A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on February 4 throughout history.
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Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies in Eboracum (York) in England, leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons, Caracalla and Geta
Coronation of Zhao Kuangyin as Emperor Taizu of the Song initiates three centuries of Song Dynasty dominance in southern China
John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was a Founding Father and the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801.
One of the oldest known copies of the Bible, "The Codex Sinaiticus" (Sinai Bible), is seen in Egypt by Constantin von Tischendorf, who takes the manuscript home
Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a Confederate general whose early actions in the American Civil War led to his appointment as the overall commander of the Confederate…
Yasser Arafat (August 1929 – 11 November 2004), also popularly known by his kunya Abu Ammar, was a Palestinian political leader.
Manuel Antonio Noriega Moreno was a Panamanian military officer and politician who was the de facto ruler of Panama from 1983 to 1989.
Mark Zuckerberg launches Facebook from his Harvard dormitory room
Biographical film "Patton" directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starring George C. Scott premieres in New York (Academy Awards Best Picture 1971)
Rumours is the eleventh studio album by the British and American rock band Fleetwood Mac, released on 4 February 1977, by Warner Bros. Records.
New Zealand bowler Richard Hadlee takes his 400th Test cricket wicket, dismissing Sanjay Manjrekar, becoming the first to reach the milestone
NZ cricketers Martin Crowe and Andrew Jones make a world record 467 run stand, against Sri Lanka at the Basin Reserve in Wellington
Princess Louise of Belgium marries Prince Philip von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha in Belgium
Jazz musician Louis Armstrong (22) weds jazz pianist Lillian "Lil" Hardin (26) - 2nd try for each; separate in 1931 and divorce in 1938
American singer Frank Sinatra (23) marries 1st wife Nancy Barbato (21) at Our Lady of Sorrows catholic church in Jersey City, New Jersey; divorce in 1951
American professional boxer George Foreman (35) divorces Andrea Skeete after almost 3 years of marriage
Maya King of Tikal, Yik'in Chan K'awiil, besieges rival city of Naranjo, taking its king Yax Mayuy Chan Chaak prisoner (depicted Stela 5 Tikal)
In the Thirteen Years' War, the Secret Council of the Prussian Confederation sends a formal act of disobedience to the Grand Master
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (24 June 1532 – 4 September 1588) was an English statesman and the favourite of Elizabeth I from her accession until his death.
Battle of Sinhagad, Shivaji commander Tanaji Malusare recaptures fort of Sinhagad from the Mugals, scaling the walls with help of pet monitor lizard
Three Dutch East India Company ships anchor at Dirk-Hartogeiland, Australia
rebellious Streltsi executed in Moscow
Worst quake in 8 years kills some 50,000 in Calabria, Italy
First unmanned balloon flight in Ireland
William White (April 4, 1748 N.S. – July 17, 1836) was the first and fourth Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States (1789; 1795–1836), the first bishop of the Diocese of...
Earthquake in Quito, Ecuador kills 41,000
William Dunlap adapts French melodrama "Voice of Nature"
The invasion of Guadeloupe was a British amphibious operation fought between 28 January and 6 February 1810 over control of the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe during the Napoleonic Wars.
J W Goodrich introduces rubber galoshes to public
Beginning of Mormon march to western US, as the caravan departs from Nauvoo, Illinois
1st US telegraph company established in Maryland
University of Wisconsin begins in 1 room with 20 students
Alvan Bovay proposes name "Republican Party" in Ripon, Wisconsin
Anti-semantic rioting drives Jewish families out of Coro, Venezuela
The Battle of Big Black River Bridge was fought on May 17, 1863, as part of the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War.
Hawaiian Board of Education formed
Ludwig Minkus' ballet "La Bayadère", choreographed by Marius Petipa premieres at Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia
The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 is a United States federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry, particularly its monopolistic practices.
