Birthdates Which Occur on February 4:
1465 French van Brederode leader of Hoeksen
1549 Eustache du Caurroy composer
1575 Pierre de B‚rulle French cardinal
1581 Daniel Selich composer
1646 Hans A Freiherr von Abschatz Silesian poet
1688 Pierre De Marivaux Paris France, writer (Marianne)
1693 George Lillo bourgeois English dramatist (London Merchant)
1698 Heinrich A Fouqu‚ Prussian general
1747 Tadeusz Kosciusko Poland, patriot, (NY Bridge)
1751 Blas de Laserna composer
1764 Carel H Verhuell Dutch/French vice-admiral/minister of Navy
1767 Johann Franz Volkert composer
1768 Maurits C van Hall Dutch ruler of Heicop & Boeicop, lawyer/politician
1769 Samuel I Wiselius Dutch lawyer/businessman/writer
1778 Augustin P de Candolle Swiss botanist (Th‚orie ‚l‚mentaire)
1802 Mark Hopkins US, educator/philosopher (Williams College)
1805 Georg Andreas Henkel composer
and William H Ainsworth English writer (Old St Paul's, Rookwood)
1819 Joshua Norton SF, Norton I, emperor of USA
1820 Bozena Nemcov [Barnora Panklov ], Czech author (Babicka)
1826 Halbert Eleazer Paine Bvt Mjr Gen (Union volunteers), died in 1905
1841 Cl‚ment Ader French inventor (1st to fly a heavier-than-air craft)
1842 Georg Brandes [Morris Cohen], Danish literary-historian/critic
1849 Jean Richepin French poet/writer (Les Chansons de Gueux)
1874 Robert Liefmann German economist (Unternehmersverb„nde)
1875 Ludwig Prandtl Germany, physicist (father of aerodynamics)
and Raymond Moulaert composer
1876 Victor Jean Leonard Vreuls composer
1881 Fernand L‚ger France, painter/ceramist/cubist (City)
and Kliment J Woroshilov marshal/president USSR (1953-60)
1884 Julius Callewaert Flemish dominican/bringing up children
1885 Cairine Ray Wilson Montr‚al, 1st female Canadian senator (appointed)
1888 Paul Althaus German theologist (The Christian Truth)
1889 Walter Catlett SF CA, actor (Front Page, Tale of 2 Cities)
1891 Yuri Losmann Estonia, marathon runner (Olympic-silver 1920)
1892 Yrl” Henrik Kilpinen Finnish composer
1893 Bernard Rogers NYC, composer (Warrior, Marriage of Aude, Passion)
and Raymond Dart Australian paleoanthropologist (Australopithecus)
1895 Annie [Anna HM] Romein-Verschoor Dutch historian (Erflaters)
and Hanns [Johann] Rauter German SS-lt-general/SS police chief in Neth
1897 Ludwig Erhard chancellor of Germany (CDU)
19-- Gil Rogers Lexington Ky, actor (Hawk-Guiding Light, Doctors)
and Jeannie Wilson Memphis Tenn, actress (Simon & Simon, Stir Crazy)
and Marie Masters Cincinnati Oh, actress (Susan-As the World Turns)
and Stephanie Williams actress (Young & Restless, Simone-Gen Hospital)
1900 Jacques Pr‚vert France, poet/screenwriter (Paroles)
1902 Charles A Lindbergh Detroit, pilot (1st fly solo across Atlantic)
1903 Berend van den Amstel [Bernard CED Hattink], actor (Beatrice)
and Edwin Denby Tientsin China, US dance critic/poet (Snoring in N)
and Frank Howley Hampton NY, Brig General (Answers for Americans)
and Siro Cisilino composer
1904 Herman B Wiardi Beckman Dutch SDAP-politician/resistance fighter
and MacKinlay Kantor Webster City Iowa, novelist (Andersonville)
and Predrag Milosevic composer
1905 Eddie Foy Jr New Rochelle NY, actor (Eddie-Fair Exchange)
1906 Clyde W Tombaugh US, astronomer (discovered Pluto)
and Dietrich Bonhoeffer German theologist (Confessing Church)
and Primo Carnera Italian boxer (champ-1933)
1908 Gordon Fraser Lawrence Mass, newscaster (All Star News)
