On This Day in History (02-04)

Miscellaneous Events

Date	Unix Timestamp	Seconds Ago	Years Ago	Event
2015-02-04	1423008000	347155200	11	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.
2008-02-04	1202083200	568080000	18	The London low emission zone, governing what types of vehicles may enter Greater London, came into operation.
1999-02-04	918086400	852076800	27	Four plain-clothes New York City police officers shot and killed Amadou Diallo, an unarmed 23-year-old immigrant from Guinea, prompting outrage both in and outside the city.
1999-02-04	918086400	852076800	27	The Philippine-flagged freighter New Carissa ran aground near Coos Bay, Oregon, causing one of the worst oil spills in the state's history.
1998-02-04	886550400	883612800	28	An earthquake registering 5.9 MW struck northern Afghanistan, triggering landslides that killed over 2,300 people and destroyed around 15,000 homes.
1974-02-04	129168000	1640995200	52	American newspaper heiress and socialite Patty Hearst was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army, which she later joined.
1974-02-04	129168000	1640995200	52	The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army bombed a motor coach carrying off-duty British Armed Forces personnel and their family members, killing twelve people.
1969-02-04	-28598400	1798761600	57	Yasser Arafat was elected chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
1945-02-04	-785980800	2556144000	81	World War II: American forces liberated the Santo Tomas Internment Camp in Manila, the largest Japanese-run internment camp for enemy civilians in the Philippines.

Births

Date	Unix Timestamp	Seconds Ago	Years Ago	Subject
2003-02-04	1044316800	725846400	23	Kyla Kenedy, American actress
2003-02-04	1044316800	725846400	23	Rasmus Højlund, Danish footballer
1999-02-04	918086400	852076800	27	MJ Lenderman, American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
1998-02-04	886550400	883612800	28	Malik Monk, American basketball player
1998-02-04	886550400	883612800	28	Maximilian Wöber, Austrian footballer
1996-02-04	823392000	946771200	30	Mohamed Sherif, Egyptian footballer
1989-02-04	602553600	1167609600	37	Lavoy Allen, American basketball player
1988-02-04	570931200	1199232000	38	Charlie Barnett, American actor
1988-02-04	570931200	1199232000	38	Carly Patterson, American gymnast and singer
1987-02-04	539395200	1230768000	39	Darren O'Dea, Irish footballer
1987-02-04	539395200	1230768000	39	Lucie Šafářová, Czech tennis player
1986-02-04	507859200	1262304000	40	Maximilian Götz, German racing driver
1986-02-04	507859200	1262304000	40	Mahmudullah Riyad, Bangladeshi cricketer
1984-02-04	444700800	1325462400	42	Doug Fister, American baseball player
1984-02-04	444700800	1325462400	42	Mauricio Pinilla, Chilean footballer
1983-02-04	413164800	1356998400	43	Hannibal Buress, American comedian and actor
1983-02-04	413164800	1356998400	43	Rebecca White, Australian politician
1982-02-04	381628800	1388534400	44	Ivars Timermanis, Latvian basketball player
1981-02-04	350092800	1420070400	45	Jason Kapono, American basketball player
1981-02-04	350092800	1420070400	45	Johan Vansummeren, Belgian cyclist
1980-02-04	318470400	1451692800	46	Raimonds Vaikulis, Latvian basketball player
1979-02-04	286934400	1483228800	47	Giorgio Pantano, Italian racing driver
1977-02-04	223862400	1546300800	49	Gavin DeGraw, American singer-songwriter
1976-02-04	192240000	1577923200	50	Cam'ron, American rapper and actor
1975-02-04	160704000	1609459200	51	Natalie Imbruglia, Australian singer-songwriter and actress
1973-02-04	97632000	1672531200	53	Oscar De La Hoya, American boxer
1972-02-04	66009600	1704153600	54	Giovanni, Brazilian footballer and manager
1972-02-04	66009600	1704153600	54	Dara Ó Briain, Irish comedian and television host
1971-02-04	34473600	1735689600	55	Rob Corddry, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
