DateNameLocation / Topic
Monday, Aug 4
National Guard´s Day National Guard´s Day
Monday, Aug 4
Matice Slovenska Day Matice Slovenska Day
Monday, Aug 4
Single Working Women's Day Single Working Women's Day
Monday, Aug 4
National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day
Monday, Aug 4
National Coast Guard Day National Coast Guard Day
Monday, Aug 4
Kadooment Day Kadooment Day
Monday, Aug 4
Festival Monday Festival Monday
Monday, Aug 4
Heritage Day
Canada (Alberta)
Heritage Day
Monday, Aug 4
Ontario Civic Holiday
Canada (Ontario)
Ontario Civic Holiday
Monday, Aug 4
Saskatchewan Day
Canada (Saskatchewan)
Saskatchewan Day
Monday, Aug 4
Terry Fox Day
Canada (Manitoba)
Terry Fox Day
Monday, Aug 4
New Brunswick Day
Canada (New Brunswick)
New Brunswick Day
Monday, Aug 4
British Columbia Day
Canada (British Columbia)
British Columbia Day
Monday, Aug 4
Natal Day
Canada (Nova Scotia)
Natal Day
Monday, Aug 4
Emancipation Day Emancipation Day
Monday, Aug 4
Celebrations of San Salvador Celebrations of San Salvador
Monday, Aug 4
Coast Guard Birthday Coast Guard Birthday
Monday, Aug 4
New South Wales Bank Holiday
Australia (New South Wales)
New South Wales Bank Holiday
Monday, Aug 4
Northern Territory Picnic Day
Australia (Northern Territory)
Northern Territory Picnic Day
Monday, Aug 4
Constitution Day Constitution Day
Monday, Aug 4
Youth Day Youth Day
Monday, Aug 4
National Children's Day National Children's Day
Monday, Aug 4
Summer Bank Holiday (only Alderney) Summer Bank Holiday (only Alderney)
Monday, Aug 4
Commerce Day Commerce Day
Monday, Aug 4
August Bank Holiday August Bank Holiday
Monday, Aug 4
Summer Bank Holiday
United Kingdom (Scotland)
Summer Bank Holiday
Monday, Aug 4
Assistance Dog Day Assistance Dog Day
Monday, Aug 4
National White Wine Day National White Wine Day
Monday, Aug 4
International Clouded Leopard Day International Clouded Leopard Day

Historical Events on August 4

  • 1181: Supernova SN 1181 is observed by Chinese and Japanese astronomers and recorded in several separate texts. This supernova could be seen by the naked eye and was visible for over 180 days.
  • 1265: Simon de Montfort is defeated by Prince Edward – a prince who would go on to become King Edward – near the town of Evesham, Worcestershire.
  • 1558: The first printing of the Zohar – the Jewish Kabbalah – occurs on this day.
  • 1578: The Portuguese are defeated by the Morroccans during the Battle of Alcazarquivir. Over 10,000 people are killed.
  • 1636: Johan Mauritius is appointed as the governor of Dutch owned Brazil.
  • 1666: Guadeloupe, St. Christopher and Martinique are hit with a hurricane that kills thousands of people.
  • 1666: Prince Rupert of the Rine and 1st Duker of Albemarle George Monck lead the English fleet to victory against the Dutch off of the North Foreland of England.
  • 1693: Dom Perignon invents Champagne.
  • 1704: English and Dutch troops occupy Gibraltar during the War of Spanish Succession.
  • 1730: Crown Prince Frederick the Great escapes to England
  • 1892: Andrew and Abby Borden are found murdered in their home in Massachusetts in the United States. Although never convicted of the crime, Lizzie Borden is tried for the crime and became the subject of a popular nursery rhyme known to this very day.
  • 1923: Former U.S. President Warren G. Harding is mourned by people from all walks of life as his funeral train takes his body from San Francisco, California to Washington, D.C.
  • 1941: Nazi troops come within 50 miles of Kiev, Ukraine
  • 1944: 15-year old Jewish diarist Anne Frank is captured by the Nazi Gestapo in an Amsterdam warehouse.

Famous Birthdays on August 4

  • American psychologist and 68th Governor of Ohio Ted Strickland is born in 1941.
  • American Actor and painter Don S. Davis is born in 1942.
  • Irish singer-songwriter Moya Brennan is born in 1952.
  • Australian author and playwright Tim Winton is born in 1960.
  • Slovak footballer Marek Penksa is born in 1973.
  • Canadian ice hockey player and coach Jeremy Adduono is born in 1978.
  • American baseball player Luke Allen is born in 1978.