1909 Robert Coote London, actor (Timmy-Rogues, Theodore-Nero Wolfe)
1910 Alfred Mendelsohn composer
and Uys Krige South African playwright/novelist (Orphan of the Desert)
1912 Byron Nelson Fort Worth Tx, PGA golfer (won 19 tournaments in 1945)
and Erich Leinsdorf Vienna Austria, available conductor & banana eater
and James Craig Nashville TN, actor (Devil & Daniel Webster, Cyclops)
1913 Rosa Lee Parks civil rights activist
and Woody Hayes [Wayne], college football coach (Ohio, 1968 coach of yr)
1914 Alfred Andersch German writer (Red Head)
and Ida Lupino London England, actress (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes)
1915 William Talman Detroit Mich, actor (Crashout, Hamilton-Perry Mason)
1916 David Vassall Cox composer
1917 Aga Yahya Khan Pakistan military/politician
1918 Norman Wisdom London England, comedian (Kraft Music Hall)
1919 Frank van Klingeren Dutch architect (De Meerpaal, Dronten)
1921 Betty Friedan Peoria Ill, feminist writer (Feminine Mystique)
1923 Conrad Bain Alberta Canada, actor (Maude, Diff'rent Strokes)
1928 Dave Ketchum Quincy Ill, actor (Agent 13-Get Smart)
1931 Isabel Per¢n [Maria Martinez], dancer/president Argentina
1932 Ivan Davis Electra Tx, pianist
1934 Jouko Sakari Linjama composer
1935 Martti Talvela Hiitola Karelia Finland, operatic basso
1936 Daan van Golden Dutch sculptor
and Gary Conway Boston Mass, actor (Burke's Law, Land of the Giants)
1937 Collin Wilcox Highlands NC, actor (To Kill a Mocking Bird)
and John Devitt Australia, 100m freestyle swimmer (Olympic-gold-1960)
and Magnar Solberg Norway, 20K biathalete (Olympic-gold-1968, 72)
1938 Donald W Riegle Jr (Sen-D-MI, 1976- )
1939 Jacques Charlier Belgian sculptor
and John Schuck Boston Mass, comedian (McMillan & Wife, Holmes & Yoyo)
and Stan Lundine (Rep-D-NY, 1976-86)
1940 George A Romero actor/director (Creepshow, Martin, 2 Evil Eyes)
1941 John Steel rock drummer (Animals-House of the Rising Sun)
1942 Johnny Gamble rocker (Classics)
1943 Cheryl Miller Sherman Oaks Calif, actress (Paula-Daktari, Born Free)
1944 Daniel A Mica (Rep-D-FL, 1979- )
and Florence LaRue Gordon Penn, rocker (5th Dimension-One Less Bell)
1945 David Brenner Philadelphia, comedian/TV talk show host
1946 Mary Meyer US, 500m speed skater (Olympic-silver-1968)
and Roy Yeager Doraville Ga, rocker (Atlanta Rhythm Section)
1947 Sanford Bishop (Rep-D-Georgia)
1948 Alice Cooper [Vincent Furnier], Detroit, rocker (School's Out)
and Robert Coover novelist (Pricksongs & Descants)
and Rod Grams (Rep-R-Minnesota)
1949 Michael Beck Memphis Tn, actor (Hans Helms-Holocaust)
1950 James Dunn US vocalist (Stylistics-You make me feel Brand New)
and Pamela Franklin Tokyo Japan, actress (Satan's School for Girls)
and Robert-John Stips rock keyboardist/singer (The Nits)
1952 Jerry Shirley rock drummer (Humble Pie-Hot N Nasty, Eat It)
and Lisa Eichhorn Reading Pa, actress (Cutter's Way, Yanks)
1953 Svetlana Ulmasova USSR, 3K (world title 1978)
1958 Mary Ann Pascal actress (Samantha-Brothers)
1959 Lawrence Taylor [LT], NFL's greatest line backer (NY Giants)
and Zenani Mandela daughter of Nelson & Winnie Mandela
1960 Pamelyn Ferdin actress (Happy Birthday Wanda June, Tool Box Murders)
1961 Vern Fleming LIC NY, basketball player (Olympic-gold-1984)
1962 Clint Black Long Branch NJ, country vocalist (A Better Man)
1963 Pirmin Zurbriggen Swiss alpine skier (Olympic-gold-1988)
