February 4 in History

Historical Events on February 4

1789 George Washington is unanimously elected as the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College.

1794 The French legislature abolishes slavery throughout all territories of the French First Republic. It will be reestablished in the French West Indies in 1802.

1861 American Civil War: In Montgomery, Alabama, delegates from six break-away U.S. states meet and form the Confederate States of America.

1932 Second Sino-Japanese War: Harbin, Manchuria, falls to Japan.

1945 World War II: Santo Tomas Internment Camp is liberated from Japanese authority.

1948 Ceylon (later renamed Sri Lanka) becomes independent within the British Commonwealth.

1976 In Guatemala and Honduras an earthquake kills more than 22,000.

1997 En route to Lebanon, two Israeli Sikorsky CH-53 troop-transport helicopters collide in mid-air over northern Galilee, Israel killing 73.

2004 Facebook, a mainstream online social networking site, is founded by Mark Zuckerberg.

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Famous Birthdays on February 4

1872 Gotse Delchev

1902 Charles Lindbergh

1948 Alice Cooper

1971 Eric Garcetti

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Famous Deaths on February 4

211 Septimius Severus

1987 Liberace

1995 Patricia Highsmith

2006 Betty Friedan

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