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February 4 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
February 4
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February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar . There are 330 days remaining until the end of the year (331 in leap years ).
Events
211 – Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies, leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons, Caracalla and Geta .960 – The coronation of Zhao Kuangyin as Emperor Taizu of Song , initiating the Song Dynasty period of China that would last more than three centuries.1454 – In the Thirteen Years' War , the Secret Council of the Prussian Confederation sends a formal act of disobedience to the Grand Master .1703 – In Edo (now Tokyo ), 46 of the Forty-seven Ronin commit seppuku (ritual suicide) as recompense for avenging their master's death.1789 – George Washington is unanimously elected as the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College .1794 – The French legislature abolishes slavery throughout all territories of the French Republic .1801 – John Marshall is sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States .1810 – The Royal Navy seizes Guadeloupe .1820 – The Chilean Navy under the command of Lord Thomas Cochrane , 10th Earl of Dundonald completes the 2 day long Capture of Valdivia with just 300 men and 2 ships.1825 – The Ohio Legislature authorizes the construction of the Ohio and Erie Canal and the Miami and Erie Canal .1859 – The Codex Sinaiticus is discovered in Egypt .1861 – American Civil War : In Montgomery, Alabama , delegates from six break-away U.S. states meet and form the Confederate States of America .1899 – The Philippine-American War begins.1932 – Japan occupies Harbin, China .1936 – Radium becomes the first radioactive element to be made synthetically.1941 – The United Service Organization (USO) is created to entertain American troops.1945 – World War II : The Yalta Conference between the "Big Three" (Churchill , Roosevelt , and Stalin ) opens at the Livadia Palace in the Crimea .1948 – Ceylon (later renamed Sri Lanka ) becomes independent within the British Commonwealth .1966 – All Nippon Airways Boeing 727 jet plunges into Tokyo Bay , killing 133.1967 – Lunar Orbiter program : Lunar Orbiter 3 lifts off from Cape Canaveral's Launch Complex 13 on its mission to identify possible landing sites for the Surveyor and Apollo spacecraft.1969 – Yasser Arafat takes over as chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization .1974 – The Symbionese Liberation Army kidnaps Patty Hearst in Berkeley, California .1975 – Haicheng earthquake (magnitude 7.3 on the Richter scale ) occurs in Haicheng, Liaoning , China.1976 – In Guatemala and Honduras an earthquake kills more than 22,000.1980 – Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini names Abolhassan Banisadr as president of Iran .1992 – A Coup d'Ă©tat is led by Hugo Chávez FrĂas , against Venezuelan President Carlos AndrĂ©s PĂ©rez .1996 – Major snowstorm paralyzes Midwestern United States , Milwaukee, Wisconsin ties all-time record low temperature at -26°F (-32.2°C)1997 – En route to Lebanon , two Israeli Sikorsky CH-53 troop-transport helicopters collide in mid-air over northern Galilee, Israel killing 73.1997 – After at first contesting the results, Serbian President Slobodan Milošević recognizes opposition victories in the November 1996 elections.1998 – An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale in northeast Afghanistan kills more than 5,000.1999 – Unarmed West African immigrant Amadou Diallo is shot dead by four plainclothes New York City police officers on an unrelated stake-out, inflaming race-relations in the city.1999 – The New Carissa Coos Bay, Oregon .2000 – German extortionist Klaus-Peter Sabotta is jailed for life for attempted murder and extortion in connection with the sabotage of German railway lines.2003 – The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is officially renamed to Serbia and Montenegro and adopts a new constitution.2004 – Facebook , a mainstream online social network is founded by Mark Zuckerberg .2006 – A stampede occurs in the ULTRA Stadium near Manila killing 71.2008 – The London Low Emission Zone (LEZ) scheme begins to operate in the UK.
