66

Tulinabo S. Mushingi

American diplomat

*August 4th, 1957, Kinshasa

66

Dalaly Kafumu

Tanzanian Member of Parliament

*August 4th, 1957, Itumba

66

Arto Tunçboyacıyan

Armenian musician

*August 4th, 1957, Istanbul

66

Peter Frey

German television presenter, journalist and radio host

*August 4th, 1957, Freiburg im Breisgau

66

Rupert Farley

British actor

*August 4th, 1957, Holborn

66

Olaf Beyer

German middle distance runner

*August 4th, 1957, Grimma

66

Valdis Valters

Soviet basketball player

*August 4th, 1957, Riga

57

Stefan Lübbe

German bank teller and publisher

*August 4th, 1957, Bergisch Gladbach †October 13th, 2014, Southern France

66

Jose Valdes

Jazz musician

*August 4th, 1957, Chicago

66

Rob Andrews

American politician

*August 4th, 1957, Camden

66

Zlatko Nastevski

Australian footballer

*August 4th, 1957, Skopje

66

Sheldon Rampton

American editor and author

*August 4th, 1957, Long Beach

66

Robin Robinson

American television anchor

*August 4th, 1957, Chicago

66

Witold Kulik

Polish footballer and manager

*August 4th, 1957, Poland

66

Ikedi Ohakim

Nigerian politician

*August 4th, 1957, Okohia

66

Yasutoshi Moriyama

Olympic wrestler

*August 4th, 1957, Okayama

66

Gavin Murray

British association football player (born 1957)

*August 4th, 1957, Dunfermline

66

Dean Fraser

Saxophonist

*August 4th, 1957, Kingston

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

68

Billy Bob Thornton

American actor, filmmaker, and musician

*August 4th, 1955, Hot Springs

30

Pumpuang Duangjan

Thai female singer

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

34

Jim-Patrick Müller

German footballer

*August 4th, 1989, Munich

53

John August

American film director and screenwriter

*August 4th, 1970, Boulder

39

Guo Zhendong

Chinese badminton player

*August 4th, 1984, Hubei

51

Audrey Azoulay

French politician and official

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

38

Antonio Valencia

Ecuadorian association football player

*August 4th, 1985, Nueva Loja

58

Michael Skibbe

German association football player and manager

*August 4th, 1965, Gelsenkirchen

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

59

Sebastian Roché

French actor

*August 4th, 1964, Paris

28

Kittisak Namdash

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1995, Nakhon Phanom

74

Siegfried Lauffer

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

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

33

Sander Rølvåg

Norwegian male curler

*August 4th, 1990, Sandnessjøen

78

Frank Hansen

Norwegian rower

*August 4th, 1945, Oslo

59

Jim Hagedorn

U.S. Representative from Minnesota

*August 4th, 1962, Blue Earth †February 17th, 2022, Rochester

Same year
Born in 1957

66

Julian Cope

Welsh musician, author, antiquarian, musicologist, poet and cultural commentator

*October 21st, 1957, Deri

66

John Kassir

American actor and comedian

*October 24th, 1957, Baltimore

67

Lars Brygmann

Danish actor

*February 17th, 1957, Copenhagen

66

Stephen Morris

British drummer

*October 28th, 1957, Macclesfield

66

Kristin Clemet

Norwegian politician

*April 20th, 1957, Harstad Municipality

54

Osama bin Laden

Saudi terrorist and co-founder of al-Qaeda (1957–2011)

*March 10th, 1957, Riyadh †May 2nd, 2011, Osama bin Laden's compound in Abbottabad

66

Dagfinn Høybråten

Norwegian politician

*December 2nd, 1957, Oslo

67

Peter Aude

Danish actor

*January 19th, 1957, Copenhagen

66

Klaus Augenthaler

German association football player and manager

*September 26th, 1957, Fürstenzell

66

Frances McDormand

American actress

*June 23rd, 1957, Gibson City

66

Stephen Fry

British comedian, actor, writer, presenter, and activist

*August 24th, 1957, Hampstead

41

Adrian Borland

English singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer (1957–1999)

*December 6th, 1957, London †April 26th, 1999, Wimbledon

67

Henning Krautmacher

German singer and actor

*March 5th, 1957, Leverkusen

60

Alain Defossé

French writer and translator (1957-2017)

*February 11th, 1957, Nantes †May 14th, 2017, 19th arrondissement of Paris

66

Nick Hornby

English novelist

*April 17th, 1957, Redhill

67

Mari Maurstad

Norwegian actress

*March 17th, 1957, Oslo

67

Timothy Spall

English actor

*February 27th, 1957, London

66

Matthias Klinghardt

German Protestant theologian

*August 24th, 1957, Waldshut-Tiengen

66

Christian Michelides

Austrian psychotherapist

*July 19th, 1957, Graz

66

Daniel Day-Lewis

British-Irish actor

*April 29th, 1957, Kensington

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No: With 365 days 1957 is a normal year and no leap year.

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