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What happened on February 04 Please support our Sponsors - They help us keep this site Alive! 0211 Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies, leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons, Caracalla and Geta. 0362 Roman Emperor Julian promulgates an edict that recognizes equal rights to all the religions in the Roman Empire. 0708 Sisinnius ends his reign as Catholic Pope 0960 The coronation of Zhao Kuangyin as Emperor Taizu of Song, initiating the Song Dynasty period of China that would last more than three centuries. 1194 Richard I Lion Hearted pays Leopold O Fenrik VI's ransom of 100,000 1454 In the Thirteen Years' War, the Secret Council of the Prussian Confederation sends a formal act of disobedience to the Grand Master. 1508 Maximilian I assumes imperial title without being crowned 1586 Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester, becomes governor of Netherlands 1600 Tycho Brahe & Johannes Kepler meet for first time outside of Prague 1620 Prince Bethlen Gábor 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 1703 In Edo (now Tokyo), 46 of the Forty-Seven Ronin commit seppuku (ritual suicide) as recompense for avenging their master's death. 1783 England agrees to end hostilities against the US. 1783 In Calabria, Italy an earthquate casued 50,000 deaths. One of the world's most destructive earthquakes. A series of six strong earthquakes, occurring over a two-month period, caused massive destruction 1783 Worst quake in 8 years kills some 50,000 (Calabria, Italy) 1787 Shays' Rebellion (of debt-ridden Massachusetts farmers) fails 1787 The first Anglican bishops of New York & Pennsylvania consecrated in London 1789 George Washington is unanimously elected to be the first President of the United States by the U.S. Electoral College. 1789 The first electoral college chooses Washington & Adams as President & Vice President 1794 French National Convention proclaims abolishment of slavery 1794 The French legislature abolishes slavery throughout all territories of the French Republic. 1797 Earthquake in Quito, Ecuador kills 40,000 1801 John Marshall is sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States. 1803 William Dunlap, adapts French melodrama "Voice of Nature" 1810 British Navy seizes Guadeloupe. 1818 Sir Walter Scott supervised the rediscovery of the Honours of Scotland - the Scottish Crown Jewels - in Edinburgh Castle 1822 Free American Blacks settle Liberia, West Africa 1824 J W Goodrich introduces rubber galoshes to the public 1825 The Ohio Legislature authorizes the construction of the Ohio and Erie Canal and the Miami and Erie Canal. 1846 Mormons leave Nauvoo MO for settlement in the west 1847 The first US telegraph company established in Maryland 1849 University of Wisconsin begins in 1 room with 20 students 1854 Alvan Bovay proposes the name "Republican Party," Ripon WI 1855 Soldiers shoot Jewish families in Coro, Venezuela 1859 Codex Sinaiticus discovered in Egypt. 1861 Confederate constitutional convention meets for first time, Montgomery AL, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi & South Carolina elect Jefferson Davis President of Confederacy 1864 Skirmish at Big Black River Bridge, Mississippi 1865 Hawaiian Board of Education formed 1865 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 Belgium 1887 Interstate Commerce Act authorizes federal regulation of railroads 1895 First rolling lift bridge opens, Chicago 1899 Revolt against US occupation of Philippines 1899 The Philippine-American War begins. 1913 Louis Perlman patents demountable auto tire-carrying wheel rim 1914 US Congress approves Burnett-anti-immigration law 1915 Experiments to find cause of pellagra begin at Mississippi Penitentiary 1915 Germany establishes a submarine blockade around the UK and declares any vessel in it a legitimate target. 1917 Belgium Council of Flanders established 1919 City of Bremen's Soviet Republic overthrown 1920 First flight from London to South Africa takes-off (1˝ months) 1920 Visitor posting - Andrew Wawro born - USA 1924 The first Winter Olympics games close at Chamonix France 1926 Austrian chancellor Seipel wants to join Germany 1932 Japanese troop occupy Harbin, Manchuria 1932 Lake Placid, NY hosts the first Winter Olympics. Lake Placid would reprise this role in 1980. 1932 World War II: Japan occupies Harbin, China. 1933 Crew of Dutch "7 Provinces" mutiny after pay cuts 1933 Visitor posting - Robert was born 1933 German President Von Hindenburg limits freedom of the press 1936 Radium E. becomes the first radioactive element to be made synthetically. 1936 The first radioactive substance produced synthetically (radium E) 1938 "Our Town," by Thornton Wilder opens on Broadway 1938 Hitler seizes control of German army & puts Nazi in key posts 1939 Glenn Cunningham (top miler) says 4-minute mile beyond human effort 1941 British tanks occupy Maus Libya 1941 Former Dutch premier De Geer flies to Berlin 1941 The United Service Organizations (USO) is created, at the request of US President Franklin D. Roosevelt. 1941 World War II: The United Service Organization (USO) is created to entertain American troops. 1942 Clinton Pierce becomes first US General wounded in action in WWII 1944 US 7th Infantry Division captures Kwajalein 1945 FDR, Churchill & Stalin meet at Yalta 1948 Ceylon (later renamed Sri Lanka) becomes independent within the British Commonwealth. 1948 Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) gains independence from Britain (National Day) 1949 Failed assassination attempt on Shah of Persia 1957 Electric portable typewriter placed on sale (Syracuse NY) 1957 USS Nautilus, the first nuclear-powered submarine, logs her 60,000th nautical mile, matching the endurance of the fictional Nautilus described in Jules Verne's novel "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea". 