What are the important events that happened on February 4? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
February 4: Facts & Myths About This Day
February 4 is the 35th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 331 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Sunday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is January 22, 2024 – a Sunday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 474,168 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘triacontapentagon’ day.
Aquarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Amethyst is the modern birthstone for this month. Bloodstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 6 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,062 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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February 4 Historical Events
- 1454 –In the Thirteen Years’ War, the Secret Council of the Prussian Confederation sends a formal act of disobedience to the Grand Master.
- 1794 –The French legislature abolishes slavery throughout all territories of the French Republic.
- 1797 –The Riobamba earthquake strikes Ecuador, causing up to 40,000 casualties.
- 1936 –Radium becomes the first radioactive element to be made synthetically.
- 1992 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Monkey in Chinese astrology.
- 1996 –Major snowstorm paralyzes Midwestern United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin ties all-time record low temperature at -26°F (-32.2°C)
- 1997 –En route to Lebanon, two Israeli Sikorsky CH-53 troop-transport helicopters collide in mid-air over northern Galilee, Israel killing 73.
- 2000 –German extortionist Klaus-Peter Sabotta is jailed for life for attempted murder and extortion in connection with the sabotage of German railway lines.
- 2004 –Facebook, a mainstream online social network is founded by Mark Zuckerberg.
- 2008 –The London Low Emission Zone (LEZ) scheme begins to operate in the UK.
Who were born on February 4?
- 1620 –Gustaf Bonde, Swedish statesman (d. 1667)
- 1677 –Johann Ludwig Bach, German composer (d. 1731)
- 1859 –Timofei Mikhailov, Russian revolutionary, member of Narodnaya Volya (d. 1881)
- 1881 –Fernand Léger, French painter (d. 1955)
- 1892 –E. J. Pratt, Canadian poet (d. 1964)
- 1895 –Nigel Bruce, English actor (d. 1953)
- 1902 –Hartley Shawcross, British lawyer and politician (d. 2003)
- 1918 –Luigi Pareyson, Italian philosopher (d. 1991)
- 1943 –Alberto João Jardim, Portuguese president of the regional government of Madeira
- 1955 –Mikuláš Dzurinda, Slovak Prime Minister
Who died on February 4?
- 708 –Pope Sisinnius
- 1508 –Conrad Celtes, German humanist scholar (b. 1459)
- 1933 –Archibald Sayce, English educator (b. 1846)
- 1958 –Henry Kuttner, American author (b. 1915)
- 1966 –Gilbert H. Grosvenor, American president of the National Geographic Society (b. 1875)
- 1975 –Howard Hill, American archer (b. 1899)
- 1982 –Georg Konrad Morgen, German judge (b. 1909)
- 1983 –Karen Carpenter, American singer and drummer (The Carpenters) (b. 1950)
- 1994 –Jane Arbor, British writer (b. 1903)
- 2001 –J. J. Johnson, American jazz trombonist and composer (b. 1924)
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