1971-02-04	34473600	1735689600	55	Michael A. Goorjian, American actor, director, and writer
1970-02-04	2937600	1767225600	56	Gabrielle Anwar, English-American actress
1970-02-04	2937600	1767225600	56	Hunter Biden, American attorney and lobbyist
1967-02-04	-91756800	1861920000	59	Sergei Grinkov, Russian figure skater (died 1995)
1966-02-04	-123292800	1893456000	60	Viatcheslav Ekimov, Russian cyclist
1965-02-04	-154828800	1924992000	61	Jerome Brown, American football player (died 1992)
1964-02-04	-186451200	1956614400	62	Elke Philipp, German Paralympic equestrian
1963-02-04	-217987200	1988150400	63	Noodles, American musician and songwriter
1963-02-04	-217987200	1988150400	63	Pirmin Zurbriggen, Swiss skier
1962-02-04	-249523200	2019686400	64	Clint Black, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
1962-02-04	-249523200	2019686400	64	Vern Fleming, American basketball player
1961-02-04	-281059200	2051222400	65	Denis Savard, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1960-02-04	-312681600	2082844800	66	Siobhan Dowd, English author and activist (died 2007)
1960-02-04	-312681600	2082844800	66	Jonathan Larson, American lyricist, composer, and playwright (died 1996)
1959-02-04	-344217600	2114380800	67	Christian Schreier, German footballer and manager
1959-02-04	-344217600	2114380800	67	Lawrence Taylor, American football player
1958-02-04	-375753600	2145916800	68	Tomasz Pacyński, Polish journalist and author (died 2005)
1957-02-04	-407289600	2177452800	69	Matthew Cobb, British zoologist and author
1955-02-04	-470448000	2240611200	71	Mikuláš Dzurinda, Slovak politician, Prime Minister of Slovakia
1952-02-04	-565142400	2335305600	74	Lisa Eichhorn, American actress, writer, and producer
1952-02-04	-565142400	2335305600	74	Jenny Shipley, New Zealand politician, Prime Minister of New Zealand
1952-02-04	-565142400	2335305600	74	Thomas Silverstein, American criminal and prisoner (died 2019)
1951-02-04	-596678400	2366841600	75	Patrick Bergin, Irish actor
1949-02-04	-659750400	2429913600	77	Michael Beck, American actor
1949-02-04	-659750400	2429913600	77	Rasim Delić, Bosnian general (died 2010)
1948-02-04	-691372800	2461536000	78	Alice Cooper, American singer-songwriter
1948-02-04	-691372800	2461536000	78	Mienoumi Tsuyoshi, Japanese sumo wrestler
1947-02-04	-722908800	2493072000	79	Dennis C. Blair, American admiral and politician, third Director of National Intelligence
1947-02-04	-722908800	2493072000	79	Dan Quayle, American sergeant, lawyer, and politician, 44th Vice President of the United States
1944-02-04	-817603200	2587766400	82	Florence LaRue, American singer and actress
1944-02-04	-817603200	2587766400	82	Alan Shields, American artist and ship captain (died 2005)
1943-02-04	-849139200	2619302400	83	Alberto João Jardim, Portuguese journalist and politician, second President of the Regional Government of Madeira
1943-02-04	-849139200	2619302400	83	Wanda Rutkiewicz, Lithuanian-Polish mountaineer (died 1992)
1943-02-04	-849139200	2619302400	83	Ken Thompson, American computer scientist and programmer, co-developed the B programming language
1941-02-04	-912211200	2682374400	85	Russell Cooper, Australian politician, 33rd Premier of Queensland
1941-02-04	-912211200	2682374400	85	Ron Rangi, New Zealand rugby player (died 1988)
1941-02-04	-912211200	2682374400	85	Jiří Raška, Czech skier and coach (died 2012)
1941-02-04	-912211200	2682374400	85	John Steel, English musician and songwriter
1940-02-04	-943833600	2713996800	86	George A. Romero, American director and producer (died 2017)
1940-02-04	-943833600	2713996800	86	John Schuck, American actor
1939-02-04	-975369600	2745532800	87	Stan Lundine, American lawyer and politician, Lieutenant Governor of New York
1938-02-04	-1006905600	2777068800	88	Frank J. Dodd, American businessman and politician, president of the New Jersey Senate (died 2010)
