August 4
People born on this day are Leo.
- 1974
A bomb explodes in the Italicus Express train at San Benedetto Val di Sambro, Italy, killing 12 people and wounding 22.
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The Japanese Red Army takes more than 50 hostages at the AIA Building housing several embassies in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The hostages include the U.S. consul and the Swedish Chargé d'affaires. The gunmen win the release of five imprisoned comrades and fly with them to Libya.
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U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs legislation creating the United States Department of Energy.
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Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo, president of the military government of Upper Volta, is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by Captain Thomas Sankara.
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The Republic of Upper Volta changes its name to Burkina Faso.
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The Federal Communications Commission rescinds the Fairness Doctrine which had required radio and television stations to give equal time to opposing views.
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Operation Storm, the last major battle of the Croatian War of Independence begins.
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NASA's Phoenix Mars lander is launched.
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Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) expel the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) from the Iraq–Syria border, concluding the second phase of the Deir ez-Zor campaign.
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Crisis in Venezuela: Seven people are injured when two drones detonate explosives on Avenida Bolívar, Caracas while president Nicolás Maduro is giving a speech to the Venezuelan National Guard.
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Nine people are killed and 26 injured in a shooting in Dayton, Ohio. This comes only 13 hours after another mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, where 23 people were killed.
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Beirut Port explosion: At least 220 people are killed and over 5,000 are wounded when 2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate explodes in Beirut, Lebanon.
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1998Lil Skies, American rapper
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1995Bruna Marquezine, Brazilian actress
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1994Bobby Shmurda, American rapper
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1992Daniele Garozzo, Italian fencer
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1992Domingo Germán, Dominican baseball player
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1992Cole Sprouse, American actor
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1992Dylan Sprouse, American actor
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1989Jessica Mauboy, Australian singer-songwriter and actress
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1989Wang Hao, Chinese chess grandmaster
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1988Kelley O'Hara, American soccer player
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1987Marreese Speights American basketball player
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1986Nick Augusto, American drummer
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