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February 4 brings together presidential history, wartime diplomacy, civil-rights memory and the beginnings of a major social-media platform. The Yalta Conference opened on this date in 1945, and Facebook launched from Harvard in 2004.
February 4 brings together presidential history, wartime diplomacy, civil-rights memory and the beginnings of a major social-media platform. The Yalta Conference opened on this date in 1945, and Facebook launched from Harvard in 2004.
People born on February 4 are Aquarians. The date falls early in February, sharing the month’s amethyst birthstone and violet and primrose birth flowers.
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Explore how birthstones became associated with calendar months and the traditions connected with February.
Explore birthstones →Discover the flower traditions linked with February and how birth flowers became part of modern birthday culture.
Explore birth flowers →The same calendar date has opposite seasonal settings in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Explore calendar stories →Cakes, candles, songs and milestone ages vary across families and cultures.
Traditions around the world →There is no single universal way to mark a birthday. Customs differ by family, community and country, which is part of what makes birthday culture so interesting.
February 4 · 1789
Electors cast votes that made George Washington the unanimous choice to become the first president of the United States.
Explore the timeline →Electors cast votes that made George Washington the unanimous choice to become the first president of the United States.
U.S. HistoryThe Yalta Conference began, bringing Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin together to discuss the final phase of World War II and postwar Europe.
World War IIPatty Hearst was kidnapped in Berkeley, California, by members of the Symbionese Liberation Army.
U.S. HistoryA civil jury found O. J. Simpson liable for the wrongful deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
LawTheFacebook, later known as Facebook, launched at Harvard University.
TechnologyAmerican aviator who made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927.
American civil-rights figure whose refusal to surrender her bus seat helped spark the Montgomery bus boycott.
American rock singer known for theatrical stage shows and a long recording career.
American boxer who won Olympic gold and world titles in multiple weight divisions.
Australian-British singer and actor known internationally for the song Torn.
American former NBA player known for three-point shooting.
American dancer and singer known as a member of the Pussycat Dolls.
Czech former professional tennis player and Grand Slam doubles champion.
February 4 is day 35 of a common year, with 330 days remaining after it. Its traditional February birthday associations include Amethyst and Violet & Primrose.
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