On This Day in History February 4, 2020

Historical Events 211  Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies, leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons, Caracalla and Geta 960  Coronation of Zhao Kuangyin as Emperor Taizu of the Song, initiating three centuries of Song Dynasty dominance in southern China 1789  1st US electoral college chooses George Washington as President and John Adams as Vice-President 1859  One of the oldest known copies of the Bible, "The Codex Sinaiticus" (Sinai Bible), is seen in Egypt by Constantin von Tischendorf who takes the manuscript home with him 1865  Robert E. Lee is named general-in-chief of Confederate forces 1969  The Palestine National Congress appoints Yasser Arafat chairman of the PLO 1988  Panamanian General Manuel Noriega indicted by US federal grand jury for drug trafficking and racketeering More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Alice Cooper 72nd Birthday Byron Nelson (1912 - 2006) Charles Lindbergh (1902 - 1974) Rosa Parks (1913 - 2005) More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Liberace (1919 - 1987) Septimius Severus (146 - 211) More Famous Deaths