April 4th is Vitamin C Day and Walk Around Things Day.
Today is the 94th day of the year, and there are 271 days left of the year.
If today is your birthday then you should know that your birth date was an incredibly important day in history. We saw the world’s biggest building of its time built, the incorporation of some major businesses – and much more!
Did you know that on this day in 1973, New York City’s Twin Tower World Trade Center was officially opened? Upon completion they were the tallest buildings in the world.
Keep reading for more interesting facts about April 4th in history!
What Events Happened On April 4 In History?
2022 Elon Musk bought a 9.2% stake in Twitter, amounting to $2.9 billion.
2018 The 21st Commonwealth Games officially began on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.
2017 The Pink Star Diamond sold for a record USD 71 million in Hong Kong.
2008 Beyoncé and Jay-Z married with only 40 guests present on their special day.
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1999 Jack Ma founded Alibaba Group Holding Limited.
1983 NASA’s Challenger Space Shuttle was launched from Florida on its maiden voyage.
Mission STS-6 launched at 1:30 PM from the Kennedy Space Center and lasted a total of five days, twenty-six minutes, and 42 seconds. The first-ever extravehicular activities of the space shuttle program were conducted during the mission, where two astronauts spent just over four hours spacewalking.
1975 Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded Microsoft.
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1973 New York City’s Twin Tower World Trade Center was officially opened.
The buildings were the world’s tallest at 1,350 feet tall. In the September 11, 2001 disaster, the towers were destroyed after terrorists crashed into them on hijacked planes.
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1968 Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.
He was shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, by James Earl Ray.
1905 The Kangra earthquake in India killed over 20,000 people.
This 7.8 magnitude earthquake destroyed up to 100,000 buildings, and 53,000 domestic animals were lost.
1818 US Congress released a US flag that featured 20 stars and 13 red and white stripes.
1660 The Declaration of Breda document was issued by the exiled King Charles II of England.
The declaration promised a pardon of crimes committed during the English Civil War as loyal subjects of King Charles.
1147 Moscow was mentioned for the very first time in historical records when two princes met there for a great banquet.
Famous People Born On April 4
Are you celebrating your birthday today? If so, did you know that you share the same birthday as Robert Downey Jr.? See what other famous people were born on this day.
Famous People Who Died On This Day
Special Holidays On April 4
If you’ve got a few minutes spare today, why not celebrate these special holidays.
April 4 Birthday Facts, Zodiac & Birthstone
People who were born on this day share the Aries star sign.
As much as feeding off of the energy of Aries can be addictive, it can also become exhausting at times, especially if you’re a sign who likes peace and quiet like Cancers and Geminis.
Diamond is the birthstone given to people born in April. Diamonds have been used as decorative items since ancient times. They’re one of the most well-known gemstones in the world.
If you were lucky enough to be born on this day, you were likely conceived around July 12, the year before.
Babies conceived on April 4th, 2022, will likely be born around December 26th, 2022.
