Daily Calendar for February 4th, 2021

The Old Farmer's Almanac daily calendar gives you quick reference for the significant events on any day throughout the year.

1780s

• 1787: Daniel Shays' rebellion in Petersham, Massachusetts, concerning the financial plight of farmers, failed (Shays' Rebellion)

• 1789: George Washington elected as the first president of the several states, with John Adams as vice president

1800s

• 1801: John Marshall was sworn in as chief justice of the United States

• Born 1802: Mark Hopkins (educator)

1840s

• 1846: The Mormon exodus to the American West began

1850s

• 1859: Codex Sinaiticus discovered, St. Catherine's Monastery, Mt. Sinai, Egypt

1880s

• Born 1881: Fernand Leger (painter)

• Born 1885: Cairine Reay Wilson (Canadian senator)

1900s

• Born 1902: Charles Lindbergh (aviator)

• Born 1904: MacKinlay Kantor (novelist)

1910s

• Born 1913: Rosa Parks (civil rights activist)

1930s

• 1932: Winter Olympics held in U.S. (Lake Placid, NY) for the first time

• 1936: Radium E became the first synthetically produced radioactive substance

• 1938: Thornton Wilder's play Our Town opened on Broadway

1940s

• 1941: The United Service Organizations (USO) was incorporated

• Born 1947: Dan Quayle (U.S. vice president)

• Born 1948: Alice Cooper (musician)

1950s

• 1951: 96-hour surgical operation began

1960s

• Born 1962: Clint Black (country musician)

1970s

• 1971: Rolls-Royce, Ltd. of Britain declared bankruptcy

• Born 1973: Oscar de la Hoya (boxer)

• Born 1975: Natalie Imbruglia (singer)

• Born 1977: Gavin DeGraw (musician)

1980s

• Died 1983: Karen Carpenter (singer)

• 1987: Dennis Conner and crew of Stars & Stripes recaptured America's Cup

• Died 1987: Liberace (entertainer)

• Born 1988: Carly Patterson (gymnast, Olympic gold medalist)

2000s

• 2007: Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy became the first African American coach to lead his team to Super Bowl Victory. The Colts beat the Chicago Bears 29-17

• Died 2007: Barbara McNair (singer & actress)

2010s

• Died 2018: John Mahoney (actor)

• 2018: 395 ice skaters lined up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, to set world record