The Bojnurd earthquake measuring Mw⯠6.5 strikes Iran. With a Mercalli intensity of VIII, it kills at least 88 and damages 173 villages. Date: February 4, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on February 4 đ Events on this day in 1997 đ On This Day (Today)
En route to Lebanon, two Israeli Sikorsky CH-53 troop-transport helicopters collide in mid-air over northern Galilee, Israel, killing 73. Date: February 4, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on February 4 đ Events on this day in 1997 đ On This Day (Today)
The 5.9 Mw⯠Afghanistan earthquake shakes the Takhar Province with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). With 2,323 killed, and 818 injured, damage is considered extreme. Date: February 4, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on February 4 đ Events on this day in 1998 đ On This Day (Today)
Unarmed West African immigrant Amadou Diallo is shot 19 times by four plainclothes New York City police officers on an unrelated stake-out, inflaming race relations in the city. Date: February 4, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on February 4 đ Events on this day in 1999 đ On This Day (Today)
The World Summit Against Cancer for the New Millennium, Charter of Paris is signed by the President of France, Jacques Chirac and the Director General of UNESCO, Koichiro Matsuura, initiating World Cancer Day which is held on February 4 every year. Date: February 4, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on February…
The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia adopts a new constitution, becoming a loose confederacy between Montenegro and Serbia. Date: February 4, 2003 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on February 4 đ Events on this day in 2003 đ On This Day (Today)
Facebook, a mainstream online social networking site, is founded by Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin. Date: February 4, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on February 4 đ Events on this day in 2004 đ On This Day (Today)
Civic mobilizations in Colombia against FARC, under the name A million voices against the FARC. Date: February 4, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on February 4 đ Events on this day in 2008 đ On This Day (Today)
TransAsia Airways Flight 235, with 58 people on board, en route from the Taiwanese capital Taipei to Kinmen, crashes into the Keelung River just after takeoff, killing 43 people. Date: February 4, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on February 4 đ Events on this day in 2015 đ On This Day…
The COVID-19 pandemic causes all casinos in Macau to be closed down for 15 days. Date: February 4, 2020 Read more on Wikipedia â đ Other events on February 4 đ Events on this day in 2020 đ On This Day (Today)