February 4th, 1833

Born on February 4th, 1833

Age in days, weeks and months
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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 (sign pictured), charging certain diesel-powered commercial vehicles to enter Greater London, came into operation.

February 4th, 1999

The Philippine-flagged freighter New Carissa ran aground near Coos Bay, Oregon, causing one of the worst oil spills in the state's history.

February 4th, 1974

The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army bombed a motor coach carrying off-duty British Armed Forces personnel and their family members, killing twelve people.

February 4th, 1555

Marian Restoration: Because he opposed Catholicism, John Rogers was burned at the stake (pictured) as the first English Protestant executed for heresy under the reign of Mary I.

February 4th, 1488

Bartolomeu Dias landed in Mossel Bay, becoming the first European known to have sailed around the Cape of Good Hope, the southern tip of Africa, beginning Portuguese influence and trade in the Indian Ocean.

February 4th, 1969

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

February 4th, 1945

World War II: American forces liberated the Santo Tomas Internment Camp in Manila, the largest Japanese-run internment camp for enemy civilians 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, 1169

A strong earthquake struck the eastern coast of Sicily, causing at least 15,000 deaths.

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.

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

Born on February 4th, 1833

90

Andrés Avelino Cáceres

Peruvian politician, military (1836-1923)

*February 4th, 1833, Ayacucho †October 10th, 1923, Lima

Same year
Born in 1833

63

Alfred Nobel

Swedish chemist and inventor (1833–1896)

*October 21st, 1833, Stockholm †December 10th, 1896, Sanremo

63

Johannes Brahms

German composer (1833–1897)

*May 7th, 1833, Hamburg †April 3rd, 1897, Vienna

67

Benjamin Harrison

American politician (1833–1901); President of the United States from 1889 to 1893

*August 20th, 1833, North Bend †March 13th, 1901, Indianapolis

74

Zacharie Astruc

French sculptor, painter, poet, and art critic (1833-1907)

*February 23rd, 1833, Angers †May 24th, 1907, Paris

66

John Anderson

Scottish anatomist and zoologist who worked in India as the curator of the Indian Museum (1833-1900)

*October 4th, 1833, Edinburgh †August 15th, 1900, Buxton

65

Robert Green Ingersoll

American lawyer, orator, and politician (1833-1899)

*August 11th, 1833, Dresden †July 21st, 1899, Dobbs Ferry

84

Ernesto Teodoro Moneta

Italian journalist, revolutionary soldier and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate (1833–1918)

*September 20th, 1833, Milan †January 30th, 1918, Milan

58

Pedro Antonio de Alarcón

Nineteenth-century Spanish novelist

*March 10th, 1833, Guadix †July 19th, 1891, Madrid

77

August Robert Wolff

Polish publisher (1833-1910)

*January 10th, 1833, Zgierz †August 20th, 1910, Sopot, Poland

51

Charles George Gordon

British army officer and administrator

*January 28th, 1833, Woolwich †January 26th, 1885, Khartoum

73

José María de Pereda

Spanish writer (1833–1906)

*February 6th, 1833, Santander †March 1st, 1906, Santander

64

Edward Burne-Jones

British Pre-Raphaelite painter (1833-1898)

*August 28th, 1833, Birmingham †June 17th, 1898, London

62

Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria

Austrian archduke, 1833-1896

*July 30th, 1833, Schönbrunn Palace †May 19th, 1896, Vienna

86

Cristoforo Benigno Crespi

Italian businessman (1833–1920)

*October 18th, 1833, Busto Arsizio †January 5th, 1920, Milan

30

William P. Sanders

Union Army general (1833-1863)

*August 12th, 1833, Frankfort †November 19th, 1863, Bijou Theatre

55

Christian Jank

German painter (1833-1888)

*July 15th, 1833, Munich †November 25th, 1888, Munich

87

Marius Roy

French painter

*June 11th, 1833, Lyon †April 28th, 1921, avenue du Maine

94

Julius Abel

1833-1928

*July 31st, 1833, Ottenhausen †November 30th, 1927, Waiblingen

29

Alexander Henry Rhind

British scholar; (1833-1863)

*July 26th, 1833, Wick †July 3rd, 1863, Cadenabbia

60

Pauline Cushman

American actress and Civil War spy (1833-1893)

*June 10th, 1833, New Orleans †December 2nd, 1893, San Francisco

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1833 is a normal year and no leap year.

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