Thursday · 9353 days ago
4 Esfand 1379
Thursday 4 Esfand 1379 in the Persian calendar is Thursday, 22 February 2001, and 28 Dhu al-Qa'dah 1421 in the Islamic calendar.
This day in four calendars
- Persian4 Esfand 1379
- Gregorian22 February 2001
- Islamic28 Dhu al-Qa'dah 1421
- Imperial4 Esfand 2559
- Day of the year340 of 366
- Left in the year26 days
- ZodiacPisces
- YearWhale
Occasions on 4 Esfand 1379
- international
- countries
- countries
- fun
On this day: February 22
Events
- 1847 (179 years ago) Mexican–American War: The Battle of Buena Vista: Five thousand American troops defeat 15,000 Mexican troops.
- 1904 (122 years ago) The United Kingdom sells a meteorological station on the South Orkney Islands to Argentina; the islands are subsequently claimed by the United Kingdom in 1908.
- 1958 (68 years ago) Following a plebiscite in both countries the previous day, Egypt and Syria join to form the United Arab Republic.
- 1974 (52 years ago) The Organisation of the Islamic Conference summit begins in Lahore, Pakistan. Thirty-seven countries attend and twenty-two heads of state and government participate. It also recognizes Bangladesh.
- 1986 (40 years ago) Start of the People Power Revolution in the Philippines.
- 2002 (24 years ago) Angolan political and rebel leader Jonas Savimbi is killed in a military ambush.
- 2005 (21 years ago) The 6.4 Mw Zarand earthquake shakes the Kerman province of Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 612 people dead and 1,411 injured.
- 2014 (12 years ago) President Viktor Yanukovych of Ukraine is impeached by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine by a vote of 328–0, fulfilling a major goal of the Euromaidan rebellion.
Births
- 1732 (294 years ago) George Washington, American general and politician, 1st President of the United States (died 1799)
- 1788 (238 years ago) Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher and author (died 1860)
- 1857 (169 years ago) Heinrich Hertz, German physicist, philosopher, and academic (died 1894)
- 1857 (169 years ago) Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, English general, co-founded The Scout Association (died 1941)
- 1900 (126 years ago) Luis Buñuel, Spanish-Mexican director and producer (died 1983)
- 1943 (83 years ago) Horst Köhler, Polish-German economist and politician, 9th President of Germany (died 2025)
- 1962 (64 years ago) Steve Irwin, Australian zoologist and television host (died 2006)
- 1975 (51 years ago) Drew Barrymore, American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter
Deaths
- 606 (1420 years ago) Sabinian, Pope of the Catholic Church
- 1512 (514 years ago) Amerigo Vespucci, Italian cartographer and explorer (born 1454)
- 1875 (151 years ago) Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, French painter and illustrator (born 1796)
- 1913 (113 years ago) Ferdinand de Saussure, Swiss linguist and author (born 1857)
- 1939 (87 years ago) Antonio Machado, Spanish-French poet and author (born 1875)
- 1942 (84 years ago) Stefan Zweig, Austrian journalist, author, and playwright (born 1881)
- 1943 (83 years ago) Sophie Scholl, German activist (born 1921)
- 1987 (39 years ago) Andy Warhol, American painter and photographer (born 1928)