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Events
- 672 - Death of Saint Chad, whose feast day this is.
- 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor in nearly 40 years.
- 1032 - Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor becomes King of Burgundy.
- 1119 - Callixtus II becomes Pope.
- 1509 - Battle of Diu takes place near Diu, India, between Portugal and Turkey.
- 1536 - Spaniard Pedro de Mendoza founds Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- 1542 - Portuguese under Christovão da Gama capture a Moslem-occupied hillfort in northern Ethiopia in the Battle of Baçente.
- 1653 - New Amsterdam (later renamed New York City) is incorporated.
- 1709 - Alexander Selkirk is rescued from shipwreck on a desert island, inspiring the book Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe.
- 1790 - The U.S. Supreme Court convenes for the first time after an unsuccessful attempt on February 1.
- 1812 - Russia establishes a fur trading colony at Fort Ross, along the California coast.
- 1848 - Mexican-American War: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed ending the war.
- 1848 - California Gold Rush: The first ship with Chinese emigrants seeking fortune in California's gold country arrive in San Francisco.
- 1876 - The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs of Major League Baseball is formed.
- 1878 - Greece declares war on Turkey.
- 1880 - The first electric streetlight is installed in Wabash, Indiana.
- 1882 - The Knights of Columbus are formed in New Haven, Connecticut.
- 1887 - In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.
- 1899 - The Australian Premiers' Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia's capital (Canberra) between Sydney and Melbourne.
- 1901 - The Funeral of Queen Victoria.
- 1920 - Tartu Peace Treaty signed between Estonia and Russia.
- 1920 - France occupies Memel.
- 1925 - Serum run to Nome: Dog sleds reach Nome, Alaska with diphtheria serum, inspiring the Iditarod race.
- 1933 - Adolf Hitler dissolves the German Parliament.
- 1935 - The polygraph machine is tested for the first time. Leonard Keeler conducts the experiment in Portage, Wisconsin.
- 1940 - Frank Sinatra debuts with the Tommy Dorsey orchestra.
- 1943 - World War II: The last German forces surrender to the Soviets after the Battle of Stalingrad.
- 1945 - World War II: President Franklin D. Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill leave to meet with Soviet leader Joseph Stalin at the Yalta Conference.
- 1952 - A tropical storm forms north of Cuba and moves northeast making landfall in Florida. It is the earliest reported formation of a tropical storm on record in the Atlantic basin.
- 1957 - President Iskander Mirza of Pakistan lays the foundation-stone of the Guddu Barrage across river Indus near Sukkur.
- 1966 - Pakistan suggests a six-point agenda with Kashmir dispute as number one item for the proposed Indo-Pak ministerial talks after 1965 war.
- 1967 - The American Basketball Association is formed.
- 1971 - After a coup in Uganda, Idi Amin replaces President Milton Obote as leader.
- 1972 - The British embassy in Dublin is destroyed in protest over Bloody Sunday.
- 1974 - The F-16 Fighting Falcon flies for the first time.
- 1976 - Groundhog Day gale of 1976 hits the north-eastern United States and south-eastern Canada.
- 1980 - Abscam: Reports surface that FBI personnel were targeting members of the U.S. Congress in a sting operation.
- 1980 - Founding congress of the Revolutionary Communist Party of Turkey.
- 1982 - Hama Massacre: The government of Syria attacks the town of Hama and kills thousands of people.
- 1989 - Soviet war in Afghanistan: The last Soviet Union armored column leaves Kabul, ending nine years of military occupation.
- 1989 - Satellite television service Sky Television plc launched in the Europe.
- 1990 - Apartheid: In South Africa President F.W. de Klerk allows the African National Congress to legally function again and promises to set Nelson Mandela free.
- 1998 - A Cebu Pacific Air DC-9-32 crashes into a mountain near Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, killing 104.
- 2002 - Wedding of Crown Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands to the Argentinean born Máxima Zorreguieta in Amsterdam.
- 2002 - Foundation of Eurodoc, the European Council for Doctoral Candidates and Junior Researchers, in Girona (Spain).
- 2006 - An aging Egyptian passenger ferry carrying more than 1,400 people sinks in the Red Sea off the Saudi coast.
