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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.
• 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 by 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.
• 1870 - It is revealed that the famed Cardiff Giant was just carved gypsum and not the petrified remains of a human.
• 1874 - Grand County, Colorado is created when it is carved out of Summit County
• 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.
• 1897 - The Pennsylvania state capitol is destroyed by fire.
• 1899 - The Australian Premiers' Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia's capital (Canberra) between Sydney and Melbourne.
• 1920 - Tartu Peace Treaty signed between Estonia and Russia.
• 1920 - France occupies Memel.
• 1925 - Serum run to Nome: Dog sleds reach Nome, Alaska 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, Wisconsin.
• 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.
• 1962 - For the first time in 400 years Neptune and Pluto align.
• 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.
• 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 Giróna (Spain).
• 2006 - An aging Egyptian passenger ferry carrying more than 1,400 people sinks in the Red Sea off the Saudi coast.

Events February 2 - Pope John XII crowns Otto I the Great Holy Roman Emperor. ... The term translatio imperii, Latin for transfer of rule, typically refers to the passing of the crown of the Roman emperor. ... John XII (born in Rome circa 937, died May 14, 964), was Pope from 955 to 963, was the son of Alberic II, whom he succeeded as patrician of Rome in 954, being then only eighteen years of age. ... Emperor Otto I Otto I the Great (November 23, 912 - May 7, 973), son of Henry I the Fowler, king of the Germans, and Matilda of Ringelheim, was Duke of Saxony, King of the Germans and arguably the first Holy Roman Emperor. ... The Holy Roman Emperor was, with some variation, the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, the predecessor of modern Germany, during its existence from the 10th century until its collapse in 1806. ... Events February 2 - Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor, becomes King of Burgundy. ... Conrad II (c. ... Coat of arms of the 2nd duchy of Burgundy and later of the French province of Burgundy Burgundy (French: Bourgogne) is a historic region of France, inhabited in turn by Celts (Gauls), Romans (Gallo-Romans), and various Germanic peoples , most importantly the Burgundians and the Franks. ... Events February 2 - Callixtus II becomes Pope August 20 - Henry I of England routes Louis VI at the Battle of Bremule. ... Callixtus II (or Calistus II), born Guido of Vienne (died December 13, 1124), the son of William I, Count of Burgundy (1057–87), was elected Pope on February 2, 1119, after the death of Pope Gelasius II (1118–19). ... The current Pope is Benedict XVI (born Joseph Alois Ratzinger), who was elected at the age of 78 on 19 April 2005. ... 1509 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The naval Battle of Diu was a critical sea battle that took place on 3 February 1509 near Diu, India, between Portugal and a joint fleet of Mamlûk Burji Sultanate of Egypt, Ottoman Empire, Calicut and the Sultan of Gujarat, with technical maritime assistance from the Republic of Venice... Diu may mean: An island off the south west coast of Gujarat in India. ... Events February 2 - Spaniard Pedro de Mendoza founds Buenos Aires, Argentina. ... Pedro de Mendoza (1487–1537) was a Spanish conquistador, and the first adelantado of the Río de la Plata. ... BUE redirects here. ... Events War resumes between Francis I of France and Emperor Charles V. This time Henry VIII of England is allied to the Emperor, while James V of Scotland and Sultan Suleiman I are allied to the French. ... Cristovão da Gama (1514 - 1542), was a Spanish captain and explorer and son of Vasco da Gama. ... A Muslim is a believer in or follower of Islam. ... The Battle of Baçente was fought on February 2, 1542 when a Portuguese army under Christovão da Gama took a hillfort held by Muslim forces. ... Events February 2 - New Amsterdam (later renamed New York City) is incorporated. ... New Amsterdam (Dutch: Nieuw Amsterdam) was the name of the 17th century town which grew outside of Fort Amsterdam on Manhattan Island in the New Netherland territory (1614–1674) which was situated between 38 and 42 degrees latitude as a provincial extension of the Dutch Republic since 1624. ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613 Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ... // Events January 12 - Two-month freezing period begins in France - The coast of the Atlantic and Seine River freeze, crops fail and at least 24. ... Alexander Selkirk, born Alexander Selcraig, (1676–13 December 1721) was a Scottish sailor who spent four years as a castaway on an uninhabited island; it is probable that his travails provided the inspiration for Defoes Robinson Crusoe. ... Robinson Crusoe and Man Friday by Carl Offterdinger Robinson Crusoe is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published in 1719 and sometimes regarded as the first novel in English. ... Daniel Defoe Daniel Defoe (1660 [?] â€“ April 1731) was an English writer, journalist and spy, who gained enduring fame for his novel Robinson Crusoe. ... 1790 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C., (large image) The Supreme Court of the United States, located in Washington, D.C., is the highest court (see supreme court) in the United States; that is, it has ultimate judicial authority within the United States... February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For the overture by Tchaikovsky, see 1812 Overture; For the wars, see War of 1812 (USA - United Kingdom) or Patriotic War of 1812 (France - Russia) For the Siberia Airlines plane crashed over the Black Sea on October 4, 2001, see Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 1812 was a leap year starting... Fort Ross is a former Russian fur trade outpost in what is now Sonoma County, California (United States). ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... 1848 (MDCCCXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants United States Mexico Commanders Zachary Taylor Winfield Scott Stephen W. Kearney Antonio López de Santa Anna Mariano Arista Pedro de Ampudia Strength 7,000 - 43,000 18,000 - 40,000 Casualties KIA: 1,733 Total dead: 13,283 Wounded: 4,152 25,000 killed or wounded (Mexican government... The Mexican Cession (red) and the Gadsden Purchase (orange) The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was the peace treaty that ended the Mexican-American War (1846–1848). ... The California Gold Rush (1848 – 1855) started in January 1848, when gold was discovered at Sutters Mill. