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On February 4, 1962, the Sun, Moon, and all the planets from Mercury to Saturn were within a 17° area of the sky.
http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2000/ast30mar_1m/

A total solar eclipse occurred on February 4/5, 1943. 
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1943PA.....51...28V



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Title: Low-latitude auroras: The great aurora of 4 February 1872
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56598739/the-great-aurora-of-4-february-1872/

On 4 February 1936, radium E (bismuth-210) became the first radioactive element to be made synthetically
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium#History

Grant Island was discovered and charted by personnel on the USS Glacier on February 4, 1962.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grant_Island

Cyclone Ofa reached peak intensity on February 4, 1990
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_Ofa



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The last confirmed eruption of the Kuwae submarine caldera occurred on 4 February 1974
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwae

The Italian city of Catania was destroyed by a catastrophic earthquake in 1169.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47663868/1169-catania-earthquake/

The 1797 Riobamba earthquake occurred at 12:30 UTC on 4 February.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47663858/1797-riobamba-earthquake/

The 1975 Haicheng earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter Scale occurred at 19:36 CST on February 4, 1975 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47663844/1975-haicheng-earthquake/

The 1976 Guatemala earthquake struck on February 4, 1976
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47663837/1976-guatemala-earthquake/

The 1998 Afghanistan earthquake occurred on February 4.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47663824/1998-afghanistan-earthquake/



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Sputnik 7 was launched on the 4th February 1961
http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraftDisplay.do?id=1961-002A

On February 4, 1993, the Znamya 2 space solar mirror, was deployed from the Mir space station. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Znamya_(space_mirror)#Znamya_2



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The meeting of Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler at castle Benatek in 1600
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannes_Kepler#Work_for_Tycho_Brahe



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Clyde William Tombaugh (February 4, 1906 - January 17, 1997) was an American astronomer. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t33881098/clyde-tombaugh/

John Campbell Brown (born 4 February 1947) is Astronomer Royal for Scotland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Campbell_Brown

Dara O Briain, born 4 February 1972) is an Irish stand-up comedian
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t44487862/dara-o-briain/

Richard Leslie Thompson (February 4, 1947 - September 18, 2008), was an American mathematician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_L._Thompson

Johann Ludwig Bach (4 February 1677 - 1 May 1731) was a composer and violinist
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47663700/johann-ludwig-bach-1677-1731/

Thomas Earnshaw (4 February 1749 - 1 March 1829) was an English watchmaker 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Earnshaw

Ludwig Prandtl (4 February 1875 - 15 August 1953) was a German engineer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Prandtl



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NGC 2076 was discovered by William Herschel on the 4th February 1785.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t63488152/ngc-2076/

NGC 2333 was discovered by William Herschel on the 4th February 1793. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56600416/ngc-2333/

NGC 2385 was discovered by William Herschel on the 4th February 1793. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56600389/ngc-2385/

NGC 3255 was discovered by John Herschel on the 4th February 1835. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56600367/ngc-3255/



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On February 4, 1617 Galileo Galilei sketched three stars of the Orion Trapezium Cluster
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trapezium_Cluster

V1280 Scorpii (or Nova Scorpii 2007) is a nova observed in February 2007
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V1280_Scorpii

Asteroid (52) Europa was discovered on February 4, 1858
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/52_Europa

Asteroid (272) Antonia was discovered by French astronomer Auguste Charlois on February 4, 1888
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/272_Antonia

Asteroid (1238) Predappia (1932 CA) was discovered on February 4, 1932 by L. Volta at Pino Torinese.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1238_Predappia



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The February Eta Draconids are a meteor shower that was discovered on February 4, 2011.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draco_(constellation)#Meteor_showers

Oufrane meteorte: Two stones were found on February 4, 1969 by J. Ph. Lefranc
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56208740/oufrane-meteorite/



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Meteorites

No historic meteorite falls today



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