February 4 is the 35th day of the year. 330 days remain until the end of the year (331 in leap years).
“The feminine mystique has succeeded in burying millions of American women alive”
Betty Friedan
Born today
Betty Friedan, 1921, American feminist
Observances
Day of the Armed Struggle (Angola)
Earliest day on which Ash Wednesday can fall, while March 10 is the latest; celebrated on the first day of Lent (Western Christianity)
Rosa Parks Day (California and Missouri, United States)