Riccardo Drigo's ballet "La Flûte magique" premieres by the Imperial Mariinsky Ballet in St Petersburg, Russian Empire, conducted by the composer
1st rolling lift bridge opens in Chicago
The Philippine Revolutionary Army (Spanish: Ejército Revolucionario Filipino; Tagalog: Hukbong Tagapagbangong Puri), later renamed Philippine Republican Army, was the army of the First Philippine...
Stanley Cup, Winnipeg Auditorium, Winnipeg, Manitoba: Montreal HC beats Winnipeg Victorias, 2-1 for a 2-1 challenge series victory
Stanley Cup: Montreal HC beats Winnipeg Victorias, 4-1 for a 2-1 challenge series win
John Millington Synge's play "Well of Saints" premieres in Dublin
Star #46 was added to US flag for Oklahoma with the addition to the Union of Oklahoma on November 16, 1907
Louis Perlman patents demountable auto tire-carrying wheel rim
US Congress approves Burnett-anti-immigration law
Experiments to find cause of pellagra begin at Mississippi State Penitentiary
Belgian Council of Flanders established
The Würzburg Soviet Republic (German: Würzburger Räterepublik) was an unrecognized, short-lived state organized under council communism in Würzburg, Germany in April 1919.
1st flight from London to South Africa departs (takes 1½ months)
After boycotts and international pressure, Japan agrees to return Shantung Province to China
Austrian chancellor Seipel wants to join Germany
KGA-AM in Spokane WA begins radio transmissions
Archibald Jackson (5 September 1909 – 16 February 1933), occasionally known as Archibald Alexander Jackson, was an Australian international cricketer who played eight Test matches as a specialist...
1st tieless, soundless, shockless streetcar tracks, New Orleans
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding.
The 1932 Winter Olympics, officially known as the III Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Lake Placid 1932, were a winter multi-sport event in the United States, held in Lake Placid, New York,...
First radioactive substance produced synthetically (radium E)
Jim Margie, Philadelphia, bowls 900 in 3 (unsanctioned) games
British tanks occupy Maus, Libya
Clinton Pierce becomes 1st US general wounded in action in WW II
The Good Person of Szechwan (German: Der gute Mensch von Sezuan, first translated less literally as The Good Man of Setzuan) is a play written by the German dramatist Bertolt Brecht, in collaboration...
Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh was a French dramatist and screenwriter whose career spanned five decades.
Garson Kanin's "Born Yesterday" premieres in NYC
After winning the men’s downhill, French alpine skier Henri Oreiller takes the combined gold medal at the St. Moritz Winter Olympics; becomes most successful athlete at these Games with a slalom bronze
The 1950 British Empire Games (Maori: 1950 Nga Keemu Emepaea o Ingarangi) were the fourth staging of what is now called the Commonwealth Games.
AL plans to test automatic intentional walk during spring training
First electric portable typewriter goes on sale in Syracuse, New York
MLB Hall of Fame fails to elect anyone for 1st time since 1950
Copper is a chemical element; it has symbol Cu (from Latin cuprum) and atomic number 29. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity.
Giants move their offices to Candlestick Park
Russian newspaper Izvestia reports that baseball is an old Russian game
FAA begins 6 month test of reactions to sonic booms over Oklahoma City
The Nevada National Security Sites (N2S2 or NNSS), popularized as the Nevada Test Site (NTS) until 2010, is a reservation of the United States Department of Energy located in the southeastern portion...
Haneda Airport (羽田空港, Haneda Kūkō; IATA: HND, ICAO: RJTT), officially Tokyo International Airport (東京国際空港, Tōkyō kokusai Kūkō) and sometimes abbreviated to Tokyo-Haneda, is a Japanese international...
"Wild Thing" cover version by "Senator Bobby" hits #20 on the pop singles chart
Around 100 Indians and Pakistanis from Kenya arrive in Britain, escaping discrimination
41,163, then largest NBA crowd, watches doubleheader Cin-Det, SD-Bost
The 1969 Oakland Raiders season was the team's tenth as a franchise, and tenth in both Oakland and the American Football League.
