Born on 4 August 2024

At A Glance

4 August 2024 at a glance

Day of the week

4 August 2024 was a Sunday.

UK Number One

The UK Number One single was “Please Please Please” by Sabrina Carpenter.

Top Film of 2024

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2024 was Inside Out 2.

Star sign

The star sign for 4 August is Leo.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 4 August 2024 fell in the Year of the Dragon.

Birthstone

The birthstone for August is Peridot.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 4 August 2024 was New Moon.

On this day: 4 August

• 1987 The Federal Communications Commission rescinds the Fairness Doctrine which had required radio and television stations to give equal time to opposing views.
• 1995 Operation Storm, the last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence begins.
• 2007 NASA's Phoenix Mars lander is launched.
• 2018 Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) expel the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from the Iraq–Syria border, concluding the second phase of the Deir ez-Zor campaign.
• 2018 Crisis in Venezuela: Seven people are injured when two drones detonate explosives on Avenida Bolívar, Caracas while president Nicolás Maduro is giving a speech to the Venezuelan National Guard.

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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