October 4th, 1978

Born on October 4th, 1978

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What happened on October 4th?

October 4th, 2003

A suicide bomber killed 21 people, including a two-month-old baby, and injured 60 others inside a restaurant in Haifa, Israel.

October 4th, 1957

The Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth, was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

October 4th, 1943

World War II: Allied forces execute Operation Leader, an air raid against German shipping near Bodø, Norway.

October 4th, 1941

Willie Gillis, one of Norman Rockwell's trademark characters, debuted on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post.

October 4th, 1925

Great Syrian Revolt: Rebels led by Fawzi al-Qawuqji captured the city of Hama from the French Mandate of Syria.

October 4th, 1918

An ammunition plant in Sayreville, New Jersey, U.S., exploded, killing around 100 people and destroying more than 300 buildings.

October 4th, 1917

First World War: The Allies devastated the German defence at the Battle of Broodseinde, prompting a crisis among German commanders and causing a severe loss of morale in the 4th Army.

October 4th, 1876

Texas A&M University opened as the first public institution of higher education in the U.S. state.

October 4th, 1862

American Civil War: Union forces capture Galveston, Texas.

October 4th, 1633

Forces from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth break the Russian siege of Smolensk.

October 4th, 1448

Skanderbeg and Gjergj Arianiti sign a peace treaty to end the Albanian–Venetian War.

October 4th, 1363

Red Turban Rebellions: The rebel leader Zhu Yuanzhang won the Battle of Lake Poyang by deploying ships intentionally set aflame when the emperor tried to escape.

October 4th, 1209

Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor (seal pictured), was crowned.

October 4th, 2003

The Maxim restaurant suicide bombing in Israel kills twenty-one Israelis, both Jews and Arabs.

October 4th, 2001

Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 crashes after being struck by an errant Ukrainian missile. Seventy-eight people are killed.

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

Born on October 4th, 1978

45

Soha Ali Khan

Indian actress

*October 4th, 1978, New Delhi

45

Phillip Glasser

American actor and film producer

*October 4th, 1978, Tarzana

45

Garrett Camp

Canadian entrepreneur

*October 4th, 1978, Calgary

45

Go Soo

South Korean actor

*October 4th, 1978, Nonsan

45

Telisha Shaw

American actress and dancer

*October 4th, 1978, Memphis

45

Alexander Herr

Ski jumper

*October 4th, 1978, Furtwangen im Schwarzwald

45

Kyle Lohse

American baseball player

*October 4th, 1978, Chico

45

Kei Horie

Japanese actor and director

*October 4th, 1978, Tokyo

45

Dana Davis

American actress

*October 4th, 1978, Davenport

45

Emma Davies

English cyclist

*October 4th, 1978, Knutsford

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

40

Ueli Steck

Swiss mountaineer and rock climber (1976-2017)

*October 4th, 1976, Langnau im Emmental †April 30th, 2017, Nuptse

24

Lit Killah

Argentine rapper and singer

*October 4th, 1999, González Catán

44

Rachael Leigh Cook

American actress, model, and producer

*October 4th, 1979, Minneapolis

56

Liev Schreiber

American actor

*October 4th, 1967, San Francisco

47

Alicia Silverstone

American actress

*October 4th, 1976, San Francisco

34

Viktoria Rebensburg

German alpine skier

*October 4th, 1989, Kreuth

36

Ryan Shawcross

English association football player (born 1987)

*October 4th, 1987, Chester

97

Pierre Riché

French historian (1921-2019)

*October 4th, 1921, 14th arrondissement of Paris †May 6th, 2019, Ivry-sur-Seine

88

Cécile Odartchenko

French publisher and writer

*October 4th, 1935, Courbevoie

44

Caitríona Balfe

Irish actress and model

*October 4th, 1979, Dublin

39

James Constable

English association football player

*October 4th, 1984, Malmesbury

80

Anne Rice

American writer

*October 4th, 1941, New Orleans †December 11th, 2021, Rancho Mirage

56

Nick Green

Australian rower

*October 4th, 1967, Melbourne

62

Jon Secada

Cuban-American singer

*October 4th, 1961, Havana

50

M. Ward

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

*October 4th, 1973, Ventura County

77

Susan Sarandon

American actress and activist

*October 4th, 1946, New York City

34

Dakota Johnson

American actress

*October 4th, 1989, Austin

43

Tomáš Rosický

Czech footballer

*October 4th, 1980, Prague

77

Pierre Taittinger

French politician

*October 4th, 1887, 18th arrondissement of Paris †January 22nd, 1965, Paris

84

Charlton Heston

American actor and political activist (1923–2008)

*October 4th, 1923, Evanston †April 5th, 2008, Beverly Hills

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

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

46

Donna Kellogg

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1978, Derby

45

Rio Ferdinand

English association football player (born 1978)

*November 7th, 1978, Camberwell

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Born on October 4th, 1978
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Leap year

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

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