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August 4

From 1265 to 2020, August 4 gathers 755 years of history. Most of the weight falls in the 18th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

♌ZodiacLeo ◈BirthstonePeridot ❀Birth flowerGladiolus

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

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on August 4?

August 4 is the 216th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1265 and 2020. Famous people born on August 4 include Barack Obama, Louis Armstrong and Külüg Khan.

Released on August 4

Movies, games, albums & shows

2026

  • Game Beast of Reincarnation

2025

  • Game Bee Simulator: The Hive
  • Movie Weapons

2022

  • Game Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1265

    Second Barons' War

  2. 1704

    War of the Spanish Succession

  3. 1783

    Mount Asama

  4. 1791

    Treaty of Sistova

  5. 1796

    French Revolutionary Wars

  6. 1892

    Lizzie Borden

  7. 1914

    World War I

  8. 1969

    Vietnam War

  9. 1983

    Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo

  10. 2020

    2020 Beirut explosion

Famous birthday twins

Born on August 4

Barack Obama

b. 1961

Louis Armstrong

b. 1901

Külüg Khan

b. 1281

Frances Allen

b. 1932

Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother

b. 1900

William Rowan Hamilton

b. 1805

Marreese Speights

b. 1987

Cicinho (footballer, born 1986)

b. 1986

Deaths

  • 1997Jeanne Calment
  • 1962Marilyn Monroe
  • 1922Enver Pasha
  • 1875Hans Christian Andersen
  • 1306Wenceslaus III of Bohemia
  • 1060Henry I of France

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Aristarchus
  • —Christian feast day: Euphronius
  • —Christian feast day: Blessed Frédéric Janssoone
  • —Christian feast day: John Vianney
  • —Christian feast day: Molua (or Lua)
  • —Christian feast day: Raynerius of Split
  • —Christian feast day: Sithney, patron saint of mad dogs
  • —Christian feast day: August 4 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

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