1937-02-04	-1038441600	2808604800	89	Birju Maharaj, Indian dancer, composer, singer and exponent of the Lucknow "Kalka-Bindadin" Gharana of Kathak dance (died 2022)
1937-02-04	-1038441600	2808604800	89	David Newman, American director and screenwriter (died 2003)
1936-02-04	-1070064000	2840227200	90	David Brenner, American comedian, actor, and author (died 2014)
1936-02-04	-1070064000	2840227200	90	Gary Conway, American actor
1936-02-04	-1070064000	2840227200	90	Claude Nobs, Swiss businessman, founded the Montreux Jazz Festival (died 2013)
1935-02-04	-1101600000	2871763200	91	Wallis Mathias, Pakistani cricketer (died 1994)
1935-02-04	-1101600000	2871763200	91	Martti Talvela, Finnish opera singer (died 1989)
1935-02-04	-1101600000	2871763200	91	Collin Wilcox, American actress (died 2009)
1932-02-04	-1196294400	2966457600	94	Robert Coover, American novelist (died 2024)
1931-02-04	-1227830400	2997993600	95	Isabel Perón, Argentinian dancer and politician, 41st President of Argentina
1930-02-04	-1259366400	3029529600	96	Tibor Antalpéter, Hungarian volleyball player and diplomat, Hungarian Ambassador to the United Kingdom (died 2012)
1930-02-04	-1259366400	3029529600	96	Arthur E. Chase, American businessman and politician (died 2015)
1930-02-04	-1259366400	3029529600	96	Jim Loscutoff, American basketball player and coach (died 2015)
1929-02-04	-1290902400	3061065600	97	Jerry Adler, American actor, director, and producer (died 2025)
1929-02-04	-1290902400	3061065600	97	Paul Burlison, American musician (died 2003)
1929-02-04	-1290902400	3061065600	97	Neil Johnston, American basketball player (died 1978)
1928-02-04	-1322524800	3092688000	98	Oscar Cabalén, Argentinian racing driver (died 1967)
1928-02-04	-1322524800	3092688000	98	Osmo Antero Wiio, Finnish journalist, academic, and politician (died 2013)
1927-02-04	-1354060800	3124224000	99	Rolf Landauer, German-American physicist and academic (died 1999)
1926-02-04	-1385596800	3155760000	100	Gyula Grosics, Hungarian footballer and manager (died 2014)
1925-02-04	-1417132800	3187296000	101	Russell Hoban, American author and illustrator (died 2011)
1925-02-04	-1417132800	3187296000	101	Stanley Karnow, American journalist and historian (died 2013)
1925-02-04	-1417132800	3187296000	101	Christopher Zeeman, English mathematician and academic (died 2016)
1923-02-04	-1480291200	3250454400	103	Conrad Bain, Canadian-American actor (died 2013)
1922-02-04	-1511827200	3281990400	104	Bhimsen Joshi, Indian vocalist of the Hindustani classical music tradition (died 2011)
1921-02-04	-1543363200	3313526400	105	Betty Friedan, American author and feminist (died 2006)
1921-02-04	-1543363200	3313526400	105	Lotfi Zadeh, Iranian-American mathematician and computer scientist and founder of fuzzy logic (died 2017)
1920-02-04	-1574985600	3345148800	106	Janet Waldo, American actress and voice artist (died 2016)
1918-02-04	-1638057600	3408220800	108	Ida Lupino, English-American actress and director (died 1995)
1918-02-04	-1638057600	3408220800	108	Luigi Pareyson, Italian philosopher and author (died 1991)
1917-02-04	-1669593600	3439756800	109	Yahya Khan, Pakistan general and politician, third President of Pakistan (died 1980)
1915-02-04	-1732752000	3502915200	111	William Talman, American actor and screenwriter (died 1968)
1915-02-04	-1732752000	3502915200	111	Norman Wisdom, English comedian, actor and singer-songwriter (died 2010)
1914-02-04	-1764288000	3534451200	112	Alfred Andersch, German-Swiss author and publisher (died 1980)
1913-02-04	-1795824000	3565987200	113	Rosa Parks, American civil rights activist (died 2005)
1912-02-04	-1827446400	3597609600	114	Ola Skjåk Bræk, Norwegian banker and politician, Norwegian Minister of Industry (died 1999)
1912-02-04	-1827446400	3597609600	114	Erich Leinsdorf, Austrian-American conductor (died 1993)
1912-02-04	-1827446400	3597609600	114	Byron Nelson, American golfer and sportscaster (died 2006)
