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May 4th

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Star Wars Day

Informal commemoration on May 4 celebrating the Star Wars franchise, referencing the phrase "May the Force be with you."

cultural Observed May 4 each year.

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578 Notable birthdays

Kyasamballi Chengaluraya Reddy

Indian politician.

Born May 4th, 1902 in Kolar.

Died February 27th, 1976 at 73 years old

Logan Cooley

American ice hockey player.

Born May 4th, 2004 (age 22 years) in Pittsburgh. [ref]

William Kingdon Clifford

English mathematician and philosopher.

Born May 4th, 1845 in Exeter.

Died March 3rd, 1879 at 33 years old in Madeira Island (tuberculosis).

David Della Rocco

American actor.

Born May 4th, 1952 (age 74 years) in Norwich.

Soozie Tyrell

American musician.

Born May 4th, 1957 (age 69 years) in Pisa.

Bill Mollison

Australian permaculturist (1928–2016).

Born May 4th, 1928 in Stanley. [ref]

Died September 24th, 2016 at 88 years old in Hobart. [ref]

Mihaela Buzărnescu

Romanian female tennis player.

Born May 4th, 1988 (age 38 years) in Bucharest.

Cornelius van Til

Dutch-american philosopher and theologian.

Born May 4th, 1895 in Grootegast.

Died April 17th, 1987 at 91 years old in Philadelphia.

Esmond Knight

British actor (1906–1987).

Born May 4th, 1906 in East Sheen.

Died February 23rd, 1987 at 80 years old in London (myocardial infarction).

Dawon Kahng

South korean engineer.

Born May 4th, 1931 in Seoul.

Died May 13th, 1992 at 61 years old in New Brunswick.

Werner Faymann

Austrian politician who was chancellor of austria and chairman of the social democratic party of austria.

Born May 4th, 1960 (age 66 years) in Vienna. [ref]

Timothy LeDuc

American pair skater.

Born May 4th, 1990 (age 36 years) in Cedar Rapids.

Ignacio Camacho

Spanish footballer.

Born May 4th, 1990 (age 36 years) in Zaragoza.

Amara Miller

American actress.

Born May 4th, 2000 (age 26 years) in California.

Lincoln Kirstein

American writer (1907–1996).

Born May 4th, 1907 in Rochester.

Died January 5th, 1996 at 88 years old in Manhattan.

Anghel Iordănescu

Romanian footballer and manager (born 1950).

Born May 4th, 1950 (age 76 years) in Bucharest.

Bo McCalebb

American-macedonian professional basketball player.

Born May 4th, 1985 (age 41 years) in New Orleans.

Theda Skocpol

American sociologist and political scientist.

Born May 4th, 1947 (age 79 years) in Detroit.

Gérard Jugnot

French actor and cinematographer.

Born May 4th, 1951 (age 75 years) in 19th arrondissement of Paris.

Anna Chandy

Indian judge (1905-1996).

Born May 4th, 1905 in Kingdom of Thiruvithamkoor.

Died July 20th, 1996 at 91 years old in Kerala.

Hurley Haywood

American racecar driver.

Born May 4th, 1948 (age 78 years) in Chicago.

David Gray

Scottish footballer (born 1988).

Born May 4th, 1988 (age 38 years) in Edinburgh.

Lee Su-hyun

South korean singer.

Born May 4th, 1999 (age 27 years) in Ulsan.

Jyotirindranath Tagore

Playwright, musician, editor and painter (1849-1925).

Born May 4th, 1849 in Kolkata.

Died March 4th, 1925 at 75 years old in Ranchi.

Paul Hart

English football player and manager (born 1953).

Born May 4th, 1953 (age 73 years) in Golborne.

Birthdays 151 to 175 of 578

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