February 4

Holidays

• Saint Veronica, patron saint of photographers
• Ancient Latvia - Biezputras Diena observed.
• Independence Day in Sri Lanka (1948).
• Angolan Anniversary of the Outbreak of Armed Struggle against Portuguese Colonialism.
• Saint Gilbert (d. 1189)
• Saint John Hector de Britto
• Saint Rembert of Torhout
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Events

• 2019 Iraqi insurgency (2017–present): Seven Iranian pilgrims are wounded after their bus comes under attack by unidentified gunmen in central Iraq; one woman is described as being in serious condition. (AP)
• 2018 The Cabinet of Israel decides to legalize a previously unauthorized outpost "deep inside the [occupied] West Bank", Havat Gilad, allegedly in reaction to the recent killing of an Israeli rabbi there. (Voice of America)
• 2017 War in Donbass: A rebel commander is killed by a bomb in eastern Ukraine while three Ukrainian Army soldiers are killed in fighting. At least 33 people have been killed in fighting over the past week. (AP via News Limited)
• 2016 Yemeni Civil War (2015–present): A drone strike in Yemen's Shabwah Governorate kills six suspected Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula militants. (Jerusalem Post)
• 2015 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant: Jordan executes convicted Iraqi terrorists Sajida al-Rishawi and Ziad al-Karbouli in response to the execution by ISIL of Jordanian Air Force lieutenant Muath Al-Kasasbeh. (USA Today)
• 2014 A police officer and seven Islamist militants are killed in a gunfight in Tunis, Tunisia. (Reuters)
• 2013 Syrian civil war: At least 20 people die in Aleppo, Syria, after an apartment complex is struck by a rocket belonging to the forces of Bashar Assad. (NBC News) (Toronto Star)
• 2012 2011–2012 Syrian uprising:
• 2011 2011 Egyptian protests:
• 2010 The Federal Court of Australia's ruling in Roadshow Films v iiNet sets a precedent that Internet service providers (ISPs) are not responsible for what their users do with the services the ISPs provide them.
• 2009 2008-2009 Israel-Gaza conflict:
• 2008 U.S. President George W. Bush unveils a record US$3.1 trillion spending plan for fiscal 2009, including US$515 billion for military spending, and US$70 billion for Iraq and Afghanistan for just part of 2009. Domestic programs would be deeply cut. The budget is the first to be presented electronically.
• 2007 The Indianapolis Colts defeat the Chicago Bears 29-17 in NFL's Super Bowl XLI, played at Dolphin Stadium, Miami, Florida.
• 2006 The Wowowee stampede at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City, Philippines, kills 74 people and leaves 600 injured.
• 2005 New observations from the Arecibo radio telescope confirm that asteroid 2004 MN (later named 99942 Apophis in July 2005), once briefly considered an impact risk, will pass Earth on April 13 2029 at a distance of 36,350 km (22,600 mi) and will reach magnitude 3.3, easily visible to the naked eye from Europe, Africa and western Asia. (Space.com)
• 2004 Facebook, a mainstream online social network is founded by Mark Zuckerberg.
• 2003 The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is officially renamed to Serbia and Montenegro and adopts a new constitution.
• 2002 Cancer Research UK, the world's largest independent cancer research charity, is founded.
• 1999 Unarmed West African immigrant Amadou Diallo is shot dead by four plainclothes New York City police officers on an unrelated stake-out, inflaming race-relations in the city.
• 1998 An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter Scale in northeast Afghanistan kills more than 5,000.
• 1997 Sec of State Margaret Albright announces she just discovered that her grandparents were Jewish
• 1996 NFL Pro Bowl: NFC beats AFC 20-13.
• 1995 Sandra Volker swims female European record 50m backstroke (27.77)
• 1994 10th Soap Opera Digest Awards - Days of Our Live wins
• 1993 Marge Schott suspended from baseball for 1 year due to racism
• 1992 A Coup d'etat is led by Hugo Chavez Frias, against Venezuelan President Carlos Andres Perez.
• 1991 US postage raises from 25 cents to 29 cents
