February 4

Events

 * 1890 - Thomas A. Edison was issued a U.S. patent for a "Quadruplex Telegraph" (No. 420,594).
 * 1873 - Thomas A. Edison was issued a U.S. patent for an "Improvement to Circuits for Chemical Telegraphs" (No. 135,531).

Births

 * 1677 - Johann Ludwig Bach, German composer (d. 1731)
 * 1912 - Erich Leinsdorf, Austrian conductor (d. 1993)
 * 1941 - John Steel, British musician (The Animals)
 * 1944 - Florence LaRue, American singer (The Fifth Dimension)
 * 1948 - Alice Cooper, American musician
 * 1951 - Phil Ehart, American musician (Kansas)
 * 1951 - Dariush Eghbali, Iranian singer and musician
 * 1953 - Kitaro, Japanese composer
 * 1957 - Don Davis, American composer
 * 1960 - Tim Booth, British singer (James)
 * 1960 - Jonathan Larson, American composer (d. 1996)
 * 1962 - Clint Black, American musician
 * 1964 - Noodles, American guitarist (The Offspring)
 * 1974 - Eric Townsend, American musician and record producer
 * 1975 - Natalie Imbruglia, Australian musician and actress
 * 1976 - Cam'ron, American rapper
 * 1977 - Gavin DeGraw, American musician
 * 1982 - Kimberly Wyatt, American singer and dancer (Pussycat Dolls)