421 Historic Events for February 4
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| 1865 |
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Charles Bally, Swiss linguist (Le langage et la vie)
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| 1865 |
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Robert E Lee is named commander-in-chief of Confederate Army
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| 1865 |
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Hawaiian Board of Education formed
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| 1866 |
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Mary Baker Eddy cures her injuries by opening a bible
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| 1868 |
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Constance Gore-booth Markiewicy, Irish patriot/playwright/MP
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| 1869 |
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Johan M Dautzenberg, Flemish author/novelist (Future), dies at 60
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| 1874 |
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Robert Liefmann, German economist (Unternehmersverb„nde)
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| 1875 |
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Raymond Moulaert, composer
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| 1875 |
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Ludwig Prandtl, Germany, physicist (father of aerodynamics)
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| 1875 |
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Princess Louise marries Prince Philip von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha in Belg
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| 1876 |
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Victor Jean Leonard Vreuls, composer
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| 1880 |
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Steele MacKay's "Hazel Kirke," premieres in NYC
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| 1881 |
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Fernand L‚ger, France, painter/ceramist/cubist (City)
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| 1881 |
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Kliment J Woroshilov, marshal/president USSR (1953-60)
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| 1884 |
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Rolland Beaumont, cricketer (S African batsman in 5 tests 1912-14)
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| 1884 |
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Julius Callewaert, Flemish dominican/bringing up children
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| 1885 |
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Cairine Ray Wilson, Montr‚al, 1st female Canadian senator (appointed)
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| 1887 |
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Interstate Commerce Act authorizes federal regulation of railroads
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| 1888 |
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Paul Althaus, German theologist (The Christian Truth)
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| 1889 |
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Walter Catlett, SF CA, actor (Front Page, Tale of 2 Cities)
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| 1891 |
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Yuri Losmann, Estonia, marathon runner (Olympic-silver 1920)
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| 1892 |
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Ugo Betti, Italian playwright
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| 1892 |
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Yrl” Henrik Kilpinen, Finnish composer
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| 1893 |
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Bernard Rogers, NYC, composer (Warrior, Marriage of Aude, Passion)
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| 1893 |
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Raymond Dart, Australian paleoanthropologist (Australopithecus)
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