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What Happened on February 4, 1906

Famous Birthdays

  • Clyde Tombaugh, American astronomer (discovered Pluto), born in Streator, Illinois (d. 1997)
  • Dietrich Bonhoeffer, German pastor, theologist and anti-Nazi dissident (Confessing Church), born in Breslau, Silesia, German Empire (d. 1945)

About February 4, 1906

Calendar: Gregorian
Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 118 years, 5 months and 26 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Greatest Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Horse
Star Sign: Aquarius