August 4 birthdays, facts & history
Everything about being born on August 4, from your sign and birth stone to who shares your birthday.
Zodiac sign
♌︎ Leo
Jul 23 – Aug 22
Birth stone
Peridot
Birth flower
Gladiolus
How common
#117 of 366
by US birth counts
Famous August 4 birthdays
William Rowan Hamilton · Irish mathematician and astronomer1805
Knut Hamsun · Norwegian novelist1859
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother · Queen consort of the United Kingdom from 1936 to 19521900
Louis Armstrong · American jazz musician, trumpeter and singer1901
Witold Gombrowicz · Polish writer1904
Raoul Wallenberg · Swedish architect, businessman, diplomat and humanitarian1912
Helen Thomas · American author and journalist1920
Frances Allen · American computer scientist1932
Billy Bob Thornton · American actor, filmmaker, and musician1955
Meg Whitman · American business executive1956
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero · Spanish politician1960
Barack Obama · 44th President of the United States1961
Pumpuang Duangjan · Thai female singer1961
Fredrik Reinfeldt · Prime Minister of Sweden from 2006 to 20141965
Daniel Dae Kim · South Korean-American actor1968
Jeff Gordon · American racing driver1971
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex · Member of the British royal family and Duchess of Sussex since 20181981
Greta Gerwig · American actress and filmmaker1983
Antonio Valencia · Portughez association football player1985
Cole Sprouse · American actor1992
On this day in history
1830American surveyor James Thompson produced the first plat of Chicago for the Illinois and Michigan Canal Commissioners.
1977U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs legislation creating the United States Department of Energy.
1995Yugoslav 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.
2007NASA's Phoenix Mars lander is launched.
1914World 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.
1944Under the state of emergency law, the Finnish Parliament elects Marshal C. G. E. Mannerheim as the President of Finland to replace the resigned Risto Ryti.
1953Alfred C. Glassell Jr. caught a black marlin weighing 1,560 lb (710 kg) off the coast of Peru, setting the record for the largest bony fish caught by hand.
1972Ugandan President Idi Amin announces that Uganda is no longer responsible for the care of British subjects of Asian origin, beginning the expulsions of Ugandan Asians.
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