August 4th, 1959

Born on August 4th, 1959

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 1959

64

Kim Reynolds

Governor of Iowa since 2017

*August 4th, 1959, St. Charles

64

Blanca Andreu

Spanish poet

*August 4th, 1959, A Coruña

64

Laurence Anholt

UK-based author/illustrator

*August 4th, 1959, United Kingdom

64

Oswaldo Segura

Ecuadorian actor

*August 4th, 1959, Paján Canton

64

René Manzor

French screenwriter

*August 4th, 1959, Mont-de-Marsan

42

Robbin Crosby

American musician (1959-2002)

*August 4th, 1959, La Jolla †June 6th, 2002, Los Angeles

64

Mark Kerry

Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist

*August 4th, 1959, Temora

64

Cletis Carr

American musician

*August 4th, 1959, Portland

40

Anthony Stanislas Radziwill

American television executive and filmmaker

*August 4th, 1959, Lausanne †August 10th, 1999, New York City

62

Lu Jun Hong

Chinese-Australian religous leader

*August 4th, 1959, Shanghai †November 10th, 2021, Sydney

64

Asit Vora

Indian politician

*August 4th, 1959, Ahmedabad

64

Pat Durnin

Canadian speed skater

*August 4th, 1959, Winnipeg

64

James Ibori

Nigerian politician

*August 4th, 1959, Oghara

64

Aleksandr Goncharenko

Kazakhstani association football player

*August 4th, 1959, Semey

64

Ihor Ostash

Politician

*August 4th, 1959, Duliby, Stryi Raion

61

Yaroslav Dumanskyi

Soviet footballer

*August 4th, 1959, Ivano-Frankivsk †June 22nd, 2021, Ivano-Frankivsk

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

66

John Wark

Scottish footballer (born 1957)

*August 4th, 1957, Glasgow

30

Pumpuang Duangjan

Thai female singer

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

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

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

34

Jim-Patrick Müller

German footballer

*August 4th, 1989, Munich

53

John August

American film director and screenwriter

*August 4th, 1970, Boulder

58

Michael Skibbe

German association football player and manager

*August 4th, 1965, Gelsenkirchen

51

Audrey Azoulay

French politician and official

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

39

Guo Zhendong

Chinese badminton player

*August 4th, 1984, Hubei

38

Antonio Valencia

Ecuadorian association football player

*August 4th, 1985, Nueva Loja

68

Billy Bob Thornton

American actor, filmmaker, and musician

*August 4th, 1955, Hot Springs

59

Sebastian Roché

French actor

*August 4th, 1964, Paris

30

Emily Westwood

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1993, Hemel Hempstead

59

Jim Hagedorn

U.S. Representative from Minnesota

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

29

Alfian Eko Prasetya

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1994, Jakarta

28

Soo Teck Zhi

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1995, Kelana Jaya

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

56

Chuck Hogan

American writer

*August 4th, 1967, Boston

Same year
Born in 1959

64

Jim Kerr

Scottish singer

*July 9th, 1959, Glasgow

64

Andrew Eldritch

British singer

*May 15th, 1959, Ely

56

Nahed Hattar

Jordanian writer

*November 30th, 1959, Amman †September 25th, 2016, Amman

64

Wolfgang Rolff

German association football player and manager

*December 26th, 1959, Lamstedt

64

Mike Pence

Vice president of the United States from 2017 to 2021

*June 7th, 1959, Columbus

64

Morten Andreas Meyer

Norwegian politician

*October 20th, 1959, Sarpsborg Municipality

64

Jon Fosse

Norwegian writer, theater writer and translator

*September 29th, 1959, Haugesund Municipality

64

Donna Strickland

Canadian physicist, 2018 Nobel laurate

*May 27th, 1959, Guelph

64

Dave Ball

English producer and electronic musician

*May 3rd, 1959, Blackpool

64

Charlie Burchill

Scottish musician and composer

*November 27th, 1959, Glasgow

64

Rolf Mützenich

German politician (SPD)

*June 25th, 1959, Cologne

64

Martin Atkins

English musician

*August 3rd, 1959, Coventry

64

Bryan Adams

Canadian guitarist

*November 5th, 1959, Kingston

64

Steve Alten

American writer

*August 21st, 1959, Philadelphia

64

Carla Antonelli

Spanish actress and activist

*July 12th, 1959, Güímar

64

Johannes Röring

German politician

*May 16th, 1959, Vreden

64

Peter Enders

German politician (1959–)

*May 10th, 1959, Eichen

64

Allison Janney

American actress

*November 19th, 1959, Boston

65

Luc Besson

French film director, writer, and producer

*March 18th, 1959, Paris

64

Stephen Harper

22nd prime minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015

*April 30th, 1959, Toronto

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No: With 365 days 1959 is a normal year and no leap year.

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