October 4th, 2023

Born on October 4th, 2023

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 63 days old!

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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

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

56

Liev Schreiber

American actor

*October 4th, 1967, San Francisco

40

Ueli Steck

Swiss mountaineer and rock climber (1976-2017)

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

80

Anne Rice

American writer

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

62

Jon Secada

American singer

*October 4th, 1961, Havana

70

Buster Keaton

American actor, comedian, and filmmaker (1895–1966)

*October 4th, 1895, Piqua †February 1st, 1966, Woodland Hills

36

Ryan Shawcross

English association football player (born 1987)

*October 4th, 1987, Chester

21

Andrea Montesinos

Mexican figure skater

*October 4th, 2002, San Pedro Garza García

28

Mikolas Josef

Czech singer-songwriter and former model

*October 4th, 1995, Prague

77

Susan Sarandon

American actress and activist

*October 4th, 1946, New York City

39

James Constable

English association football player

*October 4th, 1984, Malmesbury

28

Ralf Mackenbach

Dutch singer, actor and physicist

*October 4th, 1995, Best

70

Rutherford B. Hayes

President of the United States from 1877 to 1881

*October 4th, 1822, Delaware †January 17th, 1893, Fremont

84

Charlton Heston

American actor and political activist (1923–2008)

*October 4th, 1923, Evanston †April 5th, 2008, Beverly Hills

37

Yuridia

Mexican recording artist; singer

*October 4th, 1986, Hermosillo

33

Tei Shi

Colombian-Canadian singer, songwriter, and record producer

*October 4th, 1990, Buenos Aires

75

Linda McMahon

25th Administrator of the Small Business Administration and professional wrestling magnate

*October 4th, 1948, New Bern

34

Stacey Solomon

English singer

*October 4th, 1989, Dagenham

29

Sabrina Maier

Austrian alpine ski racer

*October 4th, 1994, Austria

38

Shontelle

Barbadian singer

*October 4th, 1985, Saint James

47

Alicia Silverstone

American actress

*October 4th, 1976, San Francisco

56

Nick Green

Australian rower

*October 4th, 1967, Melbourne

34

Dakota Johnson

American actress

*October 4th, 1989, Austin

41

Sarah Darling

American musician

*October 4th, 1982, Des Moines

32

Márton Patkós

Actor

*October 4th, 1991, Szombathely

35

Derrick Rose

American basketball player

*October 4th, 1988, Chicago

53

Amanda Lee

Hong Kong pop singer and actress

*October 4th, 1970, Hong Kong

39

Lena Katina

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

*October 4th, 1984, Moscow

81

Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir

Icelandic politician

*October 4th, 1942, Reykjavík

42

Friðrik Ómar

Icelandic singer

*October 4th, 1981, Akureyri

47

Carla Harvey

American singer

*October 4th, 1976, Detroit

50

M. Ward

American singer-songwriter and guitarist

*October 4th, 1973, Ventura County

67

Christoph Waltz

German-Austrian actor (born 1956)

*October 4th, 1956, Vienna

31

Rupi Kaur

Canadian poet

*October 4th, 1992, Punjab

67

Kurt Zurfluh

Swiss television and radio presenter (1949-2017)

*October 4th, 1949, Lucerne †April 15th, 2017, Cienfuegos

44

Rachael Leigh Cook

American actress, model, and producer

*October 4th, 1979, Minneapolis

85

Kurt Wüthrich

Swiss chemist

*October 4th, 1938, Aarberg

72

Truck Robinson

American basketball player

*October 4th, 1951, Jacksonville

66

John Anderson

Scottish anatomist and zoologist who worked in India as the curator of the Indian Museum (1833-1900)

*October 4th, 1833, Edinburgh †August 15th, 1900, Buxton

41

Ilhan Omar

American politician

*October 4th, 1982, Mogadishu

68

Jorge Valdano

Argentine footballer and manager

*October 4th, 1955, Las Parejas

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No: With 365 days 2023 is a normal year and no leap year.

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