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4 February 2030
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2015 - Shortly after takeoff from Taipei Songshan Airport, the crew of TransAsia Airways Flight 235 shut down the wrong engine in response to a flameout, leading to a crash that resulted in 43 deaths.Secondary airport serving Taipei, Taiwan
Anniversary
2008 - The London low emission zone (sign pictured), charging certain diesel-powered commercial vehicles to enter Greater London, came into operation.Traffic air pollution charge scheme
Anniversary
1999 - Four plain-clothes New York City police officers shot and killed Amadou Diallo, an unarmed 23-year-old immigrant from Guinea, prompting outrage both in and outside the city.American municipal police force
Anniversary
1999 - The Philippine-flagged freighter New Carissa ran aground near Coos Bay, Oregon, causing one of the worst oil spills in the state's history.20th-century freighter
Anniversary
1998 - An earthquake registering 5.9 MW struck northern Afghanistan, triggering landslides that killed over 2,300 people and destroyed around 15,000 homes.1998 earthquake centered in northeastern Afghanistan
Historical events
History
2025 - Ten people are killed in a mass shooting at an adult education centre in Örebro, Sweden.School shooting in Örebro, Sweden
History
2020 - The COVID-19 pandemic causes all casinos in Macau to be closed down for 15 days.Pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2
History
2015 - 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.2015 aviation accident in Taiwan
History
2008 - Civic mobilizations in Colombia against FARC, under the name A million voices against the FARC.Country in South America
History
2004 - Facebook, a mainstream online social networking site, is founded by Mark Zuckerberg and Eduardo Saverin.Social networking service owned by Meta Platforms
History
2003 - The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia adopts a new constitution, becoming a loose confederacy between Montenegro and Serbia.Country in Southeast Europe (1992–2006)
History
2000 - 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.President of France from 1995 to 2007
History
1999 - 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.1999 police shooting of a Guinean-American man
History
1998 - 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.1998 earthquake centered in northeastern Afghanistan
History
1997 - En route to Lebanon, two Israeli Sikorsky CH-53 troop-transport helicopters collide in mid-air over northern Galilee, Israel, killing 73.Country in West Asia
Notable births
Born
1999 - MJ Lenderman, American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalistAmerican musician (born 1999)
Born
1998 - Malik Monk, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 1998)
Born
1990 - Haruka Tomatsu, Japanese voice actress and singerJapanese voice actress (born 1990)
Born
1989 - Lavoy Allen, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 1989)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Aga Khan IV, 49th Imam of the Nizari Isma'ili community (born 1936)Imam of Nizari Isma'ilism from 1957 to 2025
Died
2024 - Barry John, Welsh rugby player (born 1945)British Lions & Wales international rugby union player (1945–2024)
Died
2023 - Vani Jairam, Indian playback singer (born 1945)Indian singer (1945–2023)
Died
2023 - Sherif Ismail, 53rd Prime Minister of Egypt (born 1955)Prime Minister of Egypt from 2015 to 2018
Died
2022 - Kim In-hyeok, South Korean volleyball player (born 1995)South Korean volleyball player (1995–2022)
Died
2021 - Millie Hughes-Fulford, American astronaut, molecular biologist and NASA payload specialist (born 1945)American astronaut and academic researcher (1945–2021)
Died
2020 - Daniel arap Moi, Former President of Kenya (born 1924)President of Kenya from 1978 to 2002
Died
2019 - Matti Nykänen, Finnish Olympic-winning ski jumper and singer (born 1963)Finnish ski jumper (1963–2019)
Sky
Moon phase
New Moon
2.1% illuminated
Lunar age: 1.4 days
Sun zodiac
Aquarius
15.71 degrees
Constellation: Capricornus
Moon zodiac
Pisces
8.25 degrees
Constellation: Aquarius
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.