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April 4 in recent years

April 4 is the 94th day of the year (95th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 271 days remain until the end of the year. April 4th is a special day in history, filled with many important events, births, and deaths. From ancient times to today, this date has seen moments that shaped the world, from big political changes and scientific discoveries to the birth of famous people and the passing of influential figures. Let's explore some of the key happenings on this day!

Historical Events on April 4

Early History (Before 1600)

Later History (1601–1900)

Modern History (1901–Present)

Famous Births on April 4

Born Before 1600

  • 188Caracalla, a Roman emperor. (d. 217)
  • 1436 – Amalia of Saxony, Duchess of Bavaria-Landshut. (d. 1501)
  • 1490 – Vojtěch I of Pernstein, a Bohemian nobleman. (d. 1534)
  • 1492 – Ambrosius Blarer, a German-Swiss religious reformer. (d. 1564)
  • 1572William Strachey, an English author. (d. 1621)
  • 1586 – Richard Saltonstall, an English diplomat. (d. 1661)
  • 1593Edward Nicholas, an English soldier and politician. (d. 1669)

Born 1601–1900

Born 1901–Present

  • 1902 – Louise Lévêque de Vilmorin, a French journalist and author. (d. 1969)
  • 1902Stanley G. Weinbaum, an American author. (d. 1935)
  • 1905 – Eugène Bozza, a French composer. (d. 1991)
  • 1905Erika Nõva, an Estonian architect. (d. 1987)
  • 1906Bea Benaderet, an American actress. (d. 1968)
  • 1906John Cameron Swayze, an American journalist. (d. 1995)
  • 1907 – Robert Askin, an Australian politician. (d. 1981)
  • 1910 – Đặng Văn Ngữ, a Vietnamese physician. (d. 1967)
  • 1913Dave Brown, an Australian rugby player. (d. 1974)
  • 1913 – Rosemary Lane, an American actress and singer. (d. 1974)
  • 1913Frances Langford, an American actress and singer. (d. 2005)
  • 1913 – Jules Léger, a Canadian politician. (d. 1980)
  • 1913Muddy Waters, an American singer-songwriter. (d. 1983)
  • 1914Richard Coogan, an American actor. (d. 2014)
  • 1914Marguerite Duras, a French novelist and director. (d. 1996)
  • 1914 – David W. Goodall, an Australian ecologist. (d. 2018)
  • 1915 – Louis Archambault, a Canadian sculptor. (d. 2003)
  • 1916 – Nikola Ljubičić, a Serbian general and politician. (d. 2005)
  • 1916 – Mickey Owen, an American baseball player. (d. 2005)
  • 1916 – David White, an American actor. (d. 1990)
  • 1918George Jellicoe, 2nd Earl Jellicoe, an English soldier and politician. (d. 2007)
  • 1920Ignatius IV of Antioch, a Greek patriarch. (d. 2012)
  • 1921Orunamamu, an American-Canadian author. (d. 2014)
  • 1921Elizabeth Wilson, an American actress. (d. 2015)
  • 1922Elmer Bernstein, an American composer. (d. 2004)
  • 1923Peter Vaughan, an English actor. (d. 2016)
  • 1923Gene Reynolds, an American actor and director. (d. 2020)
  • 1924 – Bob Christie, an American race car driver. (d. 2009)
  • 1924Gil Hodges, an American baseball player. (d. 1972)
  • 1925Dettmar Cramer, a German footballer and manager. (d. 2015)
  • 1925Frank Truitt, an American basketball player. (d. 2014)
  • 1925Claude Wagner, a Canadian lawyer and politician. (d. 1979)
  • 1925 – Emmett Williams, an American poet. (d. 2007)
  • 1926Ronnie Masterson, an Irish actress. (d. 2014)
  • 1927Joe Orlando, an Italian-American author and illustrator. (d. 1998)
  • 1928Maya Angelou, an American memoirist and poet. (d. 2014)
  • 1928 – Jimmy Logan, a Scottish actor. (d. 2001)
  • 1928 – Monty Norman, an English singer-songwriter. (d. 2022)
  • 1929 – Humbert Allen Astredo, an American actor. (d. 2016)
