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February 2 Gregorian calendar . There are 332 days remaining until the end of the year (333 in leap years ).
Events [ ] 672 - Death of Saint Chad , whose feast day this is.962 - Translatio imperii Pope John XII crowns Otto I , the first Holy Roman Emperor in nearly 40 years.1032 - Conrad II becomes King of Burgundy .1119 - Callixtus II becomes Pope .1509 - 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 New York City ) is incorporated.1709 - Alexander Selkirk is rescued from shipwreck on a desert island, inspiring the book Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe .1790 - The U.S. Supreme Court convenes for the first time after an unsuccessful attempt on February 1 .1812 - Russia establishes a fur trading colony at Fort Ross , along the California coast.1848 - Mexican-American War : The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed ending the war.1848 - California Gold Rush : The first ship with Chinese emigrants seeking fortune in California 's gold country arrive in San Francisco .
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 .1882 - The Knights of Columbus are formed in New Haven .1887 - In Punxsutawney 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 - The Funeral of Queen Victoria .1920 - Tartu Peace Treaty signed between Estonia and Russia .1920 - France occupies Memel .
1925 - Serum run to Nome : Dog sleds reach Nome with diphtheria serum, inspiring the Iditarod race.1933 - Adolf Hitler dissolves the German Parliament .1935 - The polygraph machine is tested for the first time. Leonard Keeler conducts the experiment in Portage .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 .1945 - World War II: President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill leave to meet with Soviet leader Joseph Stalin at the Yalta Conference .1952 - A tropical storm forms north of Cuba and moves northeast making landfall in Florida . It is the earliest reported formation of a tropical storm on record in the Atlantic basin .1957 - President Iskander Mirza of Pakistan lays the foundation-stone of the Guddu Barrage across river Indus near Sukkur .1966 - Pakistan suggests a six-point agenda with Kashmir dispute as number one item for the proposed Indo-Pak ministerial talks after 1965 war .1967 - The American Basketball Association is formed.1971 - After a coup in Uganda , Idi Amin replaces President Milton Obote as leader.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 - Groundhog Day gale of 1976 hits the north-eastern United States and south-eastern Canada .1980 - Abscam : Reports surface that FBI personnel were targeting members of the U.S. Congress in a sting operation .1980 - Founding congress of the Revolutionary Communist Party of Turkey .
1982 - Hama Massacre : The government of Syria attacks the town of Hama and kills thousands of people.1989 - Soviet war in Afghanistan : The last Soviet Union armored column leaves Kabul , ending nine years of military occupation.1989 - Satellite television service Sky Television plc launched in the Europe.
1990 - Apartheid : In South Africa President F.W. de Klerk allows the African National Congress to legally function again and promises to set Nelson Mandela free.1998 - A Cebu Pacific Air DC-9 -32 crashes into a mountain near Cagayan de Oro , Philippines , killing 104.2002 - Wedding of Crown Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands to the Argentinean born Máxima Zorreguieta in Amsterdam.2002 - Foundation of Eurodoc, the European Council for Doctoral Candidates and Junior Researchers , in Girona (Spain).
2006 - An aging Egyptian passenger ferry carrying more than 1,400 people sinks in the Red Sea off the Saudi coast.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-born 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 )1754 - Charles Maurice de Talleyrand , French politician (d. 1838 )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 )1861 - Solomon R. Guggenheim , American art collector and philanthropist (d. 1949 )1873 - Konstantin von Neurath , German foreign minister 1932 -1938 (d. 1956 )1875 - Fritz Kreisler , Austrian violinist (d. 1962 )1878 - Alfréd Hajós , Hungarian swimmer (d. 1955 )1881 - Orval Overall , major league baseball pitcher (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 football player, coach, and league founder (d. 1983 )1896 - Kazimierz Kuratowski , Polish mathematician and logician (d. 1980 )1897 - Howard Johnson , American hotelier (d. 1972 )1897 - Aimé Avignon , France's former oldest living man (d. 2007 )
