February 4th, 1216

Born on February 4th, 1216

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 295,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 783 days, exactly on July 7th, 2026, people who were born on February 4th, 1216 will be 296,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on February 4th?

February 4th, 2015

Shortly after takeoff from Taipei Songshan Airport, the crew of TransAsia Airways Flight 235 shut down the wrong engine in response to a flameout, leading to a crash that resulted in 43 deaths.

February 4th, 2008

The London low emission zone, governing what types of vehicles may enter Greater London, came into operation.

February 4th, 1999

Amadou Diallo, a 23-year-old immigrant from Guinea, was shot and killed by four New York City Police Department plain-clothed officers, prompting outrage both within and outside the city.

February 4th, 1974

American newspaper heiress and socialite Patty Hearst was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army, which she later joined, in one of the most well-known cases of Stockholm syndrome.

February 4th, 1969

Yasser Arafat (pictured) was elected chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization.

February 4th, 1945

World War II: U.S. forces liberated the Santo Tomas Internment Camp in Manila, the largest Japanese internment camp in the Philippines.

February 4th, 1899

The Philippine–American War began when an American soldier, under orders to keep insurgents away from his unit's encampment, fired on a Filipino soldier in Manila.

February 4th, 1859

Constantin von Tischendorf rediscovered the Codex Sinaiticus, a 4th-century great uncial codex of the Bible in Greek, in Saint Catherine's Monastery, Egypt.

February 4th, 1820

Chilean War of Independence: Chilean forces captured the city of Valdivia.

February 4th, 1801

John Marshall, whose court opinions helped lay the basis for U.S. constitutional law and made the Supreme Court a coequal branch of government, took office as chief justice.

February 4th, 0960

Emperor Taizu (pictured) came to power, initiating the Song dynasty of China that eventually lasted for more than three centuries.

February 4th, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic causes all casinos in Macau to be closed down for 15 days.

February 4th, 2015

TransAsia Airways Flight 235, with 58 people on board, en route from the Taiwanese capital Taipei to Kinmen, crashes into the Keelung River just after takeoff, killing 43 people.

February 4th, 2008

Civic mobilizations in Colombia against FARC, under the name A million voices against the FARC.

February 4th, 2004

Facebook, a mainstream online social networking site, is founded by Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 4th

Same Day
Who's birthday is on February 4th?

26

Yulfira Barkah

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1998, Medan

74

Ade Chandra

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1950, Jakarta

30

Ciaran Chambers

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1994, Belfast

29

Wu Hsiao-Lin

Taiwanese badminton player

*February 4th, 1995, Kaohsiung

89

Conrad Bain

Canadian-American actor, personality, entertainer, and activist (1923–2013)

*February 4th, 1923, Lethbridge †January 14th, 2013, Livermore

55

Michael Søgaard

Danish badminton player

*February 4th, 1969, Sønderborg

43

Donna Haliday

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1981, Raetihi

32

Luke Charlesworth

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1992, Auckland

20

Nethania Irawan

Badminton player

*February 4th, 2004, Surabaya

49

Natalie Imbruglia

Australian-British singer, songwriter and actress

*February 4th, 1975, Sydney

92

Rosa Parks

African-American civil rights activist (1913-2005)

*February 4th, 1913, Tuskegee †October 24th, 2005, Detroit

80

Ludwig Erhard

Chancellor of West Germany (1963–1966)

*February 4th, 1897, Fürth †May 5th, 1977, Bonn

72

Jenny Shipley

New Zealand politician

*February 4th, 1952, Gore

77

Jean Richepin

French poet, novelist and dramatist (1849-1926)

*February 4th, 1849, Médéa †December 12th, 1926, rue de la Tour

77

Dan Quayle

Vice president of the United States from 1989 to 1993

*February 4th, 1947, Indianapolis

76

Alice Cooper

American singer (born 1948)

*February 4th, 1948, Detroit

72

Lisa Eichhorn

American actress

*February 4th, 1952, Glens Falls

54

Hunter Biden

American attorney and businessman

*February 4th, 1970, Wilmington

37

Lucie Šafářová

Czech tennis player

*February 4th, 1987, Brno

61

Pirmin Zurbriggen

Former alpine ski racer

*February 4th, 1963, Saas-Almagell

35

Moïse Brou Apanga

Footballer (1982-2017)

*February 4th, 1982, Abidjan †April 26th, 2017, Libreville

72

Charles Lindbergh

American aviator, author, inventor, explorer, and social activist

*February 4th, 1902, Detroit †August 26th, 1974, Kipahulu

34

Zach King

American filmmaker, voice actor and Internet personality

*February 4th, 1990, Portland

60

Volker Dehs

German translator and exegete

*February 4th, 1964, Bremen

34

Nairo Quintana

Colombian road bicyclist

*February 4th, 1990, Tunja

54

Friedrich Ebert

German politician, president of Germany (1871-1925)

*February 4th, 1871, Heidelberg †February 28th, 1925, Berlin

76

Martin Hohmann

German lawyer and politician

*February 4th, 1948, Fulda

30

Miguel Ángel López

Colombian cyclist

*February 4th, 1994, Pesca

29

Lisa Vittozzi

Italian biathlete

*February 4th, 1995, Pieve di Cadore

52

Jerry Heidenreich

American swimmer

*February 4th, 1950, Tulsa †April 18th, 2002, Paris

42

Tomas Vaitkus

Lithuanian cyclist

*February 4th, 1982, Klaipėda

77

Ida Lupino

British actress and filmmaker (1918–1995)

*February 4th, 1918, London †August 3rd, 1995, Los Angeles

87

Giacomo Durando

Italian general and statesman (1807-1894)

*February 4th, 1807, Mondovì †August 21st, 1894, Rome

50

Damian Collins

British politician

*February 4th, 1974, Northampton

83

Jim Cunningham

British politician

*February 4th, 1941, Coatbridge

68

Gerry Brownlee

New Zealand politician

*February 4th, 1956, Christchurch

50

Iben Tinning

Professional golfer

*February 4th, 1974, Copenhagen

90

Clyde Tombaugh

American astronomer (1906-1997)

*February 4th, 1906, Streator †January 17th, 1997, Las Cruces

30

Benjamin Declercq

Cyclist

*February 4th, 1994, Kortrijk

45

Johan Coenen

Cyclist

*February 4th, 1979, Wellen

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Public holidays on February 4th

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on February 4th.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1216 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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