August 4 is the 216th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (217th if leap year). It 149 days before the end of the year.
Celebrations
There is no celebration for this day!
Events
Explosions at the Port of Beirut
(August, 4 2020)Two huge explosions shook the Lebanese capital, causing massive destruction, loss of life and a shock wave felt throughout the city. Here is a description of the events:
Around 6 p.m., a fire broke out in a warehouse in the port of Beirut. This warehouse contained a large quantity of ammonium ...
Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada elected president of Bolivia
(August, 4 2002)Birth of Barack Obama
(August, 4 1961)Barack Hussein Obama II born August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, State of Hawaii. Démorate party member, he became the 44th President of the United States.
Independence of the Belgian Congo
(August, 4 1960)Arrest of Anne Frank
(August, 4 1944)With seven other Jews, she is arrested in Amsterdam by the Gestapo.
Abolition of privileges in France
(August, 4 1789)By the Constituent National Assembly.
Sayings
There is no saying for this day!
Astrology
Sign of the Zodiac: 14th day of the astrological sign of Leo.
Last events added
- Discovery of two new natural satellites for Saturn - August, 16 2004
- Nagasaki atomic bombings - August, 9 1945
- Madagascar becomes a French colony - August, 6 1896
- Atomic bombing of Hiroshima - August, 6 1945
- Explosions at the Port of Beirut - August, 4 2020