4 February

February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 330 days remain until the end of the year.

We have some interesting facts & historic events all about February 4^th, including areas in religion, crime, health and more.

Keep reading for more interesting facts about February 4^th in history!

Table of Contents

1. Global Celebrations
2. Historic Events
3. Famous Birthdays
4. Heartbreaking Deaths

Global Celebrations

• World Cancer Day
• National Stuffed Mushroom Day
• National Sweater Day
• National Thank A Letter Carrier Day
• National Homemade Soup Day
• National Create a Vacuum Day
• Bubble Gum Day
• National Working Naked Day
• National Wear Red Day

Historic Events

What Happened On This Day – February 4

2004: Facebook is founded

The social networking service currently has over 1 billion active users.

1948: Ceylon (Sri Lanka) proclaims independence within the British Commonwealth

Since the 16th century, the island had been colonized by Portugal, the Netherlands, and Great Britain.

1861: The Confederate States of America are established

6 slave states met in Montgomery, Alabama to form the Confederacy, which lasted only until 1865.

1859: German archeologist Constantin von Tischendorf discovers the Codex Sinaiticus

The “Sinai Bible”, a handwritten copy of the Greek Bible, is considered a great historical treasure.

1789: George Washington is elected as first President of the United States

Washington took office on April 30, 1789.

1983: Sharon Stone in 1983. Photograph by Peter Duke.

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1945: Australian former POWs after their release from captivity in Singapore, 1945. Photograph by Z. Oliver via AWM.

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1936: First Pair of Skates: 1936

Famous Birthdays

Births On This Day, February 4

1948: Alice Cooper, American singer-songwriter, actor

1913: Rosa Parks, American activist

1906: Dietrich Bonhoeffer, German pastor, theologian

1902: Charles Lindbergh, American pilot, activist

1746: Tadeusz Kościuszko, Polish/American general

Heartbreaking Deaths

Deaths On This Day, February 4

2006: Betty Friedan, American author, activist

2001: Iannis Xenakis, Greek/French composer, engineer, theorist

1987: Liberace, American singer, pianist, actor

1987: Meena Keshwar Kamal, Afghan activist, founded the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanista

1894: Adolphe Sax, Belgian musician, invented the saxophone