• 1990 Lyudmila Narozhi-Lenko runs world record 60 metre hurdles indoor (7.69).
• 1989 Dean Jones scores 216 versus West Indies at the Adelaide Oval.
• 1988 Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega indicted on drug charges
• 1987 Liberace, American pianist (Liberace Show), actor (Evil Chandell - Batman), dies at age 67 (born 1919).
• 1986 Israeli fighters intercept Libyan airliner (passenger plane).
• 1985 Naval exercises canceled when US refuses to tell New Zealand of nuclear weapons.
• 1984 9 closes at 46th St. Theater NYC after 739 performances
• 1983 Jose Happart becomes Mayor of Voeren Belgium
• 1982 Pump Boys & Dinettes opens at Princess Theater NYC for 573 performances
• 1980 Bani Sadr sworn in as Premier of Iran
• 1979 Co-Ed Fever, TV Comedy, debut and cancelled that outing on CBS
• 1977 Elevated train jumps track, crashes onto Chicago street (11 die, 200 hurt).
• 1976 12th Winter Olympic games opens in Innsbruck, Austria
• 1975 Haicheng earthquake (magnitude 7.3 on the Richter scale) occurs in Haicheng, Liaoning, China.
• 1974 Benzine rationing ends in the Netherlands
• 1973 No, No Nanette closes at 46th St. Theater NYC after 861 performances
• 1972 Sen Strom Thurmond suggests John Lennon be deported
• 1971 Apollo 14 lander Antares lands on Moon (Shepard & Mitchell)
• 1970 Charles Aznavour opens at Music Box Theater NYC for 23 performances
• 1969 41,163, then largest NBA crowd, watches doubleheader Cin-Det, SD-Bost
• 1968 Golden Rainbow opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 355 performances
• 1967 Wild Thing hits #20 on the pop singles chart by Senator Bobby
• 1966 All-Nippon Airways 727 crashes off Haneda Airport, Japan; kills 133.
• 1965 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
• 1964 Amendment 24 outlaws poll tax
• 1962 Gay Life closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 113 performances
• 1961 Sputnik 7 launches into Earth orbit; probable Venus probe failure
• 1960 BBWAA voters fail to elect a new Hall of Fame member
• 1959 Israel begins exporting copper ore.
• 1958 Oh, Captain! opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 192 performances
• 1957 First electric portable typewriter placed on sale (Syracuse, New York, USA).
• 1955 Pact of Mutual Cooperation quotBaghdad Pactquot signed.
• 1952 1st black executive of a major TV station (Jackie Robinson-WNBC NY)
• 1951 US female Figure Skating championship won by Sonya Klopfer.
• 1950 Ingrid Bergman's illegitimate child arouses ire in the U.S.
• 1949 Failed assassination attempt on Shah of Persia.
• 1948 Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) declares independence from the UK
• 1945 FDR, Churchill and Stalin meet at Yalta
• 1944 US 7th Infantry Division captures Kwajalein.
• 1942 Clinton Pierce becomes first US General wounded in action in World War II.
• 1941 Former Dutch Premier De Geer flies to Berlin
• 1939 Glenn Cunningham (top miler) says 4-minute mile beyond human effort.
• 1938 Our Town, by Thornton Wilder opens on Broadway
• 1937 Jim Margie, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, bowls 900 in three (unsanctioned) games.
• 1933 German President Paul von Hindenburg limits freedom of the press.
• 1932 3rd Winter Olympic games open in Lake Placid, New York
• 1931 National League adopts a deader baseball
• 1930 First tieless, soundless, shockless streetcar tracks, New Orleans, Louisiana.
• 1927 KGA-AM in Spokane WA begins radio transmissions
• 1926 Austrian chancellor Seipel wants to join Germany.
• 1924 1st Winter Olympic games close at Chamonix France
• 1922 WGY-AM in Schenectady New York begins radio transmissions
• 1919 Congress authorizes the Navy Cross.
• 1917 Belgium Council of Flanders established.
• 1915 Experiments to find cause of pellagra begin at Mississippi Penitentiary.
• 1914 US Congress approves Burnett-anti-immigration law.
• 1913 National Institute of Arts and Letters founded.
• 1904 John Millington Synges "Well of Saints" premieres in Dublin.
• 1903 Stanley Cup: MontrTal AAA beat Winnipeg Victorias, two games to one and one tie.
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• Iannis Xenakis

