August 4th, 1974

Born on August 4th, 1974

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on August 4th, 1974?

August 4th, 1974

A bomb explodes in the Italicus Express train at San Benedetto Val di Sambro, Italy, killing 12 people and wounding 22.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italicus_Express_bombing

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, 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.

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

Born on August 4th, 1974

49

Muqtada al-Sadr

Iraqi Shia scholar, politician and militia leader (born 1974)

*August 4th, 1974, Najaf

49

Hank Chien

Taiwanese electronic sports player

*August 4th, 1974, Taiwan

49

Kily González

Argentine footballer and manager

*August 4th, 1974, Rosario

49

Wasabi Mizuta

Japanese voice actress (born 1974)

*August 4th, 1974, Aoyama

49

Corinne Diacre

French association football player and manager

*August 4th, 1974, Croix

44

Carlos Flores

Peruvian footballer (1974-2019)

*August 4th, 1974, Callao †February 17th, 2019, Lima

49

Sourav De

Indian film director

*August 4th, 1974, Bankura

49

Chris Douglas

Electronic musician

*August 4th, 1974, Edinburgh

49

Tyrell Peters

American football linebacker

*August 4th, 1974, Oklahoma City

49

Adele Frollani

Italian association football player

*August 4th, 1974, Rome

49

Canute Curtis

All-American college football player, professional football player, linebacker

*August 4th, 1974, Amityville

49

Auron Miloti

Albanian footballer

*August 4th, 1974, Shkodër

49

Viktor Voronkov

Russian footballer

*August 4th, 1974, Moscow

49

Ciaran Hope

Irish composer

*August 4th, 1974, Dublin

49

Jean-Christophe Rouvière

Footballer

*August 4th, 1974, Montpellier

49

Paul Hough

British film director

*August 4th, 1974, Greater London

49

Ted Silva

Baseball player (1974-)

*August 4th, 1974, Inglewood

49

Igor Kozoš

Serbian footballer

*August 4th, 1974, Vrbas

49

Mike Bajakian

American football coach

*August 4th, 1974, River Vale

49

Guy Gerber

Disc jockey, music producer, and musician

*August 4th, 1974, Tel Aviv

49

Luca Capecchi

Italian footballer

*August 4th, 1974, Imola

49

Saša Stevanović

Serbian association football player

*August 4th, 1974, Kragujevac

49

Miyū Yamamoto

Japanese wrestler and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter

*August 4th, 1974, Yokohama

49

Chris Yen

American actress

*August 4th, 1974, British Hong Kong

49

Morten Hamm

Danish footballer

*August 4th, 1974, Copenhagen

49

Sabine Singh

American actress

*August 4th, 1974, New York

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

51

Audrey Azoulay

French politician and official

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

53

John August

American film director and screenwriter

*August 4th, 1970, Boulder

39

Guo Zhendong

Chinese badminton player

*August 4th, 1984, Hubei

34

Jim-Patrick Müller

German footballer

*August 4th, 1989, Munich

38

Antonio Valencia

Ecuadorian association football player

*August 4th, 1985, Nueva Loja

30

Emily Westwood

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1993, Hemel Hempstead

29

Alfian Eko Prasetya

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1994, Jakarta

42

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex

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

*August 4th, 1981, Los Angeles

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

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

52

Jeff Gordon

American racing driver

*August 4th, 1971, Vallejo

28

Soo Teck Zhi

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1995, Kelana Jaya

28

Kittisak Namdash

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1995, Nakhon Phanom

33

Sander Rølvåg

Norwegian male curler

*August 4th, 1990, Sandnessjøen

58

Michael Skibbe

German association football player and manager

*August 4th, 1965, Gelsenkirchen

56

Chuck Hogan

American writer

*August 4th, 1967, Boston

31

Dylan Sprouse

American actor (born 1992)

*August 4th, 1992, Arezzo

31

Dylan Sprouse

American actor (born 1992)

*August 4th, 1992, Arezzo

30

Pumpuang Duangjan

Thai female singer

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

Same year
Born in 1974

49

Arianne Zucker

American actress and model

*June 3rd, 1974, Northridge

50

Ty Olsson

Canadian actor (born 1974)

*January 28th, 1974, Halifax

49

Anggun

Indonesian-born French singer-songwriter and television personality

*April 29th, 1974, Jakarta

50

Maulik Pancholy

Indian American actor, author, activist, and speaker

*January 18th, 1974, Kissimmee

49

Yoo Yong-sung

Badminton player

*October 25th, 1974, Dangjin

49

Michelle Edwards

Badminton player

*July 11th, 1974, Durban

49

Kenneth Jonassen

Badminton player

*July 3rd, 1974, Herning

49

Markus Weinzierl

German association football player and manager

*December 28th, 1974, Straubing

49

Marina Andrievskaia

Badminton player

*November 20th, 1974, Moscow

49

Florentine Lahme

TV and film actress

*July 21st, 1974, Berlin

50

Anna Grisebach

German actress

*March 20th, 1974, Göttingen

49

Leonardo DiCaprio

American actor and film producer (born 1974)

*November 11th, 1974, Los Angeles

50

Adrian Holmes

Welsh-Canadian actor

*March 31st, 1974, Wrexham

50

Martin Dulig

German politician (SPD)

*February 26th, 1974, Plauen

50

Steve Lomas

Northern Irish association football player and manager

*January 18th, 1974, Hanover

49

Bas Böttcher

German writer and poetry slam performer

*December 31st, 1974, Bremen

50

Alyson Hannigan

American actress and television presenter

*March 24th, 1974, Washington, D.C.

50

Tri Kusharyanto

Badminton player

*January 18th, 1974, Yogyakarta City

49

Ye Zhaoying

Chinese badminton player

*May 7th, 1974, Hangzhou

49

Kim Ji-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*September 10th, 1974, Busan

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No: With 365 days 1974 is a normal year and no leap year.

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