Baseball announces a special hall of fame wing for black players and coaches
6th round of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks ends in Vienna Austria
Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of Mainland Southeast Asia.
On February 4, 1975, at 19:36 CST, an earthquake of Ms 7.5 and intensity (MMI) IX hit the city of Haicheng, Liaoning, China.
7.5 earthquake kills 22,778 in Guatemala & Honduras
NHL New York Islanders rookie Mike Bossy scores 1st career hat trick in 6-1 win over Washington Capitols at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York
"Co-Ed Fever," TV Comedy, debut & cancelled that outing on CBS
The Iran hostage crisis began on November 4, 1979, when 66 Americans, including diplomats and other civilian personnel, were taken hostage at the Embassy of the United States in Tehran, with 52 of...
Paper airplane flies for then indoor record of 154.2 ft (47m) in Tacoma, Washington
Voeren] ; French: Fourons [fuʁɔ̃]) is a Flemish Dutch-speaking municipality with facilities for the French-speaking minority, located in the Belgian province of Limburg.
CommuniCore was a pavilion dedicated to technological advance located at EPCOT Center in Walt Disney World, Florida.
20 countries (but not US) sign UN treaty outlawing torture
Israeli fighters intercept Libyan passenger airliner
Sacramento Kings score only 4 points 1st quarter against Lakers; fewest in a period since introduction of 24 second shot-clock in 1954
Despite union calls to end the strike, rank-and-file seamen at major British ports refuse to return to work
Australian cricketer Dean Jones scores 216 v WI at the Adelaide Oval
10 Israeli tourists murdered near Cairo
Baseball's Hall of Fame board of directors vote 12-0 to bar Pete Rose, due to his betting on games while a player and manager
Admiral William Studeman ends term as acting director of CIA
Khartoum, also spelled Khartum, is the capital city of Sudan as well as Khartoum State.
Archaeologist Kent R. Weeks crawls inside KV5, the tomb of the sons of Ramases II, to discover the largest tomb ever found in the Valley of the Kings [1]
Mario Lemieux is 7th NHL player to score 600 goals
An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale in northeast Afghanistan kills more than 5,000
MV New Carissa runs aground near Coos Bay, Oregon
German extortionist Klaus-Peter Sabotta is jailed for life for attempted murder and extortion in connection with the sabotage of German railway lines.
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is officially renamed Serbia and Montenegro and adopts a new constitution.
A stampede occurs in the ULTRA Stadium near Manila killing 71
Tens of thousands of people are stranded by floods in the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland
20 people are killed after an apartment building was struck by a rocket in Aleppo, Syria
10 people are killed & 35 injured after a bus falls into a ravine in Pune, India
Same-sex marriage has been legal in Scotland since 16 December 2014. As family law is not reserved to the Parliament of the United Kingdom, the Scottish Parliament has legislative competence to make...
A total of ten debates occurred among candidates in the campaign for the Democratic Party's nomination for the president of the United States in the 2016 presidential election (This was in contrast...
Caitlin Clark scores 60 points in a game for Dowling Catholic High School against Mason City High School, setting the second-highest single-game point total in Iowa five-on-five girls' basketball history
Charles McGee, American retired US Air Force officer and fighter pilot of the Tuskegee Airmen promoted from colonel to brigadier general
Denmark approves plans for world's first energy island in the North Sea to provide power to 3 million Europeans
Cyclone Batsirai strikes Madagascar less than a month after Cyclone Ana, causing widespread damage, killing at least 92 people and displacing 91,000 [1]
Chinese surveillance balloon shot down by US fighter jets off the US eastern seaboard, after drifting across the US for days and igniting a political storm [1]
President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador, the self-titled "world's coolest dictator", wins re-election in a landslide [1]
Deadliest mass shooting in Sweden's history as gunman kills 10 students and injures another 15 at an adult learning center in Örebro, Sweden [1]
"The Muppet Show" revival TV special, guest starring Sabrina Carpenter, Maya Rudolph, and Seth Rogen, premieres on Disney+ and ABC for the first time in four decades [1]
Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese explorer, known for portuguese explorer, was born on 1480-02-04.
