Adolf Heusinger

German general (1897-1982).

Born August 4th, 1897 in Holzminden.

Died November 30th, 1982 at 85 years old in Cologne.

Yo-Yo

American rapper.

Born August 4th, 1971 (age 54 years) in Compton.

William Rowan Hamilton

Irish mathematician and astronomer (1805-1865).

Born August 4th, 1805 in Dublin.

Died September 2nd, 1865 at 60 years old in Dublin.

Phil Scott

Governor of vermont since 2017.

Born August 4th, 1958 (age 67 years) in Barre.

Alan Mulally

American businessman.

Born August 4th, 1945 (age 80 years) in Oakland.

Martin Jarvis

British actor.

Born August 4th, 1941 (age 84 years) in Cheltenham.

Helen Thomas

American author and journalist.

Born August 4th, 1920 in Winchester.

Died July 20th, 2013 at 92 years old in Washington, D.C..

Marreese Speights

American professional basketball player.

Born August 4th, 1987 (age 38 years) in St. Petersburg.

Marcus Schenkenberg

Swedish model.

Born August 4th, 1968 (age 57 years) in Stockholm.

Andy Hallett

American actor and singer (1975–2009).

Born August 4th, 1975 in Barnstable.

Died March 29th, 2009 at 33 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure). ^[ref]

Giovanni Di Lorenzo

Italian association football player.

Born August 4th, 1993 (age 32 years) in Castelnuovo di Garfagnana.

Klaus Schulze

German composer and musician (1947–2022).

Born August 4th, 1947 in Berlin. ^[ref]

Died April 26th, 2022 at 74 years old in Lüneburg. ^[ref]

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

Spanish politician.

Born August 4th, 1960 (age 65 years) in Valladolid. ^[ref]

Dan Payne

Canadian actor.

Born August 4th, 1972 (age 53 years) in Victoria. ^[ref]

Fenella Woolgar

English actress.

Born August 4th, 1969 (age 56 years) in London.

Ezra Taft Benson

President of the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints (1899-1994).

Born August 4th, 1899 in Whitney. ^[ref]

Died May 30th, 1994 at 94 years old in Salt Lake City (heart failure).

Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother

Queen consort of the british empire from 1936 to 1952; mother of elizabeth ii (1900–2022).

Born August 4th, 1900 in London, Hitchin.

Died March 30th, 2002 at 101 years old in Royal Lodge (pneumonia).

Moya Brennan

Irish folk singer, songwriter, harpist, and philanthropist (1952–2026).

Born August 4th, 1952 in Gaoth Dobhair.

Died April 13th, 2026 at 73 years old in Gaoth Dobhair. ^[ref]

Satoshi Hino

Japanese voice actor.

Born August 4th, 1978 (age 47 years) in San Francisco.

Sapphire

American author and poet.

Born August 4th, 1950 (age 75 years) in Fort Ord.

Antonio Tajani

Italian politician (born 1953).

Born August 4th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Rome.

Richard White

Actor from the united states of america (born 1953).

Born August 4th, 1953 (age 72 years) in Oak Ridge.

Tim Winton

Australian novelist, short story writer, children's writer and screenwriter (born 1960).

Born August 4th, 1960 (age 65 years) in Perth.

David Lama

Austrian rock climber and mountaineer.

Born August 4th, 1990 in Innsbruck. ^[ref]

Died April 17th, 2019 at 28 years old in Banff National Park (avalanche).

Mary Decker

American athletics competitor, middle distance runner, long distance runner.

Born August 4th, 1958 (age 67 years) in Flemington, Bunnvale.