August 4th, 1984

Born on August 4th, 1984

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What happened on August 4th, 1984?

August 4th, 1984

The Republic of Upper Volta changes its name to Burkina Faso.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Upper_Volta

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, 1984

39

Guo Zhendong

Chinese badminton player

*August 4th, 1984, Hubei

39

Scott Dickens

Canadian swimmer, Olympic athlete, Pan American Games gold medallist

*August 4th, 1984, Burlington

39

Kirsten Frisch

American ice dancer

*August 4th, 1984, Randolph

39

Caroline Wensink

Dutch volleyball player

*August 4th, 1984, Enschede

39

Mardy Collins

American basketball player

*August 4th, 1984, Philadelphia

39

Terry Campese

Australian rugby league footballer

*August 4th, 1984, Queanbeyan

39

Shannon Cole

Australian soccer player

*August 4th, 1984, Sydney

39

Jen Lilley

American actress

*August 4th, 1984, Roanoke

39

Mariusz Wlazły

Polish volleyball player

*August 4th, 1984, Wieluń

39

Simen Østensen

Norwegian cross-country skier

*August 4th, 1984, Bærum Municipality

39

Matthew Carraro

Rugby union player for Montpellier Hérault Rugby in the Top 14 competition.

*August 4th, 1984, Randwick

39

Chiguy Lucau

Footballer

*August 4th, 1984, Kinshasa

39

Alessandra Chagas

She who carries the Flag and Businesswoman

*August 4th, 1984, Niterói

39

Jack McManus

British musician

*August 4th, 1984, West Wickham

39

Lucie Váchová

Czech miss of CR, model and presenter

*August 4th, 1984, Příbram

39

Ryo Ueno

Japanese actor

*August 4th, 1984, Tochigi Prefecture

39

Thommie Persson

Swedish footballer

*August 4th, 1984, Sweden

39

Serhiy Advena

Ukrainian swimmer

*August 4th, 1984, Kyiv

39

Niño de Acero

Mexican professional wrestler

*August 4th, 1984, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl

39

Bryan Caraway

American martial artist

*August 4th, 1984, Yakima

39

Bader Al-Khames

Footballer

*August 4th, 1984, Dammam

39

Antonio Gaeta

Italian footballer

*August 4th, 1984, Naples

39

Vandit Bhatt

American actor

*August 4th, 1984, Hyderabad

39

Yuki Richard Stalph

German association football player and manager

*August 4th, 1984, Bochum

39

Murali K. Thalluri

Australian film director

*August 4th, 1984, Canberra

39

Bradley Staddon

Cricketer

*August 4th, 1984, Bulawayo

39

Jamie Ewings

Scottish footballer (born 1984)

*August 4th, 1984, Bellshill

39

Arnaud Kouyo

Ivorian footballer

*August 4th, 1984, Abidjan

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

38

Antonio Valencia

Ecuadorian association football player

*August 4th, 1985, Nueva Loja

28

Cheryl Seinen

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1995, Roermond

34

Jim-Patrick Müller

German footballer

*August 4th, 1989, Munich

30

Emily Westwood

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1993, Hemel Hempstead

40

Greta Gerwig

American actress and filmmaker

*August 4th, 1983, Sacramento

42

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex

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

*August 4th, 1981, Los Angeles

29

Alfian Eko Prasetya

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1994, Jakarta

33

Sander Rølvåg

Norwegian male curler

*August 4th, 1990, Sandnessjøen

28

Soo Teck Zhi

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1995, Kelana Jaya

28

Kittisak Namdash

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1995, Nakhon Phanom

38

Alexis Ruano Delgado

Spanish footballer

*August 4th, 1985, Málaga

31

Dylan Sprouse

American actor (born 1992)

*August 4th, 1992, Arezzo

31

Dylan Sprouse

American actor (born 1992)

*August 4th, 1992, Arezzo

51

Audrey Azoulay

French politician and official

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

38

Mark Milligan

Australian association football player

*August 4th, 1985, Sydney

53

John August

American film director and screenwriter

*August 4th, 1970, Boulder

31

Cole Sprouse

American actor (born 1992)

*August 4th, 1992, Arezzo

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

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

34

Martha McCabe

Canadian swimmer, Olympic athlete, Pan American Games silver medallist

*August 4th, 1989, Toronto

Same year
Born in 1984

39

Basshunter

Swedish singer, record producer and DJ

*December 22nd, 1984, Halmstad

40

Marc Zwiebler

German badminton player

*March 13th, 1984, Bonn

39

Helene Fischer

German singer

*August 5th, 1984, Krasnoyarsk

40

Juliette Armanet

French singer

*March 4th, 1984, Lille

39

Robert Huth

German association football player

*August 18th, 1984, East Berlin

39

Molly Nilsson

Swedish record producer, keyboardist and singer-songwriter

*December 14th, 1984, Stockholm

39

Sony Dwi Kuncoro

Indonesian badminton player

*July 7th, 1984, Surabaya

40

Salakjit Ponsana

Badminton player

*February 14th, 1984, Bangkok

39

Avril Lavigne

Canadian singer and songwriter (born 1984)

*September 27th, 1984, Belleville

40

Chanan Colman

Danish-American-Israeli former basketball player

*March 10th, 1984, Gladsaxe Municipality

39

Scarlett Johansson

American actress (born 1984)

*November 22nd, 1984, Manhattan

40

Valeria Sorokina

Russian badminton player

*March 29th, 1984, Reshetikha, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

39

French Montana

American rapper

*November 9th, 1984, Casablanca

40

Patrícia Kimberly

Brazilian pornographic actress

*January 6th, 1984, São Paulo

40

Duanganong Aroonkesorn

Thai badminton player

*February 6th, 1984, Bangkok

39

Valeriy Atrashchenkov

Badminton player

*August 20th, 1984, Kharkiv

39

Andrej Ashmarin

Badminton player

*November 9th, 1984, Moscow

39

Mark Zuckerberg

American internet entrepreneur

*May 14th, 1984, White Plains

39

Jinjin Harder

German singer

*August 30th, 1984, Wuhan

39

Ave Pajo

Estonian badminton and football player

*July 9th, 1984, Estonia

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Leap year

Yes: 1984 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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