Tadeusz Kościuszko, English military leader, known for polish military leader, was born on 1746-02-04.
Emperor Norton self-proclaimed emperor of the united states, known for self-proclaimed emperor of the united states, was born on 1819-02-04.
Charles Lindbergh, American aviator, known for american aviator, was born on 1902-02-04.
Rosa Parks, American civil rights activist, known for american civil rights activist, was born on 1913-02-04.
Betty Friedan, American feminist writer and activist, known for american feminist writer and activist, was born on 1921-02-04.
George A. Romero, American filmmaker, known for american filmmaker, was born on 1940-02-04.
Chen Kun is born
Alice Cooper, American musician, known for american rock singer, was born on 1948-02-04. Alice Cooper is an American singer and songwriter.
Clint Black, American musician, known for american country musician, was born on 1962-02-04. Clint Patrick Black is an American country music singer, songwriter, musician, actor, and record producer.
Byron Nelson athlete, known for american professional golfer, was born on 1912-02-04. John Byron Nelson Jr.
Lawrence Taylor, American athlete, known for american football player, was born on 1959-02-04.
Friedrich Ebert is born
Raymond Dart, Australian anatomist and anthropologist, known for australian anatomist and anthropologist, was born on 1893-02-04.
Ludwig Erhard is born
James Donnelly dies
Armand Peugeot, French industrialist, known for french industrialist, died on 1915-02-04.
Louis Jordan, American musician, songwriter and bandleader, known for american musician, songwriter and bandleader, died on 1975-02-04.
Liberace, American musician and actor, known for american musician and actor, died on 1987-02-04.
Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies in Eboracum (York) in England, leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons, Caracalla and Geta
Maya King of Tikal, Yik'in Chan K'awiil, besieges rival city of Naranjo, taking its king Yax Mayuy Chan Chaak prisoner (depicted Stela 5 Tikal)
Coronation of Zhao Kuangyin as Emperor Taizu of the Song initiates three centuries of Song Dynasty dominance in southern China
In the Thirteen Years' War, the Secret Council of the Prussian Confederation sends a formal act of disobedience to the Grand Master
Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese explorer, known for portuguese explorer, was born on 1480-02-04.
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (24 June 1532 – 4 September 1588) was an English statesman and the favourite of Elizabeth I from her accession until his death.
Battle of Sinhagad, Shivaji commander Tanaji Malusare recaptures fort of Sinhagad from the Mugals, scaling the walls with help of pet monitor lizard
Three Dutch East India Company ships anchor at Dirk-Hartogeiland, Australia
rebellious Streltsi executed in Moscow
Tadeusz Kościuszko, English military leader, known for polish military leader, was born on 1746-02-04.
Worst quake in 8 years kills some 50,000 in Calabria, Italy
First unmanned balloon flight in Ireland
William White (April 4, 1748 N.S. – July 17, 1836) was the first and fourth Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States (1789; 1795–1836), the first bishop of the Diocese of...
John Adams (October 30, 1735 – July 4, 1826) was a Founding Father and the second president of the United States from 1797 to 1801.
Earthquake in Quito, Ecuador kills 41,000
William Dunlap adapts French melodrama "Voice of Nature"
The invasion of Guadeloupe was a British amphibious operation fought between 28 January and 6 February 1810 over control of the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe during the Napoleonic Wars.
Emperor Norton self-proclaimed emperor of the united states, known for self-proclaimed emperor of the united states, was born on 1819-02-04.
