February 4th, 1918

Born on February 4th, 1918

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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, 1918

77

Ida Lupino

British actress and filmmaker (1918–1995)

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

45

Yuzo Kawashima

Japanese film director (1918-1963)

*February 4th, 1918, Mutsu †June 11th, 1963, Tokyo

80

Louis Lucien Lepoix

French industrial designer (1918-1998)

*February 4th, 1918, Giromagny †November 6th, 1998, Baden-Baden

73

Luigi Pareyson

Italian philosopher

*February 4th, 1918, Piasco †September 8th, 1991, Rapallo

88

Rhené Jaque

Canadian composer and music educator

*February 4th, 1918, Beauharnois †July 31st, 2006, Montreal

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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

26

Yulfira Barkah

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1998, Medan

74

Ade Chandra

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1950, Jakarta

80

Ludwig Erhard

Chancellor of West Germany (1963–1966)

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

95

Norman Wisdom

English actor, comedian and singer-songwriter

*February 4th, 1915, London †October 4th, 2010, Isle of Man

85

Betty Friedan

American activist

*February 4th, 1921, Peoria †February 4th, 2006, Washington, D.C.

55

Michael Søgaard

Danish badminton player

*February 4th, 1969, Sønderborg

72

Jenny Shipley

New Zealand politician

*February 4th, 1952, Gore

43

Donna Haliday

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1981, Raetihi

30

Ciaran Chambers

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1994, Belfast

29

Wu Hsiao-Lin

Taiwanese badminton player

*February 4th, 1995, Kaohsiung

72

Charles Lindbergh

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

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

92

Ray Evans

Three time Academy Award winning songwriter (1915-2007)

*February 4th, 1915, Salamanca †February 15th, 2007, Los Angeles

49

Natalie Imbruglia

Australian-British singer, songwriter and actress

*February 4th, 1975, Sydney

32

Luke Charlesworth

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1992, Auckland

77

Dan Quayle

Vice president of the United States from 1989 to 1993

*February 4th, 1947, Indianapolis

20

Nethania Irawan

Badminton player

*February 4th, 2004, Surabaya

72

Lisa Eichhorn

American actress

*February 4th, 1952, Glens Falls

63

Yahya Khan

Former Pakistani president (1917–1980)

*February 4th, 1917, Chakwal †August 10th, 1980, Rawalpindi

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95

Nelson Mandela

First President of South Africa and anti-apartheid activist (1918–2013)

*July 18th, 1918, Mvezo †December 5th, 2013, Houghton Estate

84

Massimo Girotti

Italian actor (1918-2003)

*May 18th, 1918, Mogliano †January 5th, 2003, Rome

89

Ingmar Bergman

Swedish director and screenwriter (1918–2007)

*July 14th, 1918, Uppsala Cathedral Assembly †July 30th, 2007, Fårö parish

97

Patricio Aylwin

Chilean politician and former president (1918-2016)

*November 26th, 1918, Viña del Mar †April 19th, 2016, Providencia

91

Lucian Pulvermacher

Pope

*April 20th, 1918, Wisconsin †November 30th, 2009, Springdale

96

Helmut Schmidt

Chancellor of West Germany (1974-1982), SPD

*December 23rd, 1918, Hamburg †November 10th, 2015, Hamburg

89

Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Russian writer and historian (1918–2008)

*December 11th, 1918, Kislovodsk †August 3rd, 2008, Moscow

69

Richard Feynman

American theoretical physicist (1918–1988)

*May 11th, 1918, Queens †February 15th, 1988, Los Angeles

72

Leonard Bernstein

American conductor and composer (1918–1990)

*August 25th, 1918, Lawrence †October 14th, 1990, New York City

99

Teoh Seng Khoon

Badminton player

*November 8th, 1918, Ipoh †July 31st, 2018, Ipoh

62

Anwar Sadat

President of Egypt from 1970 to 1981

*December 25th, 1918, Mit Abu al-Kum †October 6th, 1981, Cairo

71

Nicolae Ceaușescu

Romanian communist leader from 1965 to 1989

*January 26th, 1918, Scornicești †December 25th, 1989, Târgoviște

85

Art Carney

American actor and comedian (1918-2003)

*November 4th, 1918, Mount Vernon †November 9th, 2003, Chester

74

Sam Walton

American businessman

*March 29th, 1918, Kingfisher †April 5th, 1992, Little Rock

52

Gamal Abdel Nasser

President of Egypt from 1956 to 1970

*January 15th, 1918, Alexandria †September 28th, 1970, Cairo

90

Fred Crane

American film and television actor and radio announcer (1918-2008)

*March 22nd, 1918, New Orleans †August 21st, 2008, Atlanta

68

Robert Preston

American actor and singer (1918–1987)

*June 8th, 1918, Massachusetts †March 21st, 1987, Montecito

32

Robert Walker

American actor (1918-1951)

*October 13th, 1918, Salt Lake City †August 28th, 1951, Los Angeles

56

Jacqueline Susann

American writer and actress (1918-1974)

*August 20th, 1918, Philadelphia †September 21st, 1974, New York City

68

Rita Hayworth

American actress (1918–1987)

*October 17th, 1918, New York City †May 14th, 1987, Upper West Side

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1918 is a normal year and no leap year.

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