February 4th, 1940

Born on February 4th, 1940

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, 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, 1940

84

Robert Lelangue

Belgian cyclist

*February 4th, 1940, Etterbeek

82

Chiara Frugoni

Italian medievalist and writer (1940-2022)

*February 4th, 1940, Pisa †April 9th, 2022, Pisa

77

George A. Romero

American filmmaker (1940–2017)

*February 4th, 1940, New York City †July 16th, 2017, Toronto

84

John Schuck

American actor

*February 4th, 1940, Boston

80

Michelle Rossignol

Actress

*February 4th, 1940, Montreal †May 18th, 2020

84

László Keglovich

Association football player

*February 4th, 1940, Sopron

84

Martin Jones

British pianist

*February 4th, 1940, Witney

84

Judith Hand

American writer

*February 4th, 1940, Cherokee

84

Gary Cutsinger

American football player (born 1940)

*February 4th, 1940, Perry

84

Francisco Checa

Olympic basketball player

*February 4th, 1940, Panama City

84

Dietrich Albrecht

Soccer player

*February 4th, 1940, Gdańsk

84

Maurice J. Summerfield

English jazz musician

*February 4th, 1940, Newcastle upon Tyne

84

Annemarie Waser

Swiss alpine skier

*February 4th, 1940, Obwalden

84

Wolf-Rüdiger Schulz

German water polo player

*February 4th, 1940, Spandau

84

Kent Broadhurst

American actor

*February 4th, 1940, St. Louis

82

René Laurin

Canadian politician

*February 4th, 1940, Joliette †January 21st, 2023

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26

Yulfira Barkah

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1998, Medan

83

Jim Cunningham

British politician

*February 4th, 1941, Coatbridge

74

Ade Chandra

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1950, Jakarta

89

Conrad Bain

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

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

77

Dan Quayle

Vice president of the United States from 1989 to 1993

*February 4th, 1947, Indianapolis

72

Jenny Shipley

New Zealand politician

*February 4th, 1952, Gore

55

Michael Søgaard

Danish badminton player

*February 4th, 1969, Sønderborg

72

Lisa Eichhorn

American actress

*February 4th, 1952, Glens Falls

76

Alice Cooper

American singer (born 1948)

*February 4th, 1948, Detroit

92

Rosa Parks

African-American civil rights activist (1913-2005)

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

43

Donna Haliday

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1981, Raetihi

76

Martin Hohmann

German lawyer and politician

*February 4th, 1948, Fulda

30

Ciaran Chambers

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1994, Belfast

49

Natalie Imbruglia

Australian-British singer, songwriter and actress

*February 4th, 1975, Sydney

29

Wu Hsiao-Lin

Taiwanese badminton player

*February 4th, 1995, Kaohsiung

32

Luke Charlesworth

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1992, Auckland

83

Edina Pop

Hungarian-born Deutsch singer

*February 4th, 1941, Budapest

66

David Newman

American screenwriter

*February 4th, 1937, New York City †June 27th, 2003, New York City

20

Nethania Irawan

Badminton player

*February 4th, 2004, Surabaya

80

Ludwig Erhard

Chancellor of West Germany (1963–1966)

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

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83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

84

Lorns Skjemstad

Norwegian cross-country skier

*March 10th, 1940, Inderøy Municipality

40

John Lennon

British musician (1940–1980)

*October 9th, 1940, Liverpool †December 8th, 1980, New York City

83

Jeannie Seely

American singer

*July 6th, 1940, Titusville

76

Al Jarreau

American singer (1940–2017)

*March 12th, 1940, Milwaukee †February 12th, 2017, Los Angeles

82

Pelé

Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)

*October 23rd, 1940, Três Corações †December 29th, 2022, Morumbi District

83

Al Pacino

American actor (born 1940)

*April 25th, 1940, Manhattan

77

Michael Parks

American actor (1940–2017)

*April 24th, 1940, Corona †May 9th, 2017, Los Angeles

83

Annie Ernaux

French writer (born 1940)

*September 1st, 1940, Lillebonne

82

James Caan

American actor (1940–2022)

*March 26th, 1940, The Bronx †July 6th, 2022, Los Angeles

80

Wolfgang Clement

German politician

*July 7th, 1940, Bochum †September 27th, 2020, Bonn

84

Nancy Pelosi

American politician (born 1940)

*March 26th, 1940, Baltimore

32

Bruce Lee

Hong Kong and American martial artist and actor (1940–1973)

*November 27th, 1940, San Francisco Chinese Hospital †July 20th, 1973, Kowloon Tong

84

Jana Brejchová

Czech actress

*January 20th, 1940, Prague

55

Joseph Brodsky

Russian-American poet (1940-1996)

*May 24th, 1940, Saint Petersburg †January 28th, 1996, Brooklyn

76

Manfred Jung

German singer and operatic tenor

*July 9th, 1940, Oberhausen †April 14th, 2017, Essen

79

Tilo Prückner

German actor and author

*October 26th, 1940, Augsburg †July 2nd, 2020, Berlin

83

Ringo Starr

British musician, drummer for the Beatles

*July 7th, 1940, Liverpool

83

Patrick Stewart

British actor (born 1940)

*July 13th, 1940, Mirfield

77

John Hurt

British actor (1940–2017)

*January 22nd, 1940, Chesterfield †January 25th, 2017, Norfolk

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Leap year

Yes: 1940 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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