Births
1524 – LuĂs de Camões , Portuguese poet (d. 1580)1575 – Pierre de BĂ©rulle , French cardinal and statesman (d. 1629)1620 – Gustaf Bonde , Swedish statesman (d. 1667)1646 – Hans Erasmus AĂźmann, Freiherr von Abschatz , German statesman and poet (d. 1699)1677 – Johann Ludwig Bach , German composer (d. 1731)1688 – Pierre de Marivaux , French writer (d. 1763)1725 – Dru Drury , English entomologist (d. 1804)1746 – Tadeusz KoĹ›ciuszko , Polish, Belarusian -Lithuanian , and American national hero (d. 1817)1778 – A. P. de Candolle , Swiss botanist (d. 1841)1799 – Almeida Garrett , Portuguese writer (d. 1854)1808 – Josef Kajetán Tyl , Czech playwright, author of the Czech national anthem (d. 1856)1831 – Oliver Ames , 35th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1895)1846 – Nikolay Umov , Russian physicist (d. 1915)1848 – Jean Aicard , French poet (d. 1921)1849 – Jean Richepin , French poet (d. 1926)1859 – Timofei Mikhailov , Russian revolutionary, member of Narodnaya Volya (d. 1881)1871 – Friedrich Ebert , German politician, 1st Reichspräsident of the Weimar Republic (d. 1925)1872 – Gotse Delchev , a great Macedonian revolutionary, (d. 1903)1873 – Étienne Desmarteau , Canadian athlete (d. 1905)1875 – Ludwig Prandtl , German physicist (d. 1953)1877 – Eddie Cochems , Father of the Forward Pass in American football (d. 1953)1881 – Fernand LĂ©ger , French painter (d. 1955)1891 – Madabhushi Ananthasayanam Ayyangar , Speaker of Lok Sabha (d. 1978)1892 – Andreu Nin , Catalan politician (d. 1937)1892 – E. J. Pratt , Canadian poet (d. 1964)
1895 – Nigel Bruce , English actor (d. 1953)1896 – Friedrich Glauser , German-language Swiss writer (d. 1938)1896 – Friedrich Hund , German physicist (d. 1997)
1897 – Ludwig Erhard , 2nd Bundeskanzler of Germany (d. 1977)1900 – Jacques Prévert , French poet and lyricist (d. 1977)1902 – Charles Lindbergh , American pilot (d. 1974)1902 – Hartley Shawcross , British lawyer and politician (d. 2003)
1904 – MacKinlay Kantor , American writer (d. 1977)1905 – Hylda Baker , English comedy actress (d. 1986)1906 – Dietrich Bonhoeffer , German theologian (d. 1945)1906 – Clyde Tombaugh , American astronomer (d. 1997)
1908 – Julian Bell , British poet (d. 1937)1912 – Ola Skjåk Bræk , Norwegian politician (d. 1999)1912 – Erich Leinsdorf , Austrian conductor (d. 1993)
1912 – Byron Nelson , American golfer (d. 2006)
1912 – Louis-Albert Vachon , cardinal archbishop of Quebec (d. 2006)
1913 – Rosa Parks , American civil rights activist (d. 2005)1914 – Alfred Andersch , German writer (d. 1980)1915 – Ray Evans , American songwriter with Jay Livingston (d. 2007)1915 – William Talman , American actor (d. 1968)
1915 – Norman Wisdom , English actor and comedian
1917 – Yahya Khan , President of Pakistan (d. 1980)1918 – Ida Lupino , English film actress and director (d. 1995)1918 – Luigi Pareyson , Italian philosopher (d. 1991)
1918 – Janet Waldo , American actress
1918 – Porky Chedwick , American radio personality
1921 – Betty Friedan , American feminist (d. 2006)1921 – Lotfi Asker Zadeh , American-Iranian/Russian mathematician and computer scientist and the father of fuzzy logic
1922 – Pandit Bhimsen Joshi , Indian classical singer1923 – Conrad Bain , Canadian-born actor1925 – Russell Hoban , American writer1925 – Gerald Sim , English actor
1927 – Rolf Landauer , American physicist and electrical engineer (d. 1999)1929 – Jerry Adler , American actor1929 – Eduard Zimmermann , German journalist, TV presenter and security expert (d. 2009)
1931 – Isabel MartĂnez de PerĂłn , President of Argentina (1974-1976), widow of Argentine President Juan PerĂłn1935 – Martti Talvela , Finnish bass (d. 1989)1936 – David Brenner , American comedian1936 – Gary Conway , American actor
1937 – David Newman , American filmmaker (d. 2003)1940 – George A. Romero , American director, screenwriter and producer1940 – John Schuck , American actor
