February 4th, 1903

Born on February 4th, 1903

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

Same year
Born in 1903

70

Eugénie Söderberg

Swedish-American writer and journalist

*January 1st, 1903, Heidelberg †January 1st, 1973, New York City

53

Preston Tucker

American businessman (1903-1956)

*September 21st, 1903, Michigan †December 26th, 1956, Ypsilanti

74

Bing Crosby

American singer and actor (1903–1977)

*May 3rd, 1903, Tacoma †October 14th, 1977, Alcobendas

84

Marguerite Yourcenar

French novelist and essayist (1903-1987)

*June 8th, 1903, City of Brussels †December 17th, 1987, Bar Harbor

91

Jan Tinbergen

Dutch economist (1903–1994)

*April 12th, 1903, The Hague †June 9th, 1994, The Hague

85

Alan Paton

South African writer and activist (1903-1988)

*January 11th, 1903, Pietermaritzburg †April 12th, 1988, Durban

87

Anne Revere

American actress (1903-1990)

*June 25th, 1903, New York City †December 18th, 1990, Locust Valley

40

Galeazzo Ciano

Italian noble, diplomat and politician (1903-1944)

*March 18th, 1903, Livorno †January 11th, 1944, Verona

65

Theodor W. Adorno

German philosopher, sociologist and theorist (1903–1969)

*September 11th, 1903, Frankfurt †August 6th, 1969, Visp

65

Vernon Duke

American composer (1903-1969)

*October 10th, 1903, Parafjanava †January 16th, 1969, Santa Monica

53

Francis L. Sullivan

British actor (1903-1956)

*January 6th, 1903, London †November 19th, 1956, New York City

74

Aram Khachaturian

Soviet Armenian composer (1903–1978)

*May 24th, 1903, Tbilisi †May 1st, 1978, Moscow

85

Konrad Lorenz

Austrian zoologist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1973

*November 7th, 1903, Vienna †February 27th, 1989, Vienna

35

Colette Peignot

French writer (1903-1938)

*October 8th, 1903, Meudon †November 7th, 1938, Saint-Germain-en-Laye

77

Reginald Gardiner

Actor (1903-1980)

*February 27th, 1903, London †July 7th, 1980, Westwood

76

Giulio Natta

Italian chemist

*February 26th, 1903, Porto Maurizio †May 2nd, 1979, Bergamo

87

Olav V of Norway

King of Norway (1903-1991)

*July 2nd, 1903, Appleton House †January 17th, 1991, The Royal Lodge, Holmenkollen

91

Ernest Walton

Irish physicist and Nobel laureate (1903-1995)

*October 6th, 1903, Abbeyside †June 25th, 1995, Belfast

86

Claude Arrieu

French composer

*November 30th, 1903, 8th arrondissement of Paris †March 7th, 1990, 19th arrondissement of Paris

81

Julie Vlasto

French tennis player (1903-1985)

*April 8th, 1903, Marseille †March 2nd, 1985, Lausanne

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1903 is a normal year and no leap year.

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