February 4th, 1737

Born on February 4th, 1737

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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

89

Conrad Bain

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

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

74

Ade Chandra

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1950, Jakarta

55

Carl Michael Bellman

Swedish poet, songwriter and composer (1740–1795)

*February 4th, 1740, Maria Magdalena parish †February 11th, 1795, Klara Church Parish

30

Ciaran Chambers

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1994, Belfast

29

Wu Hsiao-Lin

Taiwanese badminton player

*February 4th, 1995, Kaohsiung

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

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

20

Nethania Irawan

Badminton player

*February 4th, 2004, Surabaya

49

Natalie Imbruglia

Australian-British singer, songwriter and actress

*February 4th, 1975, Sydney

77

Jean Richepin

French poet, novelist and dramatist (1849-1926)

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

72

Jenny Shipley

New Zealand politician

*February 4th, 1952, Gore

20

Joachim Wilhelm von Brawe

German playwright

*February 4th, 1738, Weißenfels †April 7th, 1758, Dresden

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

87

Giacomo Durando

Italian general and statesman (1807-1894)

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

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72

Thomas Paine

American Founding Father, philosopher, and political activist (1737–1809)

*February 9th, 1737, Thetford †June 8th, 1809, Greenwich Village

56

Suzanne Curchod

French-Swiss salonist and writer

*June 2nd, 1737, Crassier †May 15th, 1794, Beaulieu Castle

61

Luigi Galvani

Italian physician, physicist, and philosopher

*September 9th, 1737, Bologna †December 4th, 1798, Bologna

56

Edward Gibbon

English historian and politician (1737–1794)

*April 27th, 1737, Putney †January 16th, 1794, London

62

Johann Ludwig von Eckardt

German jurist

*December 9th, 1737, Coburg †December 2nd, 1800, Jena

83

John Hunter

Royal Navy officer and governor (1737-1821)

*August 29th, 1737, Leith †March 13th, 1821, London Borough of Hackney

53

Francis Hopkinson

American politician, judge, and author 1737-1791

*September 21st, 1737, Philadelphia †May 9th, 1791, Philadelphia

43

Josef Mysliveček

Czech composer

*March 9th, 1737, Prague †February 4th, 1781, Rome

70

Elias Dayton

American politician (1737-1807)

*May 1st, 1737, Elizabeth †October 22nd, 1807, Elizabeth

40

Georg David Matthieu

German painter (1737-1778)

*November 20th, 1737, Berlin †November 3rd, 1778, Ludwigslust

78

Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau

French chemist and politician (1737-1816)

*January 4th, 1737, Dijon †January 2nd, 1816, former 10th arrondissement of Paris

65

Giuseppe Millico

Italian opera singer

*January 19th, 1737, Terlizzi †October 2nd, 1802, Naples

50

Princess Louise Marie of France

French Princess, Discalced Carmelite nun and Venerable

*July 15th, 1737, Versailles †December 23rd, 1787, Saint-Denis

95

Charles Carroll of Carrollton

American planter and signatory of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1832)

*September 19th, 1737, Annapolis †November 14th, 1832, Baltimore

79

William Shepard

Massachusetts American Revolutionary War officer, militia general during Shays' Rebellion (1737-1817)

*December 1st, 1737, Westfield †November 16th, 1817, Westfield

84

François-Henri de Franquetot de Coigny

Marshal of France (1737-1821)

*March 28th, 1737, Paris †May 19th, 1821, Paris

73

Joseph Pignatelli

Spanish Jesuit priest (1737-1811), led the restoration of the Order

*December 27th, 1737, Zaragoza †November 15th, 1811, Rome

69

George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney

British statesman, colonial administrator and diplomat (1737-1806)

*May 14th, 1737, Loughguile †May 31st, 1806, Chiswick

51

Silas Deane

American politician (1737-1789)

*December 24th, 1737, Groton †September 23rd, 1789, Kent

61

Joseph Hilarius Eckhel

Austrian Jesuit priest and numismatist (1737–1798)

*January 13th, 1737, Enzersfeld †May 16th, 1798, Vienna

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1737 is a normal year and no leap year.

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