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Nickname: The City by the Bay; Fog City Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates: Country United States of America State California City-County San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom Area    - City 122 km²  (47 sq mi)  - Land 121. ... 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... An October 1869 photograph showing the Cardiff Giant being exhumed. ... Gypsum is a very soft mineral composed of calcium sulfate dihydrate, with the chemical formula CaSO4·2H2O. // Heating gypsum to between 100°C and 150°C (302°F) partially dehydrates the mineral by driving off exactly 75% of the water contained in its chemical structure. ... Trinomial name Homo sapiens sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 Humans, or human beings, are bipedal apes belonging to the mammalian species Homo sapiens (Latin for wise man or knowing man) under the family Hominidae (known as the great apes). ... 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Grand County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles. ... Summit County is a county located in the U.S. state of Colorado. ... 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... The National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs, or simply the National League, is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada and the worlds oldest extant professional team sports league. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1880 (MDCCCLXXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... A streetlight in front of a red sky at night A street light, also known as a light standard, is a raised light on the edge of a road, turned on or lit at a certain time every night. ... Wabash is a city located in Wabash County, Indiana. ... 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ... The Knights of Columbus is the worlds largest Catholic family, fraternal, service organization and is named in honor of Christopher Columbus. ... Nickname: The Elm City Location in Connecticut Coordinates: Counties New Haven County Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... Punxsutawney is a borough located in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. ... Groundhog Day 2005 in Punxsutawney. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Melbournes Yarra River is a popular area for walking, jogging, cycling, rowing and for relaxing on the banks with a picnic Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... Canberra (pronounced [1]) is the capital city of Australia and with a population of just over 325,000, is Australias largest inland city. ... The Sydney Opera House on Sydney Harbour Sydney (pronounced ) is the most populous city in Australia with a metropolitan area population of over 4. ... Melbournes Yarra River is a popular area for walking, jogging, cycling, rowing and for relaxing on the banks with a picnic Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... Treaty of Tartu (Estonian: Tartu rahu, literally Tartu peace) between Estonia and Soviet Russia was signed in February 2, 1920 after the Estonian War of Independence. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... During the 1925 serum run to Nome, also known as the Great Race of Mercy, 20 mushers and about 150 sled dogs relayed diphtheria antitoxin 674 miles (1,085 km) by dog sled across the U.S. territory of Alaska in a record-breaking five and a half days, saving... Dog sled A dog sled (or dogsled) is a sled pulled by one or more dogs used to travel over ice and through snow. ... Nome is a city located on the southern Seward Peninsula coast of Norton Sound in the Nome Census Area, Alaska. ... The original 1925 train route to Nenana is in gray, and the southern route of the modern race is in red (part of the National Historic Iditarod Trail. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Hitler redirects here. ... States currently utilizing parliamentary systems are denoted in red and orange—the former being constitutional monarchies where authority is vested in a parliament, and the latter being parliamentary republics whose parliaments are effectively supreme over a separate head of state. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A polygraph or lie detector is a device which measures and records several physiological variables such as blood pressure, heart rate, respiration and skin conductivity while a series of questions is being asked, in an attempt to detect lies. ... Leonard Keeler is the inventor of the polygraph. ... Portage, commonly referred to as Where the North Begins, is a city in Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... Sinatra redirects here. ... Tommy Dorsey (November 19, 1905 – November 26, 1956) was a jazz trombonist and bandleader in the Big Band era. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom France Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Charles de Gaulle Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian... Motto: Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) Translation: Workers of the world, unite!) Anthem: The Internationale (1922-1944) Hymn of the Soviet Union (1944-1991) Capital (and largest city) Moscow Official languages None; Russian de facto Government Socialist Republic/Federation of Soviet Republics  - Last President Mikhail Gorbachev  - Last Premier Ivan Silayev... Combatants Germany Italy Romania Hungary Croatia Soviet Union Commanders Friedrich Paulus #, Erich von Manstein Hermann Hoth Vasiliy Chuikov Aleksandr Vasilyevskiy Strength German Sixth Army German Fourth Panzer Army German SS 9th Anti-Aircraft Division Romanian Third Army Romanian Fourth Army Hungarian Second Army Italian Eighth Army Unknown number of Germans... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... The presidential seal was used by President Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... FDR redirects here. ... The Prime Minister is in practice the most important political office in the United Kingdom. ... Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC (Can) (30 November 1874 – 24 January 1965) was an English statesman and author, best known as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Second World War. ... Motto: Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) Translation: Workers of the world, unite!) Anthem: The Internationale (1922-1944) Hymn of the Soviet Union (1944-1991) Capital (and largest city) Moscow Official languages None; Russian de facto Government Socialist Republic/Federation of Soviet Republics  - Last President Mikhail Gorbachev  - Last Premier Ivan Silayev... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... The Yalta Conference, sometimes called the Crimea Conference and codenamed the Argonaut Conference, was the wartime meeting from February 4, 1945 to February 11, 1945 between the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union — Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin, respectively. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article is about weather phenomena. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Atlantic Basin includes the main body of the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, but ommits other bodies of water considered to be a part of the Atlantic Ocean in the broad sense, such as the Mediteranean Sea. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Iskander Mirza (November 13, 1899 - November 13, 1969) was the first President of Pakistan and held that position from 1956 until 1958. ... Guddu Barrage is a barrage across river Indus, near Sukkur in Pakistan. ... The Indus (sometimes considered a misnomer) is the English name for the Sengge Chu which flows from Tibet into Ladakh and Baltistan, finally arriving into Pakistan. ... Sukkur (Urdu: سکھر, Sindhi:سکر) is the third largest city of Sindh province, situated on the west bank of Indus River (Pakistan) in Sukkur District. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Atmospheric characteristics Surface pressure ≫100 MPa Hydrogen - H2 80% ±3. ... Atmospheric characteristics Atmospheric pressure 0. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Kashmir (or Cashmere) may refer to: Kashmir region, the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent India, Kashmir conflict, the territorial dispute between India, Pakistan, and the China over the Kashmir region. ... Combatants India Pakistan Commanders Gen J N Chaudhuri, Lt Gen Harbakhsh Singh Field Marshal Ayub Khan, Gen Musa Khan Casualties 3,264 killed[1] 8,623 wounded[1] (From July to ceasefire) 3,800[2] - 6,917 killed[3] (17 day period alone) 4,000 - 7,000 killed/ captured[4... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... For information about the ABA that began in 2000 see American Basketball Association (21st century). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Idi Amin Dada (1 January 1925?–16 August 2003) was an army officer and President of Uganda (1971–1979). ... Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States (1861-1865) The majority of this article is about heads of states. ... Obote pictured at the beginning of his second regime in 1980 Apollo Milton Obote (December 28, 1924, Apac, Uganda – October 10, 2005, Johannesburg, South Africa), Prime Minister of Uganda 1962-1966 and President of Uganda 1966-1971/1980-1985, was a Ugandan political leader who led Uganda to independence in... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one nation state present in another nation state to represent the sending state in the receiving State. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... The Bogside area viewed from the city walls Bloody Sunday (Irish: Domhnach na Fola) is the term used to describe an incident in Derry, Northern Ireland, on 30 January 1972 in which 26 civil rights protesters were shot by members of 1st Battalion of the British Parachute Regiment, during a... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... The Groundhog Day gale was a severe winter storm which hit the north-eastern United States and south-eastern Canada on February 2nd, 1976. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Abscam (sometimes ABSCAM) was an FBI sting operation run out of the FBIs Hauppauge, Long Island office which initially targeted trafficking in stolen property and thereafter was converted to a public corruption investigation. ... The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a federal criminal investigative, intelligence agency, and the primary investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ... Congress in Joint Session. ... In law enforcement a sting operation is an operation designed to catch a person committing a crime, by means of deception. ... Revolutionary Communist Party of Turkey (in Turkish: Türkiye Devrimci Komünist Partisi) is a clandestine communist party in Turkey. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The Orontes River and norias in Hama Hama (Arabic: حماه) is a city which is located on the Orontes river in central Syria, north of the city of Homs, midway between Damascus and Aleppo. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants Soviet Union Democratic Republic of Afghanistan Afghan Mujahideen rebels supported by nations such as: United States, Pakistan, Iran, China, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom Commanders Soviet forces only Boris Gromov Pavel Grachev Valentin Varennikov Jalaluddin Haqqani Abdul Haq Gulbuddin Hekmatyar Mohammed Younas Khalis Ismail Khan Ahmed Shah Massoud Sibghatullah Mojadeddi... Kabul, Kâbl (locally: کابل), is the capital and largest city of Afghanistan with a population of approximately 3 million people. ... Sky Television corporate identity from 1989, maintained by British Sky Broadcasting until 1995 Sky Television plc was a four-channel satellite television service launched by Rupert Murdochs News International on February 5, 1989. ... This article is about the year. ... A segregated beach in South Africa, 1982. ... The President of South Africa is the head of state and head of government under South Africas Constitution. ... President F.W. de Klerk Frederik Willem de Klerk (born March 18, 1936) is a former President of South Africa, serving from September 1989 to May 1994. ... The African National Congress (ANC) is a Communist political party, and has been South Africas governing party supported by a tripartite alliance between itself, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) and the South African Communist Party (SACP) since the establishment of majority rule in May 1994. ... Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (IPA ) (born July 18, 1918) was the first President of South Africa to be elected in fully-representative democratic elections. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Cebu Pacific is one of the newest airline companies operating in the Philippines following the deregulation of the airline industry in 1994 and is the countrys second largest airline after Philippine Airlines. ... The McDonnell Douglas DC-9 (initially known as the Douglas DC-9) is a family of twin-engine, single-aisle jet airliners, first manufactured in 1965 and subsequently, in greatly modified form, under a succession of different names. ... Cagayan de Oro (abbreviated C.D.O.) is the premier city of Northern Mindanao. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Willem-Alexander Claus George Ferdinand of Orange-Nassau, Prince of Orange, crown prince of the Netherlands. ... HRH The Princess of Orange (Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti) (born May 17, 1971 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is the wife of Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, heir to the Dutch throne. ... Created in 2001 and legally established in 2005 in Brussels, Eurodoc (www. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location of the Red Sea The Red Sea is an inlet of the Indian Ocean between Africa and Asia. ...