and Tracie Ruiz synchronized swimmer (Olympic-gold-1984)
1965 John van Loen soccer player (Feyenoord)
1966 Marissa Laakso Boston Mass, Miss Mass-America (1991)
and Spike rocker [or Sep 18]
1969 Chastity Bono LA Calif, daughter of Sonny & Cher/actress
1970 Gabrielle Anwar Laleham England, actress (Body Snatchers)
and Nicole Wood Canton OH, playmate (Apr, 1993)
1971 Maarten Atmodikoro soccer player (Dordrecht '90)
1973 Oscar De La Hoya Los Angeles Calif, US boxer (Olympic-gold-92)
Deaths Which Occured February 4:
211 Lucius Septimus Severus emperor of Rome (193-211), dies at 64
708 Sisinnius Greek-Syrian pope 708 (20 days), dies
856 Hrabanus Maurus East France, archbishop of Mainz, dies
1189 Gilbert of Sempringham English monastery founder/saint, dies
1222 Willem I earl of Holland (1203-22), dies
1503 Queen Elizabeth consort of Henry VII of England, dies
1505 Johanna van Valois Queen of France/saint, dies at 40
1553 Caspar Othmayr composer, dies at 37
1590 Gioseffo Zarlino composer, dies at 73
1617 Louis Elsevier publisher, dies at about 76
1640 Hendrick C Devout seascape painter, dies
1714 Duke of Berry French King Louis XIV's grandson, dies
1746 Robert Blair Scottish poet (Grave), dies at 46
1781 Josef Myslivecek composer, dies at 43
Willem Crul admiral (West-Indies), dies in battle at 59
1815 Geert Reinders cattle breeder, dies at 77
Jacob van Strij cartoonist/graphic artist, dies at 58
1816 Meingosus Gaelle composer, dies at 64
1834 Amelie Julia Candielle composer, dies at 66
1844 Willem the Clerq merchant, dies at 49
1854 Carl Ludwig Cornelius Westenholz composer, dies at 66
1869 Johan M Dautzenberg Flemish author/novelist (Future), dies at 60
1894 Antoine J "Adolphe" Sax instrument maker (saxophone), dies at 79
1895 Faustina Hasse Hodges composer, dies at 71
1896 Henry David Leslie composer, dies at 74
1911 Peter A "Piet" Cronje South Africa Boer general, dies at about 75
1921 Xavier Mellery Belgian painter/illustrator, dies at 75
1927 Thomas Linnemann Laub composer, dies at 74
1928 Hendrik A Lorentz physicist: L transformation/Nobel 1902), dies
1939 Edward Sapir US linguist/cultural antropologist (indian), dies
Henri W A Deterding oil magnate (Royal Oil, Shell), dies
1941 Johann Peter Kirsch Luxembourg church historian, dies at 79
1943 Frank Calder 1st NHL president, dies
1953 Alexander Loudon diplomat (League of Nations), dies at 60
1954 Vaclav Vackar composer, dies at 72
1956 Leendert A Dark Dutch soc dem party-minister of Justice, dies at 56
Peder Gram composer, dies at 74
1957 Joseph Hardaway creator of Bugs Bunny, dies at 66
Miguel Covarrubias Mexican illustrator, dies
1958 Frederik de Merode Belgian prince, dies at 46
1959 Una O'Connor actress (Banjo, Invisible Man), dies at 78
1965 U C Greyhound champion trotter (horse), dies at 33
1966 Gilbert H Grosvenor president Natl Geographic Society, dies at 90
1968 Ed Baker actor (Keystone Kops), dies of emphysema at 70
Gerard de Brabander [John G Jofriet], poet (Nothing New), dies at 67
1969 Thelma Ritter actress (All About Eve, Pillow Talk), dies at 63
1974 Mihail Andricu composer, dies at 79
1976 Edward Benjamin Britten composer, dies at 62
1978 Bergen Evans English professor ($64,000 Question), dies at 73
1982 Sue Carol actress (She's My Weakness), dies at 73 of a heart attack
1983 Jim Ameche actor (Festival of Stars), dies at 68
