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February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. PortalCurrent events International holidays January 1 - New Year's Day January 1 - Independence PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Events 3102 BC - Epoch (origin of the Kali Yuga. 1229 - The Sixth Crusade: Frederick II Holy Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common PortalCurrent events International holidays February 2 - Candlemas February 5 - Shrove February 2007 is the second month of the year It began on a Thursday and 28 days later ended on a Wednesday. Stories without links will be removed. News stories must be in English February 2005: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August February 2004 was the second month of 2004 in the Gregorian calendar. February 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - February 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - February 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September February 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 332 days remaining until the end of the year (333 in leap years). A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor in nearly 40 years. Events By Place Europe February 2 — Pope John XII crowns Otto I the Great Holy Roman Emperor. Translatio imperii, Latin for "transfer of rule" is a concept invented in the Middle Ages for describing History as a Linear John XII (c 937&ndash May 14, 964) was Pope from December 16, 955 to May 14, 964. Otto I the Great ( 23 November 912 &ndash 7 May 973) son of Henry I the Fowler and Matilda of Ringelheim, was Duke The Holy Roman Emperor (Römischer Kaiser or Römisch-Deutscher Kaiser Romanorum Imperator was the elected monarch ruling over the many varying numbers of states
• 1032 - Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor becomes King of Burgundy. Conrad II (c 990&ndash June 4, 1039) was the son of a mid-level nobleman in Franconia, Count Henry of Speyer and Adelaide of Alsace who inherited Burgundy (Bourgogne Burgund is a region historically situated in modern-day France and Switzerland, inhabited in turn by Celts ( Gauls)
• 1509 - The Battle of Diu takes place near Diu, India, between Portugal and Turkey. Background The Portuguese followed this battle by rapidly capturing key ports/coastal areas around the Indian Ocean like Mombasa, Socotra WikipediaWikiProject Indian cities for details --> Diu is a city in Diu district in the union territory of Daman and Diu, India. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches
• 1536 - Spaniard Pedro de Mendoza founds Buenos Aires, Argentina. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Pedro de Mendoza y Luján (c 1487 &ndash June 23 1537) was a Spanish Conquistador, and the first Adelantado of the Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics.
• 1542 - Portuguese under Christovão da Gama capture a Moslem-occupied hillfort in northern Ethiopia in the Battle of Baçente. The Portuguese people (os Portugueses literally the Portuguese) are the Ethnic group or Nation native to the country of Portugal, in the west A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page The Battle of Baçente was fought on February 2, 1542 when a Portuguese army under Cristóvão da Gama took a Hillfort held by
• 1653 - New Amsterdam (later renamed The City of New York) is incorporated. New Amsterdam (Nieuw Amsterdam was a 17th-century Dutch colonial settlement that later became New York City. The City of New York
• 1709 - Alexander Selkirk is rescued from shipwreck on a desert island, inspiring the book Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. Year 1709 ( MDCCIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Alexander Selkirk, born Alexander Selcraig (1676 &ndash 13 December 1721 was a Scottish sailor who spent four years as a Castaway on an uninhabited The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (of York Mariner Who lived Eight and Twenty Years all alone in an un-inhabited Island on the Coast of America near the Mouth Daniel Defoe (1659/1661 — April 24, 1731 was an English Writer, Journalist, and Pamphleteer, who gained enduring fame for
• 1787 - Arthur St. Clair is elected the 9th President of the President of the Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation. Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Arthur St Clair (March 23 1736 August 31 1818 was the ninth President of the Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation, a general in the The President of the Continental Congress was the presiding officer of the Continental Congress, the convention of delegates that emerged as the first national government The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, also the Articles of Confederation was the governing Constitution of the alliance of thirteen independent and
• 1790 - The U.S. Supreme Court convenes for the first time after an unsuccessful attempt on February 1. Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen
• 1812 - Russia establishes a fur trading colony at what is now Fort Ross, California. Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
• 1848 - Mexican-American War: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed, ending the war. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ( Tratado de Guadalupe Hidalgo in Spanish) is the Peace treaty, largely dictated by the United States to
• 1848 - California Gold Rush: The first ship with Chinese emigrants seeking fortune in California's gold country arrives in San Francisco, California. The California Gold Rush (1848&ndash1855 began on January 24 1848 when Gold was discovered by James Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California Han Chinese ( are an Ethnic group native to China and by most modern definitions the largest single Ethnic group in the world. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city
• 1876 - The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs of Major League Baseball is formed. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball
• 1878 - Greece declares war on Turkey. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches
• 1880 - The first electric streetlight is installed in Wabash, Indiana. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year A street light, lamppost, street lamp, light standard or lamp standard, is a raised source of Light on the edge of a Road Wabash is a city in Noble Township, Wabash County, Indiana, United States.
• 1882 - The Knights of Columbus are formed in New Haven, Connecticut. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic fraternal service organization
• 1887 - In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Punxsutawney is a borough in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, 84 miles (129 km northeast of Pittsburgh. Groundhog Day is a holiday celebrated in United States and Canada on February 2.
• 1899 - The Australian Premiers' Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia's capital (Canberra) between Sydney and Melbourne. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Canberra ( is the capital city of Australia With a population of over 340000 it is Australia's largest inland City. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3
• 1901 - Queen Victoria's funeral takes place. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
• 1913 - Grand Central Station was opened in New York City. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common "Grand Central Station" redirects here For other uses see Grand Central. The City of New York
• 1920 - The Tartu Peace Treaty is signed between Estonia and Russia. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Tartu Peace Treaty ( Estonian: Tartu rahu, literally "Tartu peace" or Treaty of Tartu was a peace treaty between Estonia and Russian Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
• 1920 - France occupies Memel. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Memel is a name mainly used by Germans and both for towns and rivers
• 1922 - Ulysses by James Joyce is published in Paris, France. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Ulysses is a novel by James Joyce, first serialized in parts in the American journal The Little Review from March 1918 to December 1920 James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 &ndash 13 January 1941 was an Irish expatriate writer widely considered to be one of the most influential writers of the Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1925 - Serum run to Nome: Dog sleds reach Nome, Alaska with diphtheria serum, inspiring the Iditarod race. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian 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 A dog sled is a Sled pulled by one or more Sled dogs used to travel over Ice and through Snow. Nome is a city located on the southern Seward Peninsula coast on Norton Sound of the Bering Sea Diphtheria ( Greek διφθερα ( diphthera)—“pair of leather scrolls" is an upper respiratory tract illness characterized by sore The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, usually just called the " Iditarod " is an annual Sled dog race in Alaska, where mushers
• 1933 - Adolf Hitler dissolves the German Parliament. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. TalkParliament#Screen-size. -->A  parliament is a Legislature, especially in those
• 1935 - Leonarde Keeler tests the first polygraph machine. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leonarde Keeler (1903–1949 was the co-inventor of the Polygraph. A polygraph (popularly referred to as a Lie detector) is an instrument that measures and records several physiological responses such as Blood pressure
• 1940 - Frank Sinatra debuts with the Tommy Dorsey orchestra. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12 1915 &ndash May 14 1998 was an American singer and actor Tommy Dorsey ( November 19 1905 &ndash November 26 1956) was an American Jazz Trombonist, Trumpeter
• 1943 - World War II: The last German forces surrender to the Soviets after the Battle of Stalingrad. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The Battle of Stalingrad is a commonly used name in English sources for several large operations by Germany and its allies and Soviet forces conducted with the
• 1946 - The Proclamation of Hungarian Republic is made. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic
• 1957 - President Iskander Mirza of Pakistan lays the foundation-stone of the Guddu Barrage across river Indus near Sukkur. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Major-General Sahibzada Sayyid Iskander Ali Mirza, CIE, OBE ( Urdu: اسکندر مرزا) (13 November 1899 Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and Guddu Barrage is a Barrage across river Indus, near Sukkur in Pakistan. The Indus River { Sanskrit: सिन्धु Sindhu; Urdu: urd {{Nastaliq سندھ}} Sindh; Sindhi: snd Sukkur ( Urdu:سکھر Sindhi:سکر formerly Aror ( Sanskrit: अरोड Urdu: اروڑ is the third largest
• 1966 - Pakistan suggests a six-point agenda with Kashmir dispute as number one item for the proposed Indo-Pak ministerial talks after 1965 war. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and This article is about the geographical region of greater Kashmir The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 was a culmination of Skirmishes that took place between April 1965 and September 1965 between India and Pakistan.