J W Goodrich introduces rubber galoshes to public
Beginning of Mormon march to western US, as the caravan departs from Nauvoo, Illinois
1st US telegraph company established in Maryland
University of Wisconsin begins in 1 room with 20 students
Alvan Bovay proposes name "Republican Party" in Ripon, Wisconsin
Anti-semantic rioting drives Jewish families out of Coro, Venezuela
One of the oldest known copies of the Bible, "The Codex Sinaiticus" (Sinai Bible), is seen in Egypt by Constantin von Tischendorf, who takes the manuscript home
The Battle of Big Black River Bridge was fought on May 17, 1863, as part of the Vicksburg Campaign of the American Civil War.
Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a Confederate general whose early actions in the American Civil War led to his appointment as the overall commander of the Confederate…
Hawaiian Board of Education formed
Friedrich Ebert is born
Princess Louise of Belgium marries Prince Philip von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha in Belgium
Ludwig Minkus' ballet "La Bayadère", choreographed by Marius Petipa premieres at Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia
James Donnelly dies
The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 is a United States federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry, particularly its monopolistic practices.
Riccardo Drigo's ballet "La Flûte magique" premieres by the Imperial Mariinsky Ballet in St Petersburg, Russian Empire, conducted by the composer
Raymond Dart, Australian anatomist and anthropologist, known for australian anatomist and anthropologist, was born on 1893-02-04.
1st rolling lift bridge opens in Chicago
Ludwig Erhard is born
The Philippine Revolutionary Army (Spanish: Ejército Revolucionario Filipino; Tagalog: Hukbong Tagapagbangong Puri), later renamed Philippine Republican Army, was the army of the First Philippine...
Stanley Cup, Winnipeg Auditorium, Winnipeg, Manitoba: Montreal HC beats Winnipeg Victorias, 2-1 for a 2-1 challenge series victory
Charles Lindbergh, American aviator, known for american aviator, was born on 1902-02-04.
Stanley Cup: Montreal HC beats Winnipeg Victorias, 4-1 for a 2-1 challenge series win
John Millington Synge's play "Well of Saints" premieres in Dublin
Star #46 was added to US flag for Oklahoma with the addition to the Union of Oklahoma on November 16, 1907
Byron Nelson athlete, known for american professional golfer, was born on 1912-02-04. John Byron Nelson Jr.
Louis Perlman patents demountable auto tire-carrying wheel rim
Rosa Parks, American civil rights activist, known for american civil rights activist, was born on 1913-02-04.
US Congress approves Burnett-anti-immigration law
Experiments to find cause of pellagra begin at Mississippi State Penitentiary
Armand Peugeot, French industrialist, known for french industrialist, died on 1915-02-04.
Belgian Council of Flanders established
The Würzburg Soviet Republic (German: Würzburger Räterepublik) was an unrecognized, short-lived state organized under council communism in Würzburg, Germany in April 1919.
1st flight from London to South Africa departs (takes 1½ months)
Betty Friedan, American feminist writer and activist, known for american feminist writer and activist, was born on 1921-02-04.
After boycotts and international pressure, Japan agrees to return Shantung Province to China
Jazz musician Louis Armstrong (22) weds jazz pianist Lillian "Lil" Hardin (26) - 2nd try for each; separate in 1931 and divorce in 1938
Austrian chancellor Seipel wants to join Germany
KGA-AM in Spokane WA begins radio transmissions
Archibald Jackson (5 September 1909 – 16 February 1933), occasionally known as Archibald Alexander Jackson, was an Australian international cricketer who played eight Test matches as a specialist...
1st tieless, soundless, shockless streetcar tracks, New Orleans
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding.
The 1932 Winter Olympics, officially known as the III Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Lake Placid 1932, were a winter multi-sport event in the United States, held in Lake Placid, New York,...
First radioactive substance produced synthetically (radium E)
Jim Margie, Philadelphia, bowls 900 in 3 (unsanctioned) games
American singer Frank Sinatra (23) marries 1st wife Nancy Barbato (21) at Our Lady of Sorrows catholic church in Jersey City, New Jersey; divorce in 1951
George A. Romero, American filmmaker, known for american filmmaker, was born on 1940-02-04.