1908-02-04	-1953676800	3723840000	118	Julian Bell, English poet and academic (died 1937)
1906-02-04	-2016748800	3786912000	120	Dietrich Bonhoeffer, German pastor and theologian (died 1945)
1906-02-04	-2016748800	3786912000	120	Letitia Dunbar-Harrison, Irish librarian (died 1994)
1906-02-04	-2016748800	3786912000	120	Clyde Tombaugh, American astronomer and academic, discovered Pluto (died 1997)
1905-02-04	-2048284800	3818448000	121	Hylda Baker, English comedian, actress and music hall performer (died 1986)
1904-02-04	-2079907200	3850070400	122	MacKinlay Kantor, American author and screenwriter (died 1977)
1904-02-04	-2079907200	3850070400	122	Deng Yingchao, Chinese politician, Chairwoman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (died 1968)
1903-02-04	-2111443200	3881606400	123	Alexander Imich, Polish-American chemist, parapsychologist, and academic (died 2014)
1902-02-04	-2142979200	3913142400	124	Charles Lindbergh, American pilot and explorer (died 1974)
1902-02-04	-2142979200	3913142400	124	Hartley Shawcross, Baron Shawcross, German-English lawyer and politician, Attorney General for England and Wales (died 2003)
1900-02-04	-2206051200	3976214400	126	Jacques Prévert, French poet and screenwriter (died 1977)

Deaths

Date	Unix Timestamp	Seconds Ago	Years Ago	Subject
2025-02-04	1738627200	31536000	1	Aga Khan IV, 49th Imam of the Nizari Isma'ili community (born 1936)
2024-02-04	1707004800	63158400	2	Barry John, Welsh rugby player (born 1945)
2023-02-04	1675468800	94694400	3	Vani Jairam, Indian playback singer (born 1945)
2023-02-04	1675468800	94694400	3	Sherif Ismail, 53rd Prime Minister of Egypt (born 1955)
2022-02-04	1643932800	126230400	4	Kim In-hyeok, South Korean volleyball player (born 1995)
2021-02-04	1612396800	157766400	5	Millie Hughes-Fulford, American astronaut, molecular biologist and NASA payload specialist (born 1945)
2020-02-04	1580774400	189388800	6	Daniel arap Moi, Former President of Kenya (born 1924)
2019-02-04	1549238400	220924800	7	Matti Nykänen, Finnish Olympic-winning ski jumper and singer (born 1963)
2018-02-04	1517702400	252460800	8	John Mahoney, English-American actor, voice artist, and comedian (born 1940)
2017-02-04	1486166400	283996800	9	Steve Lang, Canadian bass player (born 1949)
2017-02-04	1486166400	283996800	9	Bano Qudsia, Pakistani writer (born 1928)
2016-02-04	1454544000	315619200	10	Edgar Mitchell, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (born 1930)
2015-02-04	1423008000	347155200	11	Fitzhugh L. Fulton, American colonel and pilot (born 1925)
2014-02-04	1391472000	378691200	12	Keith Allen, Canadian-American ice hockey player, coach, and manager (born 1923)
2014-02-04	1391472000	378691200	12	Eugenio Corti, Italian soldier, author, and playwright (born 1921)
2014-02-04	1391472000	378691200	12	Dennis Lota, Zambian footballer (born 1973)
2013-02-04	1359936000	410227200	13	Donald Byrd, American trumpet player (born 1932)
2013-02-04	1359936000	410227200	13	Reg Presley, English singer-songwriter (born 1941)
2012-02-04	1328313600	441849600	14	István Csurka, Hungarian journalist and politician (born 1934)
2012-02-04	1328313600	441849600	14	Florence Green, English soldier (born 1901)
2012-02-04	1328313600	441849600	14	Robert Daniel, American farmer, soldier, and politician (born 1936)
2012-02-04	1328313600	441849600	14	Mike deGruy, American director, producer, and cinematographer (born 1951)
2012-02-04	1328313600	441849600	14	Susanne Suba, Hungarian-born watercolorist and illustrator, active in the United States (born 1913)
2011-02-04	1296777600	473385600	15	Martial Célestin, Haitian lawyer and politician, first Prime Minister of Haiti (born 1913)
2010-02-04	1265241600	504921600	16	Kostas Axelos, Greek-French philosopher and author (born 1924)
2010-02-04	1265241600	504921600	16	Helen Tobias-Duesberg, Estonian-American composer (born 1919)