• 1967 - The American Basketball Association is formed. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The American Basketball Association ( ABA) was a professional Basketball league founded in 1967, and eventually merged in part with the National
• 1971 - After a coup in Uganda, Idi Amin replaces President Milton Obote as leader. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The Republic of Uganda is a Landlocked country in East Africa. Idi Amin Dada (mid 1920s &ndash 16 August 2003 commonly known as Idi Amin, was a Ugandan military dictator and the President of Uganda President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. Apollo Milton Opeto Obote (December 28 1925 October 10 2005 Prime Minister of Uganda from 1962 to 1966 and President of Uganda from 1966 to 1971 and from
• 1972 - The British embassy in Dublin is destroyed in protest over Bloody Sunday. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A diplomatic mission is a group of people from one State or an international Inter-governmental organization (such as the United Nations) present in Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Bloody Sunday (Domhnach na Fola is the term used to describe an incident in Derry, Northern Ireland, on 30 January 1972 in which 26
• 1974 - The F-16 Fighting Falcon flies for the first time. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar.
• 1976 - The Groundhog Day gale hits the north-eastern United States and south-eastern Canada. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Groundhog Day gale was a severe winter storm which hit the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada on February 2 ( Groundhog Day The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
• 1980 - Reports surface that FBI personnel were targeting members of the U.S. Congress in the Abscam sting operation. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses Abscam (sometimes ABSCAM) was a United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI Sting operation run from the FBI's Hauppauge, Long Island In law enforcement a sting operation is a Deceptive operation designed to catch a person committing a crime
• 1980 - This Revolutionary Communist Party of Turkey is formally founded. Revolutionary Communist Party of Turkey (in Turkish: Türkiye Devrimci Komünist Partisi) is a clandestine Communist party in Turkey.
• 1982 - Hama Massacre: The government of Syria attacks the town of Hama and kills thousands of people. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The Hama massacre ( مجزرة حماة) occurred on February 2, 1982 when the Syrian army bombarded the town of Hama in order Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية Hama (ancient Hamath; Arabic: حماة meaning fortress is a city on the banks of the Orontes river in central Syria north of
• 1989 - Soviet war in Afghanistan: The last Soviet Union armored column leaves Kabul, ending nine years of military occupation. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The Soviet war in Afghanistan, also known as the Soviet-Afghan War or just the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan, was a nine-year conflict involving The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 } Kābul ( Persian and Pashto: کابل, IPA:) is the Capital and largest city of Afghanistan, with
• 1989 - Satellite television service Sky Television plc launched in Europe. For other uses see Sky Television (disambiguation. Sky Television plc (1989-1990 was a four-channel satellite television service launched by Rupert
• 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. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa The President of South Africa, in full the President of the Republic of South Africa is the Head of state and Head of government under South Frederik Willem de Klerk (born 18 March 1936 was the last State President of apartheid-era South Africa, serving from September 1989 to May 1994 The African National Congress (ANC has been South Africa 's governing party supported by its Tripartite alliance with the Congress of South African Trade Unions Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (xolíɬaɬa mandéːla born 18 July 1918 is a former President of South Africa, the first to be elected in fully representative
• 1998 - A Cebu Pacific Air DC-9-32 crashes into a mountain near Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, killing 104. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Cebu Air Inc, operating as Cebu Pacific Air, is a low-cost airline based in Pasay City, Manila, the Philippines. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The City of Cagayan de Oro (kă-gə'yăn dĕ ôrô abbreviated CDO CDOC or Cag The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP
• 2002 - The wedding of Crown Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands to the Argentinean born Máxima Zorreguieta takes place. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Willem-Alexander Prince of Orange (in Dutch: Prins van Oranje Princess Máxima of the Netherlands ( Née Máxima Zorreguieta; born May 17, 1971) is the spouse of Willem-Alexander Prince of Orange

Births

• 1208 - James I of Aragon (d. James I the Conqueror ( Catalan: Jaume el Conqueridor, Aragonese: Chaime lo Conqueridor, Spanish: Jaime el Conquistador 1276)
• 1455 - King John of Denmark (d. Hans ( Danish, Norwegian and Swedish) ( 2 February 1455 &ndash 20 February 1513) was union king of 1513)
• 1494 - Bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (d. Biography Bona was born in Vigevano, daughter of Gian Galeazzo Sforza of Milan and Isabella of Naples. Sigismund I the Old (Zygmunt I Stary Žygimantas II Senasis 1 January 1467 – 1 April 1548) of the Jagiellon dynasty reigned as 1557)
• 1502 - Damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (d. Damiao de Góis (dɐmiˈɐ̃ũ dɨ gɔiʃ ( February 2, 1502 - January 30, 1574) born in Alenquer, Portugal, was an important 1574)
• 1506 - René de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (d. René de Birague ( Renato Biragro) ( Milan, February 2, 1506 &ndash November 24, 1583 in Paris) was a Milanese 1583)
• 1522 - Lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. Lodovico Ferrari ( February 2, 1522 – October 5, 1565) was an Italian Mathematician. 1565)
• 1600 - Gabriel Naudé, French librarian and scholar (d. Gabriel Naudé ( February 2 1600 &ndash July 10 1653) was a French Librarian and scholar 1653)
• 1613 - Noël Chabanel, French Jesuit missionary (d. St Noël Chabanel ( February 2, 1613 &ndash December 8, 1649) was a Jesuit Missionary at Sainte-Marie 1649)
• 1621 - Johannes Schefferus, Alsatian-born humanist (d. Johannes Schefferus ( February 2, 1621 - March 26, 1679) was one of the most important Swedish humanists of his time 1679)
• 1649 - Pope Benedict XIII (d. Pope Benedict XIII ( February 2, 1649 &ndash February 21, 1730) born Pietro Francesco Orsini, later Vincenzo Maria Orsini 1730)
• 1650 - Nell Gwynne, English actress and royal mistress (d. Year 1730 ( MDCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Eleanor "Nell" Gwyn (or Gwynn or Gwynne) (1650 - 14 November 1687 was one of the earliest English Actresses to receive prominent recognition 1687)
• 1669 - Louis Marchand, French organist and harpsichordist (d. Louis Marchand (February 2 1669 &ndash February 17 1732 was a virtuoso Organist and Harpsichordist. 1732)
• 1695 - William Borlase, English naturalist (d. Year 1732 ( MDCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a William Borlase ( February 2, 1695 - August 31, 1772) English Antiquary and naturalist, was born at 1772)
• 1695 - François de Chevert, French general (d. Year 1772 ( MDCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a François de Chevert ( February 2 1695, Verdun - January 24 1769, Paris) was a French general 1769)
