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February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar . There are 332 days remaining until the end of the year (333 in leap years ).
Events
962 - Translatio imperii Pope John XII crowns Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor , the first Holy Roman Emperor in nearly 40 years.1032 - Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor becomes King of Burgundy .1509 - The Battle of Diu takes place near Diu , India , between Portugal and Turkey .1536 - Spaniard Pedro de Mendoza founds Buenos Aires , Argentina .1542 - Portuguese under Christovão da Gama capture a Moslem -occupied hillfort in northern Ethiopia in the Battle of Baçente .1653 - New Amsterdam (later renamed The City of New York ) is incorporated.1709 - Alexander Selkirk is rescued from shipwreck on a desert island, inspiring the book Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe .1787 - Arthur St. Clair is elected the 9th President of the President of the Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation .1790 - The U.S. Supreme Court convenes for the first time.1812 - Russia establishes a fur trading colony at Fort Ross, California .1848 - Mexican-American War : The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed.1848 - California Gold Rush : The first ship with Chinese emigrants arrives in San Francisco, California .
1876 - The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs of Major League Baseball is formed.1878 - Greece declares war on Turkey .1880 - The first electric streetlight is installed in Wabash , Indiana .1882 - The Knights of Columbus are formed in New Haven, Connecticut .1887 - In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.1899 - The Australian Premiers' Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia 's capital (Canberra ) between Sydney and Melbourne .1901 - Queen Victoria 's funeral takes place.1913 - Grand Central Station was opened in New York City .1920 - The Tartu Peace Treaty is signed between Estonia and Russia .1920 - France occupies Memel .
1922 - Ulysses James Joyce is published.1925 - Serum run to Nome : Dog sleds reach Nome, Alaska with diphtheria serum, inspiring the Iditarod race.1925 - The Charlevoix-Kamouraska earthquake strikes northeastern North America .
1933 - Adolf Hitler dissolves the German Parliament .1935 - Leonarde Keeler tests the first polygraph machine .1940 - Frank Sinatra debuts with the Tommy Dorsey orchestra.1943 - World War II : The last German forces surrender to the Soviets after the Battle of Stalingrad .1946 - The Proclamation of Hungarian Republic is made.1957 - Iskander Mirza of Pakistan lays the foundation-stone of the Guddu Barrage .1966 - Pakistan suggests a six-point agenda with Kashmir after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 .1967 - The American Basketball Association is formed.1971 - Idi Amin replaces President Milton Obote as leader of Uganda .1972 - The British embassy in Dublin is destroyed in protest over Bloody Sunday .1974 - The F-16 Fighting Falcon flies for the first time.1976 - The Groundhog Day gale hits the north-eastern United States and south-eastern Canada .1980 - Reports surface that FBI were targeting Congressmen in the Abscam operation.1980 - Revolutionary Communist Party of Turkey is founded.
1982 - Hama Massacre : Syria attacks the town of Hama .1989 - Soviet war in Afghanistan : The last Soviet Union armored column leaves Kabul .1989 - Satellite television service Sky Television plc launched.
1990 - Apartheid : F.W. de Klerk allows the African National Congress to legally function and promises to release Nelson Mandela .1998 - A Cebu Pacific Air DC-9 -32 crashes into a mountain near Cagayan de Oro , Philippines , killing 104.2002 - Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange marries Máxima Zorreguieta .