  • 1930 – Netty Herawaty, an Indonesian actress. (d. 1989)
  • 1931 – James Dickens, an English politician. (d. 2013)
  • 1931Bobby Ray Inman, an American admiral.
  • 1931Catherine Tizard, a New Zealand politician. (d. 2021)
  • 1932Clive Davis, an American record producer.
  • 1932Richard Lugar, an American politician. (d. 2019)
  • 1932Anthony Perkins, an American actor. (d. 1992)
  • 1932Johanna Reiss, a Dutch-American author.
  • 1932Andrei Tarkovsky, a Russian director. (d. 1986)
  • 1933Bill France Jr., an American businessman. (d. 2007)
  • 1933 – Brian Hewson, an English runner. (d. 2022)
  • 1933 – Bapu Nadkarni, an Indian cricketer. (d. 2020)
  • 1934 – Helen Hanft, an American actress. (d. 2013)
  • 1934Kronid Lyubarsky, a Russian journalist and activist. (d. 1996)
  • 1935 – Geoff Braybrooke, an English-New Zealand soldier and politician. (d. 2013)
  • 1935Kenneth Mars, an American actor. (d. 2011)
  • 1935 – Trevor Griffiths, an English playwright.
  • 1938A. Bartlett Giamatti, an American businessman and academic. (d. 1989)
  • 1939 – JoAnne Carner, an American golfer.
  • 1939 – Darlene Hooley, an American educator and politician.
  • 1939Hugh Masekela, a South African trumpeter and singer. (d. 2018)
  • 1940 – Richard Attwood, an English race car driver.
  • 1940 – Sharon Sheeley, an American singer-songwriter. (d. 2002)
  • 1941 – Zia Uddin, a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar.
  • 1942 – Jim Fregosi, an American baseball player. (d. 2014)
  • 1942 – Kitty Kelley, an American journalist.
  • 1942Elizabeth Levy, an American author.
  • 1944 – Magda Aelvoet, a Belgian politician.
  • 1944 – Mary Kenny, an Irish journalist.
  • 1944 – Bob McDill, an American country music songwriter.
  • 1944Craig T. Nelson, an American actor.
  • 1944 – Nelson Prudêncio, a Brazilian triple jumper. (d. 2012)
  • 1944Toktamış Ateş, a Turkish academic. (d. 2013)
  • 1945 – Daniel Cohn-Bendit, a French-German educator and politician.
  • 1945 – Caroline McWilliams, an American actress. (d. 2010)
  • 1946 – Colin Coates, an Australian speed skater.
  • 1946 – Dave Hill, an English guitarist.
  • 1946 – Katsuaki Satō, a Japanese martial artist.
  • 1946 – György Spiró, a Hungarian author.
  • 1946 – Bubba Wyche, an American football player.
  • 1947 – Wiranto, an Indonesian general and politician.
  • 1947 – Ray Fosse, an American baseball player. (d. 2021)
  • 1947 – Eliseo Soriano, a Filipino minister. (d. 2021)
  • 1948Abdullah Öcalan, a Turkish activist.
  • 1948Berry Oakley, an American bass player. (d. 1972)
  • 1948Richard Parsons, an American businessman.
  • 1948Dan Simmons, an American author.
  • 1948Derek Thompson, a Northern Irish actor.
  • 1948 – Pick Withers, an English drummer.
  • 1949Junior Braithwaite, a Jamaican-American singer. (d. 1999)
  • 1949 – Litsa Diamanti, a Greek singer.
  • 1949 – Shing-Tung Yau, a Chinese-American mathematician.
  • 1950Christine Lahti, an American actress and director.
  • 1951John Hannah, an American football player.
  • 1952Rosemarie Ackermann, a German high jumper.
  • 1952Pat Burns, a Canadian ice hockey coach. (d. 2010)
  • 1952 – Gregg Hansford, an Australian race car driver. (d. 1995)
  • 1952 – Cherie Lunghi, an English actress.
  • 1952 – Karen Magnussen, a Canadian figure skater.
  • 1952Gary Moore, a Northern Irish singer-songwriter. (d. 2011)
  • 1952 – Villy Søvndal, a Danish politician.
  • 1953 – Robert Bertrand, a Canadian politician.
  • 1953 – Henry Fotheringham, a South African cricketer.
  • 1953 – Simcha Jacobovici, a Canadian director and journalist.