Births
- 1208 - James I of Aragon (d. 1276)
- 1455 - King John of Denmark (d. 1513)
- 1494 - Bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (d. 1557)
- 1502 - Damião de Góis, Portuguese philosopher (d. 1574)
- 1506 - René de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (d. 1583)
- 1522 - Lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (d. 1565)
- 1600 - Gabriel Naudé, French librarian and scholar (d. 1653)
- 1613 - Noël Chabanel, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1649)
- 1621 - Johannes Schefferus, Alsatian-born humanist (d. 1679)
- 1649 - Pope Benedict XIII (d. 1730)
- 1650 - Nell Gwynne, English actress and royal mistress (d. 1687)
- 1669 - Louis Marchand, French organist and harpsichordist (d. 1732)
- 1695 - William Borlase, English naturalist (d. 1772)
- 1695 - François de Chevert, French general (d. 1769)
- 1700 - Johann Christoph Gottsched, German writer (d. 1766)
- 1711 - Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz, Austrian diplomat (d. 1794)
- 1714 - Gottfried August Homilius, German composer (d. 1785)
- 1717 - Ernst Gideon Freiherr von Laudon, Austrian field marshal (d. 1790)
- 1754 - Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, French politician (d. 1838)
- 1786 - Jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician (d. 1856)
- 1802 - Jean Baptiste Boussingault, French chemist (d. 1887)
- 1803 - Albert Sidney Johnston, American Confederate general (d. 1862)
- 1829 - Alfred Brehm, German zoologist (d. 1884)
- 1841 - François-Alphonse Forel, Swiss hydrologist (d. 1912)
- 1842 - Yulian Vasilievich Sokhotski, Russian mathematician (d. 1927)
- 1849 - Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav, Slovak poet (d. 1921)
- 1851 - José Guadalupe Posada, Mexican artist (d. 1913)
- 1861 - Solomon R. Guggenheim, American art collector and philanthropist (d. 1949)
- 1875 - Fritz Kreisler, Austrian violinist (d. 1962)
- 1878 - Alfréd Hajós, Hungarian swimmer (d. 1955)
- 1881 - Orval Overall, major league baseball pitcher (d. 1947)
- 1882 - James Joyce, Irish author (d. 1941)
- 1887 - Ernst Hanfstängl, German pianist and politician (d. 1975)
- 1888 - Frederick Lane, Australian swimmer (d. 1969)
- 1889 - Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, French general, posthumous Marshal of France (d. 1952)
- 1890 - Charles Correll, American actor (d. 1972)
- 1893 - Cornelius Lanczos, Hungarian mathematician (d. 1974)
- 1893 - Raoul Riganti, Argentine racing driver (d. 1970)
- 1895 - George Halas, American football player, coach, and league founder (d. 1983)
- 1896 - Kazimierz Kuratowski, Polish mathematician and logician (d. 1980)
- 1897 - Howard Johnson, American hotelier (d. 1972)
- 1897 - Aimé Avignon, France's former oldest living man (d. 2007)
- 1900 - Willie Kamm, MLB third baseman (d. 1988)
- 1901 - Jascha Heifetz, Lithuanian violinist (d. 1987)
- 1905 - Ayn Rand, Russian-born author and philosopher (d. 1982)
- 1908 - Wes Ferrell, All-Star MLB pitcher (d. 1976)
- 1909 - Frank Albertson, American actor (d. 1964)
- 1912 - Burton Lane, American composer and lyricist (d. 1997)
- 1913 - Poul Reichhardt, Danish actor (d. 1985)
- 1914 - Eric Kierans, Canadian politician and economist (d. 2004)
- 1915 - Abba Eban, Israeli diplomat (d. 2002)
- 1915 - Stan Leonard, Canadian professional golfer (d. 2005)
- 1916 - Xuân Diệu, Vietnamese poet (d. 1985)
- 1918 - Hella S. Haasse, Dutch writer
- 1923 - James Dickey, American poet and author (d. 1997)
- 1923 - Bonita Granville, American actress (d. 1988)
- 1923 - Red Schoendienst, baseball player and manager, and eventually Hall of Famer
- 1923 - Liz Smith, American gossip columnist
- 1924 - Elfi von Dassanowsky, Austrian-American producer and musician
- 1925 - Elaine Stritch, American actress
- 1926 - Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, French politician
- 1927 - Stan Getz, American musician (d. 1991)
- 1928 - Aloyisus Leon Higginbotham, Jr., civil rights activist and author (d. 1998)
- 1931 - Dries van Agt, Dutch politician
- 1931 - Les Dawson, British comedian (d. 1993)
- 1931 - Judith Viorst, American author
- 1932 - Robert Mandan, American actor
- 1933 - Than Shwe, ruler of Myanmar
- 1933 - Tony Jay, English actor (d. 2006)
- 1937 - Tom Smothers, American musician and comedian
