Anniversaries, Holidays, & Observances for February 4, 2022
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Many days there are far too many anniversaries, holidays, and observances to post about individually on social media, so in an effort to have more of them available, LLPHP is going to experiment with posting them daily here. If there are other items you feel should be included, please email contact@llphp.org and share!
Please note all holidays and observances listed as “National” days are American holidays and observances unless it is stated otherwise.
On This Day
- National Hemp Day
- Torture Abolition Day
- 1620: Prince Bethlen Gabor of Hungary signed a peace treaty with Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II
- 1783: An earthquake in Calabria, Italy killed approximately 50,000 people
- 1787: Shays’ Rebellion of debt-ridden Massachusetts farmers failed
- 1794: The French National Convention proclaimed the abolition of slavery
- 1797: An earthquake in Quito, Ecuador killed about 41,000 people
- 1855: Soldiers killed Jewish families in Coro, Venezuela
- 1880: The Black Donnelly Massacre in Biddulph, Ontario was carried out by members of the Vigilance Committee who murdered the five members of the Irish immigrant Donnelly family
- 1887: The US Interstate Commerce Act authorized federal regulation of railroads
- 1933: German President Paul von Hindenburg limited freedom of the press
- 1948: Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) declared independence from the UK
- 1968: Around 100 Indians and Pakistanis from Kenya arrived in Britain after fleeing discrimination
- 1975: The magnitude 7.3 Haicheng earthquake struck Haicheng, Liaoning, China
- 1976: A 7.5 earthquake killed 22,778 in Guatemala and Honduras
- 1985: 20 countries signed a UN treaty outlawing torture, but the US was not among them
- 1988: Despite union calls to end the strike, the rank-and-file seamen at major British ports refused to return to work
- 1998: A 6.1 earthquake in northeast Afghanistan killed more than 5,000 people
- 2012: Tens of thousands of people were stranded by flooding in the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland
- 2013: Paris, France annulled a 213 year old law banning women from wearing trousers
- 2014: Same-sex marriage was legalized in Scotland
Weekly Holidays and Observances including February 4, 2022
- African Heritage & Health Week (February 1-7)
- World Interfaith Harmony Week (February 1-7)
February Monthly Holidays and Observances
- African American History Month/National Black History Month
- American Heart Month/National Heart Healthy Month
- Canned Food Month
- Cholangiocarcinoma Awareness Month
- International Boost Self Esteem Month
- International Expect Success Month
- Marfan Syndrome Awareness Month
- National Cancer Prevention Month
- National Care About Your Indoor Air Month
- National Time Management Month
- Plant the Seeds of Greatness Month
- Spiritual Teachers Month
- Relationship Wellness Month