August 4th, 2026

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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

Birthdays and future age on August 4th, 2026

65

Barack Obama

President of the United States from 2009 to 2017

*August 4th, 1961, Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children

31

Cheryl Seinen

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1995, Roermond

37

Jim-Patrick Müller

German footballer

*August 4th, 1989, Munich

42

Guo Zhendong

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1984, Hubei

41

Antonio Valencia

Ecuadorian association football player

*August 4th, 1985, Nueva Loja

32

Alfian Eko Prasetya

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1994, Jakarta

33

Emily Westwood

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1993, Hemel Hempstead

31

Soo Teck Zhi

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1995, Kelana Jaya

31

Kittisak Namdash

Badminton player

*August 4th, 1995, Nakhon Phanom

36

Sander Rølvåg

Norwegian male curler

*August 4th, 1990, Sandnessjøen

54

Audrey Azoulay

French politician and official

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

56

John August

American film director and screenwriter

*August 4th, 1970, Boulder

34

Dylan Sprouse

American actor (born 1992)

*August 4th, 1992, Arezzo

34

Dylan Sprouse

American actor (born 1992)

*August 4th, 1992, Arezzo

45

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex

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

*August 4th, 1981, Los Angeles

69

John Wark

Scottish footballer (born 1957)

*August 4th, 1957, Glasgow

34

Cole Sprouse

American actor (born 1992)

*August 4th, 1992, Arezzo

61

Michael Skibbe

German association football player and manager

*August 4th, 1965, Gelsenkirchen

89

Yvonne Reynders

Racing cyclist

*August 4th, 1937, Schaerbeek

81

Frank Hansen

Norwegian rower

*August 4th, 1945, Oslo

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