  • 1953Sammy Wilson, a Northern Irish politician.
  • 1953Chen Yi, a Chinese violinist and composer.
  • 1956 – Evelyn Hart, a Canadian ballerina.
  • 1956 – Tom Herr, an American baseball player.
  • 1956David E. Kelley, an American screenwriter.
  • 1957 – Paul Downton, an English cricketer.
  • 1957Aki Kaurismäki, a Finnish director.
  • 1957 – Graeme Kelling, a Scottish guitarist. (d. 2004)
  • 1957 – Nobuyoshi Kuwano, a Japanese singer.
  • 1958 – Peter Baltes, a German bass player.
  • 1958Cazuza, a Brazilian singer-songwriter. (d. 1990)
  • 1958 – Rodney Eade, an Australian footballer.
  • 1959Phil Morris, an American actor.
  • 1960 – Jonathan Agnew, an English cricketer and sportscaster.
  • 1960 – Jane Eaglen, an English soprano.
  • 1960 – Godknows Igali, a Nigerian diplomat.
  • 1960Hugo Weaving, a Nigerian-Australian actor.
  • 1961 – Hildi Santo-Tomas, an American interior decorator.
  • 1962 – Craig Adams, an English bass player.
  • 1962 – Kailasho Devi, an Indian social worker and politician.
  • 1963 – A. Michael Baldwin, an American actor.
  • 1963 – Jack Del Rio, an American football player and coach.
  • 1963Dale Hawerchuk, a Canadian ice hockey player. (d. 2020)
  • 1963 – Jane McDonald, an English singer.
  • 1963Graham Norton, an Irish actor and talk show host.
  • 1964 – Branco, a Brazilian footballer.
  • 1964 – Dr. Chud, an American drummer.
  • 1964 – Anthony Clark, an American actor.
  • 1964David Cross, an American actor.
  • 1964Satoshi Furukawa, a Japanese surgeon and astronaut.
  • 1964 – Paul Parker, an English footballer.
  • 1964 – Đặng Thân, a Vietnamese writer and poet.
  • 1965 – Vinny Burns, an English guitarist.
  • 1965Robert Downey Jr., an American actor.
  • 1966Nancy McKeon, an American actress.
  • 1966 – Mike Starr, an American bass player. (d. 2011)
  • 1966 – Christos Tsekos, a Greek basketball player.
  • 1967 – Edith Masai, a Kenyan-German runner.
  • 1967 – George Mavrotas, a Greek water polo player and politician.
  • 1968 – Jesús Rollán, a Spanish water polo player. (d. 2006)
  • 1969Piotr Anderszewski, a Polish pianist.
  • 1969Karren Brady, an English journalist and businesswoman.
  • 1970 – Georgios Amanatidis, a Greek footballer.
  • 1970 – Dimitris Basis, a Greek singer.
  • 1970 – Greg Garcia, an American director.
  • 1970Barry Pepper, a Canadian actor.
  • 1970 – Jason Stoltenberg, an Australian tennis player.
  • 1970 – Josh Todd, an American singer.
  • 1970 – Yelena Yelesina, a Russian high jumper.
  • 1971 – Yanic Perreault, a Canadian ice hockey player.
  • 1971 – Malik Yusef, an American actor and poet.
  • 1971 – John Zandig, an American wrestler.
  • 1972 – Jim Dymock, an Australian rugby player.
  • 1972 – Martin Rundkvist, a Swedish archaeologist.
  • 1972Jill Scott, an American singer.
  • 1972 – Magnus Sveningsson, a Swedish bass player.
  • 1973Chris Banks, an American football player. (d. 2014)
  • 1973David Blaine, an American magician.
  • 1973Loris Capirossi, an Italian motorcycle racer.
  • 1973 – Peter Hoekstra, a Dutch footballer.
  • 1973 – Chris McCormack, an Australian triathlete.
  • 1973Kelly Price, an American singer.
  • 1975 – Delphine Arnault, a French businesswoman.
  • 1975 – Thobias Fredriksson, a Swedish skier.
  • 1975 – Joyce Giraud, a Puerto Rican actress.
  • 1975 – Pamela Ribon, an American actress and author.
  • 1975 – Miranda Lee Richards, an American singer-songwriter.
  • 1975 – Scott Rolen, an American baseball player.
  • 1975Kevin Weekes, a Canadian ice hockey player.
  • 1976Nathan Blacklock, an Australian rugby player.
