April 4th, 1979

Born on April 4th, 1979

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What happened on April 4th, 1979?

April 4th, 1979

Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto of Pakistan is executed.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zulfikar_Ali_Bhutto

What else 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.

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

Born on April 4th, 1979

28

Heath Ledger

Australian actor (1979–2008)

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

45

Natasha Lyonne

American-Israeli actress (born 1979)

*April 4th, 1979, New York City

45

Jessica Napier

Australian actress

*April 4th, 1979, Wellington

45

Joe Chen

Taiwanese actress-singer

*April 4th, 1979, Taiwan

45

Andy McKee

American musician

*April 4th, 1979, Topeka

45

Jéssica Cediel Silva

Colombian model and presenter (born 1982)

*April 4th, 1979, Bogotá

45

Roberto Luongo

Canadian ice hockey goaltender

*April 4th, 1979, Montreal

45

Maxim Opalev

Canoe racer

*April 4th, 1979, Volgograd

45

Ezequiel Alejo Carboni

Argentine footballer

*April 4th, 1979, Buenos Aires

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

27

Victor Leksell

Swedish singer

*April 4th, 1997, Torslanda

77

Wiranto

Indonesian politician

*April 4th, 1947, Yogyakarta City

26

Ayliva

German singer-songwriter Turkish Origin

*April 4th, 1998, Recklinghausen

93

José Luis Álvarez Álvarez

Spanish politician and diplomat (1930-2023)

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

60

David Cross

American stand-up comedian and actor (born 1964)

*April 4th, 1964, Roswell

42

Lauren Worsham

American actress

*April 4th, 1982, Austin

86

Maya Angelou

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

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

59

Robert Downey Jr.

American actor (born 1965)

*April 4th, 1965, Manhattan

78

Oscar Fulloné

Argentine association football player and manager (1939-2017)

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

37

Sami Khedira

German association football player

*April 4th, 1987, Stuttgart

54

Greg Garcia

American television director, producer and writer

*April 4th, 1970, Arlington County

46

Michał Czernecki

Polish actor

*April 4th, 1978, Sosnowiec

41

Eric André

American comedian and actor

*April 4th, 1983, Boca Raton

61

Graham Norton

Irish comedian, actor and television host

*April 4th, 1963, Clondalkin

58

Stefan Mappus

German politician, former PM of Baden-Württemberg

*April 4th, 1966, Pforzheim

46

Aska Yang

Taiwanese singer

*April 4th, 1978, Zhongli

74

Christine Lahti

American actress and director (born 1950)

*April 4th, 1950, Birmingham

48

Emerson

Brazilian footballer (born 1976)

*April 4th, 1976, Pelotas

44

Gong Hyo-jin

South Korean actress (born 1980)

*April 4th, 1980, Seoul

41

Amanda Righetti

American actress

*April 4th, 1983, St. George

Same year
Born in 1979

45

Gao Ling

Chinese badminton player

*March 14th, 1979, Wuhan

45

Yang Wei

Chinese badminton player

*January 13th, 1979, Guangdong

44

Tine Baun

Danish badminton player

*July 21st, 1979, Hørsholm

44

Deborah Secco

Brazilian actress

*November 26th, 1979, Rio de Janeiro

45

Johan Harstad

Norwegian author

*February 10th, 1979, Stavanger Municipality

44

Saralee Thungthongkam

Badminton player

*June 13th, 1979, Bangkok

44

Anders Kristiansen

Badminton player

*September 7th, 1979, Frederikssund Municipality

44

Nikhil Kanetkar

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1979, Pune

44

Guf

Russian rapper

*September 23rd, 1979, Ivanteyevskaya Street

44

Ghayath Almadhoun

Swedish poet

*July 19th, 1979, Damascus

45

Dan Tangnes

Norwegian ice hockey player (1979-)

*March 8th, 1979, Oslo

44

Patricia Aulitzky

Austrian actress

*July 7th, 1979, Salzburg

44

Mia Audina

Indonesian badminton player

*August 22nd, 1979, Jakarta

44

Chen Hong

Badminton player

*November 28th, 1979, Changting County

45

Ingo Kindervater

Badminton player

*January 1st, 1979, Burgwedel

44

Britta Andersen

Badminton player

*December 19th, 1979, Aarhus

44

Vincent Kartheiser

American actor

*May 5th, 1979, Minneapolis

44

Aamir Ghaffar

Badminton player

*August 18th, 1979, Peshawar

44

Chris Pratt

American actor (born 1979)

*June 21st, 1979, Virginia

45

Lise Risom Olsen

Norwegian actress

*March 1st, 1979, Fredrikstad Municipality

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No: With 365 days 1979 is a normal year and no leap year.

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