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)
• 1851 - Jose Guadalupe Posada, Mexican artist (d. 1913)
• 1875 - Fritz Kreisler, Austrian violinist (d. 1962)
• 1878 - Alfréd Hajós, Hungarian swimmer (d. 1955)
• 1882 - James Joyce, Irish author (d. 1941)
• 1887 - Ernst Hanfstängl, German pianist and politician (d. 1975)
• 1888 - Frederick Lane, Australian swimmer (d. 1969)
• 1890 - Charles Correll, American actor (d. 1972)
• 1893 - Cornelius Lanczos, Hungarian mathematician (d. 1974)
• 1895 - George Halas, American football player, coach, and league founder (d. 1983)
• 1897 - Howard Johnson, American hotelier (d. 1972)
• 1901 - Jascha Heifetz, Lithuanian violinist (d. 1987)
• 1905 - Ayn Rand, Russian-born author (d. 1982)
• 1913 - Poul Reichhardt, Danish actor (d. 1985)
• 1915 - Abba Eban, Israeli diplomat (d. 2002)
• 1916 - Xuân Diệu, Vietnamese poet (d. 1985)
• 1918 - Hella S. Haasse, Dutch writer
• 1923 - James Dickey, American poet and author (d. 1997)
• 1923 - Bonita Granville, American actress (d. 1988)
• 1923 - Red Schoendienst, baseball player and manager
• 1923 - Liz Smith, American gossip columnist
• 1924 - Elfi von Dassanowsky, Austrian-American producer and musician
• 1925 - Elaine Stritch, American actress
• 1926 - Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, French politician
• 1927 - Stan Getz, American musician (d. 1991)
• 1928 - Aloyisus Leon Higginbotham, Jr., civil rights activist and author
• 1931 - Dries van Agt, Dutch politician
• 1931 - Judith Viorst, American author
• 1932 - Robert Mandan, American actor
• 1933 - Than Shwe, ruler of Myanmar
• 1937 - Tom Smothers, American musician and comedian
• 1940 - David Jason, English actor
• 1942 - Christine Keeler, British model
• 1942 - Graham Nash, American (British-born) rock musician
• 1944 - Karen Foss, American broadcaster
• 1944 - Geoffrey Hughes, British actor
• 1945 - David Friedman, American economist
• 1946 - Alpha Oumar Konaré, ex-president of Mali
• 1947 - Farrah Fawcett, American actress
• 1947 - Melanie Safka, American singer
• 1949 - Brent Spiner, American actor
• 1949 - Ross Valory, American musician (Journey)
• 1952 - Genichiro Tenryu, Japanese professional wrestler
• 1954 - Christie Brinkley, American model
• 1961 - Lauren Lane, American actress
• 1962 - Paul Kilgus, baseball player
• 1963 - Eva Cassidy, American singer (d. 1996)
• 1965 - Carl Airey, English footballer
• 1965 - Naoki Sano, Japanese professional wrestler
• 1966 - Robert DeLeo, American musician (Stone Temple Pilots)
• 1967 - Arturs Irbe, Latvian hockey player
• 1969 - Valeri Karpin, Russian footballer
• 1972 - Dana International, Israeli singer
• 1973 - Aleksander Tammert, Estonian discus thrower
• 1975 - Ieroklis Stoltidis, Greek football player
• 1975 - Todd Bertuzzi, Canadian hockey player
• 1975 - Niclas Wallin, Swedish hockey player
• 1976 - James Hickman, British swimmer
• 1976 - Lori Beth Denberg, American actress
• 1977 - Shakira, Colombian singer
• 1977 - Libor Sionko, Czech football player
• 1978 - Barry Ferguson, Scotish football player
• 1980 - Skip Schumaker, baseball player
• 1980 - Teddy Hart, Canadian professional wrestler
• 1981 - Jason Kapono, American basketball player
• 1982 - Han Ga In, South Korean model/actress
• 1982 - Sergio Castaño, Spanish footballer
• 1982 - Kelly Mazzante, American basketball player
• 1983 - Jordin Tootoo, Canadian hockey player
• 1987 - Martin Spanjers, American actor
• 1992 - Danielle White, American singer

Events Philip of Swabia King of Germany and rival Holy Roman Emperor to Otto IV, assassinated June 21 in Bamberg by German Count Otto of Wittelsbach because Philip had refused to give him his daughter in marriage. ... James I of Aragon James I of Aragon (Catalan: Jaume I, Spanish: Jaime I, Occitan: Jacme I) (Montpellier, February 2, 1208 – July 27, 1276) surnamed the Conqueror, was the king of Aragon, count of Barcelona and Lord of Montpellier from 1213 to 1276. ... For broader historical context, see 1270s and 13th century. ... ... no changes . ... John, Johann, Johan II, Danish and Norwegian name Hans, was a Danish monarch and union king of Denmark (1481 – 1513), Norway (1483 – 1513) Sweden (1497 – 1501), under the Kalmar Union, and also Duke of Schleswig and Holstein. ... 1513 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1494 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bona Sforza in her youth Bona Sforza in 1517 Bona Sforza (February 2, 1494 - November 19, 1557) was a member of the Milanese Sforza dynasty, was a queen of Poland, Grand Duchess of Lithuania, and became the second wife of Sigismund I of Poland in 1518. ... Reign From December 8, 1506 until April 1, 1548 Coronation On January 24, 1507 in the Wawel Cathedral, Kraków, Poland Royal House Jagiellon Parents Kazimierz IV Jagiellończyk Elżbieta Rakuszanka Consorts Katarzyna Telniczanka Barbara Zapolya Bona Sforza Children with Katarzyna Telniczanka Jan Regina Katarzyna with Barbara Zapolya Jadwiga... Events Spain is effectively bankrupt. ... 1502 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Damiao de Gois (February 2nd, 1502-January 30th, 1574) born in Alenquer, Portugal, was an important Portuguese humanist philosopher. ... Year 1574 was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... 1506 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... René de Birague, also Biraghe or Biragro, (Milano, Italy, February 2, 1506 – November 24, 1583 in Paris) was a French cardinal and chancellor. ... 1583 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... Events January 9 - Adrian Dedens becomes Pope Adrian VI. February 26 - Execution by hanging of Cuauhtémoc, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan under orders of conquistador Hernán Cortés. ... Lodovico Ferrari (February 2, 1522 - October 5, 1565) was an Italian mathematician. ... // Events March 1 - the city of Rio de Janeiro is founded. ... 