October 4th, 1988

Born on October 4th, 1988

Age in days, weeks and months
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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, 1988

35

Derrick Rose

American basketball player

*October 4th, 1988, Chicago

35

Melissa Benoist

American actress, singer, and author

*October 4th, 1988, Houston

35

Caner Erkin

Turkish footballer

*October 4th, 1988, Edremit

35

Owen Marecic

Football player

*October 4th, 1988, Agoura Hills

35

Ashley Banjo

British dancer and choreographer, known for dance troupe Diversity

*October 4th, 1988, Leytonstone

35

Evgeni Krasnopolski

Israeli figure skater

*October 4th, 1988, Kyiv

35

Lonnie Chisenhall

American baseball player

*October 4th, 1988, Morehead City

35

Júnior Fernándes

Chilean association football player

*October 4th, 1988, Tocopilla

35

Yubin

South Korean singer and rapper

*October 4th, 1988, Gwangju

35

Joseph Marco

Filipino actor

*October 4th, 1988, Binangonan

35

Carolina Munhóz

Brazilian writer

*October 4th, 1988, São José do Rio Preto

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

24

Lit Killah

Argentine rapper and singer

*October 4th, 1999, González Catán

34

Viktoria Rebensburg

German alpine skier

*October 4th, 1989, Kreuth

36

Ryan Shawcross

English association football player (born 1987)

*October 4th, 1987, Chester

40

Ueli Steck

Swiss mountaineer and rock climber (1976-2017)

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

34

Dakota Johnson

American actress

*October 4th, 1989, Austin

56

Liev Schreiber

American actor

*October 4th, 1967, San Francisco

39

James Constable

English association football player

*October 4th, 1984, Malmesbury

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

34

Lil Mama

American rapper

*October 4th, 1989, New York City

29

Sabrina Maier

Austrian alpine ski racer

*October 4th, 1994, Austria

80

Anne Rice

American writer

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

44

Rachael Leigh Cook

American actress, model, and producer

*October 4th, 1979, Minneapolis

34

Stacey Solomon

English singer

*October 4th, 1989, Dagenham

39

Lena Katina

Russian singer, member of the duo t.A.T.u

*October 4th, 1984, Moscow

47

Alicia Silverstone

American actress

*October 4th, 1976, San Francisco

77

Pierre Taittinger

French politician

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

21

Andrea Montesinos

Mexican figure skater

*October 4th, 2002, San Pedro Garza García

77

Susan Sarandon

American actress and activist

*October 4th, 1946, New York City

62

Jon Secada

Cuban-American singer

*October 4th, 1961, Havana

Same year
Born in 1988

35

Adele

British singer

*May 5th, 1988, Tottenham

36

Wang Yihan

Chinese badminton player

*January 18th, 1988, Shanghai

35

Mizuki Fujii

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1988, Ashikita

35

Ma Jin

Badminton player

*May 7th, 1988, Nantong

35

Arun Vishnu

Badminton player

*August 2nd, 1988, Kozhikode

36

Line Damkjær Kruse

Badminton player

*January 7th, 1988, Aarhus

36

Chan Yun Lung

Badminton player

*February 29th, 1988, Hong Kong

35

Gzuz

German rapper

*June 29th, 1988, Hamburg

36

KC Rebell

German rapper

*January 26th, 1988, Pazarcık

36

Christian Meaas Svendsen

Norwegian musician

*February 26th, 1988, Kongsberg Municipality

35

Jérôme Boateng

German association football player

*September 3rd, 1988, West Berlin

35

Pramod Bhagat

Indian para-badminton player

*June 4th, 1988, Attabira

35

Mats Hummels

German association football player

*December 16th, 1988, Bergisch Gladbach

35

Sara Hjort Ditlevsen

Danish actress

*May 23rd, 1988, Copenhagen

35

Monika Lewczuk

Polish singer-songwriter and former model

*June 10th, 1988, Łomża

36

Gabi Tóth

Hungarian singer

*January 17th, 1988, Tapolca

35

Friðrik Dór

Icelandic singer

*October 7th, 1988, Hafnarfjörður

36

Marcel Schmelzer

German footballer

*January 22nd, 1988, Magdeburg

35

Lyna bonasera

Belgian actress

*May 17th, 1988, West Los Angeles

35

Savitree Amitrapai

Badminton player

*November 19th, 1988, Bangkok

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Born on October 4th, 1988
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Leap year

Yes: 1988 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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October 1988