Browse events, births, deaths and holidays on August 4 throughout history.
On 4 August 2020, a major explosion occurred in Beirut, Lebanon, caused by the ignition of 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate. The chemical, confiscated in 2014 from the cargo ship …
Beirut Port explosion: At least 220 people are killed and over 5,000 are wounded when 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate…
On August 4, 2019, 24-year-old Connor Betts shot and killed nine people, including his brother, and wounded 17 others near the entrance of the Ned Peppers Bar in the Oregon Histor…
Nine people are killed and 26 injured in a shooting in Dayton, Ohio. This comes only 13 hours after another mass…
The Syrian civil war was an armed conflict that began with the Syrian revolution in March 2011, when popular discontent with the Ba'athist regime ruled by Bashar al-Assad triggere…
Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) expel the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from the…
An ongoing socioeconomic and political crisis began in Venezuela during the presidency of Hugo Chávez, Nicolás Maduro and Delcy Rodríguez. It has been marked by hyperinflation, st…
Crisis in Venezuela: Seven people are injured when two drones detonate explosives on Avenida Bolívar, Caracas while…
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the United States' civil space program, as well as resear…
NASA's Phoenix Mars lander is launched.
The Muttur Massacre was an incident that occurred on 4 August 2006 in Muttur, Sri Lanka, in the district of Trincomalee, during the Sri Lankan civil war. Seventeen local employees…
A massacre is carried out by Sri Lankan government forces, killing 17 employees of the French INGO Action Against…
Operation Storm was the last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence and a major factor in the outcome of the Bosnian War. It was a decisive victory for the Croatian Army…
Operation Storm, the last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence begins.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, internet, Wi…
The Federal Communications Commission rescinds the Fairness Doctrine which had required radio and television stations…
The Republic of Upper Volta, or simply Upper Volta, was a landlocked West African country established on 11 December 1958 as a self-governing state within the French Community. Be…
The Republic of Upper Volta changes its name to Burkina Faso.
Ariane 3 was a European expendable carrier rocket, which was used for eleven launches between 1984 and 1989. It was a member of the Ariane family of rockets. The principal manufac…
The Ariane 3 rocket is launched for the first time, carrying the Eutelsat I F-2 and Télécom 1A satellites into…
Jean-Baptiste Philippe Ouédraogo, also referred to by his initials JBO, is a Burkinabé physician and retired military officer who served as President of Upper Volta from 8 Novembe…
Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo, president of the military government of Upper Volta, is ousted from power in a coup d'état…
The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government a…
U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs legislation creating the United States Department of Energy.
The Japanese Red Army was a far-left militant organization active from 1971 to 2001. The JRA was founded by Fusako Shigenobu and Tsuyoshi Okudaira in February 1971, and was most …
The Japanese Red Army takes more than 50 hostages at the AIA Building housing several embassies in Kuala Lumpur,…
The Italicus Express massacre was a terrorist bombing in Italy on a train of the public rail network. On 4 August 1974, the bomb attack killed 12 people and wounded 48. Responsibi…
A bomb explodes in the Italicus Express train at San Benedetto Val di Sambro, Italy, killing 12 people and wounding 22.
The president of the Republic of Uganda is the head of state and the head of government of Uganda. The president leads the executive branch of the government of Uganda and is the …
Ugandan President Idi Amin announces that Uganda is no longer responsible for the care of British subjects of Asian…
The Vietnam War was an armed conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam and their allies. North Vietnam was supported by the Soviet Uni…
Vietnam War: At the apartment of French intermediary Jean Sainteny in Paris, American representative Henry Kissinger…
The politics of the Cook Islands takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democracy within a constitutional monarchy. The monarch of New Zealand, represented i…
The Constitution of the Cook Islands comes into force, giving the Cook Islands self-governing status within New Zealand.
The civil rights movement was a social movement in the United States from 1954 to 1968 which aimed to abolish legalized racial segregation, discrimination, and disenfranchisement …
Civil rights movement: Civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James Chaney are found dead in…
The Gulf of Tonkin incident refers to a naval confrontation in the Gulf of Tonkin off the coast of North Vietnam, which led to the United States engaging more directly in the Viet…
Second Gulf of Tonkin Incident: U.S. destroyers USS Maddox and USS Turner Joy mistakenly report coming under attack in…
The Supreme Court of Japan , located in Hayabusachō, Chiyoda, Tokyo, is the highest court in Japan. It has ultimate judicial authority to interpret the Japanese constitution and d…
The Supreme Court of Japan is established.