1600 was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Gabriel Naudé (February 2, 1600 - July 10, 1653) was a French librarian and scholar. ... Events February 2 - New Amsterdam (later renamed New York City) is incorporated. ... Events January - Galileo observes Neptune, but mistakes it for a star and so is not credited with its discovery. ... St. ... // Events January 30 - King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland is beheaded. ... 1621 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 10-day slower Julian calendar). ... Johannes Schefferus (February 2, 1621 - March 26, 1679) was born in Strassburg, the present Strasbourg, in present-day France (at that time it was part of the Holy Roman Empire, and outside of France). ... Events January 24 - King Charles II of England disbands Parliament August 7 - The brigantine Le Griffon, which was commissioned by René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, is towed to the southern end of the Niagara River, to become the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes. ... // Events January 30 - King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland is beheaded. ... For Pedro de Luna, the last of the Avignon popes, see Antipope Benedict XIII. Benedict XIII, O.P., born Pietro Francesco Orsini, later Vincenzo Maria Orsini (Gravina di Puglia, February 2, 1649 – February 21, 1730), was pope from 1724 to 1730. ... Events Pope Clement XII elected September 17 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed III (1703-1730) to Mahmud I (1730-1754) Anna Ivanova (Anna I of Russia) became czarina Births April 16 - Henry Clinton, British general (d. ... // Events June 23 - Claimant King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland arrives in Scotland, the only of the three Kingdoms that has accepted him as ruler. ... Nell Gwyn (or Gwynn or Gwynne), was born Eleanor Gwynne, (February 1650 - 14 November 1687), the most famous of the many mistresses of King Charles II, was called pretty, witty Nell by Samuel Pepys. ... Events March 19 - The men under explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle murder him while searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River. ... // Events Samuel Pepys stopped writing his diary. ... Louis Marchand (Lyons, February 2, 1669- Paris, February 17, 1732), Virtuoso organist and harpsichordist. ... Events February 23 - First performance of Handels Orlando, in London June 9 - James Oglethorpe is granted a royal charter for the colony of Georgia. ... Events January 27 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed II to Mustafa II (1695-1703) July 17 - The Bank of Scotland is founded by an Act of Parliament of the old Scottish Parliament. ... William Borlase (February 2, 1695 - August 31, 1772), English antiquary and naturalist, was born at Pendeen in Cornwall, of an ancient family. ... Year 1772 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... General Chevert François de Chevert (February 2, 1695, Verdun - January 24, 1769, Paris) was a French general. ... 1769 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Events January 1 - Russia accepts Julian calendar. ... Johann Christoph Gottsched (February 2, 1700 – December 12, 1766), was a German author and critic. ... 1766 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1711 (MDCCXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Wenzel Anton Graf (Count) von Kaunitz-Rietberg (February 2, 1711 - June 27, 1794), born into Germanized Moravian family, was an Austrian statesman. ... 1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Battle of Gangut, by Maurice Baquoi, 1724-27. ... Gottfried August Homilius (February 2, 1714 – June 1 (June 2?), 1785) was a German composer, Cantor, and organist. ... 1785 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... // Events January 4 — The Netherlands, Britain & France sign Triple Alliance February 26-March 6 What is now the northeastern United States was paralyzed by a series of blizzards that buried the region. ... Ernst Gideon Freiherr von Laudon (or Loudon) (February 2, 1717 in Tootzen, Livonia, now Tootsi, Estonia – July 14, 1790 in Nový Jičín, now Czech Republic) was Austrian field marshal. ... 1790 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1754 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord (February 2, 1754 - May 17, 1838) was a French diplomat. ... | Jöns Jakob Berzelius, discoverer of protein 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1786 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Jacques Philippe Marie Binet was a catholic mathematician. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... --69. ... Jean Baptiste Joseph Dieudonne Boussingault (February 2, 1802 - May 11, 1887) was a French chemist. ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Albert Sidney Johnston Albert Sidney Johnston (February 2, 1803 – April 6, 1862) was a career U.S. Army officer and a Confederate general during the American Civil War. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Alfred Edmund Brehm Alfred Edmund Brehm (born February 2, 1829 in Unterrenthendorf, now called Renthendorf; died November 11, 1884 in Renthendorf) was a German zoologist and writer, the son of Christian Ludwig Brehm. ... 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1841 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... François-Alphonse Forel (February 2, 1841 - August 7, 1912) was a Swiss scientist who pioneered the study of lakes, and is thus considered the founder of limnology. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Yulian Karl Vasilievich Sokhotsky (Юлиан Карл Васильевич Сохоцкий) (February 2, 1842 - December 14, 1927) was a Russian mathematician. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Categories: People stubs | 1854 births | 1913 deaths | Engravers ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Fritz Kreisler (February 2, 1875 – January 29, 1962) was an Austrian violinist and composer, one of the most famous of his day. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Alfréd Hajós (February 2, 1878 – November 12, 1955) was an Hungarian swimmer and architect. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar. ... James Joyce James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (Irish Seamus Seoighe; 2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish writer and poet, widely considered to be one of the most influential writers of the 20th century. ... For the movie, see 1941 (film). ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... Ernst Franz Sedgwick Hanfstängl (Munich, February 2, 1887 - November 6, 1975) was a friend of Adolf Hitler and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... Frederick Claude Vivian Lane (February 2, 1880 - May 14, 1969) was an Australian swimmer. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... Charles James Correll (February 2, 1890 _ September 26, 1972) was a USA radio comedian, best known for his work on the Amos & Andy show with Freeman Gosden (see). ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Cornelius Lanczos, born Kornél Löwy (February 2, 1893–June 25, 1974), was a Hungarian mathematician and physicist. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... George Stanley Halas (February 2, 1895 - October 31, 1983), nicknamed Papa Bear and Mr. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Howard Deering Johnson (February 2, 1897 - June 20, 1972) was a U.S. hotel and restaurant industrialist. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Jascha Heifetz Jascha Heifetz (February 2, 1901 – December 10, 1987) was a violinist. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... It has been suggested that The Ayn Rand Collective be merged into this article or section. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Poul David Reichhardt (February 2, 1913 – October 31, 1985) was a Danish actor, well known for his roles in Danish 1940s/50s comedies. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Abba Eban (אבא אבן) (February 2, 1915 – November 17, 2002) was an Israeli diplomat and politician. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Year 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Ngô Xuân Diệu (February 2, 1916 - December 18, 1985) more commonly known by the pen name Xuân Diệu, was a prominent Vietnamese poet. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Hella S. Haasse (1918) is one of the most important modern Dutch writers. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... James Dickey (February 2, 1923 – January 19, 1997) was a popular United States poet and novelist. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bonita Granville Bonita Granville (February 2, 1923 – October 11, 1988) was an Oscar-nominated American film actress and television producer. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Albert Fred Red Schoendienst (born February 2, 1923) is an American former player and manager in Major League Baseball. ... Liz Smith (born February 2, 1923 in Fort Worth, Texas) is a popular gossip columnist. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Elfi von Dassanowsky (born February 2, 1924) is an Austrian singer, pianist and film producer. ... 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Elaine Stritch, (born on February 2, 1925 in Detroit, Michigan) is an Irish-American actress and singer with a brassy, rough voice known for her brash, vocal characters. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar). ... Valéry Marie René Giscard dEstaing [IPA: vɑleʀi mɑʀi ʀəne ʒiskɑʀ dɛstɛ̃] (born 2 February 1926 in Koblenz, Germany) is a French center-right politician who was President of the French Republic from 1974 until 1981. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Stan Getz Stanley Getz, better known as Stan Getz (February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz musician. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... Aloyisus Leon Higginbotham, Jr. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... Prime Minister of the Netherlands Andreas Antonius Maria Dries van Agt (born February 2, 1931) is a Dutch politician, the prime minister of the Netherlands from 1977 until 1982, as a member of the Christian Democratic CDA party. ... Judith Viorst (born February 2, 1932) is an American author, perhaps best known for her childrens literature, such as The Tenth Good Thing About Barney (about the death of a pet), and the Alexander series of short books, which include Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad... 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will take you to a full 1932 calendar). ... Robert Mandan (born February 2, 1932 in Clever, Missouri) is an American actor. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Senior General Than Shwe (Burmese: သန္‌​ေရ္ဝ္ဟ; IPA: ; born February 2, 1933) is the ruler of Myanmar (Burma), serving as chairman of the State Peace and Development Council since April 23, 1992. ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Tom Smothers (born February 2, 1937) is an American comedian, composer and musician from New York, New York. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... David Jason in A Touch of Frost. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Christine Keeler, the woman that shook the British government Christine Keeler (born February 22, 1942) was a British model and showgirl. ... Graham Nash on cover of his recording, Wild Tales, 1973 Graham William Nash (born February 2, 1942) is an English-born singer-songwriter known for his light tenor vocals and songwriting contributions in pop group The Hollies and folk-rock band Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and as a photography collector... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... This article or section contains information that has not been verified and thus might not be reliable. ... Note: broadcasting is also the old term for hand sowing. ... Geoffrey Hughes as his character Onslow in Keeping Up Appearances. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... David D. Friedman (b. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Alpha Oumar Konaré (born 2 February 1946) was the president of Mali for two five-year terms (1992 to 2002), and has been Chairman of the Commission of the African Union since 2003. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ... Farrah Fawcett (born Ferrah Leni Fawcett[1] on February 2, 1947) is an American actress. ... Melanie Anne Safka-Schekeryk (born February 3, 1947 in Astoria, New York City) is an American singer-songwriter. ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1949 calendar). ... Spiner during his time as a member of the Next Generation cast. ... Ross Lamont Valory (born February 2, 1949 in San Francisco, California) is Journeys noted bass player. ... Journey is an American rock band formed in 1973 in San Francisco, California. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Genichiro Tenryu (天龍源一郎 Tenryū Genichirō), real name Genichiro Shimada (嶋田源一郎 Shimada Genichirō), is a Japanese professional wrestler. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Christie Brinkley, circa 1999 Christie Brinkley (born Christie Lee Hudson on February 2, 1954) is an American supermodel. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Lauren Lane (born February 2, 1961 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is an actress, best known for her portrayal of C.C. Babcock in the 1990s sitcom, The Nanny. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... Paul Kilgus (born February 2, 1962 in Bowling Green, Kentucky), is a former professional baseball player who pitched in the Major Leagues from 1987-1991 and 1993. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... Eva Cassidy Eva Marie Cassidy (February 2, 1963 in Washington, DC – November 2, 1996 in Bowie, Maryland) was an American vocalist described by the British newspaper The Guardian as one of the greatest voices of her generation. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Carl Airey (born February 2, 1965) was an English professional footballer. ... Naoki Sano(佐野直喜) is a Japanese professional wrestler. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Robert Emile DeLeo (born February 2, 1966 in Montclair, New Jersey) is an American bass player and musician who has played for Stone Temple Pilots, Talk Show, and currently for the band Army of Anyone . ... Stone Temple Pilots (abbreviated STP) was a popular rock band in the 1990s, comprised of Scott Weiland (vocals), brothers Robert (bass) and Dean DeLeo (guitar) and Eric Kretz (drums). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... Artūrs Irbe (born February 2, 1967 in Riga, Latvia) is a Latvian ice hockey goaltender, currently with Red Bulls Salzburg. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Valeri Karpin (born February 2, 1969 in Narva, Estonia) is a former Russian football midfielder. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Dana International performs at the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest Dana International (Hebrew: דנה אינטרנשיונל; stage name of Sharon Cohen, born Yaron Cohen in Tel Aviv, Israel on February 2, 1972) is an Israeli transsexual pop singer of Yemenite origin, who won the 1998 Eurovision Song Contest for her song Diva. She was... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Aleksander Tammert (born February 2, 1973 in Tartu) is an Estonian discus thrower. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Ieroklis Stoltidis (born February 2, 1975), also known as Iero, is a Greek footballer, who typically plays as a defensive midfielder. ... Todd Bertuzzi (born 2 February 1975) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Florida Panthers. ... Niclas Wallin born February 20, 1975 in Boden, Sweden is a professional ice hockey player who plays for the NHLs Carolina Hurricanes. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... James Hickman is a British swimmer - 5 times World 200m Butterfly Champion. ... From EXTRA HIP Volume 3 Issue 1, Winter 1999 Lori Beth Denberg is an American actress, born on February 2, 1976 in Northridge, California, USA. // Acting Background Denberg began acting in community theater and school plays at the age of six. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (born February 2, 1977), known simply as Shakira, is a Colombian Latin pop singer-songwriter. ... Libor Sionko (born February 1, 1977 in Ostrava) is an Czech footballer currently playing for Scottish Premier League club Rangers. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Barry Ferguson MBE (born Glasgow, Scotland, February 2, 1978) is a Scottish professional football midfielder who currently plays for Scottish Premier League team Rangers. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Skip Schumaker Skip has been playing for the St. ... Theodore (Teddy) Annis (born February 2, 1980), is a Canadian professional wrestler better known by his ring name, Teddy Hart. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jason Kapono (born February 4, 1981 in Long Beach, California) is an American professional basketball player currently with the Miami Heat of the NBA. After a college career at UCLA, where he ranks third on UCLA’s all-time scoring list, as well as being the first Bruin to earn... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Han Ga In (born February 2, 1982) is a South Korean model/actress. ... Kelly Mazante was a womens basketball player at Penn State. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jordin Kudluk Tootoo (Inuktitut syllabics: ᔪᐊᑕᓐ ᑐᑐ; born February 2, 1983 in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada) is a professional ice hockey player. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Martin Spanjers Martin Ryan Spanjers is an American actor who was born on February 2, 1987 in Tucson, Arizona. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Danielle White Danielle Marie White (born February 2, 1992 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a singer who was raised in Bradenton, Florida. ...