British tanks occupy Maus, Libya
Clinton Pierce becomes 1st US general wounded in action in WW II
The Good Person of Szechwan (German: Der gute Mensch von Sezuan, first translated less literally as The Good Man of Setzuan) is a play written by the German dramatist Bertolt Brecht, in collaboration...
Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh was a French dramatist and screenwriter whose career spanned five decades.
Garson Kanin's "Born Yesterday" premieres in NYC
After winning the men’s downhill, French alpine skier Henri Oreiller takes the combined gold medal at the St. Moritz Winter Olympics; becomes most successful athlete at these Games with a slalom bronze
Alice Cooper, American musician, known for american rock singer, was born on 1948-02-04. Alice Cooper is an American singer and songwriter.
The 1950 British Empire Games (Maori: 1950 Nga Keemu Emepaea o Ingarangi) were the fourth staging of what is now called the Commonwealth Games.
AL plans to test automatic intentional walk during spring training
First electric portable typewriter goes on sale in Syracuse, New York
MLB Hall of Fame fails to elect anyone for 1st time since 1950
Copper is a chemical element; it has symbol Cu (from Latin cuprum) and atomic number 29. It is a soft, malleable, and ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity.
Lawrence Taylor, American athlete, known for american football player, was born on 1959-02-04.
Giants move their offices to Candlestick Park
Russian newspaper Izvestia reports that baseball is an old Russian game
Clint Black, American musician, known for american country musician, was born on 1962-02-04. Clint Patrick Black is an American country music singer, songwriter, musician, actor, and record producer.
FAA begins 6 month test of reactions to sonic booms over Oklahoma City
The Nevada National Security Sites (N2S2 or NNSS), popularized as the Nevada Test Site (NTS) until 2010, is a reservation of the United States Department of Energy located in the southeastern portion...
Haneda Airport (羽田空港, Haneda Kūkō; IATA: HND, ICAO: RJTT), officially Tokyo International Airport (東京国際空港, Tōkyō kokusai Kūkō) and sometimes abbreviated to Tokyo-Haneda, is a Japanese international...
"Wild Thing" cover version by "Senator Bobby" hits #20 on the pop singles chart
Around 100 Indians and Pakistanis from Kenya arrive in Britain, escaping discrimination
Yasser Arafat (August 1929 – 11 November 2004), also popularly known by his kunya Abu Ammar, was a Palestinian political leader.
41,163, then largest NBA crowd, watches doubleheader Cin-Det, SD-Bost
The 1969 Oakland Raiders season was the team's tenth as a franchise, and tenth in both Oakland and the American Football League.
Biographical film "Patton" directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starring George C. Scott premieres in New York (Academy Awards Best Picture 1971)
Baseball announces a special hall of fame wing for black players and coaches
6th round of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks ends in Vienna Austria
Vietnam, officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of Mainland Southeast Asia.
On February 4, 1975, at 19:36 CST, an earthquake of Ms 7.5 and intensity (MMI) IX hit the city of Haicheng, Liaoning, China.
Louis Jordan, American musician, songwriter and bandleader, known for american musician, songwriter and bandleader, died on 1975-02-04.
7.5 earthquake kills 22,778 in Guatemala & Honduras
Chen Kun is born
Rumours is the eleventh studio album by the British and American rock band Fleetwood Mac, released on 4 February 1977, by Warner Bros. Records.
NHL New York Islanders rookie Mike Bossy scores 1st career hat trick in 6-1 win over Washington Capitols at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York
"Co-Ed Fever," TV Comedy, debut & cancelled that outing on CBS
The Iran hostage crisis began on November 4, 1979, when 66 Americans, including diplomats and other civilian personnel, were taken hostage at the Embassy of the United States in Tehran, with 52 of...