• 1700 - Johann Christoph Gottsched, German writer (d. Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Johann Christoph Gottsched ( February 2, 1700 &ndash December 12, 1766) was a German Author and Critic 1766)
• 1711 - Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz, Austrian diplomat (d. Year 1766 ( MDCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1711 ( MDCCXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Wenzel Anton Graf Kaunitz (Václav Antonín hrabě Kounic-Rietberg ( February 2, 1711 &ndash June 27, 1794) was an Austrian Statesman 1794)
• 1714 - Gottfried August Homilius, German composer (d. Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Gottfried August Homilius ( February 2, 1714 &ndash June 2, 1785) was a German Composer, cantor, and Organist 1785)
• 1717 - Ernst Gideon Freiherr von Laudon, Austrian field marshal (d. Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Baron Ernst Gideon von Laudon ( German: Ernst Gideon Freiherr von Laudon (originally Laudohn or Loudon) ( February 2, 1717 1790)
• 1754 - Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, French politician (d. Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord 1st Sovereign Prince of Beneventum (2 February 1754 17 May 1838 the Prince of Diplomats, was a French 1838)
• 1786 - Jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician (d. Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jacques Philippe Marie Binet ( February 2, 1786 - May 12, 1856) was a French mathematician physicist and astronomer born in Rennes 1856)
• 1802 - Jean Baptiste Boussingault, French chemist (d. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the 1887)
• 1803 - Albert Sidney Johnston, American Confederate general (d. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 1862)
• 1829 - Alfred Brehm, German zoologist (d. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday For the game see 1829 (board game. Year 1829 ( MDCCCXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Alfred Edmund Brehm (born February 2, 1829 in Unterrenthendorf nowcalled Renthendorf; died November 11, 1884 in Renthendorf 1884)
• 1841 - François-Alphonse Forel, Swiss hydrologist (d. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link François-Alphonse Forel ( February 2, 1841 - August 7, 1912) was a Swiss scientist who pioneered the study of Lakes and 1912)
• 1842 - Yulian Vasilievich Sokhotski, Russian mathematician (d. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Julian Karol Sochocki (Юлиан Карл Васильевич Сохоцкий ( February 2, 1842, Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire 1927)
• 1849 - Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav, Slovak poet (d. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav (* February 2, 1849 in Vyšný Kubín (Felsőkubin † November 8, 1921 in Dolný Kubín (Alsókubin 1921)
• 1851 - José Guadalupe Posada, Mexican artist (d. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year José Guadalupe Posada ( 2 February 1852 &ndash 20 January 1913) was a Mexican engraver and illustrator. 1913)
• 1860 - Curtis Guild, Jr., 43^rd Governor of Massachusetts (d. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Curtis Guild Jr (February 2 1860 - 1915 was a Republican Governor of Massachusetts in the United States. The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. 1915)
• 1861 - Solomon R. Guggenheim, American art collector and philanthropist (d. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Solomon Robert Guggenheim ( February 2, 1861 – November 3, 1949) was an American art collector and Philanthropist 1949)
• 1873 - Konstantin von Neurath, German foreign minister 1932-1938 (d. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Konstantin Freiherr von Neurath (2 February 1873 – 14 August 1956 was a German diplomat, Foreign Minister of Germany (1932-1938 and Reichsprotektor Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A minister for foreign affairs, or foreign minister, is a governmental cabinet minister who helps form the Foreign policy of a sovereign nation Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1956)
• 1875 - Fritz Kreisler, Austrian violinist (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Fritz Kreisler ( February 2, 1875 &ndash January 29, 1962) was an Austria -born American Violinist and 1962)
• 1878 - Alfréd Hajós, Hungarian swimmer (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alfréd Hajós ( February 1, 1878 &ndash November 12, 1955) was an Hungarian swimmer and architect. 1955)
• 1881 - Orval Overall, major league baseball pitcher (d. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Orval Overall ( February 2 1881 - July 14 1947) was an American right-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball 1947)
• 1882 - James Joyce, Irish author (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (2 February 1882 &ndash 13 January 1941 was an Irish expatriate writer widely considered to be one of the most influential writers of the 1941)
• 1887 - Ernst Hanfstängl, German pianist and politician (d. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ernst Franz Sedgwick Hanfstaengl ( Munich, February 2, 1887 - November 6, 1975) worked for both Franklin Delano Roosevelt 1975)
• 1888 - Frederick Lane, Australian swimmer (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Frederick Claude Vivian Lane (2 February 1880 &ndash 14 May 1969 was an Australian swimmer 1969)
• 1889 - Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, French general, posthumous Marshal of France (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jean Joseph Marie Gabriel de Lattre de Tassigny ( 2 February 1889 &ndash 11 January 1952) was a French military hero of World The Marshal of France (Maréchal de France and pl Maréchaux de France is a military distinction in contemporary France, not a Military rank. 1952)
• 1890 - Charles Correll, American actor (d. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Charles James Correll ( February 2, 1890 &ndash September 26, 1972) was an American Radio Comedian, best 1972)
• 1893 - Cornelius Lanczos, Hungarian mathematician (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Cornelius Lanczos ( Lánczos Kornél) (approximate pronunciation 'LAHNT-sawsh') born Löwy Kornél ( February 2, 1893 1974)
• 1893 - Raoul Riganti, Argentine racing driver (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Raoul Riganti ( 2 February 1893 Buenos Aires &ndash 1 October 1970 Buenos Aires) was an Argentine Racecar 1970)
• 1895 - George Halas, American football player, coach, and league founder (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year George Stanley Halas Sr ( February 2 1895 &ndash October 31 1983) nicknamed "Papa Bear" and "Mr 1983)
• 1896 - Kazimierz Kuratowski, Polish mathematician and logician (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Kazimierz Kuratowski ( Warsaw, February 2, 1896 &ndash June 18, 1980) was a Polish Mathematician and Logician 1980)
• 1897 - Howard Johnson, American hotelier (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Howard Deering Johnson ( February 2 1897 &ndash June 20 1972) was an Entrepreneur, Businessman, and the founder of an 1972)
• 1897 - Aimé Avignon, France's former oldest living man (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This is an incomplete list of French supercentenarians (people who have attained the age of at least 110 years 0 days ordered by date of birth 2007)
• 1900 - Willie Kamm, MLB third baseman (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar William Edward Kamm ( February 2 1900 - December 21 1988) was an American Third baseman in Major League Baseball 1988)
