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February 3 is the 34th 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 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor 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 331 days remaining until the end of the year (332 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

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Events

• 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry, uniting the fortunes of those two states. Ramon Berenguer III the Great was the count of Barcelona, Girona, and Osona from 1082 (jointly with Berenguer Ramon II and solely Douce I (also Dulcia or Dolça, called "of Rouergue" or "of Gévaudan" (c
• 1377 - more than 2,000 people of the Italian city of Cesena are slaughtered by Papal Troops (Cesena Bloodbath). Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Cesena (ancient Caesena) is a city in the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy, south of Ravenna and west of Rimini, on the The Papal States, State(s of the Church or Pontifical States (in Italian Stato Ecclesiastico, Stato della Chiesa, Stati della Chiesa The War of the Eight Saints (1375-1378 was a war between Pope Gregory XI and a coalition of Italian city-states led by Florence, which contributed to the end of the
• 1451 - Sultan Mehmed II inherits the throne of the Ottoman Empire. Sultan (سلطان is an Islamic title with several historical meanings The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish
• 1488 - Bartolomeu Dias of Portugal lands in Mossel Bay after rounding the Cape of Good Hope, becoming the first known European to travel so far south. Bartolomeu Dias (baɾtuluˈmeu ˈdiɐʃ Anglicized Bartholomew Diaz) (c Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Mossel Bay ( Mosselbaai in Afrikaans and Dutch) lies on the southern coast of South Africa, east of the Cape of Good Hope and west The Cape of Good Hope ( Afrikaans: Kaap die Goeie Hoop, Kaap de Goede Hoop Cabo da Boa Esperança Persian Language: دماغه امید نیک
• 1509 - The Battle of Diu, between Portugal and the Ottoman Empire takes place in Diu, India. Background The Portuguese followed this battle by rapidly capturing key ports/coastal areas around the Indian Ocean like Mombasa, Socotra Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish 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
• 1690 - The colony of Massachusetts issues the first paper money in America. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Paper Money is the second album by the band Montrose. It was released in 1974 and was the last album to feature Sammy Hagar as lead vocalist The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World, consisting of the Continents of North America and South America
• 1706 - During the Battle of Fraustadt Swedish forces defeat a superior Saxon-Polish-Russian force by deploying a double envelopment. Year 1706 ( MDCCVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Battle of Fraustadt was fought on February 3 1706 between Sweden and Saxony - Poland and their Russian allies near "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. The Free State of Saxony (Freistaat Sachsen ˈzaksən Swobodny Stat Sakska is the easternmost federal state of Germany. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The pincer movement or double envelopment is a basic element of Military strategy which has been used to some extent in many Wars and is considered
• 1783 - American Revolutionary War: Spain recognizes United States independence. Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• 1787 - Shays' Rebellion is crushed. Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Shays' Rebellion was an armed uprising in Central and Western Massachusetts from 1786 to 1787
• 1807 - A British military force, under Brig-Gen. Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sir Samuel Auchmuty captures the city of Montevideo, then part of the Spanish Empire now capital of Uruguay. Sir Samuel Auchmuty, GCB (1756-1822 was a British General. Born at New York City in 1756 Auchmuty was educated at King's College Montevideo (monteβi'ðeo is the largest city the capital and chief port of Uruguay. The Spanish Empire (Imperio Español was one of the largest Empires in history and one of the first Global empires In the 15th and 16th centuries Uruguay.(official full name in República Oriental del Uruguay;, Oriental Republic of Uruguay) is a country located in the southeastern part of South America
• 1809 - The Illinois Territory is created. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Illinois Territory was a historic Organized territory of the United States established on March 1, 1809.
• 1830 - The sovereignty of Greece was confirmed in a London Protocol. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία London Protocol is a name used to describe several different documents
• 1834 - Wake Forest University is established. Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Wake Forest University is a private, coeducational University in North Carolina, founded in 1834
• 1867 - Emperor Meiji becomes the 122nd emperor of Japan. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The (3 November 1852 — 30 July 1912 or Meiji the Great was the 122nd emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession reigning from 3 February For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• 1870 - The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, granting voting rights to citizens regardless of race. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Fifteenth Amendment ( Amendment XV) of the United States Constitution prohibits each government in the United States to prevent a citizen from voting based on that
• 1900 - Gubernatorial candidate William Goebel is assassinated in Frankfort, Kentucky. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar William J Goebel (January 4 1856 – February 3 1900 was an American politician who served as Governor of Kentucky for a few days in 1900 after having been mortally Frankfort is a city in the US commonwealth of Kentucky that serves as the state Capital and the County seat of Franklin County.