Births
1208 - James I of Aragon (d. 1276 )1455 - King John of Denmark (d. 1513 )1494 - Bona Sforza , queen of Sigismund I of Poland (d. 1557 )1502 - Damião de Góis , Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574 )1506 - René de Birague , French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583 )1522 - Lodovico Ferrari , Italian mathematician (d. 1565 )1600 - Gabriel Naudé , French librarian and scholar (d. 1653 )1613 - Noël Chabanel , French Jesuit missionary (d. 1649 )1621 - Johannes Schefferus , Alsatian humanist (d. 1679 )1649 - Pope Benedict XIII (d. 1730 )1650 - Nell Gwynne , English actress and royal mistress (d. 1687 )1669 - Louis Marchand , French organist and harpsichordist (d. 1732 )1695 - William Borlase , English naturalist (d. 1772 )1695 - François de Chevert , French general (d. 1769 )1700 - Johann Christoph Gottsched , German writer (d. 1766 )1711 - Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz , Austrian diplomat (d. 1794 )1714 - Gottfried August Homilius , German composer (d. 1785 )1717 - Ernst Gideon Freiherr von Laudon , Austrian field marshal (d. 1790 )1786 - Jacques Philippe Marie Binet , French mathematician (d. 1856 )1802 - Jean Baptiste Boussingault , French chemist (d. 1887 )1803 - Albert Sidney Johnston , American Confederate general (d. 1862 )1829 - Alfred Brehm , German zoologist (d. 1884 )1841 - François-Alphonse Forel , Swiss hydrologist (d. 1912 )1842 - Yulian Vasilievich Sokhotski , Russian mathematician (d. 1927 )1849 - Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav , Slovak poet (d. 1921 )1851 - José Guadalupe Posada , Mexican artist (d. 1913 )1860 - Curtis Guild, Jr. , American politician (d. 1915 )1861 - Solomon R. Guggenheim , American art collector and philanthropist (d. 1949 )1873 - Konstantin von Neurath , German diplomat and statesman (d. 1956 )1875 - Fritz Kreisler , Austrian violinist (d. 1962 )1878 - Alfréd Hajós , Hungarian swimmer (d. 1955 )1881 - Orval Overall , American baseball player (d. 1947 )1882 - James Joyce , Irish author (d. 1941 )1887 - Ernst Hanfstängl , German pianist and politician (d. 1975 )1888 - Frederick Lane , Australian swimmer (d. 1969 )1889 - Jean de Lattre de Tassigny , French general, posthumous Marshal of France (d. 1952 )1890 - Charles Correll , American actor (d. 1972 )1893 - Cornelius Lanczos , Hungarian mathematician (d. 1974 )1893 - Raoul Riganti , Argentine racing driver (d. 1970 )
1895 - George Halas , American NFL co-founder (d. 1983 )1896 - Kazimierz Kuratowski , Polish mathematician and logician (d. 1980 )1897 - Aimé Avignon , France's former oldest living man (d. 2007 )1897 - Howard Johnson , American hotelier (d. 1972 )
1900 - Willie Kamm , American baseball player (d. 1988 )1901 - Jascha Heifetz , Lithuanian violinist (d. 1987 )1902 - Newbold Morris , American politician (d. 1966 )1905 - Ayn Rand , Russian-born American author and philosopher (d. 1982 )1908 - Wes Ferrell , American baseball player (d. 1976 )1909 - Frank Albertson , American actor (d. 1964 )1912 - Millvina Dean , last living survivour of the RMS Titanic 1912 - Burton Lane , American composer and lyricist (d. 1997 )
1913 - Poul Reichhardt , Danish actor (d. 1985 )1914 - Eric Kierans , Canadian politician and economist (d. 2004 )1915 - Abba Eban , Israeli diplomat (d. 2002 )1915 - Stan Leonard , Canadian professional golfer (d. 2005 )
1916 - Xuân Diệu , Vietnamese poet (d. 1985 )1918 - Hella S. Haasse , Dutch writer1923 - James Dickey , American poet and author (d. 1997 )1923 - Bonita Granville , American actress (d. 1988 )
1923 - Red Schoendienst , American baseball player and manager
1923 - Liz Smith , American gossip columnist
1924 - Elfi von Dassanowsky , Austrian-born American producer and musician1925 - Elaine Stritch , American actress1926 - Valéry Giscard d'Estaing , French politician1927 - Stan Getz , American musician (d. 1991 )1928 - Aloyisus Leon Higginbotham, Jr. , American civil rights activist (d. 1998 )1931 - Dries van Agt , Dutch politician1931 - Les Dawson , British comedian (d. 1993 )