• 1901 - Jascha Heifetz, Lithuanian violinist (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Jascha Heifetz (ˈhaɪfɪts was a Lithuanian born American Violin Virtuoso ( &ndash December 10, 1987) 1987)
• 1902 - Newbold Morris, American politician (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Newbold Morris ( February 2, 190 2 - March 30, 1966) was an American politician lawyer president of the New York City Council, and 1966)
• 1905 - Ayn Rand, Russian-born author and philosopher (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Ayn Rand (ˈaɪn ˈrænd &ndash March 6 1982 born Alisa Zinov'yevna Rosenbaum (Алиса Зиновьевна Розенбаум was a Russian born American 1982)
• 1908 - Wes Ferrell, All-Star MLB pitcher (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Wesley Cheek Ferrell ( February 2 1908 &ndash December 9 1976) was an American Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball 1976)
• 1909 - Frank Albertson, American actor (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Frank Albertson ( February 2, 1909 &ndash February 29, 1964) was an American Character actor. 1964)
• 1912 - Burton Lane, American composer and lyricist (d. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Burton Lane ( February 2, 1912, New York City - January 5, 1997, New York City) was an American Composer 1997)
• 1913 - Poul Reichhardt, Danish actor (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Poul David Reichhardt ( February 2, 1913 – October 31, 1985) was a Danish actor well known for his roles in Danish 1940s/50s 1985)
• 1914 - Eric Kierans, Canadian politician and economist (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Eric William Kierans PC, OC, BA, LLD ( February 2 1914 &ndash May 9 2004) was a Canadian 2004)
• 1915 - Abba Eban, Israeli diplomat (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Abba Eban (אבא אבן born Aubrey Solomon Meir on 2 February 1915, died 17 November 2002) was an Israeli Diplomat 2002)
• 1915 - Stan Leonard, Canadian professional golfer (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Stan Leonard ( February 2, 1915 &ndash December 15, 2005) was a Canadian Professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour 2005)
• 1916 - Xuân Diệu, Vietnamese poet (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Ngô Xuân Diệu ( February 2, 1916  &ndash December 18, 1985) more commonly known by the pen name Xuân Diệu, was a prominent 1985)
• 1918 - Hella S. Haasse, Dutch writer
• 1923 - James Dickey, American poet and author (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Hella Serafia Haasse (born 2 February 1918 in Batavia) is one of the most important modern Dutch writers Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Dickey ( February 2, 1923 – January 19, 1997) was a popular United States Poet and Novelist. 1997)
• 1923 - Bonita Granville, American actress (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Bonita Granville ( February 2, 1923 &ndash October 11, 1988) was an Oscar -nominated American Film actress 1988)
• 1923 - Red Schoendienst, Hall of Famer 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. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Albert Fred "Red" Schoendienst (ˈʃeɪ̪ndinst born February 2, 1923) is an American former player coach and manager Mary Elizabeth "Liz" Smith (born February 2 1923 in Fort Worth Texas) is an American Gossip columnist. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Elfriede "Elfi" von Dassanowsky ( February 2 1924 – October 2 2007) was an Austrian-American Singer, Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Elaine Stritch (born February 2 1926) Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Valéry Marie René Georges Giscard d'Estaing (born 2 February 1926 is a French centre - right politician who was President of the French Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stanley Gayetzky ( February 2, 1927 in Philadelphia – June 6, 1991 in Malibu, California) usually known by 1991)
• 1928 - Aloyisus Leon Higginbotham, Jr., civil rights activist and author (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Aloyisus Leon Higginbotham Jr (February 25 1928 - December 14 1998 was a prominent African American civil rights advocate, author and federal appeals 1998)
• 1931 - Dries van Agt, Dutch politician
• 1931 - Les Dawson, British comedian (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andreas Antonius Maria "Dries" van Agt (born 2 February 1931 is a Dutch politician who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1977 to 1982 Les Dawson (born 2 February 1931 in Collyhurst, Manchester, Lancashire, England died 10 June 1993 was a popular English 1993)
• 1931 - Judith Viorst, American author
• 1932 - Robert Mandan, American actor
• 1933 - Than Shwe, ruler of Myanmar
• 1933 - Tony Jay, English actor (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Judith Viorst, born February 2, 1931) is an American Author, Newspaper Journalist, and Psychoanalysis Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Mandan (born February 2, 1932 in Clever Missouri) is an American Actor. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Senior General Than Shwe (သန်းရွှေ θáɴ ʃwè born 2 February 1933 is Head of State of Myanmar (Burma serving as Commander-in-Chief of the Tatmadaw Tony Jay ( February 2, 1933 - August 13, 2006) was an English actor 2006)
• 1936 - Duane Jones, American actor
• 1937 - Don Buford, All-Star MLB outfielder
• 1937 - Remak Ramsay, American actor
• 1937 - Tom Smothers, American musician and comedian
• 1939 - Akbar Adibi, Iranian scientist, father of electronics in Iran (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Duane L Jones ( February 2, 1936 – July 22, 1988) was an American Actor, best known for his role in the 1968 Horror Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Donald Alvin Buford (born February 2, 1937 in Linden Texas) is a former Major League Baseball player Remak Ramsay (born February 2, 1937 in Baltimore Maryland) is a veteran stage, Film and Television actor Thomas Bolin “Tom” Smothers III (born February 2, 1937) is an American Comedian, Composer and Musician, best known Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Akbar Adibi ( Persian: fa اکبر ادیبی Akbar Adībī) (1939 - 2000 was an Iranian electronic engineer VLSI researcher and university engineering professor 2000)
• 1940 - David Jason, English actor
• 1940 - Wayne Fontes, American football coach
• 1942 - Graham Nash, American (British-born) rock musician
• 1943 - Susan Hanson, English actress
• 1944 - Karen Foss, American broadcaster
• 1944 - Geoffrey Hughes, British actor
• 1946 - Alpha Oumar Konaré, ex-president of Mali
• 1947 - Farrah Fawcett, American actress
• 1948 - Al McKay, American guitarist and songwriter (Earth, Wind & Fire)
