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2026-02-04

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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Current UTC Time
2026-02-04
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