Deaths

• 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 England
• 1529 - 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 writer
• 1660 - 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 physician
• 1714 - John Sharp, English Archbishop of York (b. 1643)
• 1768 - Robert Smith, English mathematician (b. 1689)
• 1769 - Pope Clement XIII (b. 1693)
• 1802 - Welbore Ellis, 1st Baron Mendip, 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)
• 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 leader
• 1942 - Daniil Kharms, Russian playwright (b. 1906)
• 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 - Bertrand Russell, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1872)
• 1973 - Hendrik Elias, Belgain politician (b. 1902)
• 1979 - Sid Vicious, English musician (Sex Pistols) (b. 1957)
• 1980 - William Howard Stein, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1911)
• 1987 - Castilho, Brazilian footballer (b. 1927)
• 1987 - Alistair MacLean, Scottish novelist (b. 1922)
• 1992 - Bert Parks, American television host (b. 1914)
• 1995 - Donald Pleasence, English actor (b. 1919)
• 1996 - Gene Kelly, American dancer, actor, and director (b. 1912)
• 1997 - Sanford Meisner, American actor (b. 1904)
• 1997 - Erich Eliskases, Austrian chess player (b. 1913)
• 2002 - Paul Baloff, American vocalist (b. 1960)
• 2003 - Lou Harrison, American composer (b. 1917)
• 2004 - Bernard McEveety, American film director (b. 1924)
• 2005 - Max Schmeling, German boxer (b. 1905)

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Born: 1924 in New Rochelle, New York Died: February 2, 2004 in Encino, California Direction of Films: Walt Disney Pictures -The Bears and I 1974 -One Little Indian (film) 1973 -Napolean and Samantha 1972 Family: Vincent McEveety brother Joseph McEveety brother Categories: Movie stubs ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Maximillian Adolph Otto Siegfried Schmeling (September 28, 1905 – February 2, 2005) was a German boxer whose two fights with Joe Louis transcended boxing and became worldwide social events because of their racial and national associations. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Holidays and observances

• Ancient Latvia - Veja Diena observed.
• Czech Republic - Hromnice.
• France - Crêpe Day.
• Paganism - Imbolc (in northern hemisphere), Lughnasadh (in southern hemisphere).
• Scotland - A quarter day in the Christian calendar (due to Candlemas).
• United States and Canada - Groundhog Day.

In ancient Latvia, Veja Diena (day of wind) was a festival held on February 2. ... In the Czech Republic, each day of the year corresponds to a personal name. ... Candlemas is the last festival in the Christian year that is dated by reference to Christmas; subsequent holidays are calculated with reference to Easter, so Candlemas marks the end of the Christmas and Epiphany season. ... Paganism (from Latin paganus, meaning a country dweller or civilian) is a term which, from a western perspective, has come to connote a broad set of spiritual or religious beliefs and practices of natural or polytheistic religions. ... Imbolc is one of the four principal festivals of the pre-Christian Celtic calendar, associated with fertility ritual, was subsequently adopted as St Brigids Day in the Christian period, and in more recent times has been celebrated as a fire festival, one of eight holidays, festivals (4 Solar and... The Northern Hemisphere is the half of a planets surface (or celestial sphere) that is north of the equator (the word hemisphere literally means half ball). On the Earth, the Northern Hemisphere contains most of the land and about 88-90% of the human population. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Southern Hemisphere is the half of a planets surface (or celestial sphere) that is south of the equator (the word hemisphere literally means half ball). On Earth it contains five continents (Antarctica, Australia, most of South America, parts of Africa and Asia) as well as four oceans (South... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots 2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I... In British and Irish tradition, the quarter days were the four dates on which servants were hired, and rents and rates were due. ... This article or section should be merged with Liturgical year The Christian Calendar organizes days of the year on which Christian festivals occur. ... Candlemas (Russian: Sretenie, Spanish: Candelaria) is a Christian feast commemorating the purification of the Virgin Mary and the presentation of the infant Jesus in the Temple. ... Groundhog Day 2005 in Punxsutawney. ...

Liturgical feasts

• Roman Catholicism - Candlemas, The Presentation of the Lord, The Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, World Day for Consecrated Life (also February 3 in the United States).
• St. Adelbald
• St. Cornelius
• Eastern (Byzantine) Catholic Church: Encounter of our Lord with Simeon - Major Feast Day

The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Candlemas (Russian: Sretenie, Spanish: Candelaria) is a Christian feast commemorating the purification of the Virgin Mary and the presentation of the infant Jesus in the Temple. ... Candlemas is the last festival in the Christian year that is dated by reference to Christmas; subsequent holidays are calculated with reference to Easter, so Candlemas marks the end of the Christmas and Epiphany season. ... Candlemas is the last festival in the Christian year that is dated by reference to Christmas; subsequent holidays are calculated with reference to Easter, so Candlemas marks the end of the Christmas and Epiphany season. ... February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Saint Cornelius is the name of the following saints and persons in the previous stages of liturgical veneration: Pope Cornelius May 19 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Venerable Cornelius of Komel (Vologda), abbot (1537) Saint Cornelius of Paleostrov, abbot (15th century) July 22 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Saint Cornelius of Pereyaslavl, monk (1693...

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• NY Times: On this day
• On This Day in Canada