• 1948 - Roger Williamson, English racecar driver (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir David John White OBE, known by his Stage name David Jason (born 2 February 1940 is an English Actor, known Wayne Fontes (born February 2, 1940) is a former American football coach and college and professional football player who was the head coach of the Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Graham William Nash (born 2 February 1942) is an British-American Singer-songwriter known for his light tenor vocals and for his songwriting contributions Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Susan Hanson (born February 2, 1943 in Preston, Lancashire) is an English actress Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Karen Foss, born Karen Colleen Graham in Kansas City, Missouri on February 2, 1944, was a television anchorwoman on A presenter, or host (sometimes hostess, in feminine form is a Person or Organization responsible for running an event Geoffrey Hughes (born 2 February 1944) is an English Actor. Hughes is best known for his roles Twiggy in the popular docu soap Royal Family Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alpha Oumar Konaré (born 2 February 1946) was the President of Mali for two five-year terms (1992 to 2002 and was Chairperson of the African Mali, officially the Republic of Mali (République du Mali is a Landlocked nation in Western Africa. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ferrah Leni Fawcett (born February 2 1947) is an American actress Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Al McKay (born February 2 1948 is a guitarist songwriter producer and former member of the American Funk band Earth Wind & Fire. Earth Wind & Fire is an African - American Funk band led by Maurice White that achieved worldwide success in the 1970s Roger Williamson ( 2 February 1948, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire &ndash 29 July 1973, Zandvoort Circuit 1973)
• 1949 - Brent Spiner, American actor
• 1949 - Ross Valory, American musician (Journey)
• 1949 - Francisco Maturana, Colombian football manager
• 1952 - Genichiro Tenryu, Japanese professional wrestler
• 1953 - Duane Chapman, American bounty hunter. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brent Jay Spiner (born February 2, 1949) is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of the Android Lieutenant Commander Ross Lamont Valory (born February 2, 1949 in San Francisco California) is Journey 's noted bass player Journey is an American rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1973 Francisco Maturana, also known as Pacho (born February 2, 1949 in Quibdó) is a Colombian ex-football player and later a successful football Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Genichiro Tenryu (天龍源一郎 Tenryū Gen'ichirō) real name Genichiro Shimada (嶋田源一郎 Shimada Gen'ichirō, born February 2 Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Duane Lee "Dog" Chapman (born February 2, 1953 in Denver Colorado) is an American Bounty hunter and Bail bondsman A bounty hunter captures Fugitives for a monetary reward ( bounty)
• 1954 - Christie Brinkley, American model
• 1954 - Hansi Hinterseer, Austrian singer, actor, former skier
• 1954 - John Tudor, American baseball pitcher
• 1958 - Michel Marc Bouchard, Quebec playwright
• 1960 - Jari Porttila, Finnish sports journalist
• 1961 - Lauren Lane, American actress
• 1961 - Steve Penney, National Hockey League goaltender
• 1962 - Andy Fordham, English darts player
• 1962 - Paul Kilgus, baseball player
• 1962 - Michael T. Weiss, American actor
• 1963 - Eva Cassidy, American singer (d. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Christie Brinkley (born February 2, 1954) is a former American fashion model, and ex-wife of musician Billy Joel. Hansi Hinterseer (born February 2, 1954) is an Austrian singer actor entertainer and former alpine skier. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michel Marc Bouchard (born February 2, 1958) is an openly Gay Canadian Playwright. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jari Porttila (born on February 2 1960 in Helsinki) is a Finnish Sports Journalist, Columnist and Reporter Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lauren Lane (born February 2, 1961) is a Television and stage Actress, best known for her portrayal of C Steve Penney (b February 2, 1961 in Ste Foy, Quebec) is a retired Canadian Professional Ice hockey Goaltender The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andy Fordham (born February 2, 1962 in London) is an English darts player also known by his nicknames The Viking or Frist Paul"THE K MAN" Kilgus (born February 2, 1962 in Bowling Green, Kentucky) is a former professional baseball player who pitched in Michael Terry Weiss (born February 2 1962 in Chicago Illinois Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eva Marie Cassidy (February 2 1963 – November 2 1996 was an American Vocalist known for her interpretations of Jazz, Blues, folk, gospel 1996)
• 1965 - Carl Airey, English footballer
• 1965 - Naoki Sano, Japanese professional wrestler
• 1966 - Andrei Chesnokov, Russian former tennis player
• 1966 - D. C. Douglas, American actor and director
• 1966 - Robert DeLeo, American musician (Stone Temple Pilots)
• 1967 - Arturs Irbe, Latvian hockey player
• 1967 - Laurent Nkunda, Congolese general
• 1968 - Sean Elliott, American basketball player
• 1968 - Scott Erickson, MLB pitcher
• 1969 - Valeri Karpin, Russian footballer
• 1969 - Tim Sherwood, English footballer
• 1970 - Nikolaos Michopoulos, Greek footballer
• 1970 - C. Ernst Harth, Canadian actor
• 1970 - Jennifer Westfeldt, American actress
• 1970 - Roar Strand, Norwegian footballer
• 1972 - Dana International, Israeli singer
• 1972 - Melvin Mora, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1972 - Tego Calderón , nominated reggaeton singer/rapper. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Carl Airey (born February 2, 1965 in Wakefield, England) was an English professional footballer. is a Japanese professional wrestler. He currently goes by the name Takuma Sano Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Andrei Eduardovich Chesnokov (Андрей Эдуардович Чесноков born February 2 1966) is a former professional Tennis player from DC Douglas (born February 2, 1966, Berkeley California) is an American Character actor, Voice actor, and director Robert Emile DeLeo (born February 2, 1966 in Glen Ridge New Jersey) is an American bass player and Harmony Vocalist Stone Temple Pilots (commonly referred to as " STP " is a Grammy Award -winning American rock band consisting of Scott Weiland Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Artūrs Irbe (born February 2, 1967) is a former Latvian professional Hockey Goaltender in the National Hockey League who Laurent Nkunda alias Laurent Nkundabatware or Laurent Nkunda Batware (born February 2, 1967) is a former Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sean Michael Elliott (born February 2, 1968) is an American retired National Basketball Association player Scott Gavin Erickson (born February 2, 1968 in Long Beach California) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Timothy "Tim" Sherwood (born 2 February 1969 in St Albans, England) is a former professional footballer who was captain of Blackburn Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nikolaos (Nik Michopoulos (born February 20, 1970) was a Greek professional football player Cary Ernst Harth (born February 2, 1970) is a Canadian Actor. Jennifer Westfeldt (born February 2 1970) is an American actress and screenwriter Roar Strand (born 2 February 1970 in Trondheim) is a Norwegian football player playing as a Midfielder at the Norwegian Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sharon Cohen ( Hebrew: שרון כוהן professionally known as Dana International (born Yaron Cohen on February 2 1972) is Melvin Mora (born February 2, 1972 in Agua Negra, Yaracuý State, Venezuela) affectionately nicknamed Melmo or Tegui Calderón Rosario (born February 2 1972) is a Puerto Rican Rapper. Reggaeton (also spelled reggaetón, and known as reguetón and reggaetón in Spanish) is a form of urban music which became popular
• 1973 - Aleksander Tammert, Estonian discus thrower
• 1975 - Ieroklis Stoltidis, Greek footballer
• 1975 - Vaggelis Koutsoures, Greek footballer
• 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
• 1977 - Heather Martin, American gospel singer
• 1978 - Eden Espinosa, American singer and stage actress
• 1978 - Barry Ferguson, Scotish football player
• 1979 - Fani Halkia, Greek hurdler