1900 - Willie Kamm , MLB third baseman (d. 1988 )1901 - Jascha Heifetz , Lithuanian violinist (d. 1987 )1905 - Ayn Rand , Russian-born author and philosopher (d. 1982 )1908 - Wes Ferrell , All-Star MLB pitcher (d. 1976 )1909 - Frank Albertson , American actor (d. 1964 )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 , baseball player and manager, and eventually Hall of Famer
1923 - Liz Smith , American gossip columnist
1924 - Elfi von Dassanowsky , Austrian-American producer and musician1925 - Elaine Stritch , American actress1926 - Valéry Giscard d'Estaing , French politician1927 - Stan Getz , American musician (d. 1991 )1928 - Aloyisus Leon Higginbotham , civil rights activist and author (d. 1998 )1931 - Dries van Agt , Dutch politician1931 - Les Dawson , British comedian (d. 1993 )
1931 - Judith Viorst , American author
1932 - Robert Mandan , American actor1933 - Than Shwe , ruler of Myanmar1933 - Tony Jay , English actor (d. 2006 )
1937 - Tom Smothers , American musician and comedian1937 - Don Buford , All-Star MLB outfielder
1939 - Akbar Adibi , Iranian scientist, father of electronics in Iran (d. 2000 )1940 - David Jason , English actor1942 - Graham Nash , American (British-born) rock musician1944 - Karen Foss , American broadcaster 1944 - Geoffrey Hughes , British actor
1945 - David Friedman , American economist1946 - Alpha Oumar Konaré , ex-president of Mali 1947 - Farrah Fawcett , American actress1948 - Al McKay , American guitarist and songwriter (Earth )1949 - Brent Spiner , American actor1949 - Ross Valory , American musician (Journey )
1949 - Francisco Maturana , Colombian football manager
1952 - Genichiro Tenryu , Japanese professional wrestler1954 - Christie Brinkley , American model1954 - Hansi Hinterseer , Austrian singer, actor, former skier
1954 - John Tudor , MLB pitcher
1956 - Jim Neidhart , WWE 1958 - 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 , baseball player
1963 - Eva Cassidy , American singer (d. 1996 )1965 - Carl Airey , English footballer1965 - Naoki Sano , Japanese professional wrestler
1966 - Andrei Chesnokov , Russian former tennis player1966 - Robert DeLeo , American musician (Stone Temple Pilots )
1967 - Arturs Irbe , Latvian hockey player1967 - Laurent Nkunda , Congolese general
1968 - Scott Erickson , MLB pitcher1969 - Valeri Karpin , Russian footballer1970 - Nikolaos Michopoulos , Greek footballer1970 - C. Ernst Harth , Canadian actor
1970 - Jennifer Westfeldt , American actress
1970 - Roar Strand , Norwegian footballer
1972 - Dana International , Israeli singer1972 - Melvin Mora , Venezuelan baseball player
1972 - Tego Calderón , nominated reggaeton singer/rapper.
1973 - Aleksander Tammert , Estonian discus thrower1975 - Ieroklis Stoltidis , Greek footballer1975 - Vaggelis Koutsoures , Greek footballer
1975 - Todd Bertuzzi , Canadian hockey player
1975 - Niclas Wallin , Swedish hockey player
1976 - James Hickman , British swimmer1976 - Lori Beth Denberg , American actress
1977 - Shakira , Colombian singer1977 - Libor Sionko , Czech football player
1977 - Heather Martin , American gospel singer
1978 - Barry Ferguson , Scotish football player1978 - Eden Espinosa , American singer and stage actress
1979 - Fani Halkia , Greek hurdler1979 - Irini Terzoglou , Greek shot putter
1980 - Teddy Hart , Canadian professional wrestler1980 - Oleguer Presas , Spanish football player
1981 - Jason Kapono , American basketball player1982 - Han Ga In , South Korean model/actress1982 - Sergio Castaño , Spanish footballer
1982 - Kelly Mazzante , American basketball player
1983 - Jordin Tootoo , Canadian hockey player1983 - Carolina Klüft , Swedish athlete
1987 - Martin Spanjers , American actor1987 - Gerard Piqué , Spanish football player
1992 - Danielle White , American singerDeaths [ ] 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 , French politician (b. 1608 )
1661 - Lucas Holstenius , German humanist (b. 1596 )1688 - Abraham Duquesne , French naval officer (b. 1610 )1704 - Guillaume François Antoine , French mathematician (b. 1661 )1712 - Martin Lister , English naturalist and physician1714 - John Sharp , English Archbishop of York (b. 1643 )1768 - Robert Smith , English mathematician (b. 1689 )1769 - Pope Clement XIII (b. 1693 )1802 - Welbore Ellis , British statesman (b. 1713 )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 )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 )
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 ) Holidays and observances [ ] Liturgical feasts [ ] External links [ ]
151 Familypedia people were born on February 2
156 Familypedia people died on February 2
106 Familypedia people were first married on February 2