On This Day in History for February 4
Events in History
- 211 Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies in Eboracum (York) in England, leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons, Caracalla and Geta
- 960 Coronation of Zhao Kuangyin as Emperor Taizu of the Song, initiating three centuries of Song Dynasty dominance in southern China
- 1194 100,000 ransom is paid for Richard I, King of England
- 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
- 1555 Reformer and bible translator John Roger is the first protestant martyr under Mary I, when he is burnt at the stake at Smithfield, London
- 1586 Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester, becomes governor-general of the States General of the United Provinces (Netherlands)
- 1600 Astronomers Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler meet for the first time near Prague
- More Events in History
Tadeusz Kościuszko
Emperor Norton
Raymond Dart
Charles Lindbergh
Rosa Parks
Betty FriedanWeddings in History
- 1875 Princess Louise of Belgium marries Prince Philip von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha in Belgium
More Weddings & Divorces in History
Septimius Severus
James DonnellyFebruary in History
America’s First Woman Doctor
Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman in the United States to receive a medical degree and the first woman on the British medical register, was born on this day.
February 3, 1821Hawke's Bay Earthquake
The Hastings post office damaged after the 1931 earthquake
February 3, 19314th Century Bible Discovered
A page from the Codex Sinaiticus, displaying the Lord's Prayer. The first few letters are part of Matthew 6:4; the first new paragraph denotes Matthew 6:5. The last full sentence is Matthew 6:24; the last incomplete sentence on this page is Matthew 6:25.
February 4, 1859‘Bobbies’ Take To The Streets Of London
Robert Peel, the man responsible for the world’s first modern police force, the UK’s ruling Conservative party – and income tax – was born on this day.
February 5, 1788