• 1908 - Foundation of Panathinaikos in Athens, Greece. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Overview Today three professional teams use the Panathinaikos name — the football team P Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία
• 1913 - The Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, authorizing the Federal government to impose and collect an income tax. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The The federal government of the United States is the central United States Governmental body established by the United States Constitution.
• 1916 - Parliament buildings in Ottawa, Canada burn down. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Parliament of Canada (Parlement du Canada is Canada 's legislative branch, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
• 1917 - World War I: The United States breaks off diplomatic relations with Germany a day after the former announced a new policy of unrestricted submarine warfare. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A submarine is a Watercraft that can operate independently below water as distinct from a Submersible that has only limited underwater capability
• 1918 - The Twin Peaks Tunnel begins service as the longest streetcar tunnel in the world at 11,920 feet (3,633 meters) long. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Twin Peaks Tunnel is a, it was one of the longest railway tunnels in the world ( Paris Métro 's line 1, opened in 1900 beat it by a few miles as did some A tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car, or streetcar is a railborne vehicle, of lighter weight and construction than a Train
• 1923 - The Alpha Zeta chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia founded at Pennsylvania State University. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alpha Zeta is a Professional fraternity for students and industry professionals in the agriculture and natural resources fields Phi Mu Alpha (ΦΜΑ Sinfonia is a collegiate social fraternity for men with an interest in music The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related, land-grant, space grant public research University
• 1930 - The Communist Party of Vietnam is established. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Communist Party of Vietnam ( Đảng Cộng sản Việt Nam) is the currently ruling as well as the only legal
• 1931 - The Hawke's Bay earthquake, New Zealand's worst natural disaster, kills 258. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Geography The region is situated on the east coast of the North Island. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island
• 1941 - World War II: Nazi Germany forcibly restores Pierre Laval to office in occupied Vichy, France. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 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 Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers Pierre Laval (28 June 1883 15 October 1945 was a French Politician and statesman who led the Vichy government during World War II, and Vichy ( Occitan: Vichèi) is a commune in the department of Allier in Auvergne in central France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• 1944 - World War II: United States troops capture the Marshall Islands. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Marshall Islands, officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI is a Micronesian nation of islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean
• 1945 - World War II: The Soviet Union agrees to enter the Pacific Theatre conflict against Japan. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The Pacific Theater of Operations (PTO was the World War II military activity in the Pacific Ocean and the countries bordering it a geographic scope For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• 1945 - World War II: As part of Operation Thunderclap, 1,000 B-17's of the Eighth Air Force bomb Berlin. Berlin, the capital of Nazi Germany, was subject to 363 air raids during World War II. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Eighth Air Force is a Numbered Air Force (NAF of the United States Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC
• 1947 - The lowest temperature in North America is recorded in Snag, Yukon. Snag is a village located on a small dry-weather sideroad off the Alaska Highway a few kilometres south of Beaver Creek, Yukon, Canada
• 1957 - Senegalese political party Democratic Rally merges into the Senegalese Party of Socialist Action (PSAS). Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Senegal (le Sénégal officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country south of the Sénégal River in western Africa. A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral Democratic Rally (in French: Rassemblement Démocratique) was a small Political party in Senegal led by the CGT leader and former Senegalese Party of Socialist Action (in French: Parti Sénégalais de l'Action Socialiste) was a Political party in Senegal led by Lamine
• 1958 - Founding of the Benelux Economic Union, creating a testing ground for a later European Economic Community. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Benelux is an economic union in Western Europe that includes three neighboring monarchies, '''Be'''lgium, the '''Ne'''therlands, and The European Community (EC is one of the Three pillars of the European Union (EU created under the Maastricht Treaty (1992
• 1959 - A plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa kills Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper, also known as The Day the Music Died. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Clear Lake is a city in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, United States. Charles Hardin "Buddy" Holley (September 7 1936 – February 3 1959 was an American Singer-songwriter and a pioneer of Rock and roll. Ritchie Valens ( Richard Steven Valenzuela; May 13 1941 February 3 1959) was an American singer songwriter and guitarist The Day the Music Died refers to a plane crash occurring just after 100 a
