August 4th, 1981

Born on August 4th, 1981

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What 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.

August 4th, 1704

War of the Spanish Succession: A combined Anglo-Dutch fleet under the command of George Rooke and allied with Archduke Charles captured Gibraltar (pictured) from Spain.

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

Born on August 4th, 1981

42

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex

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

*August 4th, 1981, Los Angeles

42

Abigail Spencer

American actress

*August 4th, 1981, Gulf Breeze

42

Florian Silbereisen

German television presenter

*August 4th, 1981, Tiefenbach

42

Marques Houston

American actor, singer and dancer

*August 4th, 1981, Los Angeles

42

Michael Binder

German handball player

*August 4th, 1981, Friedrichshafen

42

Gabriel Fernando Atz

Brazilian footballer

*August 4th, 1981, Portão

42

Nelly Aginian

Chess player

*August 4th, 1981, Yerevan

42

Benjamin Boukpeti

French canoe racer

*August 4th, 1981, Lagny-sur-Marne

42

Jan Kristiansen

Danish footballer

*August 4th, 1981, Ølgod

42

Amanda Congdon

American video blogger

*August 4th, 1981, New York City

42

Ismael Fuentes

Chilean footballer

*August 4th, 1981, Villa Alegre

42

Turki Abdulmuhsen A. AlAl-Shikh

Saudi Arabian advisor and minister

*August 4th, 1981, Saudi Arabia

42

Kevin Walter

American football player

*August 4th, 1981, Illinois

42

Guillaume Saurina

French handball player

*August 4th, 1981, Avignon

42

Shama Sikander

Indian actress

*August 4th, 1981, Makrana

42

Simone Del Nero

Italian association football player

*August 4th, 1981, Carrara

42

Jana Kolukanova

Estonian swimmer

*August 4th, 1981, Tallinn

42

Benjamin Lauth

German association footballer

*August 4th, 1981, Hausham

42

Manuel Lloret

Spanish bicycle racer

*August 4th, 1981, province of Alicante

42

Malkhaz Asatiani

Georgian footballer (born 1981)

*August 4th, 1981, Kutaisi

42

Saša Đorđević

Serbian footballer

*August 4th, 1981, Kraljevo

42

Kym Campbell

Australian singer-songwriter and musician

*August 4th, 1981, Denver

42

Melanie Munch

German singer

*August 4th, 1981, Munich

42

Marina Kazankova

Actress

*August 4th, 1981, Bishkek

42

Tapio Luusua

Finnish freestyle skier

*August 4th, 1981, Pelkosenniemi

42

Roman Borisov

Russian footballer

*August 4th, 1981, Sochi

42

Oleh Teplyi

Ukrainian footballer

*August 4th, 1981, Ralivka

42

Luciano Pocrnjic

Argentine footballer

*August 4th, 1981, Chovet

42

Leonardo Pekarnik

Argentine footballer

*August 4th, 1981, Buenos Aires

42

J. J. Raterink

Arena Football League player

*August 4th, 1981, Longmont

42

Iván Mateo

Spanish footballer

*August 4th, 1981, Madrid

42

Boris Lalović

Montenegrin basketball player (1981-)

*August 4th, 1981, Nikšić

42

Ben Scott

Cricket player of England. (born 1981)

*August 4th, 1981, Isleworth

42

Ali Gholam

Iranian footballer

*August 4th, 1981, Iran

42

Hadybala

Brazilian footballer

*August 4th, 1981, Belém

42

Ramiz Kerimov

Azerbaijani footballer

*August 4th, 1981, Baku

42

Nicolas Charbonnier

Sailor

*August 4th, 1981, Roubaix

42

Olexandr Putsko

Ukrainian cross-country skier

*August 4th, 1981, Hlukhiv

42

Ayumi Tanimoto

Japanese judoka

*August 4th, 1981, Anjo

42

Mohamed Abougrisha

Egyptian footballer

*August 4th, 1981, Ismailia

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

39

Guo Zhendong

Chinese badminton player

*August 4th, 1984, Hubei

38

Antonio Valencia

Ecuadorian association football player

*August 4th, 1985, Nueva Loja

34

Jim-Patrick Müller

German footballer

*August 4th, 1989, Munich

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

33

Sander Rølvåg

Norwegian male curler

*August 4th, 1990, Sandnessjøen

28

Kittisak Namdash

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1995, Nakhon Phanom

51

Audrey Azoulay

French politician and official

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

40

Greta Gerwig

American actress and filmmaker

*August 4th, 1983, Sacramento

53

John August

American film director and screenwriter

*August 4th, 1970, Boulder

31

Dylan Sprouse

American actor (born 1992)

*August 4th, 1992, Arezzo

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

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

31

Dylan Sprouse

American actor (born 1992)

*August 4th, 1992, Arezzo

39

Scott Dickens

Canadian swimmer, Olympic athlete, Pan American Games gold medallist

*August 4th, 1984, Burlington

31

Cole Sprouse

American actor (born 1992)

*August 4th, 1992, Arezzo

34

Martha McCabe

Canadian swimmer, Olympic athlete, Pan American Games silver medallist

*August 4th, 1989, Toronto

41

Luca Antonini

Italian footballer

*August 4th, 1982, Milan

Same year
Born in 1981

42

MS Dhoni

Indian cricket player

*July 7th, 1981, Ranchi

42

Taufik Hidayat

Indonesian badminton player

*August 10th, 1981, Bandung City

43

Vita Marissa

Indonesian badminton player

*January 4th, 1981, Jakarta

43

Alistair Casey

Badminton player

*February 23rd, 1981, Glasgow

42

Martin de Jonge

Badminton player

*June 22nd, 1981, Rotterdam

42

Roger Federer

Swiss tennis player

*August 8th, 1981, Basel

43

Mattias Tesfaye

Danish politician

*March 31st, 1981, Aarhus

42

Beau Bokan

American singer

*November 30th, 1981, Huntington Beach

42

Beyoncé

American singer (born 1981)

*September 4th, 1981, Houston

43

Zhang Jiewen

Badminton player

*January 4th, 1981, Guangzhou

42

Gavin Shuker

British politician (born 1981)

*October 10th, 1981, Luton

43

Gong Ruina

Badminton player

*January 23rd, 1981, Anhua County

42

Dorian James

Badminton player

*June 19th, 1981, Cape Town

42

Juliette Ah-Wan

Badminton player

*April 29th, 1981, Victoria

42

Anna Carina

Peruvian musician

*August 14th, 1981, Lima

43

Tom Starke

German association football player

*March 18th, 1981, Dresden

43

Björn Joppien

Badminton player

*January 30th, 1981, Langenfeld

43

Jürgen Wouters

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1981, Gilze en Rijen

42

Miyo Akao

Badminton player

*August 29th, 1981, Hita

42

Marco Vorbeck

German association football player and manager

*June 24th, 1981, Kühlungsborn

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No: With 365 days 1981 is a normal year and no leap year.

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