421 Historic Events for February 4
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| 1894 |
Death |
Antoine J "Adolphe" Sax, instrument maker (saxophone), dies at 79
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| 1895 |
Birth |
Hanns [Johann] Rauter, German SS-lt-general/SS police chief in Neth
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| 1895 |
Birth |
Annie [Anna HM] Romein-Verschoor, Dutch historian (Erflaters)
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| 1895 |
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1st rolling lift bridge opens, Chicago
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| 1895 |
Death |
Faustina Hasse Hodges, composer, dies at 71
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| 1896 |
Death |
Henry David Leslie, composer, dies at 73
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| 1896 |
Birth |
Friedrich Glauser, writer
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| 1897 |
Birth |
Ludwig Erhard, chancellor of Germany (CDU)
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| 1899 |
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Revolt against US occupation of Philippines
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| 1900 |
Birth |
Jacques Pr‚vert, France, poet/screenwriter (Paroles)
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| 1902 |
Birth |
Charles A Lindbergh, Detroit, pilot (1st fly solo across Atlantic)
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| 1903 |
Birth |
Siro Cisilino, composer
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| 1903 |
Birth |
Frank Howley, Hampton NY, Brig General (Answers for Americans)
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| 1903 |
Birth |
Edwin Denby, Tientsin China, US dance critic/poet (Snoring in N)
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| 1903 |
Birth |
Berend van den Amstel, [Bernard CED Hattink], actor (Beatrice)
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| 1903 |
Event |
Stanley Cup: Montreal AAA beat Winn Victorias, 2 games to 1 and 1 tie
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| 1903 |
Birth |
Alexander Oppenheim, mathematician
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| 1904 |
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John Millington Synges "Well of Saints," premieres in Dublin
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| 1904 |
Birth |
Herman B Wiardi Beckman, Dutch politician (SDAP)/resistance fighter
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| 1904 |
Birth |
MacKinlay Kantor, Webster City Iowa, novelist (Andersonville)
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| 1904 |
Birth |
Predrag Milosevic, composer
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| 1905 |
Birth |
Eddie Foy Jr, New Rochelle NY, actor (Eddie-Fair Exchange)
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| 1906 |
Birth |
Clyde William Tombaugh, US, astronomer (discovered Pluto)
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| 1906 |
Birth |
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, German theologist (Confessing Church)
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| 1906 |
Birth |
Primo Carnera, Italian boxer (champ-1933)
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