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• Louis Jordan

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• Lux Interior

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• Vaclav Vackar

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• Ed Baker

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• Peter A "Piet" Cronje South Africa Boer General

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Top #1 songs in the USA

• 2018 Drake - God's Plan
• 2017 Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert - Bad And Boujee
• 2016 Justin Bieber - Sorry
• 2015 Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk!
• 2014 Pitbull Featuring Ke$ha - Timber
• 2013 Macklemore - Thrift Shop
• 2012 Adele - Set Fire To The Rain
• 2011 Bruno Mars - Grenade
• 2010 Ke$ha - TiK ToK
• 2009 Lady GaGa - Just Dance
• 2008 Flo Rida - Low
• 2007 Beyonce - Irreplaceable
• 2006 Beyonce - Check On It
• 2005 Mario - Let Me Love You
• 2004 OutKast - Hey Ya!
• 2003 B2K - Bump, Bump, Bump
• 2002 Usher - U Got It Bad
• 2001 Shaggy - It Wasn't Me
• 2000 Savage Garden - I Knew I Loved You
• 1999 Britney Spears - ..Baby One More Time
• 1998 Janet - Together Again
• 1997 Toni Braxton - Un-Break My Heart
• 1996 Mariah Carey - One Sweet Day
• 1995 TLC - Creep
• 1994 Bryan Adams - All For Love
• 1993 Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You
• 1992 George Michael - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me
• 1991 Surface - The First Time
• 1990 Michael Bolton - How Am I Supposed To Live Without You
• 1989 Sheriff - When I'm With You
• 1988 Tiffany - Could've Been
• 1987 Billy Vera - At This Moment (Live)
• 1986 Dionne & Friends - That's What Friends Are For
• 1985 Foreigner - I Want To Know What Love Is
• 1984 Culture Club - Karma Chameleon
• 1983 Toto - Africa
• 1982 The J. Geils Band - Centerfold
• 1981 Blondie - The Tide Is High
• 1980 Michael Jackson - Rock With You
• 1979 Chic - Le Freak
• 1978 Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive
• 1977 Mary MacGregor - Torn Between Two Lovers
• 1976 Ohio Players - Love Rollercoaster
• 1975 Neil Sedaka - Laughter In The Rain
• 1974 Barbra Streisand - The Way We Were
• 1973 Elton John - Crocodile Rock
• 1972 Don McLean - American Pie (Parts 1 and 2)
• 1971 Dawn - Knock Three Times
• 1970 The Jackson 5 - I Want You Back
• 1969 Tommy James and the Shondells - Crimson And Clover
• 1968 The Lemon Pipers - Green Tambourine
• 1967 The Monkees - I'm A Believer
• 1966 Petula Clark - My Love
• 1965 The Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
• 1964 The Beatles - I Want To Hold Your Hand
• 1963 The Rooftop Singers - Walk Right In
• 1962 Joey Dee & the Starliters - Peppermint Twist - Part 1
• 1961 The Shirelles - Will You Love Me Tomorrow?
• 1960 Johnny Preston - Running Bear
• 1959 The Platters - Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
• 1958 Danny & The Juniors - At The Hop
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Top #1 Rock songs

• 2018 Imagine Dragons - Thunder
• 2017 twenty one pilots - Heathens
• 2016 twenty one pilots - Stressed Out
• 2015 Hozier - Take Me To Church
• 2014 Passenger - Let Her Go
• 2013 The Lumineers - Ho Hey
• 2012 The Black Keys - Lonely Boy
• 2011 The Black Keys - Tighten Up
• 2010 Three Days Grace - Break