Born on 4 August 1954

At A Glance

4 August 1954 at a glance

Day of the week

4 August 1954 was a Wednesday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“The Happy Wanderer” recorded by Frank Weir and Obernkirchen Children's Choir was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1954

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1954 was Rear Window.

Star sign

The star sign for 4 August is Leo.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 4 August 1954 fell in the Year of the Horse.

Birthstone

The birthstone for August is Peridot.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 4 August 1954 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 4 August

• 1944 The Holocaust: A tip from a Dutch informer leads the Gestapo to a sealed-off area in an Amsterdam warehouse, where they find and arrest Jewish diarist Anne Frank, her family, and four others.
• 1944 Under the state of emergency law, the Finnish Parliament elects Marshal C. G. E. Mannerheim as the President of Finland to replace the resigned Risto Ryti.
• 1947 The Supreme Court of Japan is established.
• 1964 Second Gulf of Tonkin Incident: U.S. destroyers USS Maddox and USS Turner Joy mistakenly report coming under attack in the Gulf of Tonkin.
• 1965 The Constitution of the Cook Islands comes into force, giving the Cook Islands self-governing status within New Zealand.

Famous people born on 4 August

• Barack Obama, American lawyer and politician, 44th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1961)
• Billy Bob Thornton, American actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1955)
• Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, Duchess of Sussex, American member of British royal family, media personality and actress (born 1981)
• Cole Sprouse, American actor (born 1992)

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