1959 Israel begins exporting copper ore 1961 Sputnik 7 launches into Earth orbit; probable Venus probe failure 1962 Russian newspaper Izvestia reports baseball is an old Russian game 1964 24th Amendment abolishes Poll tax 1964 FAA begins 6 month test of reactions to sonic booms over Oklahoma City OK 1965 Number one hit on UK music charts - The Righteous Brothers - You've Lost That Loving Feeling 1966 All Nippon Airways Boeing 727 jet plunges into Tokyo Bay, killing 133. 1966 All-Nippon Airways 727 crashes off Haneda Airport (Japan); kills 133 1967 "Wild Thing" hits #20 on the pop singles chart by Senator Bobby 1967 US launches Lunar Orbiter 3 1969 Beatles appoint Eastman & Eastman, as general counsel to Apple 1969 Yassar Arafat takes over as chairman of PLO 1969 Yasser Arafat takes over as chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization. 1971 Apollo 14 lander Antares lands on Moon (Shepard & Mitchell) 1971 British car maker Rolls Royce declared itself bankrupt 1971 Government exhibit under construction collapses, kills 65 in Brazil 1971 National Guard mobilized to quell rioting in Wilmington NC 1972 6th round of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks ends in Vienna Austria 1972 In Central Italy a 4.8 earthquate and a series of hundreds of relatively minor shocks near the Italian town of Ancona on the Adriatic coast caused wide-spread panic, some damage, several injuries, and one death 1972 Senator Strom Thurmond suggests John Lennon be deported 1973 "No, No Nanette" closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 861 performances 1973 Reshef, Israel's missile boat, unveiled 1974 Benzine rationing ends in Netherlands 1974 Chimpanzee Nim Chimsky signs his first word, at 2˝ months 1974 Gas rationing ends in Netherlands 1974 Patricia Hearst (19), daughter of publisher Randolph Hearst kidnapped by Symbionese Liberation Army 1974 The Symbionese Liberation Army kidnaps Patty Hearst in Berkeley, California. 1975 In Northeastern China a 7.4 earthquate caused heavy damage and casualties reported in Yingkou-Haicheng area. 1976 12th Winter Olympics games opens in Innsbruck, Austria 1976 7.5 earthquake kills 22,778 in Guatemala & Honduras 1976 A 7.5 earthquake was centered about 160 kilometers northeast of Guatemala City. Over 23,000 deaths 1976 In Guatemala and Honduras an earthquake kills more than 22,000. 1977 Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" released 1977 Wings release "Maybe I'm Amazed" 1978 Number one hit on UK music charts - Althia & Donna - Up Town Top Ranking 1980 Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini names Abolhassan Bani-Sadr as president of Iran. 1982 Indoor distance record for a paper airplane (47 meters) Tacoma WA 1982 Suriname premier Chin A Sen flees 1983 José Happart becomes mayor of Voeren Belgium 1983 Pop singer-drummer Karen Carpenter dies in Downey, California, at age 32. 1984 Frank Aquilera sets world frisbee distance record (168 meters) Las Vegas 1985 20 countries (but not US) sign UN treaty outlawing torture 1985 Naval exercises canceled when US refuses to tell New Zealand of nuclear weapons 1986 Israeli fighters intercept Libyan liner (passenger plane) 1987 Flamboyant pianist-entertainer Liberace dies at his Palm Springs, California, home at age 67. 1987 President Reagan's veto of Clean Water Act is overridden by Congress 1987 Stars & Stripes beats Australia's Kookaburra 3, sweeps America's Cup 1988 Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega indicted on drug charges 1989 Dean Jones scores 216 vs West Indies at the Adelaide Oval 1990 10 Israeli tourists murdered near Cairo 1991 Hall of Fame's board of directors vote 12-0 to bar Pete Rose 1991 Visitor posting - Samantha born - USA 1991 The Baseball Hall of Fame votes to ban Pete Rose. 1991 US postage raises from 25˘ to 29˘ 1992 A Coup d'tat is led by Hugo Chvez Fras, against Venezuelan President Carlos Andrs Prez. 1993 Admiral Studeman, ends term as acting director of CIA 1993 Marge Schott suspended from baseball for 1 year due to racism 1993 Russian space agency tests a 82' wide space mirror 1994 10th Soap Opera Digest Awards - Days of Our Lives wins 1994 20 die in armed assault on mosque in Khartum Sudan 1996 Major snowstorm paralyzes Midwestern United States, Milwaukee, Wisconsin ties all-time record low temperature at -26F (-32.2C) 1997 73 Israelis die when army copters collide 1997 A civil jury finds O.J. Simpson liable for the deaths of his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her companion, Ronald Goldman. 1997 After at first contesting the results, Serbian President Slobodan Miloevi recognizes opposition victories in the November 1996 elections. 1997 En route to Lebanon, two Israeli Sikorsky CH-53 troop-transport helicopters collide in mid-air over northern Galilee, Israel killing 73. 1997 In Turkmenistan-Iran Border Region a 6.8 earthquate occured. At least 88 people killed, nearly 2,000 injured, about 5,500 houses destroyed and 11,000 houses damaged in the Bojnurd-Shirvan area, Iran 1997 Secretary of State Margaret Albright announces she just discovered that her grandparents were Jewish 1998 Bill Gates gets a pie thrown in his face in Brussels Belgium 1998 In the Tajikistan Border region of Afghanistan a 6.1earthquate at least 2,323 people killed, 818 injured, 8,094 houses destroyed, 6,725 livestock killed and landslides occurred in the Rostaq area, Afghanistan 1998 While in Belgium, Bill Gates is assaulted by a Belgian man and hit in the face with a cream pie. 1999 Hugo Chvez Fras, Venezuelan military and politician, is elected President of Venezuela. 1999 The New Carissa runs aground near Coos Bay, Oregon 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. 2000 German extortionist Klaus-Peter Sabotta is jailed for life for attempted murder and extortion in connection with the sabotage of German railway lines. 2006 A stampede occurs in the ULTRA Stadium near Manila killing 88. 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