1941 – John Steel , British musician (The Animals )1943 – Alberto João Jardim , Portuguese president of the regional government of Madeira1943 – Wanda Rutkiewicz , Polish mountaineer (d. 1992)
1943 – Ken Thompson , American computer scientist
1947 – Dan Quayle , 44th Vice President of the United States 1947 – Dennis C. Blair , American admiral and Director of National Intelligence
1948 – Alice Cooper , American musician1948 – Mienoumi Tsuyoshi , Japanese sumo wrestler, the 57th Yokozuna
1949 – Michael Beck , American actor1949 – Rasim Delic , Bosnian military chief of staff and war criminal (d. 2010)
1950 – Pamela Franklin , British actress1951 – Patrick Bergin , Irish actor1951 – Phil Ehart , American musician (Kansas )
1951 – Dariush Eghbali , Iranian singer and musician
1951 – Stan Papi , American baseball player
1952 – Lisa Eichhorn , American actress1952 – Jerry Shirley , drummer of rock band Humble Pie
1952 – Li Yinhe , Chinese sexologist
1953 – Kitaro , Japanese composer1955 – Mikuláš Dzurinda , Slovak Prime Minister1957 – Don Davis , American composer1957 – Evan Wolfson , American attorney and activist
1958 – Tomasz Pacyński , Polish writer1959 – Pamelyn Ferdin , American actress1959 – Lawrence Taylor , American football player
1960 – Tim Booth , British singer (James 1960 – Mark Dawson , British-born American entertainment manager (The Iron Maidens )
1960 – Siobhan Dowd , British/Irish author (d. 2007)
1960 – Jenette Goldstein , American actress
1960 – Jonathan Larson , American composer (d. 1996)
1961 – Stewart O'Nan , American author1961 – Denis Savard , Canadian ice hockey player
1962 – Clint Black , American musician1962 – Michael Riley , Canadian actor
1962 – Alfred Twardecki , Polish historian
1963 – Pirmin Zurbriggen , Swiss skier1964 – Noodles , American guitarist (The Offspring )1965 – Jerome Brown , American football player (d. 1992)1966 – Viatcheslav Ekimov , Russian cyclist1966 – Kyōko Koizumi , Japanese actress and singer
1967 – Sergei Grinkov , Russian figure skater (d. 1995)1968 – Marko Matvere , Estonian actor1969 – Duncan Coutts , Canadian bassist (Our Lady Peace )1969 – Dallas Drake , ice hockey player
1969 – Brandy Ledford , American actress and model
1970 – Gabrielle Anwar , English actress1971 – Rob Corddry , American actor and comedian1971 – Michael A. Goorjian , American actor
1972 – Giovanni Silva De Oliveira , Brazilian footballer1972 – Dara Ó Briain , Irish comedian
1973 – Oscar de la Hoya , Mexican-American boxer1973 – Manny Legacé , Canadian ice hockey goaltender
1974 – Eric Townsend , American musician and record producer1974 – Urmila Matondkar , Indian actress
1974 – Mijntje Donners , Dutch hockey international
1975 – Natalie Imbruglia , Australian musician and actress1975 – Konstantinos Nebegleras , Greek footballer
1975 – Thomas Tebbich , Austrian decathlete
1976 – Cam'ron , American rapper1977 – Gavin DeGraw , American musician1977 – Mitra Hajjar , Iranian actress
1978 – Danna Garcia , Colombian actress1979 – Andrei Arlovski , Belarussian mixed martial artist1979 – Giorgio Pantano , Italian racing car driver1981 – Ben Hendrickson , American baseball player1981 – Jason Kapono , America professional basketball player
1981 – Tom Mastny , Indonesian baseball player
1981 – Johan Van Summeren , Belgian cyclist
1982 – Chris Sabin , American professional wrestler1982 – Tomas Vaitkus , Lithuanian professional road racing cyclist
1982 – Kimberly Wyatt , American singer and dancer (Pussycat Dolls )
1983 – Lee Stempniak , American ice hockey player1983 – Jarrad Waite , Australian rules footballer
1984 – Mauricio Pinilla , Chilean footballer1985 – Bug Hall , American actor1986 – Mohammad Mahmudullah , Bangladeshi cricketer1987 – Lucie Šafářová , Czech tennis player1988 – Eoin McDowell , Irish rugby player1988 – Carly Patterson , American gymnast
1993 – Tim McGrath , American musician
Deaths
