February 4th, 1919

Born on February 4th, 1919

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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, 1919

97

Krystyna Berwińska

Polish screenwriter and translator

*February 4th, 1919, Warsaw †November 19th, 2016, Skolimów

89

Joan Bastardas i Parera

Catalan latinist and romanist (1919-2009)

*February 4th, 1919, Barcelona †January 31st, 2009, Barcelona

59

Peter Butterworth

English actor (1919–1979)

*February 4th, 1919, Bramhall †January 16th, 1979, Coventry

97

Raymond Baillet

French actor

*February 4th, 1919, 3rd arrondissement of Paris †December 31st, 2016, Saint-Lubin-des-Joncherets

97

Janet Waldo

American actress (1919-2016)

*February 4th, 1919, Yakima †June 12th, 2016, Encino

105

Dhruba Das

Indian cricketer

*February 4th, 1919, Darjeeling

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Who's birthday is on February 4th?

89

Conrad Bain

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

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

77

Ida Lupino

British actress and filmmaker (1918–1995)

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

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

85

Betty Friedan

American activist

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

80

Ludwig Erhard

Chancellor of West Germany (1963–1966)

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

55

Michael Søgaard

Danish badminton player

*February 4th, 1969, Sønderborg

95

Norman Wisdom

English actor, comedian and singer-songwriter

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

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

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

92

Ray Evans

Three time Academy Award winning songwriter (1915-2007)

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

72

Lisa Eichhorn

American actress

*February 4th, 1952, Glens Falls

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Born in 1919

68

Lino Ventura

Italian-French actor

*July 14th, 1919, Parma †October 22nd, 1987, Saint-Cloud

84

Ove Sprogøe

Danish actor (1919-2004)

*December 21st, 1919, Odense †September 14th, 2004, Tårnby

86

Paul Valentine

American actor (1919-2006)

*March 23rd, 1919, New York City †January 27th, 2006, Los Angeles

90

Gayatri Devi

Maharani of Jaipur and Indian politician (1919–2009)

*May 23rd, 1919, London †July 29th, 2009, Jaipur

63

Hennes Weisweiler

German association football player and manager (1919–1983)

*December 5th, 1919, Lechenich †July 5th, 1983, Aesch

66

Stephan Henrik Barratt-Due

Norwegian violinist

*February 19th, 1919, Oslo †November 18th, 1985, Oslo

77

Helga von Heintze

German-austrian classical archaeologist (1919-1996)

*August 9th, 1919, Bielsko-Biała †November 15th, 1996, Rome

75

Donald Pleasence

British actor (1919–1995)

*October 5th, 1919, Worksop †February 2nd, 1995, Saint-Paul-de-Vence

95

Jayne Meadows

Chinese born-American actress and author (1919–2015)

*September 27th, 1919, Wuchang †April 26th, 2015, Encino

94

Mikhail Kalashnikov

Soviet and Russian small arms designer (1919-2013)

*November 10th, 1919, Kurya †December 23rd, 2013, Izhevsk

76

Jon Pertwee

English actor (1919–1996)

*July 7th, 1919, Chelsea †May 20th, 1996, Connecticut

76

Martin Balsam

American actor (1919–1996)

*November 4th, 1919, The Bronx †February 13th, 1996, Rome

97

Walter Scheel

President of West Germany (1974-1979)

*July 8th, 1919, Solingen †August 24th, 2016, Bad Krozingen

74

Sven-Erik Bäck

Swedish composer

*September 16th, 1919, Kungsholm parish †January 10th, 1994, Oscar Parish

60

Kay Medford

American actress (1919–1980)

*September 14th, 1919, New York City †April 10th, 1980, New York City

45

Nat King Cole

American singer and jazz pianist (1919–1965)

*March 17th, 1919, Montgomery †February 15th, 1965, Santa Monica

94

Giulio Andreotti

Italian politician and statesman (1919–2013)

*January 14th, 1919, Rome †May 6th, 2013, Rome

77

Beryl Reid

British actress

*June 17th, 1919, Hereford †October 13th, 1996, Thames Valley Hospital

94

Doris Lessing

British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer and short story writer

*October 22nd, 1919, Kermanshah †November 17th, 2013, London

86

Ferruccio Valcareggi

Italian footballer (1919–2005)

*February 12th, 1919, Trieste †November 2nd, 2005, Florence

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1919 is a normal year and no leap year.

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