  • 1976 – Sébastien Enjolras, a French race car driver. (d. 1997)
  • 1976Emerson Ferreira da Rosa, a Brazilian footballer.
  • 1976 – James Roday, an American actor.
  • 1977 – Stephan Bonnar, an American mixed martial artist. (d. 2022)
  • 1977 – Keith Bulluck, an American football player.
  • 1977 – Adam Dutkiewicz, an American guitarist.
  • 1977Stephen Mulhern, an English magician and TV host.
  • 1977 – Omarr Smith, an American football player.
  • 1978 – Jason Ellison, an American baseball player.
  • 1978 – Alan Mahon, an Irish footballer.
  • 1979Heath Ledger, an Australian actor. (d. 2008)
  • 1979Roberto Luongo, a Canadian ice hockey player.
  • 1979Natasha Lyonne, an American actress.
  • 1979Andy McKee, an American guitarist.
  • 1979 – Maksim Opalev, a Russian canoeist.
  • 1980 – Johnny Borrell, an English singer-songwriter.
  • 1980Trevor Moore, an American actor and director. (d. 2021)
  • 1980 – Eric Steinbach, an American football player.
  • 1980 – Björn Wirdheim, a Swedish race car driver.
  • 1981Currensy, an American rapper.
  • 1981 – Eduardo Luís Carloto, a Brazilian footballer.
  • 1981 – Casey Daigle, an American baseball player.
  • 1981 – Anna Pyatykh, a Russian triple jumper.
  • 1981Ned Vizzini, an American author. (d. 2013)
  • 1982 – Justin Cook, an American voice actor.
  • 1982 – Magnus Lindgren, a Swedish chef. (d. 2012)
  • 1983 – Evgeny Artyukhin, a Russian ice hockey player.
  • 1983Eric André, an American comedian.
  • 1983Ben Gordon, an American basketball player.
  • 1983 – Doug Lynch, a Canadian ice hockey player.
  • 1983Natalie Pike, a Scottish-English model.
  • 1983Amanda Righetti, an American actress.
  • 1984Sean May, an American basketball player.
  • 1984 – Arkady Vyatchanin, a Russian swimmer.
  • 1985Rudy Fernández, a Spanish basketball player.
  • 1985Dudi Sela, an Israeli tennis player.
  • 1985 – Ricardo Vilar, a Brazilian footballer.
  • 1986 – Eunhyuk, a South Korean singer.
  • 1986Cameron Barker, a Canadian ice hockey player.
  • 1986 – Maurice Manificat, a French skier.
  • 1986Aiden McGeady, an Irish footballer.
  • 1986Alexander Tettey, a Norwegian footballer.
  • 1987Sami Khedira, a German footballer.
  • 1987McDonald Mariga, a Kenyan footballer.
  • 1987Cameron Maybin, an American baseball player.
  • 1987 – Marcos Vellidis, a Greek footballer.
  • 1987 – Sarah Gadon, a Canadian actress.
  • 1988 – Frank Fielding, an English footballer.
  • 1989 – Vurnon Anita, a Dutch footballer.
  • 1989Steven Finn, an English cricketer.
  • 1989 – Chris Herd, an Australian footballer.
  • 1991 – Yui Koike, a Japanese singer and actress.
  • 1991Asia Muhammad, an American tennis player.
  • 1991 – Justin O'Neill, an Australian rugby league player.
  • 1991 – Martín Pérez, a Venezuelan baseball player.
  • 1991Jamie Lynn Spears, an American actress and singer.
  • 1991Marlon Stöckinger, a Filipino race car driver.
  • 1992 – Lucy May Barker, an English actress and singer.
  • 1992 – Christina Metaxa, a Cypriot singer-songwriter.
  • 1992 – Ricky Dillon, an American YouTuber and singer.
  • 1993 – Samir Carruthers, an English footballer.
  • 1993 – Frank Kaminsky, an American basketball player.
  • 1994 – Shunsuke Nishikawa, a Japanese actor.
  • 1994 – Risako Sugaya, a Japanese singer and actress.
  • 1996Austin Mahone, an American singer-songwriter.
  • 2003 – Harvey Elliott, an English footballer.

Notable Deaths on April 4

Passed Away Before 1600

Passed Away 1601–1900

Passed Away 1901–Present

Holidays and Observances

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