February 4th, 1882

Born on February 4th, 1882

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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

Born on February 4th, 1882

85

Raúl Borges

Venezuelan musician

*February 4th, 1882, Caracas †November 24th, 1967, Caracas

59

Erich Aschenheim

Physician, pediatrician and university teacher (1882-1941)

*February 4th, 1882, Berlin †May 3rd, 1941, Krailling

82

E. J. Pratt

Canadian poet

*February 4th, 1882, Newfoundland and Labrador †April 26th, 1964, Toronto

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

26

Yulfira Barkah

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1998, Medan

74

Fernand Léger

French painter (1881-1956)

*February 4th, 1881, Argentan †August 17th, 1955, Gif-sur-Yvette

80

Ludwig Erhard

Chancellor of West Germany (1963–1966)

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

89

Conrad Bain

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

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

92

Rosa Parks

African-American civil rights activist (1913-2005)

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

74

Ade Chandra

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1950, Jakarta

54

Friedrich Ebert

German politician, president of Germany (1871-1925)

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

30

Paul Lotsij

Dutch rower

*February 4th, 1880, Dordrecht †September 19th, 1910, Amsterdam

55

Michael Søgaard

Danish badminton player

*February 4th, 1969, Sønderborg

72

Charles Lindbergh

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

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

70

Jacques Copeau

French theatre director, producer, actor, and dramatist

*February 4th, 1879, Paris †October 20th, 1949, Beaune

30

Ciaran Chambers

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1994, Belfast

29

Wu Hsiao-Lin

Taiwanese badminton player

*February 4th, 1995, Kaohsiung

77

Jean Richepin

French poet, novelist and dramatist (1849-1926)

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

43

Donna Haliday

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1981, Raetihi

94

Etha Richter

German sculptor (1883-1977)

*February 4th, 1883, Dresden †March 12th, 1977, Dresden

32

Luke Charlesworth

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1992, Auckland

49

Natalie Imbruglia

Australian-British singer, songwriter and actress

*February 4th, 1975, Sydney

72

Jenny Shipley

New Zealand politician

*February 4th, 1952, Gore

20

Nethania Irawan

Badminton player

*February 4th, 2004, Surabaya

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Born in 1882

63

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

President of the United States from 1933 to 1945

*January 30th, 1882, Hyde Park †April 12th, 1945, Warm Springs

58

James Joyce

Irish novelist and poet (1882–1941)

*February 2nd, 1882, Rathgar †January 13th, 1941, Zürich

78

Sylvia Pankhurst

English feminist and socialist (1882–1960)

*May 5th, 1882, Manchester †September 27th, 1960, Addis Ababa

88

Igor Stravinsky

Russian composer (1882–1971)

*June 18th, 1882, Lomonosov †April 6th, 1971, New York City

90

Gisela Richter

British-American art historian and archaeologist (1882–1972)

*August 14th, 1882, London †December 24th, 1972, Rome

59

Virginia Woolf

English modernist writer (1882–1941)

*January 25th, 1882, Hyde Park Gate †March 28th, 1941, Lewes

87

Max Born

German-Jewish physicist and mathematician (1882-1970)

*December 11th, 1882, Wrocław †January 5th, 1970, Göttingen

61

Jean Giraudoux

French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright (1882–1944)

*October 29th, 1882, Bellac †January 31st, 1944, Paris

67

Sigrid Undset

Norwegian writer (1882–1949)

*May 20th, 1882, Kalundborg †June 10th, 1949, Lillehammer Municipality

71

Emmerich Kálmán

Hungarian-born composer of operettas

*October 24th, 1882, Siófok †October 30th, 1953, Paris

60

Yanka Kupala

Belarusian writer (1882–1942)

*June 25th, 1882, Viazynka †June 28th, 1942, Moscow

93

Sybil Thorndike

British actress (1882-1976)

*October 24th, 1882, Gainsborough †June 9th, 1976, Chelsea

78

Leonhard Frank

German writer

*September 4th, 1882, Würzburg †August 18th, 1961, Munich

89

James F. Byrnes

American politician

*May 2nd, 1882, Charleston †April 9th, 1972, Columbia

64

Noah Beery, Sr.

American actor (1882–1946)

*January 17th, 1882, Kansas City †April 1st, 1946, Los Angeles

82

Franz Kruckenberg

German engineer (1882-1965)

*August 21st, 1882, Uetersen †June 19th, 1965, Heidelberg

81

James Franck

German physicist

*August 26th, 1882, Hamburg †May 21st, 1964, Göttingen

32

Elmer Booth

American actor (1882-1915)

*December 9th, 1882, Los Angeles †June 16th, 1915, Los Angeles

43

Giovanni Amendola

Italian journalist and politician (1882-1926)

*April 15th, 1882, Naples †April 7th, 1926, Cannes

81

Rafael Cansinos Assens

Spanish writer (1882-1964)

*November 24th, 1882, Seville †July 6th, 1964, Madrid

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1882 is a normal year and no leap year.

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