February 4th in History Part XII

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On February 4th in 1998 Bill Gates gets a pie thrown in his face in Brussels, Belgium

On February 4th in 1999 MV New Carissa runs aground near Coos Bay, Oregon.

On February 4th in 1999 Unarmed West African immigrant Amadou Diallo is shot dead by four plainclothes New York City police officers on an unrelated stake-out, inflaming race-relations in the city.

On February 4th in 1999 - Warplanes from Israel attacked south Lebanon just after rockets were fired toward Israel. No casualties were claimed on either side.

On February 4th in 2000 German extortionist Klaus-Peter Sabotta is jailed for life for attempted murder and extortion in connection with the sabotage of German railway lines.

On February 4th in 2003 The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia is officially renamed Serbia and Montenegro and adopts a new constitution.

On February 4th in 2004 Mark Zuckerberg launches Facebook from his Harvard dormitory room

On February 4th in 2004 A Japanese movie distributor canceled plans to display a watercolor by Adolf Hitler. The work was planned to be shown to promote a film, 2002's "Max", that was loosely based on the Nazi dictator's life. The distributor said that the painting could not be shipped in time for the movie's opening.

On February 4th in 2006 A stampede occurs in the ULTRA Stadium near Manila killing 71.

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