February 4 Events |
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| February 4th, 2008 (February 04 2008) | Event | One of the biggest marches took place in the Colombia when almost 9 million people walked in the streets of almost every town and city in the country to protest against the violent actions of FARC and against kidnapping. "No More FARC" (No Mas FARC) was the name of the march. | |
| February 4th, 2006 (February 04 2006) | Event | A stampede occurs in the ULTRA Stadium near Manila killing 71. | |
| February 4th, 2003 (February 04 2003) | Event | The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is officially renamed to Serbia and Montenegro and adopts a new constitution. | |
| February 4th, 2000 (February 04 2000) | Event | German extortionist Klaus-Peter Sabotta is jailed for life for attempted murder and extortion in connection with the sabotage of German railway lines. | |
| February 4th, 1999 (February 04 1999) | Event | Unarmed West African immigrant Amadou Diallo is shot dead by four plainclothes New York City police officers on an unrelated stake-out, inflaming race-relations in the city. | |
| February 4th, 1999 (February 04 1999) | Event | The New Carissa runs aground near Coos Bay, Oregon. | |
| February 4th, 1998 (February 04 1998) | Event | An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale in northeast Afghanistan kills more than 5,000. | |
| February 4th, 1997 (February 04 1997) | Event | En route to Lebanon, two Israeli Sikorsky CH-53 troop-transport helicopters collide in mid-air over northern Galilee, Israel killing 73. | |
| February 4th, 1997 (February 04 1997) | Event | After at first contesting the results, Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic recognizes opposition victories in the November 1996 elections. | |
| February 4th, 1996 (February 04 1996) | Event | Major snowstorm paralyzes Midwestern United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin ties all-time record low temperature at -26øF (-32.2øC) | |
| February 4th, 1992 (February 04 1992) | Event | A Coup d etat is led by Hugo Chavez Frias, against VenezuelanPresident Carlos Andres Perez. | |
| February 4th, 1980 (February 04 1980) | Event | Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini names Abolhassan Banisadr as president of Iran. | Ruhollah Khomeini Quotes |
| February 4th, 1976 (February 04 1976) | Event | In Guatemala and Honduras an earthquake kills more than 22,000. | |
| February 4th, 1975 (February 04 1975) | Event | Haicheng earthquake, M 7.3, occurred in Haicheng, Liaoning, China. | |
| February 4th, 1974 (February 04 1974) | Event | The Symbionese Liberation Army kidnaps Patty Hearst in Berkeley, California. | Bion Quotes |
| February 4th, 1969 (February 04 1969) | Event | Yasser Arafat takes over as chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization. | Yasser Arafat Quotes |
| February 4th, 1966 (February 04 1966) | Event | All Nippon Airways Boeing 727 jet plunges into Tokyo Bay, killing 133. | |
| February 4th, 1957 (February 04 1957) | Event | The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus (SSN-571), logs its 60,000th nautical mile, matching the endurance of the fictional Nautilus described in Jules Verne s novel "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea". | |
| February 4th, 1948 (February 04 1948) | Event | Ceylon (later renamed Sri Lanka) becomes independent within the British Commonwealth. | |
| February 4th, 1945 (February 04 1945) | Event | World War II: The Yalta Conference begins. | |
| February 4th, 1943 (February 04 1943) | Event | World War II: Battle of Stalingrad ends. | |
| February 4th, 1941 (February 04 1941) | Event | World War II: The United Service Organization (USO) is created to entertain American troops. | |
| February 4th, 1936 (February 04 1936) | Event | Radium E becomes the first radioactive element to be made synthetically. | |
| February 4th, 1932 (February 04 1932) | Event | World War II: Japan occupies Harbin, China. | |
| February 4th, 1899 (February 04 1899) | Event | The Philippine-American War begins. | |
| February 4th, 1861 (February 04 1861) | Event | American Civil War: In Montgomery, Alabama, Delegates from six break-away U.S. states meet and form The Confederate States of America. | |
| February 4th, 1859 (February 04 1859) | Event | The Codex Sinaiticus is discovered in Egypt. | |
| February 4th, 1825 (February 04 1825) | Event | The Ohio Legislature authorizes the construction of the Ohio and Erie Canal and the Miami and Erie Canal. | |
| February 4th, 1810 (February 04 1810) | Event | Royal Navy seizes Guadeloupe. | |
| February 4th, 1801 (February 04 1801) | Event | John Marshall is sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States. | John Marshall Quotes |
| February 4th, 1794 (February 04 1794) | Event | The French legislature abolishes slavery throughout all territories of the French Republic. | |
| February 4th, 1792 (February 04 1792) | Event | George Washington is unanimously elected to a second term as President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College. | George Washington Quotes |
| February 4th, 1789 (February 04 1789) | Event | George Washington is unanimously elected to be the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College. | George Washington Quotes |
| February 4th, 1703 (February 04 1703) | Event | In Edo (now Tokyo), 46 of the Forty-Seven Ronin commit seppuku (ritual suicide) as recompense for avenging their master s death. | |
| February 4th, 1454 (February 04 1454) | Event | In the Thirteen Years War, the Secret Council of the Prussian Confederation sends a formal act of disobedience to the Grand Master. | |
| February 4th, 0960 (February 04 0960) | Event | The coronation of Zhao Kuangyin as Emperor Taizu of Song, initiating the Song Dynasty period of China that would last more than three centuries. | |
| February 4th, 0211 (February 04 0211) | Event | Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies, leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons, Caracalla and Geta. | |