Karen Carpenter rock drummer (Carpenters), dies of anorexia at 32
Reginald Denham director/writer (Death at BC House), dies at 89
1987 Liberace pianist, dies at 67
1991 Bob Leslie actor, dies at 64
1992 Fred Slyter dialogue coach, dies after long illness at 56
John Dehner actor (Apache, Cowboy, Boys from Brazil), dies at 76
1994 Han Jansen painter, dies at 62
Harold Schneider US producer (5 Easy Pieces, War Games), dies at 55
John Veldkamp geophysicist/director (KNMI), dies at 84
Justinus Darmojuwono Indonesian archbishop/cardinal, dies at 79
1995 Betty Davis British dance teacher of Dame Margot Fonteyn
Patricia Highsmith [Mary Patricia Plangman), US/Swiss, dies
Roel Wiersma soccer star (PSV), dies at 62
Holidays Which Occur February 4:
Angola Outbreak of Fighting Against Portuguese
Sri Lanka Independence Day (1948)
US Kosciuszko Day
Religious Observances on February 4:
Ang Commemoration of Cornelius the Centurion
RC Ansgar/Anscharius/Oskar, German 1st bishop of Hamburg
RC Eutychius, Roman martyr
RC Feast of St Gilbert of Sempringham
RC Veronica, wiped Christ's face dry
1373 RC Commem of St Andrew Corsini, bishop of Fiesole/confessor
1693 RC Commemoration of St John of Britto, Portuguese Jesuit
Things to Remember for February 4:
Biorhythm Health Month-National Meat Month
Flowers-violet & primrose Gem-amethyst
National Cherry-American Heart-TV Sweeps & Black History Month
[Ancient Rome] Kalend‘ Februarius; Kalend Feb
[Plains Indians] Hunger Moon month
15 Days Astrological sign: Aquarius
[Ancient Rome] Prid Non Feb
Highlights in History Which Occur February 4:
708 Sisinnius ends his reign as Catholic Pope
900 Louis III, crowned king of Germany
1194 Richard I Lion Hearted pays Leopold O Fenrik VI's ransom of 100,000
1508 Maximilian I assumes imperial title without being crowned
1586 Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester, becomes land guardian of Neth
1600 Tycho Brahe & Johannes Kepler meet for 1st time outside of Prague
1620 Prince Bethlen G bor signs peace with emperor Ferdinand II
1657 Oliver Cromwell grants residency to Luis Caravajal
1697 3 VOC-ships anchor at Dirk-Hartogeiland, Australia
1699 350 rebellious Streltsi executed in Moscow
1782 British garrison surrenders to French & Spanish fleet
1783 Worst quake in 8 years kills some 50,000 (Calabria, Italy)
1787 1st Anglican bishops of NY & Pennsylvania consecrated in London
and Shays' Rebellion (of debt-ridden Massachusetts farmers) fails
1789 1st electoral college chooses Washington & Adams as Pres & VP
1794 French National Convention proclaims abolishment of slavery
1797 Earthquake in Quito, Ecuador kills 40,000
1822 Free American Blacks settle Liberia, West Africa
1824 J W Goodrich introduces rubber galoshes to public
1846 Mormons leave Nauvoo, Mo for settlement in west
1847 1st US telegraph co established in Maryland
1849 University of Wisconsin begins in 1 room with 20 students
1854 Alvan Bovay proposes name "Republican Party," Ripon, Wisc
1855 Soldiers shoot Jewish families in Coro, Venezuela
1858 H Goldschmidt discovers asteroid #52 Europa
1861 Confederate constitutional convention meets for 1st time, Montgomery
Ala, Ga, Fla, La, Miss & SC elect Jefferson Davis pres of Confederacy
1864 24th Amendment abolishes Poll tax
and Skirmish at Big Black River Bridge, Mississippi
1865 Hawaiian Board of Education formed
and Robert E Lee is named commander-in-chief of Confederate Army