1931 - Judith Viorst , American author
1932 - Robert Mandan , American actor1933 - Tony Jay , English actor (d. 2006 )1933 - Than Shwe , ruler of Myanmar
1936 - Duane Jones , American actor1937 - Don Buford , American1937 - Remak Ramsay , American actor
1937 - Tom Smothers , American musician and comedian
1939 - Akbar Adibi , Iranian scientist (d. 2000 )1940 - Wayne Fontes , American football coach1940 - David Jason , English actor
1942 - Graham Nash , British-born American musician1943 - Susan Hanson , English actress1944 - Karen Foss , American broadcaster 1944 - Geoffrey Hughes , British actor
1946 - Alpha Oumar Konaré , Mali politician1947 - Farrah Fawcett , American actress1948 - Al McKay , American guitarist and songwriter (Earth, Wind & Fire )1948 - Roger Williamson , English racecar driver (d. 1973 )
1949 - Francisco Maturana , Colombian football manager1949 - Brent Spiner , American actor
1949 - Ross Valory , American musician (Journey )
1952 - John Cornyn , American politician1952 - Genichiro Tenryu , Japanese professional wrestler
1953 - Duane Chapman , American bounty hunter 1954 - Christie Brinkley , American model1954 - Ina Garten , American author and TV personality
1954 - Hansi Hinterseer , Austrian singer and actor
1954 - John Tudor , American baseball player
1955 - Virginia Leng , British equestrian1957 - Phil Barney , French singer1958 - Michel Marc Bouchard , Quebec playwright1960 - Jari Porttila , Finnish sports journalist1961 - Lauren Lane , American actress1961 - Steve Penney , National Hockey League goaltender
1962 - Andy Fordham , English darts player1962 - Paul Kilgus , American baseball player
1962 - Michael T. Weiss , American actor
1963 - Eva Cassidy , American singer (d. 1996 )1963 - Philip Laats , Belgian judoka
1965 - Carl Airey , English footballer1965 - Naoki Sano , Japanese professional wrestler
1966 - Andrei Chesnokov , Russian tennis player1966 - D. C. Douglas , American actor and director
1966 - Robert DeLeo , American musician (Stone Temple Pilots )
1967 - Arturs Irbe , Latvian hockey player1967 - Laurent Nkunda , Congolese military leader
1968 - Sean Elliott , American basketball player1968 - Scott Erickson , American baseball player
1968 - Simon Wickham-Smith , British musician
1969 - Valeri Karpin , Russian footballer1969 - Tim Sherwood , English footballer
1970 - C. Ernst Harth , Canadian actor1970 - Nikolaos Michopoulos , Greek footballer
1970 - Roar Strand , Norwegian footballer
1970 - Jennifer Westfeldt , American actress
1972 - Tego Calderón Puerto Rican reggaeton 1972 - Dana International , Israeli singer
1972 - Melvin Mora , Venezuelan baseball player
1973 - Aleksander Tammert , Estonian discus thrower1975 - Todd Bertuzzi , Canadian hockey player1975 - Vaggelis Koutsoures , Greek footballer
1975 - Ieroklis Stoltidis , Greek footballer
1975 - Niclas Wallin , Swedish hockey player
1976 - James Hickman , British swimmer1976 - Lori Beth Denberg , American actress
1977 - Heather Martin , American gospel singer1977 - Shakira , Colombian singer
1977 - Libor Sionko , Czech football player
1978 - Eden Espinosa , American singer and actress1978 - Barry Ferguson , Scotish football player
1979 - Fani Halkia , Greek hurdler1979 - Shamita Shetty , Indian actress
1979 - Irini Terzoglou , Greek shot putter
1980 - Teddy Hart , Canadian professional wrestler1980 - Gucci Mane , American rapper
1980 - Oleguer Presas , Spanish football player
1981 - Jason Kapono , American basketball player1982 - Sergio Castaño , Spanish footballer1982 - Han Ga In , South Korean model/actress
1982 - Kelly Mazzante , American basketball player
1982 - Brandy Talore , American pornographic actress
1983 - Carolina Klüft , Swedish athlete1983 - Will South , British musician (Thirteen Senses )
1983 - Jordin Tootoo , Canadian hockey player
1983 - Alex Westaway , British musician
1987 - Gerard Piqué , Spanish football player1987 - Martin Spanjers , American actor
1992 - Danielle White , American singer
Deaths
