| General Information for August 4th 2017 |
| There are 3 public holidays today. |
| Day 216 of 2017 |
| 149 days left in 2017 |
| Week 31 of the year |
| On this Day in History |
| 1944 - After more than two years of hiding, Anne Frank and her family are arrested on this date by Nazis. |
| 1936 - Prime Minister of Greece Ioannis Metaxas suspends parliament and the Constitution and establishes the 4th of August Regime. |
| 1783 - Mount Asama erupts in Japan, killing about 1,400 people. The eruption causes a famine, which results in an additional 20,000 deaths. |
| 1578 - Battle of Al Kasr al Kebir - the Moroccans defeat the Portuguese. King Sebastian of Portugal is killed in the battle, leaving his elderly uncle, Cardinal Henry, as his heir. This initiates a succession crisis in Portugal. |