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On This Day · The 94th day of the year

April 4

Few dates reach as far back as April 4: its recorded history runs unusually deep, stretching to 503 BC. Its center of gravity is the 20th century, and conflict is a recurring thread.

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Aries is the sign for April 4 — read more on the Aries page, or see April's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on April 4?

April 4 is the 94th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between -503 and 2023. Famous people born on April 4 include Andrei Tarkovsky, Caracalla and Graham Norton.

Released on April 4

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • TV Daemons of the Shadow Realm

2024

  • Game Beat Slayer

2023

  • Game Meet Your Maker
  • Game Road 96: Mile 0

2022

  • TV Chiikawa

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. -503

    Roman consul

  2. 1814

    Napoleon

  3. 1841

    William Henry Harrison

  4. 1905

    1905 Kangra earthquake

  5. 1973

    Lockheed C-141 Starlifter

  6. 1975

    Vietnam War

  7. 1990

    Flag of Hong Kong

  8. 2011

    Georgian Airways Flight 834

  9. 2013

    2013 Thane building collapse

  10. 2023

    Finland

Famous birthday twins

Born on April 4

Andrei Tarkovsky

b. 1932

Caracalla

b. 188

Graham Norton

b. 1963

Maya Angelou

b. 1928

Greg Garcia (producer)

b. 1970

Heath Ledger

b. 1979

Hugo Weaving

b. 1960

James Roday Rodriguez

b. 1976

Deaths

  • 2007Karen Spärck Jones
  • 1968Martin Luther King Jr.
  • 1932Wilhelm Ostwald
  • 1929Carl Benz
  • 1841William Henry Harrison

Holidays & observances

  • —Children's Day (Hong Kong, Taiwan)
  • —Christian feast day: Benedict the Moor
  • —Christian feast day: Gaetano Catanoso
  • —Christian feast day: Isidore of Seville
  • —Christian feast day: Martin Luther King Jr. (Episcopal Church (USA))
  • —Christian feast day: Reginald Heber (Anglican Church of Canada)
  • —Christian feast day: Tigernach of Clones
  • —Christian feast day: Plato of Sakkoudion

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