- 1937 - Don Buford, All-Star MLB outfielder
- 1939 - Akbar Adibi, Iranian scientist, father of electronics in Iran (d. 2000)
- 1940 - David Jason, English actor
- 1942 - Graham Nash, American (British-born) rock musician
- 1944 - Karen Foss, American broadcaster
- 1944 - Geoffrey Hughes, British actor
- 1945 - David Friedman, American economist
- 1946 - Alpha Oumar Konaré, ex-president of Mali
- 1947 - Farrah Fawcett, American actress
- 1948 - Al McKay, American guitarist and songwriter (Earth, Wind & Fire)
- 1949 - Brent Spiner, American actor
- 1949 - Ross Valory, American musician (Journey)
- 1949 - Francisco Maturana, Colombian football manager
- 1952 - Genichiro Tenryu, Japanese professional wrestler
- 1954 - Christie Brinkley, American model
- 1954 - Hansi Hinterseer, Austrian singer, actor, former skier
- 1954 - John Tudor, MLB 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 - Garth Brooks, American Singer/Artist
- 1962 - Paul Kilgus, baseball player
- 1963 - Eva Cassidy, American singer (d. 1996)
- 1965 - Carl Airey, English footballer
- 1965 - Naoki Sano, Japanese professional wrestler
- 1966 - Andrei Chesnokov, Russian former tennis player
- 1966 - Robert DeLeo, American musician (Stone Temple Pilots)
- 1967 - Arturs Irbe, Latvian hockey player
- 1967 - Laurent Nkunda, Congolese general
- 1968 - Scott Erickson, MLB pitcher
- 1969 - Valeri Karpin, Russian 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
- 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 - Barry Ferguson, Scotish football player
- 1978 - Eden Espinosa, American singer and stage actress
- 1979 - Fani Halkia, Greek hurdler
- 1979 - Irini Terzoglou, Greek shot putter
- 1980 - Teddy Hart, Canadian professional wrestler
- 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 - Jordin Tootoo, Canadian hockey player
- 1983 - Carolina Klüft, Swedish athlete
- 1987 - Martin Spanjers, American actor
- 1987 - Gerard Piqué, Spanish football player
- 1992 - Danielle White, American singer
Deaths
- 1124 - Bořivoj II of Bohemia
- 1218 - Konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (b. 1186)
- 1250 - Eric XI of Sweden (b. 1216)
- 1461 - Owen Tudor, Welsh founder of the Tudor dynasty of England
- 1529 - Baldassare Castiglione, Italian writer (b. 1478)
- 1580 - Bessho Nagaharu, Japanese retainer (b. 1558)
- 1594 - Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Italian composer (b. 1525)
- 1648 - George Abbot, English writer
- 1660 - Govert Flinck, Dutch painter (b. 1615)
- 1660 - Gaston, Duke of Orléans, French politician (b. 1608)
- 1661 - Lucas Holstenius, German humanist (b. 1596)
- 1688 - Abraham Duquesne, French naval officer (b. 1610)
- 1704 - Guillaume François Antoine, Marquis de l'Hôpital, French mathematician (b. 1661)
- 1712 - Martin Lister, English naturalist and physician
- 1714 - John Sharp, English Archbishop of York (b. 1643)
- 1768 - Robert Smith, English mathematician (b. 1689)
- 1769 - Pope Clement XIII (b. 1693)
- 1802 - Welbore Ellis, 1st Baron Mendip, British statesman (b. 1713)
- 1895 - Archduke Albert, Austrian general (b. 1817)
- 1904 - William C. Whitney, American financier (b. 1841)
- 1907 - Dmitri Mendeleev, Russian chemist (b. 1834)
- 1918 - John L. Sullivan, American heavyweight boxer (b. 1858)
- 1922 - William Desmond Taylor, Irish film director (b. 1872)
- 1925 - Jaap Eden, Dutch skater and cyclist (b. 1873)
- 1926 - Vladimir Sukhomlinov, Russian general (b. 1848)
- 1932 - Agha Petros, Assyrian nationalist leader
- 1942 - Daniil Kharms, Russian playwright (b. 1905)
- 1945 - Carl Friedrich Goerdeler, German politician (b. 1884)
- 1948 - Bevil Rudd, South African athlete (b. 1894)
- 1948 - Thomas W. Lamont, American banker; father or Corliss Lamont; great-grandfather of Ned Lamont (b. 1870)
- 1950 - Constantin Carathéodory, Greek mathematician (b. 1873)
- 1956 - Charles Grapewin, American actor (b. 1869)
- 1956 - Pyotr Konchalovsky, Russian painter (b. 1876)
- 1957 - Grigory Landsberg, Russian physicist (b. 1890)
- 1969 - Boris Karloff, English actor (b. 1887)
- 1970 - Bertrand Russell, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1872)
- 1970 - Lawrence Gray, American actor (b.1898)
- 1973 - Hendrik Elias, Belgain politician (b. 1902)
- 1979 - Sid Vicious, English musician (Sex Pistols) (b. 1957)
