Birthdays occurring on August, 4

1792

Percy Bysshe Shelley was born on August 4, 1792 English Romantic poet whose passionate search for personal love and social justice was gradually channeled from overt actions into poems that rank with the greatest in the English language. 1792-1822 To hope till Hope creates from its own wreck the thing it contemplates. More quotations from Percy Bysshe Shelley

1859

Knut Hamsun was born on August 4, 1859 Norwegian novelist, dramatist and poet. Nobel Prize for Literature in 1920. 1859-1952 In old age we are like a batch of letters that someone has sent. We are no longer in the passing, we have arrived. More quotations from Knut Hamsun

1900

Elizabeth, the Queen Mother was born on August 4, 1900 English monarch, wife of King George VI and mother of Queen Elizabeth II, 1900-2002 Your work is the rent you pay for the room you occupy on earth. More quotations from Elizabeth, the Queen Mother

1900

Queen Elizabeth was born on August 4, 1900 Her mantra has always been 'never explain, never apologise' and she isn't going to change her mind now. More quotations from Queen Elizabeth

Deaths occurring on August, 4

1875

Hans Christian Andersen died on August 4, 1875 Danish author whose fairy tales are famous throughout the world, 1805-1875 Every man's life is a fairy tale written by God's fingers More quotations from Hans Christian Andersen

1973

Eddie Condon died on August 4, 1973 American jazz guitarist and musician. 1904-1973 As it enters the ear, does it come in like broken glass or does it come in like honey? More quotations from Eddie Condon