708 – Pope Sisinnius 856 – Rabanus Maurus , Bishop of Mainz (b. c. 780)869 – Saint Cyril , Greek missionary to the Slavs (b. 827)1508 – Conrad Celtes , German humanist scholar (b. 1459)1590 – Gioseffo Zarlino , Italian composer (b. 1517)1615 – Dom Justo Takayama , Japanese warlord (b. 1552)1615 – Giovanni Battista della Porta , Italian scholar, polymath and child prodigy (b. 1535)
1617 – Louis Elsevier , Dutch publisher (b. 1546)1694 – Nataliya Kyrillovna Naryshkina , Tsaritsa of Russia (b. 1651)1713 – Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury , English politician and philosopher (b. 1671)1774 – Charles Marie de La Condamine , French mathematician and geographer (b. 1701)1799 – Étienne-Louis Boullée , French architect (b. 1728)1781 – Josef Mysliveček , Czech composer (b. 1737)1894 – Adolphe Sax , Belgian instrument maker (b. 1814)1912 – Franz Reichelt , Austrian tailor/Inventor (b. 1800's)1905 – Louis-Ernest Barrias , French sculptor (b. 1841)1928 – Hendrik Lorentz , Dutch physicist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1853)1933 – Archibald Sayce , English educator (b. 1846)1936 – Wilhelm Gustloff , German leader of the Swiss Nazi party (b. 1895)1940 – Nikolai Yezhov , Head of Soviet NKVD (b. 1895)1943 – Frank Calder , the first NHL President (b. 1877)1944 – Yvette Guilbert , French singer and actress (b. 1867)1944 – Arsen Kotsoyev , Russian writer (b. 1872)
1958 – Henry Kuttner , American author (b. 1915)1959 – Una O'Connor , Irish actress (b. 1880)1966 – Gilbert H. Grosvenor , American president of the National Geographic Society (b. 1875)1967 – Albert Orsborn , 6th General of The Salvation Army (b. 1886)1968 – Neal Cassady , American writer (b. 1926)1974 – Satyendra Nath Bose , Indian physicist (b. 1894)1975 – Louis Jordan , American musician (b. 1908)1975 – Howard Hill , American archer (b. 1899)
1977 – Brett Halliday , American writer (b. 1904)1982 – Alex Harvey , Scottish musician (b. 1935)1982 – Georg Konrad Morgen , German judge (b. 1909)
1983 – Karen Carpenter , American singer and drummer (The Carpenters ) (b. 1950)1987 – Meena Keshwar Kamal , Afghan feminist and founder of RAWA (b. 1956)1987 – Liberace , American musician (b. 1919)
1987 – Carl Rogers , American psychologist (b. 1902)
1990 – Whipper Billy Watson , Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1917)1992 – Lisa Fonssagrives , Swedish model (b. 1911)1993 – Connie Saylor , American NASCAR racecar driver (b. 1940)1994 – Fred De Bruyne , Belgian cyclist (b. 1930)1995 – Godfrey Brown , British athlete and teacher (b. 1915)1995 – Patricia Highsmith , American author (b. 1921)
2000 – Carl Albert , American politician, 54th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (b. 1908)2000 – Doris Coley , American singer (Shirelles ) (b. 1941)
2000 – Phil Tonken , American radio and television announcer (b. 1919)
2001 – J. J. Johnson , American jazz trombonist and composer (b. 1924)2001 – Pankaj Roy , Indian cricketer (b. 1928)
2001 – Iannis Xenakis , Greek composer and architect (b. 1922)
2002 – George Nader , American film and television actor (b. 1921)2002 – Prince Sigvard, Duke of Uppland (b. 1907)
2003 – Charlie Biddle , Canadian jazz bassist (b. 1926)2003 – Benyoucef Ben Khedda , Algerian politician (b. 1920)
2003 – André Noyelle , Belgian cyclist (b. 1931)
2005 – Ossie Davis , American actor, activist (b. 1917)2006 – Betty Friedan , American feminist (b. 1921)2006 – Myron Waldman , American animator (b. 1908)
2007 – Steve Barber , American baseball pitcher (b. 1938)2007 – José Carlos Bauer , Brazilian footballer (b. 1925)
2007 – Ilya Kormiltsev , Russian poet and translator (b. 1959)
2007 – Barbara McNair , American singer and actress (b. 1934)
2007 – Jules Olitski , Ukrainian-born American abstract painter and sculptor (b. 1922)
2008 – Stefan Meller , Polish foreign minister (b. 1942)2009 – Lux Interior , American musician (The Cramps ) (b. 1946)
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