• 1979 - Irini Terzoglou, Greek shot putter
• 1980 - Teddy Hart, Canadian professional wrestler
• 1980 - Gucci Mane, African-American rapper
• 1980 - Oleguer Presas, Spanish football player
• 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 - Carolina Klüft, Swedish athlete
• 1983 - Alex Westaway, British musician
• 1983 - Will South, Thirteen Senses frontman
• 1983 - Jordin Tootoo, Canadian hockey player
• 1987 - Gerard Piqué, Spanish football player
• 1987 - 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. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Aleksander Tammert (born February 2, 1973 in Tartu) is an Estonian Discus thrower He competed at the 2004 Olympics Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ieroklis Stoltidis ( Greek: Ιεροκλής Στολτίδης born February 2 1975) also known as "Iero" is a Greek footballer Vaggelis Koutsoures, born February 21975 in Portaria Greece is a defensive midfielder currently playing for Panetolikos at Greek C' National League Todd Bertuzzi (born 2 February, 1975 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey player for the Calgary Niclas Wallin (Born February 20, 1975 in Boden, Sweden) is a professional ice hockey player who plays for the NHL 's Carolina Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Hickman (born February 2, 1976 in Stockport, Cheshire) is a former Swimmer from Great Britain, who became a Lori Beth Denberg (born February 2, 1976) is an American actress best known for her work as an original cast member of the Nickelodeon Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll (born February 2 1977 known simply as Shakira Libor Sionko (born February 1 1977 in Ostrava) is a Czech footballer currently playing for Danish Superliga club F Heather Martin is a Gospel Singer, and a current member of the gospel group Virtue with her sisters Ebony Holland and Karima Kibble Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Eden Erica Espinosa (born February 2, 1978 in Anaheim, California) is an American Singer and stage This article is about the Scottish football player For the Irish footballer see here. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Fani Halkia (Φανή Χαλκιά faˈni xalˈca born February 2, 1979 in Larissa) is a Greek hurdler. Irini Terzoglou (Ειρήνη Τερζόγλου born February 2, 1979) is a Greek Shot putter Her personal best put is 19 Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Teddy Hart (born Theodore Annis In the Calgary based Stampede Wrestling promotion Hart teamed with Smith T Radric Davis, better known by his Stage name Gucci Mane, is an American rapper. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Jason Alan Kapono (born February 4 1981 in Long Beach California) is an American professional Basketball player who plays for the Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Han Ga In (born February 2, 1982) is a South Korean model/actress Sergio Castaño Ortega, Castaño (born 2 February 1982 in Dos Hermanas, Seville) is a Spanish football Kelly Anne Mazzante (born February 2, 1982) is a professional Basketball player in the WNBA, playing for the Phoenix Mercury. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Carolina Evelyn Klüft (in Swedish klʏft (born February 2, 1983) is a Swedish athlete competing in Triple jump, Long jump Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Fightstar are a four-piece Post-hardcore band from London, England. Will South (born February 14, 1983) is the lead Singer, Pianist, and Guitarist of the British band Thirteen Thirteen Senses is a Rock band from Cornwall, England. The group released the album The Invitation on 27 September Jordin John Kudluk Tootoo ( Inuktitut syllabics: ᔪᐊᑕᓐ ᑐᑐ; born February 2, 1983 in Churchill, Manitoba, Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Gerard Piqué Bernabeu (born 2 February 1987 in Barcelona) is a Spanish football player currently playing for Spanish football Martin Ryan Spanjers (born February 2, 1987) is an American Actor known for his role as Rory Joseph Hennessy in the ABC Television Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Danielle Marie White (born February 2, 1992 in Cincinnati Ohio) is an American singer who was raised in Bradenton Florida. Events By Place Europe Wamba succeeds Reccaswinth as king of the Visigoths. Saint Chad of Mercia ( Anglo-Saxon Ceadda) (died March 2, 672) was a 7th century Anglo-Saxon churchman who became Abbot Konstantin Vsevolodovich (Константи́н Все́володович ( May 18, 1186 &ndash February 2, 1218) was the eldest son 1186)
• 1250 - Eric XI of Sweden (b. Eric XI Ericsson ( Old Norse: Eiríkr Eiríksson) (1216 – February 2, 1250) den läspe och halte: "the lisp and lame" 1216)
• 1461 - Owen Tudor, Welsh founder of the Tudor dynasty of England
• 1529 - Baldassare Castiglione, Italian writer (b. Owain ap Mredydd (or Owen ap Meredith ap Tewdwr or Owen Tudur or Owen Tudor) (c The Tudor dynasty or House of Tudor was an English royal Dynasty that lasted 118 years from 1485 to 1603 a period known as the Tudor period Baldasare Castiglione, count of Novellata ( December 15, 1478 &ndash February 28, 1529) was an Italian Courtier, 1478)
• 1580 - Bessho Nagaharu, Japanese retainer (b. ( 1558 - February 2, 1580) was a Japanese Daimyo of the Sengoku period. 1558)
• 1594 - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Italian composer (b. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (between 3 February 1525 and 2 February 1526 - 2 February 1594 was an Italian Composer of the Renaissance. 1525)
• 1648 - George Abbot, English writer
• 1660 - Govert Flinck, Dutch painter (b. Govert (or Govaert) Teuniszoon Flinck ( January 25, 1615, Cleves - February 2, 1660, Amsterdam 1615)
• 1660 - Gaston, Duke of Orléans, French politician (b. Gaston Jean-Baptiste de France, duc d'Orléans, ( April 25, 1608 &ndash February 2, 1660, Blois) was the third son of 1608)
• 1661 - Lucas Holstenius, German humanist (b. Lucas Holstenius, the Latinized name of Lukas Holste (1596 &ndash February 2 1661) German Catholic humanist, Geographer 1596)
• 1688 - Abraham Duquesne, French naval officer (b. Other topics that could fall under Duquesne can be found at Marquis Duquesne (disambiguation Abraham Duquesne, marquis du Bouchet (c 1610)
• 1704 - Guillaume François Antoine, Marquis de l'Hôpital, French mathematician (b. Year 1704 ( MDCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Guillaume François Antoine Marquis de l'Hôpital (1661 &ndash February 2, 1704) was a French Mathematician. 1661)
• 1712 - Martin Lister, English naturalist and physician
• 1714 - John Sharp, English Archbishop of York (b. Year 1712 ( MDCCXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Martin Lister (c 1638 Radclive, England - February 2, 1712, Epsom) English naturalist and Physician, was Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a John Sharp may refer to John Sharp (Archbishop of York (1643-1714 John Sharp (actor (1920-1992 British television actor The Archbishop of York is a high-ranking cleric in the Church of England, second only to the Archbishop of Canterbury. 1643)
• 1723 - Antonio Maria Valsalva, Italian anatomist (b. Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Antonio Maria Valsalva ( Imola, January 17, 1666 – Bologna, February 2, 1723) was an Italian Anatomist 1666)
• 1768 - Robert Smith, English mathematician (b. Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Robert Smith (1689 &ndash 2 February 1768) was an English Mathematician and music theorist. 1689)
• 1769 - Pope Clement XIII (b. Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Pope Clement XIII ( Venice, March 7, 1693 &ndash February 2, 1769 in Rome) born Carlo della Torre di Rezzonico 1693)