1866 Mary Baker Eddy cures her injuries by opening a bible
1875 Princess Louise marries Prince Philip von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha in Belg
1880 Steele MacKay's "Hazel Kirke," premieres in NYC
1887 Interstate Commerce Act authorizes federal regulation of railroads
1888 A Charlois discovers asteroid #272 Antonia
1895 1st rolling lift bridge opens, Chicago
1899 Revolt against US occupation of Philippines
1903 Montreal AAA beat Winn Victorias 2 games to 1 & 1 tie for Stanley Cup
1904 John Millington Synges "Well of Saints," premieres in Dublin
1908 J H Metcalf discovers asteroid #1345 Potomac
1913 Louis Perlman patents demountable auto tire-carrying wheel rim
and National Institute of Arts & Letters founded
1914 US Congress approves Burnett-anti-immigration law
1915 Experiments to find cause of pellagra begin at Miss Penitentiary
1917 Belgium Council of Flanders established
1919 City of Bremen Soviet Republics overthrown
1920 1st flight from London to South Africa takes-off (1« months)
1922 WGY-AM in Schenectady NY begins radio transmissions
1924 1st Winter Olympic games close at Chamonix France
and B Jekhovsky discovers asteroid #1017 Jacqueline
and George Kelly's "Show-Off," premieres in NYC
1926 Austrian chancellor Seipel wants to join with Germany
1927 KGA-AM in Spokane WA begins radio transmissions
1929 E Delporte discovers asteroid #1664 Felix
1930 1st tieless, soundless, shockless streetcar tracks, New Orleans
1931 National League adopts a deader baseball
1932 3rd Winter Olympic games open in Lake Placid, NY
and E Delporte discovers asteroid #1239 Queteleta
and Japanese troop attack Harbin, Manchuria
and L Volta discovers asteroid #1238 Predappia
1933 -Feb 10] Crew of Dutch "7 Provinces" mutiny after pay cuts
and German Pres Von Hindenburg limits freedom of the press
1934 Reinmuth disc asteroids 2824 Franke, 3219 Komaki, 3370 Kohsai & 3404
1936 1st radioactive substance produced synthetically (radium E)
1937 Jim Margie, Philadelphia, bowls 900 in 3 (unsanctioned) games
1938 Hitler seizes control of German army & puts Nazi in key posts
1939 Glenn Cunningham (top miler) says 4-min mile beyond human effort
1941 British Panzer division occupies Maus Libya
and Dutch premier De Geer flies to Berlin
and United Service Organization (USO) founded
1942 Clinton Pierce becomes 1st US general wounded in action in WW II
1943 Bertolt Brecht's "Der gute Mensch von Sezuan," premieres in Zrich
1944 Jean Anouilh's "Antigone," premieres in Paris
and US 7th Infantry Division captures Kwajalein
1945 FDR, Churchill & Stalin meet at Yalta
1946 Garson Kanins "Born Yesterday," premieres in NYC
1948 Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) declares independence from UK
1949 Failed assassination attempt on Shah of Persia
1952 1st black executive of a major TV station (Jackie Robinson-WNBC NY)
1957 1st electric portable typewriter placed on sale (Syracuse NY)
1959 Israel begins exporting copper ore
1960 Lionel Bart's musical "Fings ain't wot they used t'be," premieres
1961 Sputnik 7 launches into Earth orbit; probable Venus probe failure
1962 Russian newspaper Izvestia reports baseball is an old Russian game
1964 Amendment 24 outlaws poll tax
and FAA begins 6 month test of reactions to sonic booms over Okla City
1965 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1966 All-Nippon Airways 727 crashes off Haneda Airport (Japan); kills 133