2008-02-04	1202083200	568080000	18	Augusta Dabney, American actress (born 1918)
2008-02-04	1202083200	568080000	18	Stefan Meller, Polish academic and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland (born 1942)
2007-02-04	1170547200	599616000	19	José Carlos Bauer, Brazilian footballer and manager (born 1925)
2007-02-04	1170547200	599616000	19	Ilya Kormiltsev, Russian-English poet and translator (born 1959)
2007-02-04	1170547200	599616000	19	Barbara McNair, American singer and actress (born 1934)
2007-02-04	1170547200	599616000	19	Jules Olitski, Ukrainian-American painter and sculptor (born 1922)
2007-02-04	1170547200	599616000	19	Alfred Worm, Austrian journalist, author, and academic (born 1945)
2006-02-04	1139011200	631152000	20	Betty Friedan, American author and activist (born 1921)
2005-02-04	1107475200	662688000	21	Ossie Davis, American actor, director, and playwright (born 1917)
2004-02-04	1075852800	694310400	22	Hilda Hilst, Brazilian poet, novelist, and playwright (born 1930)
2003-02-04	1044316800	725846400	23	Benyoucef Benkhedda, Algerian pharmacist and politician (born 1920)
2002-02-04	1012780800	757382400	24	Count Sigvard Bernadotte of Wisborg (born 1907)
2000-02-04	949622400	820540800	26	Carl Albert, American lawyer and politician, 54th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (born 1908)
1995-02-04	791856000	978307200	31	Patricia Highsmith, American novelist and short story writer (born 1921)
1992-02-04	697161600	1073001600	34	John Dehner, American actor (born 1915)
1990-02-04	634089600	1136073600	36	Whipper Billy Watson, Canadian-American wrestler and trainer (born 1915)
1987-02-04	539395200	1230768000	39	Liberace, American singer-songwriter and pianist, (born 1919)
1987-02-04	539395200	1230768000	39	Meena Keshwar Kamal, Afghan activist, founded the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (born 1956)
1987-02-04	539395200	1230768000	39	Carl Rogers, American psychologist and academic (born 1902)
1983-02-04	413164800	1356998400	43	Karen Carpenter, American singer (born 1950)
1982-02-04	381628800	1388534400	44	Alex Harvey, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1935)
1982-02-04	381628800	1388534400	44	Georg Konrad Morgen, German lawyer and judge (born 1909)
1975-02-04	160704000	1609459200	51	Louis Jordan, American singer-songwriter and saxophonist (born 1908)
1974-02-04	129168000	1640995200	52	Satyendra Nath Bose, Indian physicist, mathematician, and academic (born 1894)
1970-02-04	2937600	1767225600	56	Louise Bogan, American poet and critic (born 1897)
1968-02-04	-60220800	1830384000	58	Neal Cassady, American novelist and poet (born 1926)
1959-02-04	-344217600	2114380800	67	Una O'Connor, Irish-American actress (born 1880)
1958-02-04	-375753600	2145916800	68	Henry Kuttner, American author and screenwriter (born 1915)
1956-02-04	-438912000	2209075200	70	Savielly Tartakower, Russian-French chess player, journalist, and author (born 1887)
1944-02-04	-817603200	2587766400	82	Arsen Kotsoyev, Russian author and translator (born 1872)
1943-02-04	-849139200	2619302400	83	Frank Calder, English-Canadian ice hockey player and journalist (born 1877)
1940-02-04	-943833600	2713996800	86	Nikolai Yezhov, Russian police officer and politician (born 1895)
1936-02-04	-1070064000	2840227200	90	Wilhelm Gustloff, German-Swiss soldier, founded Swiss NSDAP/AO (born 1895)
1933-02-04	-1164672000	2934835200	93	Archibald Sayce, English linguist and educator (born 1846)
1928-02-04	-1322524800	3092688000	98	Hendrik Lorentz, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1853)
1926-02-04	-1385596800	3155760000	100	İskilipli Âtıf Hodja, Turkish author and scholar (born 1875)
1912-02-04	-1827446400	3597609600	114	Franz Reichelt, French tailor and inventor (born 1878)
1905-02-04	-2048284800	3818448000	121	Louis-Ernest Barrias, French sculptor and academic (born 1841)

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