Paper airplane flies for then indoor record of 154.2 ft (47m) in Tacoma, Washington
Voeren] ; French: Fourons [fuʁɔ̃]) is a Flemish Dutch-speaking municipality with facilities for the French-speaking minority, located in the Belgian province of Limburg.
CommuniCore was a pavilion dedicated to technological advance located at EPCOT Center in Walt Disney World, Florida.
American professional boxer George Foreman (35) divorces Andrea Skeete after almost 3 years of marriage
20 countries (but not US) sign UN treaty outlawing torture
Israeli fighters intercept Libyan passenger airliner
Sacramento Kings score only 4 points 1st quarter against Lakers; fewest in a period since introduction of 24 second shot-clock in 1954
Liberace, American musician and actor, known for american musician and actor, died on 1987-02-04.
Manuel Antonio Noriega Moreno was a Panamanian military officer and politician who was the de facto ruler of Panama from 1983 to 1989.
Despite union calls to end the strike, rank-and-file seamen at major British ports refuse to return to work
Australian cricketer Dean Jones scores 216 v WI at the Adelaide Oval
New Zealand bowler Richard Hadlee takes his 400th Test cricket wicket, dismissing Sanjay Manjrekar, becoming the first to reach the milestone
10 Israeli tourists murdered near Cairo
NZ cricketers Martin Crowe and Andrew Jones make a world record 467 run stand, against Sri Lanka at the Basin Reserve in Wellington
Baseball's Hall of Fame board of directors vote 12-0 to bar Pete Rose, due to his betting on games while a player and manager
Admiral William Studeman ends term as acting director of CIA
Khartoum, also spelled Khartum, is the capital city of Sudan as well as Khartoum State.
Archaeologist Kent R. Weeks crawls inside KV5, the tomb of the sons of Ramases II, to discover the largest tomb ever found in the Valley of the Kings [1]
Mario Lemieux is 7th NHL player to score 600 goals
An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale in northeast Afghanistan kills more than 5,000
MV New Carissa runs aground near Coos Bay, Oregon
German extortionist Klaus-Peter Sabotta is jailed for life for attempted murder and extortion in connection with the sabotage of German railway lines.
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is officially renamed Serbia and Montenegro and adopts a new constitution.
Mark Zuckerberg launches Facebook from his Harvard dormitory room
A stampede occurs in the ULTRA Stadium near Manila killing 71
Tens of thousands of people are stranded by floods in the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland
20 people are killed after an apartment building was struck by a rocket in Aleppo, Syria
10 people are killed & 35 injured after a bus falls into a ravine in Pune, India
Same-sex marriage has been legal in Scotland since 16 December 2014. As family law is not reserved to the Parliament of the United Kingdom, the Scottish Parliament has legislative competence to make...
A total of ten debates occurred among candidates in the campaign for the Democratic Party's nomination for the president of the United States in the 2016 presidential election (This was in contrast...
Caitlin Clark scores 60 points in a game for Dowling Catholic High School against Mason City High School, setting the second-highest single-game point total in Iowa five-on-five girls' basketball history
Charles McGee, American retired US Air Force officer and fighter pilot of the Tuskegee Airmen promoted from colonel to brigadier general
Denmark approves plans for world's first energy island in the North Sea to provide power to 3 million Europeans
Cyclone Batsirai strikes Madagascar less than a month after Cyclone Ana, causing widespread damage, killing at least 92 people and displacing 91,000 [1]
Chinese surveillance balloon shot down by US fighter jets off the US eastern seaboard, after drifting across the US for days and igniting a political storm [1]
President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador, the self-titled "world's coolest dictator", wins re-election in a landslide [1]
Deadliest mass shooting in Sweden's history as gunman kills 10 students and injures another 15 at an adult learning center in Örebro, Sweden [1]
"The Muppet Show" revival TV special, guest starring Sabrina Carpenter, Maya Rudolph, and Seth Rogen, premieres on Disney+ and ABC for the first time in four decades [1]