On This Day

What Happened on August 4, 1859

Day of the Week: Thursday

Famous Birthdays

  • Knut Hamsun, Norwegian writer (Nobel Prize in Literature 1920), born in Lom, Gudbrandsdalen, Norway (d. 1952)

Famous Deaths

  • Jean Vianney, French Catholic priest, dies at 73

Search the world's largest, most accurate site for today in history.