What holiday is celebrated on February 4: all about this day

On February 4, Orthodox believers honor the memory of St. Isidore Pelusiot, Martyr Iadore, Holy Martyr Abraham, Bishop of Arvil. Name days are celebrated by Mykyta, Mykola, Yuriy, Ivan, Kyrylo, Yosyp, Heorhiy, and Anna.

The world celebrates Facebook's birthday, the International Day of Human Brotherhood, I Love Horror Day, World Cancer Day, and the Day Against Torture. OBOZ.UA tells about the holidays and significant events of this day.

What holidays are celebrated on February 4

On February 4, Orthodox believers honor the memory of several saints:

• Isidore Pelusiotus was a prominent theologian of the fifth century, known for his numerous letters covering a wide range of theological and moral issues. His writings had a great influence on the development of Christian thought.
• Little is known about the martyr Iadore. His name is mentioned in church calendars, but the details of his life and death remain unknown. He is revered as one of the many martyrs who gave their lives for the faith.
• Abraham of Arvil was a bishop in the fourth century. He was martyred during the persecution of Christians. He is revered as an example of loyalty and devotion to his beliefs.

February 4, 2004 can be considered a day that forever changed the way people around the world communicate. It was on this day that Mark Zuckerberg launched the platform that later became the largest social network, Facebook. Initially, Facebook was a small project created for Harvard University students as a platform for communication and information exchange. Today, the network includes services such as Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger.

February 4 is the International Day of Human Brotherhood. This date was established by the UN General Assembly in 2020 as a symbol of the desire for peace, understanding and cooperation between people of different cultures, religions and nationalities.

On February 4 every year, the world unites to draw attention to one of the most serious problems of our time - cancer. World Cancer Day is not just a date on the calendar, but a powerful signal of the need for united efforts to fight this disease. The main goal is to encourage people to undergo regular medical examinations to detect the disease at early stages, when treatment is most effective.

February 4 is celebrated around the world:

• Independence Day of the Republic of Sri Lanka;
• Porridge Day in Latvia;
• Postal Workers Appreciation Day or Postman's Day in the United States;
• Rissun - the beginning of spring (New Year in Japan).

Notable historical events on February 4

• 1789 - In Philadelphia, at a meeting of electors representing 10 of the 11 states that ratified the US Constitution, the first President of the United States of America was unanimously elected by 69 votes - George Washington.
• 1793 - The Second Partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, which resulted in the annexation of Volhynia and Podolia to the Russian Empire.
• 1906 - The New York Police Department decided to use fingerprints to identify criminals.
• 1941 - Teflon is patented.
• 1945 - The Yalta Conference, a diplomatic meeting of the leaders of the United States, Great Britain, and the USSR to resolve the end of World War II and the postwar order, opened in Livadia, Crimea.

• 1948 - the British colony of Ceylon gained independence from the Commonwealth of Nations.
• 1970 - the city of Prypiat was founded.
• 1971 - the bankruptcy of the British company Rolls-Royce is announced.
• 1974 - after two years of training chimpanzees, Nim Chimsky wrote the first word in the United States.
• 2004 - the social network Facebook was launched.

Who was born on February 4

• 1494 - François Rabelais, French writer, author of Gargantua and Pantagruel.
• 1746 - Tadeusz Kosciuszko, military and political figure, participant in the War of Independence of the North American Colonies (1775-83), leader of the anti-Russian Polish Uprising (1794).
• 1875 - Ludwig Prandtl, German physicist, "father of aerodynamics", creator of the wind tunnel.
• 1880 - Klyment Kvitka, musicologist and folklorist, husband of Larysa Kosach (Lesya Ukrainka).

• 1885 - Stepan Baley, Ukrainian and Polish psychologist. Author of "Essay on Psychology" (1922), the first Ukrainian textbook on psychology in Galicia.
• 1902 - Charles Lindbergh, American pilot (first solo flight across the Atlantic).
• 1906 - Clyde Tombaugh, American astronomer who discovered Pluto, the ninth planet of the solar system (1930).
• 1913 - Rosa Parks, American social activist.
• 1939 - George Romero, American film director, classic of the horror style.
• 1957 - Odd Goldreich, Israeli scientist, professor of computer science.
• 1962 - Vasyl Aksenyn, engineer, civic activist, Euromaidan participant, one of the Heroes of the Heavenly Hundred, Hero of Ukraine.
• 1981 - Serhiy Kolodiy, one of the "cyborgs" of Donetsk airport, Hero of Ukraine.

Died on this day:

• 1494 - Yuriy Drohobych (Kotermak), astronomer, doctor of medicine and philosophy, rector of the University of Bologna, the first Ukrainian to write a printed book (published in 1483).

• 1894 - Adolphe (Antoine Joseph) Sachs, Belgian musician and music master, creator of the saxophone.
• 1925 - Robert Koldewey, German architect and archaeologist who determined the location of ancient Babylon.
• 1928 - Hendrik Lorentz, Dutch physicist, 1902 Nobel Prize winner.
• 1972 - Mykola Chebotariv, Ukrainian military and political figure, one of the organizers and head of Ukrainian counterintelligence.
• 1995 - Patricia Highsmith, American writer, author of psychological detective stories, many of which have been filmed.

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