Portal:University of Oxford/On this day/February 4

Births

• 1835 – A. V. Dicey (Balliol), Vinerian Professor of English Law 1882–1909
• 1925 – Christopher Zeeman (Hertford), Principal of Hertford 1988–96
• 1929 – Julien Chouinard, judge of the Supreme Court of Canada 1979–87
• 1947 – Dennis C. Blair, U.S. Director of National Intelligence 2009–10
• 1952 – Lisa Eichhorn (St Peter's), American actress
• 1960 – Siobhan Dowd (Lady Margaret Hall), author of children's books
• 1971 – Eric Garcetti (Queen's), Mayor of Los Angeles since 2013
• 1974 – Damian Collins (St Benet's), politician

Deaths

• 1933 – Archibald Sayce (Queen's), Professor of Assyriology 1891–1919
• 2000 – Carl Albert (St Peter's), Speaker of the United States House of Representatives 1971–77