Births on February 4

Luigi Pareyson

Born on February 4, 1918

Luigi Pareyson, Italian philosopher and author (d. 1991)

Luigi Pareysón (4 February 1918 – 18 September 1991) was an Italian philosopher, best known for challenging the positivist and idealist aesthetics of Benedetto Croce in his 1954 monograph, Estetica. Teoria della formatività (Aesthetics. A Theory of Formativity), which builds on the hermeneutics of the Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein.

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Events on 1918

3 Mar

World War I
Russia signs the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, agreeing to withdraw from World War I, and conceding German control of the Baltic States, Belarus and Ukraine. It also conceded Turkish control of Ardahan, Kars and Batumi.
2 May

Chevrolet Motor Company
General Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware.
24 Jun

Montreal
First airmail service in Canada from Montreal to Toronto.
4 Jul

Nicholas II of Russia
Bolsheviks kill Tsar Nicholas II of Russia and his family (Julian calendar date).
9 Nov

Wilhelm II, German Emperor
Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany abdicates after the German Revolution, and Germany is proclaimed a Republic.

Births on February 4

Luigi Pareyson

Born on February 4, 1918

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Chevrolet Motor Company

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Nicholas II of Russia

Wilhelm II, German Emperor