April 4th, 1978

Born on April 4th, 1978

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

January 1st, 1970

Roman consul Agrippa Menenius Lanatus celebrated a triumph for a military victory over the Sabines.

April 4th, 1988

Evan Mecham, Governor of Arizona, was removed from office after being convicted in his impeachment trial.

April 4th, 1975

Vietnam War: On a mission to evacuate children from South Vietnam, a U.S. Air Force plane crash-landed at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, killing 78 children and 60 others.

April 4th, 1973

A year after the completion of the second of the complex's twin towers, the World Trade Center in New York City was officially dedicated.

April 4th, 1968

American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (pictured) was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee.

April 4th, 1949

Twelve nations signed the North Atlantic Treaty, establishing NATO, an international military alliance whereby its member states agree to mutual defense in response to an attack by any external party.

April 4th, 1873

The Kennel Club, the world's oldest kennel club, was founded in the United Kingdom after Sewallis Shirley became frustrated by trying to organise dog shows without a consistent set of rules.

April 4th, 1866

Russian tsar Alexander II narrowly survived an assassination attempt by Dmitry Karakozov.

April 4th, 1841

William Henry Harrison (pictured) became the first U.S. president to die in office, sparking a brief constitutional crisis regarding questions of presidential succession that were unanswered by the U.S. Constitution.

April 4th, 1268

The Byzantine Empire and the Republic of Venice signed a five-year peace treaty.

April 4th, 2023

Finland becomes a member of NATO after Turkey accepts its membership request.

April 4th, 2011

Georgian Airways Flight 834 crashes at N'djili Airport in Kinshasa, killing 32.

April 4th, 2010

A magnitude 7.2 earthquake hits south of the Mexico-USA border, killing two and damaging buildings across the two countries.

April 4th, 2009

France announces its return to full participation of its military forces within NATO.

April 4th, 2002

The MPLA government of Angola and UNITA rebels sign a peace treaty ending the Angolan Civil War.

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

Born on April 4th, 1978

46

Michał Czernecki

Polish actor

*April 4th, 1978, Sosnowiec

46

Aska Yang

Taiwanese singer

*April 4th, 1978, Zhongli

46

Lemar

English R&B singer–songwriter

*April 4th, 1978, London

46

Sam Moran

Australian entertainer

*April 4th, 1978, Sydney

46

Jason Ellison

American baseball player

*April 4th, 1978, Quincy

46

Marcel Nkueni

Association football player

*April 4th, 1978, Kinshasa

46

René Wolff

German cyclist

*April 4th, 1978, Erfurt

46

Raphael Grosch

Belgian actor

*April 4th, 1978, Eupen

46

Alan Mahon

Irish footballer

*April 4th, 1978, Dublin

46

Romuald Boulanger

French film producer and screenwriter

*April 4th, 1978, Montargis

46

Irene Skliva

Greek model crowned Miss World 1996

*April 4th, 1978, Athens

46

Matthew MacCaull

Actor

*April 4th, 1978, Montreal

Same Day
Who's birthday is on April 4th?

27

Victor Leksell

Swedish singer

*April 4th, 1997, Torslanda

28

Heath Ledger

Australian actor (1979–2008)

*April 4th, 1979, Perth †January 22nd, 2008, Manhattan

77

Wiranto

Indonesian politician

*April 4th, 1947, Yogyakarta City

93

José Luis Álvarez Álvarez

Spanish politician and diplomat (1930-2023)

*April 4th, 1930, Madrid †August 23rd, 2023, Cartagena

26

Ayliva

German singer-songwriter Turkish Origin

*April 4th, 1998, Recklinghausen

60

David Cross

American stand-up comedian and actor (born 1964)

*April 4th, 1964, Roswell

59

Robert Downey Jr.

American actor (born 1965)

*April 4th, 1965, Manhattan

86

Maya Angelou

American poet, author, and civil rights activist (1928–2014)

*April 4th, 1928, St. Louis †May 28th, 2014, Winston-Salem

78

Oscar Fulloné

Argentine association football player and manager (1939-2017)

*April 4th, 1939, La Plata †May 22nd, 2017, Casablanca

45

Natasha Lyonne

American-Israeli actress (born 1979)

*April 4th, 1979, New York City

42

Lauren Worsham

American actress

*April 4th, 1982, Austin

54

Greg Garcia

American television director, producer and writer

*April 4th, 1970, Arlington County

37

Sami Khedira

German association football player

*April 4th, 1987, Stuttgart

61

Graham Norton

Irish comedian, actor and television host

*April 4th, 1963, Clondalkin

41

Eric André

American comedian and actor

*April 4th, 1983, Boca Raton

58

Stefan Mappus

German politician, former PM of Baden-Württemberg

*April 4th, 1966, Pforzheim

48

Emerson

Brazilian footballer (born 1976)

*April 4th, 1976, Pelotas

47

Adam Dutkiewicz

American musician and record producer

*April 4th, 1977, Westhampton

74

Christine Lahti

American actress and director (born 1950)

*April 4th, 1950, Birmingham

60

Anthony Perkins

American actor, director, and singer (1932–1992)

*April 4th, 1932, New York City †September 12th, 1992, Hollywood

Same year
Born in 1978

45

Miroslav Klose

German association football player

*June 9th, 1978, Opole

45

Ani Lorak

Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur

*September 27th, 1978, Kitsman

45

Joachim Fischer Nielsen

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1978, Copenhagen

45

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

46

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

45

Marit Berger Røsland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*September 21st, 1978, Lørenskog

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

46

Didier Drogba

Ivorian and French association football player

*March 11th, 1978, Abidjan

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

45

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

45

Yim Bang-eun

Badminton player

*April 25th, 1978, Incheon

46

Chris Blair

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1978, Invercargill

45

Konstrakta

Serbian singer-songwriter

*October 12th, 1978, Belgrade

45

Jessica Pilnäs

Swedish singer

*July 5th, 1978, Åryd

45

Poo Bear

American songwriter and singer

*September 4th, 1978, Connecticut

46

Jamie Carragher

English footballer and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

46

Aparna Popat

Indian badminton player

*January 18th, 1978, Mumbai

46

Dicky Palyama

Dutch badminton player

*March 26th, 1978, Gouda

46

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

46

Donna Kellogg

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1978, Derby

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1978 is a normal year and no leap year.

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