August 4th, 1972

Born on August 4th, 1972

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on August 4th, 1972?

August 4th, 1972

Ugandan President Idi Amin announces that Uganda is no longer responsible for the care of British subjects of Asian origin, beginning the expulsions of Ugandan Asians.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Uganda

August 4th, 1972

President Idi Amin announced the expulsion of Asians from Uganda.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idi_Amin

What else 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, 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.

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

Born on August 4th, 1972

51

Audrey Azoulay

French politician and official

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

51

Eva Amaral

Spanish singer-songwriter

*August 4th, 1972, Zaragoza

51

Larry Varga

Canadian rower

*August 4th, 1972, Port Alberni

51

José Vicente García

Road bicycle racer

*August 4th, 1972, San Sebastián

51

Predrag Đorđević

Serbian footballer

*August 4th, 1972, Kragujevac

51

Vic Galloway

British DJ

*August 4th, 1972, Muscat

51

Dan Payne

Canadian actor

*August 4th, 1972, Victoria

51

Yevgeni Durnev

Russian footballer

*August 4th, 1972, Vladimir

51

Eric Vigeanel

French equestrianism

*August 4th, 1972, Saint-Mandé

51

Li Pamp

Swedish television presenter

*August 4th, 1972, Malmö

51

Michael Grant

Boxer from the United States

*August 4th, 1972, Chicago

51

Daniel Šarić

Croatian footballer

*August 4th, 1972, Rijeka

51

Justin Keen

British racing driver

*August 4th, 1972, Epping

51

Dirk Wolf

German association football player

*August 4th, 1972, Marburg

51

Joe Delaney

Irish snooker player

*August 4th, 1972, Dublin

51

Brian Aker

American open-source hacker

*August 4th, 1972, Lexington

51

Martin Jago

British theatre director and author (born 1972)

*August 4th, 1972, Kent

51

Saad Maan

Major general

*August 4th, 1972, Baghdad

51

Melissa Wileman

New Zealand footballer

*August 4th, 1972, New Zealand

51

Raoul Henar

Dutch footballer

*August 4th, 1972, Paramaribo

51

Steve Bourgeois

American baseball player

*August 4th, 1972, Lutcher

51

Øyvind Vågnes

Norwegian writer

*August 4th, 1972, Ålesund Municipality

51

Jennifer Wood

Canadian gymnast

*August 4th, 1972, Edmonton

51

William James Jones

American actor

*August 4th, 1972, Chicago

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

53

John August

American film director and screenwriter

*August 4th, 1970, Boulder

52

Jeff Gordon

American racing driver

*August 4th, 1971, Vallejo

34

Jim-Patrick Müller

German footballer

*August 4th, 1989, Munich

39

Guo Zhendong

Chinese badminton player

*August 4th, 1984, Hubei

38

Antonio Valencia

Ecuadorian association football player

*August 4th, 1985, Nueva Loja

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

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

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

28

Kittisak Namdash

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1995, Nakhon Phanom

58

Michael Skibbe

German association football player and manager

*August 4th, 1965, Gelsenkirchen

42

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex

Member of the British royal family and Duchess of Sussex since 2018

*August 4th, 1981, Los Angeles

33

Sander Rølvåg

Norwegian male curler

*August 4th, 1990, Sandnessjøen

56

Chuck Hogan

American writer

*August 4th, 1967, Boston

30

Pumpuang Duangjan

Thai female singer

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

55

Daniel Dae Kim

American actor

*August 4th, 1968, Busan

31

Dylan Sprouse

American actor (born 1992)

*August 4th, 1992, Arezzo

59

Sebastian Roché

French actor

*August 4th, 1964, Paris

Same year
Born in 1972

51

Stephen Barclay

British politician

*May 3rd, 1972, Lytham St Annes

51

Maia Sandu

President of Moldova since 2020

*May 24th, 1972, Risipeni

47

Ari Behn

Norwegian author and artist (1972-2019)

*September 30th, 1972, Aarhus †December 25th, 2019, Lommedalen

52

Roland Møller

Danish actor

*March 20th, 1972, Odense

51

Bang Soo-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*September 13th, 1972, Seoul

52

Heryanto Arbi

Indonesian badminton player

*January 21st, 1972, Kota Kudus

51

Zinedine Zidane

French football manager and former player

*June 23rd, 1972, Marseille

51

Dwayne Johnson

American actor and professional wrestler

*May 2nd, 1972, Hayward

51

Joanne Goode

English badminton player

*November 17th, 1972, Harlow

51

Eminem

American rapper, record producer and actor (born 1972)

*October 17th, 1972, St. Joseph

52

Milaine Cloutier

Canadian badminton player

*February 16th, 1972, Granby

51

Michael Wiesinger

German association football player and manager

*December 27th, 1972, Burghausen

51

Chris Leslie

British politician (born 1972)

*June 28th, 1972, Keighley

51

Anniken Hauglie

Conservative Norwegian politician

*September 10th, 1972, Oslo

51

Gwyneth Paltrow

American actress, entrepreneur, writer and singer

*September 27th, 1972, Los Angeles

51

Steffen Wöller

German luger

*September 10th, 1972, Erfurt

51

Johann von Bülow

German actor

*September 26th, 1972, Munich

51

Jude Law

English actor

*December 29th, 1972, Lewisham

51

Josh Duhamel

American actor

*November 14th, 1972, Minot

52

Ong Ewe Hock

Badminton player

*March 14th, 1972, Penang

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Leap year

Yes: 1972 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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