Wednesday, February 4, 1693 is a Wednesday. It is day 35 of 1693 (9.6% through the year), ISO week 6, in Q1.
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Wednesday, February 4, 1693 combines practical calendar facts with a wider view of the day: 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.. Use it to check the date, plan across time zones, and scan the observances and historical markers attached to February 4.
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Historical Milestones
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.
Songshan Airport →The London low emission zone (sign pictured), charging certain diesel-powered commercial vehicles to enter Greater London, came into operation.
London low emission zone →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.
New York City Police Department →The Philippine-flagged freighter New Carissa ran aground near Coos Bay, Oregon, causing one of the worst oil spills in the state's history.
New Carissa →An earthquake registering 5.9 MW struck northern Afghanistan, triggering landslides that killed over 2,300 people and destroyed around 15,000 homes.
February 1998 Afghanistan earthquake →American newspaper heiress and socialite Patty Hearst was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army, which she later joined.
Patty Hearst →The Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army bombed a motor coach carrying off-duty British Armed Forces personnel and their family members, killing twelve people.
The Troubles →Yasser Arafat (pictured) was elected chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
Yasser Arafat →World War II: American forces liberated the Santo Tomas Internment Camp in Manila, the largest Japanese-run internment camp for enemy civilians in the Philippines.
World War II →The Philippine–American War began when an American soldier, under orders to keep insurgents away from his unit's encampment, fired on a Filipino soldier in Manila.
Philippine–American War →Constantin von Tischendorf rediscovered the Codex Sinaiticus, a 4th-century great uncial codex of the Bible in Greek, in Saint Catherine's Monastery, Egypt.
Constantin von Tischendorf →Chilean War of Independence: Chilean forces captured the city of Valdivia.
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Questions & Answers
Wednesday, February 4, 1693 falls on a Wednesday.
121,845 days ago (333 years, 7 months, 8 days ago). It is day 35 of 1693 with 330 days remaining in the year.
In Roman numerals, Wednesday, February 4, 1693 is written as IV.II.MDCXCIII (Day.Month.Year format).
The moon phase for this date is New Moon (approx. 1% illuminated). The astrological sun sign is Aquarius.