672 - Saint Chad 1124 - Bořivoj II of Bohemia 1218 - Konstantin of Rostov , Prince of Novgorod (b. 1186 )1250 - Eric XI of Sweden (b. 1216 )1461 - Owen Tudor , Welsh founder of the Tudor dynasty of England1529 - Baldassare Castiglione , Italian writer (b. 1478 )1580 - Bessho Nagaharu , Japanese retainer (b. 1558 )1594 - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina , Italian composer (b. 1525 )1648 - George Abbot , English writer1660 - Govert Flinck , Dutch painter (b. 1615 )1660 - Gaston, Duke of Orléans , French politician (b. 1608 )
1661 - Lucas Holstenius , German humanist (b. 1596 )1688 - Abraham Duquesne , French naval officer (b. 1610 )1704 - Guillaume François Antoine, Marquis de l'Hôpital , French mathematician (b. 1661 )1712 - Martin Lister , English naturalist and physician1714 - John Sharp , English Archbishop of York (b. 1643 )1723 - Antonio Maria Valsalva , Italian anatomist (b. 1666 )1768 - Robert Smith , English mathematician (b. 1689 )1769 - Pope Clement XIII (b. 1693 )1802 - Welbore Ellis, 1st Baron Mendip , British statesman (b. 1713 )1804 - George Walton , Signer of the Declaration of Independence (b. 1749-50)1895 - Archduke Albert , Austrian general (b. 1817 )1904 - William C. Whitney , American financier (b. 1841 )1907 - Dmitri Mendeleev , Russian chemist (b. 1834 )1918 - John L. Sullivan , American heavyweight boxer (b. 1858 )1922 - William Desmond Taylor , Irish film director (b. 1872 )1925 - Jaap Eden , Dutch skater and cyclist (b. 1873 )1926 - Vladimir Sukhomlinov , Russian general (b. 1848 )1932 - Agha Petros , Assyrian nationalist leader1942 - Daniil Kharms , Russian playwright (b. 1905 )1945 - Carl Friedrich Goerdeler , German politician (b. 1884 )1948 - Bevil Rudd , South African athlete (b. 1894 )1948 - Thomas W. Lamont , American banker; father or Corliss Lamont ; great-grandfather of Ned Lamont (b. 1870 )
1950 - Constantin Carathéodory , Greek mathematician (b. 1873 )1956 - Charles Grapewin , American actor (b. 1869 )1956 - Pyotr Konchalovsky , Russian painter (b. 1876 )
1957 - Grigory Landsberg , Russian physicist (b. 1890 )1961 - Anna May Wong , American actress (b. 1905 )1969 - Boris Karloff , English actor (b. 1887 )1970 - Lawrence Gray , American actor (b.1898 )1970 - Bertrand Russell, 3rd Earl Russell , English mathematician, writer and philosopher, Nobel laureate (b. 1872 )
1972 - Natalie Clifford Barney , American writer (b. 1876 )1973 - Hendrik Elias , Belgian politician (b. 1902 )1979 - Sid Vicious , English musician (Sex Pistols ) (b. 1957 )1980 - William Howard Stein , Nobel laureate (b. 1911 )1982 - Paul Desruisseaux , French Canadian lawyer, businessman and politician (b 1905 )1987 - Castilho , Brazilian footballer (b. 1927 )1987 - Alistair MacLean , Scottish novelist (b. 1922 )
1988 - Marcel Bozzuffi , French film actor (b. 1929 )1989 - Ondrej Nepela , Slovak figure skater (b. 1951 )1990 - Joe Erskine , Welsh boxer (b. 1934 )1992 - Bert Parks , American television host (b. 1914 )1995 - Fred Perry , British former tennis player (b. 1909 )1995 - Donald Pleasence , English actor (b. 1919 )
1996 - Gene Kelly , American dancer, actor, and director (b. 1912 )1997 - Erich Eliskases , Austrian chess player (b. 1913 )1997 - Sanford Meisner , American actor (b. 1904 )
1999 - David McComb , Australian musician (The Triffids ) (b. 1962 )2002 - Paul Baloff , American singer (Exodus ) (b. 1960 )2002 - Claude Brown , American writer (b. 1937 )
2003 - Lou Harrison , American composer (b. 1917 )2004 - Bernard McEveety , American film director (b. 1924 )2005 - Max Schmeling , German boxer (b. 1905 )2007 - Vijay Arora , Indian film and television actor (b. 1944 )2007 - Billy Henderson , American singer (The Spinners ) (b. 1939 )
2007 - Joe Hunter , American pianist and bandleader of The Funk Brothers (b. 1927 )
2007 - Filippo Raciti , Italian police officer (b. 1967 )
2007 - Masao Takemoto , Japanese gymnast (b. 1919 )
2007 - Eric von Schmidt , American folk/blues singer-songwriter (b. 1931 )
2008 - Katoucha , Guinean model and activist (b. 1960 )
Holidays and observances
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