• 1802 - Welbore Ellis, 1st Baron Mendip, British statesman (b. Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Welbore Ellis 1st Baron Mendip PC ( 15 December 1713 &ndash 2 February 1802) was a British statesman 1713)
• 1804 - George Walton, Signer of the Declaration of Independence (b. Year 1713 ( MDCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a George Walton (1749 or 1750&ndash February 2, 1804) signed the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Georgia 1749-50)
• 1895 - Archduke Albert, Austrian general (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Erzherzog Albrecht Friedrich Rudolf Dominik, Herzog von Teschen ( Duke of Teschen) (b 1817)
• 1904 - William C. Whitney, American financier (b. Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on William Collins Whitney ( July 5, 1841 - February 2, 1904) was an American political leader and Financier and founder of 1841)
• 1907 - Dmitri Mendeleev, Russian chemist (b. For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev (sometimes spelled Mendeleyev; Дми́трий Ива́нович Менделе́ев) ( &ndash) was a Russian chemist and 1834)
• 1918 - John L. Sullivan, American heavyweight boxer (b. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Lawrence Sullivan (October 15 1858 &ndash February 2 1918 was recognized as the first heavyweight champion of gloved boxing from February 7 1882 to 1892 and 1858)
• 1922 - William Desmond Taylor, Irish film director (b. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. William Desmond Taylor ( April 26, 1872 – February 1, 1922) was an actor successful US Film director of Silent 1872)
• 1925 - Jaap Eden, Dutch skater and cyclist (b. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jacobus Johannes "Jaap" Eden ( October 19, 1873 &ndash February 2, 1925) was a Dutch athlete 1873)
• 1926 - Vladimir Sukhomlinov, Russian general (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vladimir Aleksandrovich Sukhomlinov (Владимир Александрович Сухомлинов ( Kaunas – February 2, 1926, Berlin 1848)
• 1932 - Agha Petros, Assyrian nationalist leader
• 1942 - Daniil Kharms, Russian playwright (b. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Agha Petros Elia of Baz ( Syriac: ܐܓܐ ܦܜܪܘܣ 1 April, 1880 – 2 February, 1932) was a military General Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Daniil Kharms ( Даниил Иванович Хармс; &ndash 2 February, 1942) was an early Soviet -era Surrealist and absurdist 1905)
• 1945 - Carl Friedrich Goerdeler, German politician (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Carl Friedrich Goerdeler ( July 31, 1884 &ndash February 2, 1945) was a conservative German Politician 1884)
• 1948 - Bevil Rudd, South African athlete (b. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bevil Gordon D'Urban Rudd ( October 5, 1894 &ndash February 2, 1948) was a South African athlete, the 1920 The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa 1894)
• 1948 - Thomas W. Lamont, American banker; father or Corliss Lamont; great-grandfather of Ned Lamont (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Thomas William Lamont Jr ( September 30 1870 – February 2 1948) was an American Banker. Corliss Lamont ( March 28, 1902 &ndash April 26, 1995) was a humanist and Marxist philosopher and advocate of various Edward Miner "Ned" Lamont Jr (born January 3, 1954 1870)
• 1950 - Constantin Carathéodory, Greek mathematician (b. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Constantin Carathéodory (or Constantine Karatheodoris ( Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Καραθεοδωρή ( September 13, 1873 &ndash February 1873)
• 1956 - Charles Grapewin, American actor (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles E Grapewin ( December 20, 1869 – February 2, 1956) was an American Vaudeville performer and a stage 1869)
• 1956 - Pyotr Konchalovsky, Russian painter (b. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Pyotr Konchalovsky (Petr Petrovich Konchalovsky Пётр Петро́вич Кончало́вский ( February 21 1876 - February 2, 1956 1876)
• 1957 - Grigory Landsberg, Russian physicist (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Grigory Samuilovich Landsberg (Григорий Самуилович Ландсберг ( January 22, 1890, Vologda - February 2, 1957 1890)
• 1969 - Boris Karloff, English actor (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Boris Karloff ( 23 November, &ndash 2 February,) was an English actor who emigrated to Canada in the 1910s 1887)
• 1970 - Lawrence Gray, American actor (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lawrence Gray ( July 28, 1898 - 2 February 1970) was an American Actor of the 1920s and 1930s 1898)
• 1970 - Bertrand Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, English mathematician, writer and philosopher, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Bertrand Arthur William Russell 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970 was a British Philosopher, Historian The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1872)
• 1972 - Natalie Clifford Barney, American writer (b. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Natalie Clifford Barney ( 31 October 1876 &ndash 2 February 1972) was an American Expatriate who lived wrote and hosted a literary 1876)
• 1973 - Hendrik Elias, Belgian politician (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Hendrik Josef Elias ( June 12 1902 – February 2 1973) was a Belgian politician and Flemish nationalist. 1902)
• 1979 - Sid Vicious, English musician (Sex Pistols) (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) John Simon Ritchie (born May 10, 1957, died February 2, 1979) better known as Sid Vicious, was an English Punk The Sex Pistols are an English Punk rock band that formed in London in 1975 1957)
• 1980 - William Howard Stein, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) William Howard Stein ( June 25, 1911 &ndash February 2, 1980) was an American Biochemist. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1911)
• 1982 - Paul Desruisseaux, French Canadian lawyer, businessman and politician (b 1905)
• 1987 - Castilho, Brazilian footballer (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Paul Desruisseaux ( May 1, 1905 &ndash February 2, 1982) was a Canadian lawyer businessman and politician Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Carlos José Castilho ( November 27, 1927 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil &ndash February 2, 1987) was a legendary Brazilian 1927)
• 1987 - Alistair MacLean, Scottish novelist (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alistair Stuart MacLean (28 April 1922 - 2 February 1987 Scottish Gaelic: Alasdair MacGill-Eain) was a Scottish Novelist who wrote successful 1922)
• 1988 - Marcel Bozzuffi, French film actor (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Marcel Bozzuffi ( 28 October, 1928 - 2 February, 1988) was a French film actor perhaps best remembered for his role as a brutal hitman 1929)
• 1989 - Ondrej Nepela, Slovak figure skater (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Ondrej Nepela (born January 22, 1951 in Bratislava, Slovakia, died February 2, 1989 in Mannheim, Germany 1951)
• 1990 - Joe Erskine, Welsh boxer (b. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) For Joe Erskine the American welterweight boxer and long distance runner see Joe Erskine (American boxer. 1934)
• 1992 - Bert Parks, American television host (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Bert Parks ( December 30, 1914 – February 2, 1992) was an American Actor, Singer, and Radio and 1914)
• 1995 - Fred Perry, British former tennis player (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Frederick John Perry (18 May 1909 – 2 February 1995 born in Stockport, Cheshire, was an English Tennis and Table tennis 1909)
