Historical Events on February 4.

1.  World Cancer Day

2.  1789, 4th Feb: George Washington was unanimously elected the first President of the United States.

3.  1922, 4th Feb: The Chauri Chaura incident took place on at Chauri Chaura in the Gorakhpur district of the United Province (modern Uttar Pradesh) in British India.

4.  1922, 4th Feb: After the violent agitation at Chauri Chaura, Mahatma Gandhi withdrew his non-cooperation agitation by fasting for three days.

5.  1936, 4th Feb: Artificially created radium became the first radioactive element.

6.  1944, 4th Feb: Azad Hind Sena marched towards Delhi with the slogan ‘Chalo Delhi’ (Let’s go to Delhi).

7.  1948, 4th Feb: Sri Lanka gained independence.

8.  1961, 4th Feb: Dr. Bidhanchandra Roy, an internationally renowned doctor and sculptor of modern Bengal was awarded the Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian honor of India.

9.  2004, 4th Feb: Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin founded Facebook, and Mark Zuckerberg became its first CEO.

Famous Birthdays & Birth Anniversaries on February 4.

1.  1891: M. A. Ayyangar, the First Deputy Speaker and then-Speaker of the Lok Sabha in the Indian Parliament.

2.  1902: Charles Lindbergh, an American aviator.

3.  1917: Yahya Khan, a Pakistani general who served as the third President of Pakistan.

4.  1922: Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, an Indian vocalist from Karnataka.

5.  1938: Pandit Birju Maharaj, Classical Kathak dancer from India. 

6.  1943: Ken Thompson, an American pioneer of computer science.

7.  1943: Padma Subrahmanyam, an Indian classical Bharata Natyam dancer. 

 1974: Urmila Matondkar, an Indian actress.

Death Anniversaries of famous people on February 4.

1.  1670: Tanaji Malusare, a military assistant of Maratha King Shivaji.

2.  1974: Satyendra Nath Bose, an Indian mathematician, and physicist.

3.  2001: Pankaj Roy, an Indian cricketer. He is best known for establishing the world record opening partnership of 413 runs.

4.  2002: Bhagwan Dada, an Indian actor and film director.