- 1980 - William Howard Stein, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. 1911)
- 1982 - Paul Desruisseaux, Quebec lawyer, businessman and politician (b 1905)
- 1987 - Castilho, Brazilian footballer (b. 1927)
- 1987 - Alistair MacLean, Scottish novelist (b. 1922)
- 1988 - Marcel Bozzuffi, French film actor (b. 1929)
- 1989 - Ondrej Nepela, Slovak figure skater (b. 1951)
- 1990 - Joe Erskine, British boxer (b. 1934)
- 1992 - Bert Parks, American television host (b. 1914)
- 1995 - Fred Perry, British former tennis player (b. 1909)
- 1995 - Donald Pleasence, English actor (b. 1919)
- 1996 - Gene Kelly, American dancer, actor, and director (b. 1912)
- 1997 - Sanford Meisner, American actor (b. 1904)
- 1997 - Erich Eliskases, Austrian chess player (b. 1913)
- 1999 - David McComb, Australian musician (The Triffids) (b. 1962)
- 2002 - Paul Baloff, American vocalist (b. 1960)
- 2002 - Claude Brown, American writer (b. 1937)
- 2003 - Lou Harrison, American composer (b. 1917)
- 2004 - Bernard McEveety, American film director (b. 1924)
- 2005 - Max Schmeling, German boxer (b. 1905)
- 2007 - Filippo Raciti, Italian police officer (b. 1967)
- 2007 - Masao Takemoto, Japanese gymnast (b. 1919)
- 2007 - Eric von Schmidt, American folk/blues singer-songwriter (b. 1931)
- 2007 - Joe Hunter, American pianist and bandleader of The Funk Brothers (b. 1927)
- 2007 - Billy Henderson, American singer with The Spinners (b. 1939)
- 2007 - Vijay Arora, Indian film and television actor (b. 1944)
Holidays and observances
- Ancient Latvia - Veja Diena observed.
- Czech Republic - Hromnice.
- France - Crêpe Day.
- Paganism - Imbolc (in northern hemisphere), Lughnasadh (in southern hemisphere).
- Scotland - A quarter day in the Christian calendar (due to Candlemas).
- United States and Canada - Groundhog Day.
- University of King's College - George III Day
- Yemanja Celebration of Yemanja, the sea goddess.
Liturgical feasts
- Roman Catholicism - Candlemas, The Presentation of the Lord, The Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, World Day for Consecrated Life (also February 3 in the United States).
- St. Adelbald
- St. Cornelius
- Eastern (Byzantine) Catholic Church: Encounter of our Lord with Simeon - Major Feast Day
- February 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Hedgehog Day toys r us
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- 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
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- 421 - Constantius III becomes co-Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
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- 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
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- 1355 - The St.
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- 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu.
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- 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed.
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- 399 BC - The philosopher Socrates sentenced to death.
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- 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a dowry payment.
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- 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria.
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- 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor.
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- 747 BC - Epoch (origin) of Ptolemy's Nabonassar Era.
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- 364 - Valentinian I is elevated as Roman Emperor.
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February 2 2005
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February 2, 2004
- U.S. President George W. Bush announces he will form an independent, bipartisan inquiry presidential commission to probe into prewar intelligence regarding weapons of mass destruction leading up to the decision to invade Iraq.
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February 2, 2003
- The term of Czech Republic President Václav Havel ends without an elected successor to fill the position.
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