Every yearFebruary 4
Everything February 4 celebrates
7 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for February 4 every year, and 3 more land on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Fat ThursdayLead | Food | |
| 02 | World Cancer Day | Health | |
| 03 | National Homemade Soup Day | Food | |
| 04 | National Stuffed Mushroom Day | Food | |
| 05 | Liberace Day | Music | |
| 06 | USO Day | Community | |
| 07 | National Thank a Mailman Day | Celebration |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on February 4 in some years.
National Woman's Heart Day — 2028 and 2033
Eid al-Fitr — 2030
Tu BiShvat — 2034
Born on February 4
Historic figures
- Rosa Parks1913–2005American civil rights activist
- Ludwig Erhard1897–1977German soldier and politician, second Chancellor of West Germany
- Charles Lindbergh1902–1974American pilot and explorer
- Conrad Bain1923–2013Canadian-American actor
- Jacques Prévert1900–1977French poet and screenwriter
- Friedrich Ebert1871–1925German lawyer and politician, first President of Germany
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer1906–1945German pastor and theologian
- Clyde Tombaugh1906–1997American astronomer and academic, discovered Pluto
- Betty Friedan1921–2006American author and feminist
- Yahya Khan1917–1980Pakistan general and politician, third President of Pakistan
Celebrities & public figures
- Alice Cooperb. 1948American singer-songwriter
- Dan Quayleb. 1947American sergeant
- Natalie Imbrugliab. 1975Australian singer-songwriter and actress
- Isabel Perónb. 1931Argentinian dancer and politician
- Hunter Bidenb. 1970American attorney and lobbyist
- Oscar De La Hoyab. 1973American boxer
- Ken Thompsonb. 1943American computer scientist and programmer
- Rasmus Højlundb. 2003Danish footballer
- Gabrielle Anwarb. 1970English-American actress
- Lawrence Taylorb. 1959American football player
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers February 4 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see February 4, 2027.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.