On this day: August 4
Events
Battle of EveshamAugust 4, 1265 · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of Alcácer QuibirAugust 4, 1578 · Wars & Conflicts
German invasion of Belgium (1914)August 4, 1914 – October 31, 1914 · Wars & Conflicts- Release of The Piper at the Gates of DawnAugust 4, 1967 · Music
- Release of BenAugust 4, 1972 · Music
- Release of Ritchie Blackmore's RainbowAugust 4, 1975 · Music
Founding of Micro-Star InternationalAugust 4, 1986 · Companies
Republic of KuwaitAugust 4, 1990 – August 28, 1990 · World History- Release of VirtuosityAugust 4, 1995 · Film
- Release of Pro Evolution Soccer 5August 4, 2005 · Gaming
- Release of Pokémon XD: Gale of DarknessAugust 4, 2005 · Gaming
- Release of HotAugust 4, 2009 · Music
Born on this day
Urban VIIAugust 4, 1521 – September 27, 1590 · World History
John HaringtonAugust 4, 1560 – November 20, 1612 · Technology
Nicolas-Jacques ContéAugust 4, 1755 – December 6, 1805 · Science
Alexander AlyabyevAugust 4, 1787 – February 22, 1851 · Music
William Rowan HamiltonAugust 4, 1805 – September 2, 1865 · Science
Robert NobelAugust 4, 1829 – August 7, 1896 · Science
John VennAugust 4, 1834 – April 4, 1923 · Science
Knut HamsunAugust 4, 1859 – February 19, 1952 · Culture
Michel VerneAugust 4, 1861 – March 5, 1925 · Film
Ivan BilibinAugust 4, 1876 – February 7, 1942 · Art
Laura KnightAugust 4, 1877 – July 7, 1970 · Art
Béla BalázsAugust 4, 1884 – May 17, 1949 · Film
Erich WeinertAugust 4, 1890 – April 20, 1953 · Art
Louis ArmstrongAugust 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971 · Music
Saunders Mac LaneAugust 4, 1909 – April 14, 2005 · Science- Gerard DamianoAugust 4, 1928 – October 25, 2008 · Film
Yasser ArafatAugust 4, 1929 – November 11, 2004 · Politics- Kishore KumarAugust 4, 1929 – October 13, 1987 · Film
- David BedfordAugust 4, 1937 – October 1, 2011 · Music
Don S. DavisAugust 4, 1942 – June 29, 2008 · Art
Orhan GencebayAugust 4, 1944 – present · Music
Gennady BurbulisAugust 4, 1945 – June 19, 2022 · Culture
Ramazan AbdulatipovAugust 4, 1946 – present · Culture
Klaus SchulzeAugust 4, 1947 – April 26, 2022 · Music- Moufida TlatliAugust 4, 1947 – February 7, 2021 · Film
Giorgio ParisiAugust 4, 1948 – present · Science
Moya BrennanAugust 4, 1952 – April 13, 2026 · Music
Billy Bob ThorntonAugust 4, 1955 – present · Film
Andrew M. AllenAugust 4, 1955 – present · Space
Luigi NegriAugust 4, 1956 – present · Culture
Barack ObamaAugust 4, 1961 – present · Politics
Terri Lyne CarringtonAugust 4, 1965 – present · Music
Vishal BhardwajAugust 4, 1965 – present · Film
Arbaaz KhanAugust 4, 1967 – present · Film- Olga NeuwirthAugust 4, 1968 – present · Music
Max CavaleraAugust 4, 1969 – present · Music
John AugustAugust 4, 1970 – present · Film
Greta GerwigAugust 4, 1983 – present · Film
Jang Keun-sukAugust 4, 1987 – present · Film