On this day: 4 August

Selected events and births on 4 August, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1830 – American surveyor James Thompson produced the first plat of Chicago for the Illinois and Michigan Canal Commissioners. Read more: James Thompson (surveyor) Plat
• 1953 – Alfred C. Glassell Jr. caught a black marlin weighing 1,560 lb (710 kg) off the coast of Peru, setting the record for the largest bony fish caught by hand. Read more: Alfred C. Glassell Jr. Black marlin Osteichthyes
• 2007 – An airport police officer discovered a suitcase containing approximately US$800,000 as it passed through security at Jorge Newbery Airfield in Buenos Aires, sparking an international scandal involving Venezuela and Argentina. Read more: María del Luján Telpuk Aeroparque Jorge Newbery Suitcase scandal

Born on this day

• 1939 – Jack Cunningham, Baron Cunningham of Felling, English politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office Read more: Jack Cunningham, Baron Cunningham of Felling Minister for the Cabinet Office
• 1941 – Ted Strickland, American psychologist and politician, 68th Governor of Ohio Read more: Ted Strickland Governor of Ohio
• 1954 – Anatoliy Kinakh, Ukrainian engineer and politician, 11th Prime Minister of Ukraine Read more: Anatoliy Kinakh Prime Minister of Ukraine
• 1955 – Alberto Gonzales, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 80th United States Attorney General Read more: Alberto Gonzales United States Attorney General
• 1958 – Silvan Shalom, Tunisian-Israeli sergeant and politician, 30th Deputy Prime Minister of Israel Read more: Silvan Shalom Deputy of the Prime Minister of Israel
• 1959 – John Gormley, Irish politician, Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government Read more: John Gormley Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage
• 1960 – José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Spanish academic and politician, 5th Prime Minister of Spain Read more: José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero Prime Minister of Spain
• 1961 – Barack Obama, American lawyer and politician, 44th President of the United States, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: Barack Obama President of the United States Nobel Peace Prize
• 1965 – Fredrik Reinfeldt, Swedish soldier and politician, 42nd Prime Minister of Sweden Read more: Fredrik Reinfeldt Prime Minister of Sweden
• 1975 – Jutta Urpilainen, Finnish politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Finland Read more: Jutta Urpilainen Deputy Prime Minister of Finland
• 1995 – Bruna Marquezine, Brazilian actress Read more: Bruna Marquezine
• 1998 – Lil Skies, American rapper Read more: Lil Skies

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / August 4 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.