Every yearApril 4
Everything April 4 celebrates
8 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for April 4 every year, and 7 more land on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 404 DayLead | Tech | |
| 02 | Geologists Day | Nature | |
| 03 | International Carrot Day | Food | |
| 04 | Jeep 4x4 Day | Celebration | |
| 05 | National Cordon Bleu Day | Food |
| 06 | National Vitamin C Day | Health | |
| 07 | Ramen Noodle Day | Food | |
| 08 | World Rat Day | Nature |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on April 4 in some years.
Holy Saturday — 2026
Education and Sharing Day — 2031
Hospital Admitting Clerks Day — 2031
National Walk to Work Day — 2031
Student Government Day — 2031
Holy Tuesday — 2034
Passover — 2034
Born on April 4
Historic figures
- Maya Angelou1928–2014American memoirist and poet
- Heath Ledger1979–2008Australian actor
- Andrei Tarkovsky1932–1986Russian director and producer
- Marguerite Duras1914–1996French novelist, screenwriter, and director
- Isoroku Yamamoto1884–1943Japanese admiral
- Anthony Perkins1932–1992American actor
- Gary Moore1952–2011Northern Irish singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- Bettina von Arnim1785–1859German author, illustrator, and composer
- Muddy Waters1913–1983American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- Comte de Lautréamont1846–1870Uruguayan-French poet and educator
Celebrities & public figures
- Robert Downey Jr.b. 1965American actor
- Hugo Weavingb. 1960Nigerian-Australian actor and producer
- Sami Khedirab. 1987German footballer
- Jamie Lynn Spearsb. 1991American actress and singer
- David Crossb. 1964American actor
- Abdullah Öcalanb. 1948Turkish activist
- Natasha Lyonneb. 1979American actress
- Amanda Righettib. 1983American actress
- Harvey Elliottb. 2003English footballer
- Craig T. Nelsonb. 1944American actor
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers April 4 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see April 4, 2027.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.