Historical Events -  August 4.

1854: Official use of the Hinomaru flag by Japanese ships.

1914: World War I – Germany invades Belgium. In response, the United Kingdom declared war on Germany. The United States declared itself neutral.

1947: Establishment of the Supreme Court of Japan.

1956: India’s sixth nuclear power plant, Apsara, was commissioned at Bhabha Atomic Power Station, Turbhe.

2001: India’s first skin bank, which donates posthumous skin and gives life to others, was established at Lokmanya Tilak Hospital in Mumbai.

2007: NASA launched Phoenix Spacecraft.

Famous Birthdays  – August 4

1522: Udai Singh II, the Maharana of Mewar and the founder of the city of Udaipur.

1730: Sadashivrao Peshwa, the Sardar Senapati of the Maratha army at the third battle of Panipat

1845: Pherozeshah Mehta, an Indian politician, and lawyer.

1929: Kishore Kumar, an Indian playback singer, actor, music director, lyricist, writer, director, producer, and screenwriter.

1944: Dilip Prabhavalkar, an Indian actor, director, playwright, and author.

1961: Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States.

1965: Vishal Bhardwaj, an Indian film director, screenwriter, producer, music composer, and playback singer. 

1967: Arbaaz Khan, an Indian actor, director, and film producer.

1972: Balkrishna, an Indian billionaire businessman and chairman of the consumer goods company Patanjali Ayurved.

Death Anniversaries -  August 4

1875: H.C. Andersen, a Danish author. 

1937: Kashi Prasad Jayaswal, an Indian historian and lawyer.

2006: Nandini Satpathy, an Indian politician and author and former chief minister of Odisha.