May 4th, 2001

Born on May 4th, 2001

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on May 4th?

May 4th, 2015

The Parliament of Malta moved from the Grandmaster's Palace to the purpose-built Parliament House (pictured).

May 4th, 2000

Ken Livingstone took office as the first mayor of London.

May 4th, 1982

Falklands War: HMS Sheffield was struck by an Exocet missile, killing 20 sailors and leading to its sinking six days later—the first Royal Navy ship sunk in action since World War II.

May 4th, 1979

Margaret Thatcher (pictured) became the first female prime minister of the United Kingdom.

May 4th, 1974

An all-female Japanese team reached the summit of Manaslu in the Himalayas, becoming the first women to climb a peak higher than 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) above sea level.

May 4th, 1942

World War II: Aircraft from Imperial Japanese Navy vessels attacked Allied naval forces, beginning the Battle of the Coral Sea, the first naval action in which the participating ships never sighted or fired directly at each other.

May 4th, 1776

American Revolution: The Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations became the first of the Thirteen Colonies to renounce its allegiance to the British Crown.

May 4th, 1677

Trunajaya rebellion: Dutch East India Company forces under Cornelis Speelman began an attack on Surabaya, Java.

May 4th, 1493

Pope Alexander VI issued the papal bull Inter caetera, establishing a line of demarcation dividing the New World between Spain and Portugal.

May 4th, 1738

The Imperial Theatrical School, now known as Vaganova Academy of Russian Ballet, was founded under the reign of Empress Anna. It is the first ballet school in Russia and second in the world.

May 4th, 2019

The inaugural all-female motorsport series, W Series, takes place at Hockenheimring. The race was won by Jamie Chadwick, who would go on to become the inaugural season's champion.

May 4th, 2007

Greensburg, Kansas is almost completely destroyed by a 1.7-mile wide EF5 tornado. It was the first-ever tornado to be rated as such with the new Enhanced Fujita scale.

May 4th, 2002

One hundred three people are killed and 51 are injured in a plane crash near Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport in Kano, Nigeria.

May 4th, 2000

Ken Livingstone becomes the first Mayor of London (an office separate from that of the Lord Mayor of London).

May 4th, 1998

A federal judge in Sacramento, California, gives "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski four life sentences plus 30 years after Kaczynski accepts a plea agreement sparing him from the death penalty.

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

Born on May 4th, 2001

22

Zuhab Khan

Actor

*May 4th, 2001, Karachi

22

Ramiro Enrique

Argentine footballer

*May 4th, 2001, Burzaco

22

Rodrigo Muniz

Brazilian footballer

*May 4th, 2001, São Domingos do Prata

22

Nicolas Seiwald

Austrian association football player

*May 4th, 2001, Austria

22

Joan García Pons

Spanish footballer

*May 4th, 2001, Sallent de Llobregat

22

Irene Ferreiro

Spanish actress

*May 4th, 2001, Madrid

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

25

Clara Azurmendi

Badminton player

*May 4th, 1998, San Sebastián

40

Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen

Member of the Danish parliament

*May 4th, 1983, Brovst

48

Jim Ronny Andersen

Badminton player

*May 4th, 1975, Songdalen Municipality

61

Marit Arnstad

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*May 4th, 1962, Skatval

67

Ulrike Meyfarth

German former high jumper

*May 4th, 1956, Frankfurt

63

Audrey Hepburn

British actress (1929–1993)

*May 4th, 1929, Rue Keyenveld - Keienveldstraat †January 20th, 1993, Tolochenaz

23

Alexandre Balmer

Swiss cyclist

*May 4th, 2000, La Chaux-de-Fonds

36

Cesc Fàbregas

Spanish professional footballer

*May 4th, 1987, Arenys de Mar

39

Sarah Meier

Swiss figure skater

*May 4th, 1984, Bülach

42

Benjamin Schüßler

German association football player and manager

*May 4th, 1981, Magdeburg

21

Anastasiya Petryk

Ukrainian singer

*May 4th, 2002, Odesa

91

Hosni Mubarak

President of Egypt from 1981 to 2011

*May 4th, 1928, Kafr el-Muṣīlḥa †February 25th, 2020, Cairo

25

Rex Orange County

English musician, recording artist

*May 4th, 1998, Haslemere

50

Katrin Apel

German biathlete

*May 4th, 1973, Erfurt

38

Fernandinho

Brazilian association football player, born May 1985

*May 4th, 1985, Londrina

34

Dániel Gyurta

Hungarian breaststroke swimmer

*May 4th, 1989, Budapest

42

Alexandr Kolobnev

Road bicycle racer

*May 4th, 1981, Vyksa

38

David Gove

American ice hockey player

*May 4th, 1978, Centerville †April 5th, 2017, Pittsburgh

43

Franziska Weisz

Austrian actress

*May 4th, 1980, Vienna

89

Ed Cassidy

American drummer (1923–2012)

*May 4th, 1923, Chicago †December 6th, 2012, San Jose

Same year
Born in 2001

22

Billie Eilish

American singer-songwriter (born 2001)

*December 18th, 2001, Los Angeles

22

Noa Kirel

Israeli singer-songwriter, actress, dancer, and television host; represented Israel in the 2023 Eurovision

*May 10th, 2001, Haifa

22

Kaia Gerber

American model and actress

*September 3rd, 2001, Los Angeles County

22

Tiago PZK

Argentine rapper and singer

*August 3rd, 2001, Monte Grande

22

Malvika Bansod

Indian badminton player

*September 15th, 2001, Nagpur

23

Lalinrat Chaiwan

Badminton player

*February 21st, 2001, Lampang

22

Martina La Piana

Italian boxer

*November 26th, 2001, Catania

22

Cris MJ

Chilean singer

*September 16th, 2001, La Serena

22

Quevedo

Spanish rapper, singer and songwriter

*December 7th, 2001, Canary Islands

22

Selina Freitag

German ski jumper

*May 19th, 2001, Erlabrunn

22

Fiorella Corimberto

Argentinian Beach handball player

*August 29th, 2001, Buenos Aires

22

Marit van Ede

Dutch Handball player

*December 26th, 2001, Nieuwegein

23

Klaudia Pintér

Hungarian beach handball player

*February 14th, 2001, Budapest

23

Marit Crajé

Dutch Handball player

*January 12th, 2001, Apeldoorn

22

Lil Tjay

American rapper and singer-songwriter

*April 30th, 2001, The Bronx

22

Dana Danilenko

Badminton player

*July 19th, 2001, Lod

22

Zack Tabudlo

Filipino singer-songwriter (born 2001)

*December 6th, 2001, Las Piñas

23

Di Zijian

Chinese badminton player

*February 27th, 2001, Liaoyang

22

Linda Mazri

Badminton player

*December 21st, 2001, El Biar

22

Brian Yang

Badminton player

*November 25th, 2001, Toronto

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Born on May 4th, 2001
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 2001 is a normal year and no leap year.

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