• 1995 - Donald Pleasence, English actor (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Donald Henry Pleasence, OBE, (5 October 1919 – 2 February 1995 was an English stage and film actor. 1919)
• 1996 - Gene Kelly, American dancer, actor, and director (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Eugene Curran “Gene” Kelly ( August 23, &ndash February 2,) was an American Dancer, Actor, Singer, director 1912)
• 1997 - Erich Eliskases, Austrian chess player (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Erich Gottlieb Eliskases ( February 15, 1913 - February 2, 1997) was a leading Chess player, a Grandmaster, of the 1913)
• 1997 - Sanford Meisner, American actor (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sanford Meisner (b August 31, 1905, Brooklyn New York – February 2, 1997, Sherman Oaks California was an American 1904)
• 1999 - David McComb, Australian musician (The Triffids) (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) David Richard McComb, ( February 17, 1962 &ndash February 2, 1999) was an Australian rock musician The Triffids were an Australian Rock band who achieved some international success in the 1980s 1962)
• 2002 - Paul Baloff, American singer (Exodus) (b. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Baloff ( April 25, 1960 &ndash February 2, 2002) was an American singer most notable for his time in Thrash metal band Exodus is an American Thrash metal band formed in 1980 in San Francisco, California by guitarist Gary Holt, current Metallica 1960)
• 2002 - Claude Brown, American writer (b. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Claude Brown ( February 23, 1937 - February 2, 2002) is the author of Manchild in the Promised Land, published to critical 1937)
• 2003 - Lou Harrison, American composer (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Lou Silver Harrison ( May 14, 1917 &ndash February 2, 2003) was an American 1917)
• 2004 - Bernard McEveety, American film director (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Bernard McEveety (1924 &ndash February 2, 2004) was an American director 1924)
• 2005 - Max Schmeling, German boxer (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Maximillian Adolph Otto Siegfried Schmeling ( September 28, 1905 – February 2, 2005) was a German boxer who was heavyweight 1905)
• 2007 - Vijay Arora, Indian film and television actor (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Vijay Arora ( December 27, 1946 &ndash February 2, 2007) was an actor in Hindi films and television serials most famous for his roles 1944)
• 2007 - Billy Henderson, American singer (The Spinners) (b. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Billy Henderson 9 August 1939, Detroit, Michigan &mdash 2 February 2007, Holly Hill Florida was an African-American The Spinners are a Detroit, Michigan -based soul Vocal group (active since 1954 and most popular during the 1970s 1939)
• 2007 - Joe Hunter, American pianist and bandleader of The Funk Brothers (b. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph Edward Hunter ( November 19 1927 &ndash February 2, 2007) Born in Jackson Tennessee was an African-American musician known The Funk Brothers was the nickname of Detroit Michigan, Session musicians who performed the backing to most Motown Records recordings from 1959 until 1972 1927)
• 2007 - Filippo Raciti, Italian police officer (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Filippo Raciti ( 17 January 1967 - 2 February 2007) was an Italian police officer ("ispettore capo di polizia" 1967)
• 2007 - Masao Takemoto, Japanese gymnast (b. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. was a Japanese artistic gymnast who has won two world titles and seven Olympic medals 1919)
• 2007 - Eric von Schmidt, American folk/blues singer-songwriter (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Eric Von Schmidt ( May 28 1931 — February 2 2007) was an American Singer-songwriter associated with the Folk/blues 1931)
• 2008- Katoucha, Guinean model and activist (b. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Katoucha Niane ( 30 December 1960 in Conakry Guinea &ndash 2 February, 2008 in Paris, France) was a French 1960)

Holidays and observances

• Ancient Latvia - Veja Diena observed. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region.
• Czech Republic - Hromnice. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia, In the Czech Republic, each day of the year corresponds to a Personal name.
• France - Chandeleur (= Candlemas), AKA "Crêpe (Pancake) Day". This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Feast of the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple celebrates an early episode in the life of Jesus, and falls on or around 2 February.
• Paganism - Imbolc (in northern hemisphere), Lughnasadh (in southern hemisphere). Paganism (from Latin paganus, meaning "country dweller rustic" is a word used to refer to various religions and religious beliefs from across the world Imbolc is one of the four principal festivals of the Irish calendar, celebrated among Gaelic peoples and some other Celtic cultures either at the beginning Northern Hemisphere is the half of a Planet that is North of the Equator —the word hemisphere literally means 'half ball' Lughnasadh ( Old Irish, pronounced luɣnəsəð Modern Irish Lá Lúnasa; Modern Gaelic Lùnastal) is a Gaelic Southern Hemisphere is the half of a Planet that is South of the Equator —the word hemisphere literally means 'half ball'
• Scotland - A quarter day in the Christian calendar (due to Candlemas). Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. In British and Irish tradition the quarter days were the four dates in each year on which servants were hired and rents and rates were due The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today The Feast of the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple celebrates an early episode in the life of Jesus, and falls on or around 2 February.
• United States and Canada - Groundhog Day. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Groundhog Day is a holiday celebrated in United States and Canada on February 2.
• University of King's College - George III Day
• Yemanja - Celebration of Yemanja, the sea goddess. The University of King's College is a post-secondary institution in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. George III (George William Frederick 4 June 1738 George III's long reign was marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdom much of the rest of Europe and places Yemaja is an Orisha, originally of the Yoruba religion, who has become prominent in many Afro-American religion.
• 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). The Feast of the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple celebrates an early episode in the life of Jesus, and falls on or around 2 February. The Feast of the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple celebrates an early episode in the life of Jesus, and falls on or around 2 February. The Feast of the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple celebrates an early episode in the life of Jesus, and falls on or around 2 February. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• St. Cornelius
• February 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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Cornelius (in Greek, Κορνήλιος) was a Roman Centurion who is considered by Christians to be the first Gentile Feb 1 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Feb 3 Fixed commemorations All fixed commemorations below are observed on February 15 by

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