Poor Gabriel's Almanac - February 4th

Interesting things that happened February 4th:

Birthdays on this date:

In 1746 Tadeusz Kosciuszko, Polish patriot, fought in the American Revolution
In 1902 Charles A. Lindbergh, 'Lucky Lindy', aviator
In 1906 Dietrich Bonhoeffer, religious leader, martyr (1945)
In 1921 Betty Friedan, activist, writer (The Feminine Mystique)
In 1938 Donald Riegle, US Senator (R-MI, 1976-95), one of the "Keating Five"
In 1943 Cheryl Miller (in Sherman Oaks), actor (The Monkey's Uncle)
In 1944 Florence LaRue (in Gordon, PA), singer (Fifth Dimension)
In 1945 David Brenner, comedian
In 1947 Dan Quayle, U.S. Vice-president (1989-1993), alleged twit
In 1948 Alice Cooper, musician
In 1950 Pamela Franklin (in Yokohama, Japan), actor (The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie)
In 1952 Lisa Eichhorn, actor (Yanks, A Modern Affair)
In 1959 Lawrence Taylor, football player (linebacker, NY Giants)
+ Pamelyn Ferdin, actor (Odd Couple, Lassie), animal rights activist

Events worth noting:

+ Independence Day, celebrated in Sri Lanka
In 1789 George Washington is unanimously elected the first U.S. president by the sixty-nine presidential electors.
In 1801 John Marshall is sworn in as chief justice of the United States.
In 1824 J.W. Goodrich introduces rubber galoshes to the public.
In 1847 First US Telegraph Company established in Maryland.
In 1861 At Montgomery, Alabama, the Confederate States are organized.
In 1865 The Hawaiian Board of Education is formed.
In 1932 First Winter Olympics held at Lake Placid, NY.
In 1936 First radioactive substance produced synthetically (radium E).
In 1938 "Our Town" by Thornton Wilder opened on Broadway.
In 1945 Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin began a conference at Yalta.
In 1948 Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) gains independence from Britain.
In 1957 First electric portable typewriter placed on sale at Syracuse, NY.
In 1964 Amendment 24 banning poll tax is passed.
In 1973 The Reshef - Israel's missile boat - is unveiled.
In 1974 Patricia Hearst is kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army.
In 1980 Abolhassan Bani-Sadr was installed as president of Iran.
In 1998 Bill Gates gets a pie thrown in his face in Brussels, Belgium.
In 2006 Writer and activist Betty Friedan dies at home on her birthday.

And remember ...

International Friendship Month
National Children's Dental Health Month
Chocolate Month
National National Awareness Month Awareness Month

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