1967 US launches Lunar Orbiter 3
1968 Bowie Kuhn replaces William Eckert as 5th commissioner of baseball
1969 41,163, then largest NBA crowd, watches doubleheader Cin-Det, SD-Bost
and John Madden is named head coach of NFL's Oakland Raiders
and Lonnie Elder's "Ceremonies in Dark Old Men," premieres in NYC
and Yassar Arafats takes over as chairman of PLO
1970 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1971 Apollo 14 lander Antares lands on Moon (Shepard & Mitchell)
and Baseball announces a special hall of fame wing for blacks
and Govt exhibit under construction collapses, kills 65 in Brazil
and National Guard mobilized to quell rioting in Wilmington NC
1972 Sen Strom Thurmond suggests John Lennon be deported
1973 Islanders & Sabres had a penalty free game
and Manfred Kokot runs world record 50m indoor (5.61 sec)
and Reshef, Israel's missile boat, unveiled
1974 Benzine rationing ends in Netherlands
and Chimpanzee Nim Chimsky signs his 1st word, at 2« months
and Patricia Hearst (19) kidnapped by Symbionese Liberation Army
1976 12th Winter Olympic games opens in Innsbruck, Austria
and 7.5 earthquake kills 22,778 in Guatemala & Honduras
and US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1977 Elevated train jumps track, crashes onto Chicago st (11 die, 200 hurt)
and Wings release "Maybe I'm Amazed"
1980 Bani Sadr sworn in as premier of Iran
1982 Indoor distance record for a paper airplane (47m) Tacoma Wash
and Musical "Pump Boys & Dinettes," premieres in NYC
and Suriname premier Chin A Sen flees
1983 A Mrkos discovers asteroid #3324
and Jos‚ Happart becomes mayor of Voeren Belgium
1984 "Backstage Magic" opens at CommuniCore
and Frank Aquilera sets world frisbee distance record (168m) Las Vegas
1985 20 countries (but not US) sign UN treaty outlawing torture
and Naval exercises canceled when US refuses to tell NZ of nuclear weapons
1986 Israeli fighters intercept Libyan ship
1987 Sacramento Kings score only 4 points 1st quarter against Lakers;
and Stars & Stripes beats Australia's Kookaburra 3, sweeps America's Cup
fewest in a period since introduction of 24 second shot-clock in 1954
1988 Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega indicted on drug charges
1990 10 Israeli tourists murdered in Cairo
and Anders Holmertz swims world record 400 m freestyle (3:40.81)
and Danny Everett runs world record 400m indoor (45:04)
and Lyudmila Narozhi-Lenko runs world record 60m hurdles indoor (7.69)
1991 US postage raises from 25› to 29›
1993 Russian space agency tests a 82' wide space mirror
1994 20 die in armed assault on mosque in Khartum Sudan
and Merlene Ottey runs world record 50 m indoor (6.00 sec)
and Russian team improves ladies world record 4x800 m indoor (8:18.71)
1995 Sandra Volker swims female European record 50m backstroke (27.77)
1783 Worst quake over 8 yr. period kills some 50,000. (Calabria, Italy)
1966 All-Nippon Airways 727 crashes in bay off Haneda Airport
killing 133 tourists. (Japan)
1971 Government exhibit under construction collapses on 200 workers,
killing more than 65. (Belo Horizonte, Brazil)
Your Special Reminders for February 4:
1918 0øF lowest temperature for this date in NYC
and 1991 68øF highest temperature for this date in NYC
and 35th day of the year with 330 days left (Numerology = 6)
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