• 1966 - The unmanned Soviet Luna 9 spacecraft makes the first controlled rocket-assisted landing on the Moon. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Sources
• 1967 - Ronald Ryan, the last person to be executed in Australia, is hanged in Pentridge Prison, Melbourne. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Ronald Joseph Ryan ( - 3 February 1967) was the last person to be legally executed in Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. HM Prison Pentridge was an Australian prison built in 1850 with the first prisoners arriving in 1851 and located in Coburg, Victoria. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3
• 1969 - In Cairo, Yasser Arafat is appointed Palestine Liberation Organization leader at the Palestinian National Congress. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cairo () which means "the Vanquisher" or "the Triumphant" is the capital and largest city of Egypt. Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf Arafat al-Qudwa al-Husseini ( Arabic: محمد عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني (August 24 1929 – November 11 The Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO) (منظمة التحرير الفلسطينية or Munazzamat al-Tahrir al-Filastiniyyah) is a political and paramilitary The Palestinian National Council (PNC is the legislative body of the Palestine Liberation Organization and elects its Executive Committee which assumes leadership of the
• 1984 - Space Shuttle program: STS-41-B Mission - Astronauts, Bruce McCandless II and Robert L. Stewart make first untethered spacewalks using the Manned Maneuvering Unit. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) NASA 's Space Shuttle, officially called Space Transportation System ( STS) is the United States government's current manned Launch STS-41-B was the tenth space shuttle mission and the fourth flight for ''Challenger''. Captain Bruce McCandless II (born June 8 1937 in Boston Massachusetts) is a former Naval aviator with the United States Navy and NASA Robert Lee Stewart is a retired Brigadier General of the United States Army and former NASA Astronaut. A Manned Maneuvering Unit ( MMU) is a Rocket pack ( propulsion Backpack that snaps onto the back of the Spacesuit) which has been used
• 1988 - Iran-Contra Affair: The United States House of Representatives rejects President Ronald Reagan's request for $36. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) The Iran-Contra affair was a political scandal which was revealed in November 1986 as a result of earlier events during the Reagan administration. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 25 million to aid Nicaraguan Contras. Nicaragua (ˌnɪkəˈrɑgwə officially the Republic of Nicaragua () is a representative democratic republic and the largest nation in Central America The Contras is a label given to the various rebel groups opposing Nicaragua 's FSLN (Frente Sandinista de Liberacion Nacional Sandinista Junta of National
• 1989 - After a stroke, P.W. Botha resigns party leadership and the presidency of South Africa. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) A stroke is the rapidly developing loss of brain functions due to a disturbance in the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain Pieter Willem Botha (12 January 1916 – 31 October 2006 commonly known as "P The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa
• 1989 - A military coup overthrows Alfredo Stroessner, dictator of Paraguay since 1954. Alfredo Stroessner Matiauda, whose name is also spelled Strössner or Strößner (November 3 1912 Encarnación - August 16 2006 Brasília Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay ( Spanish: República del Paraguay; Guaraní: Tetã Paraguái) is one of the only Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar)
• 1991 - The Italian Communist Party dissolves and splits into the Democratic Party of the Left and the Communist Refoundation Party. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The Italian Communist Party (Italian Partito Comunista Italiano, or PCI emerged as the Communist Party of Italy ( Partito Comunista d'Italia) The Democratic Party of the Left ( Partito Democratico della Sinistra, PDS was a post- communist democratic-socialist political party in Italy The Communist Refoundation Party ( Partito della Rifondazione Comunista, PRC is a communist Italian political party.
• 1998 - Karla Faye Tucker is executed in Texas becoming the first woman executed in the United States since 1984. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Karla Faye Tucker ( November 18, 1959 &ndash February 3, 1998) convicted of murder in Texas in 1984 put to death in 1998 was the first Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar)
• 1998 - Cavalese cable-car disaster: a United States Military pilot causes the death of 20 people when his low-flying plane cuts the cable of a cable-car near Trento, Italy. The Cavalese cable car disaster occurred on 3 February 1998 near the Italian town Cavalese when a U The United States Armed Forces are the overall unified military forces of the United States Trento (traditional English Trent; Italian: Trento; German: Trient; Latin: Tridentum; Note that many Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
• 1999 - In Jammu and Kashmir the political party Democratic Janata Dal (Jammu and Kashmir) is revived. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) ( Dogri: जम्मू और कश्मीर Urdu: جموں و کشمیر is the northernmost state of India. A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral The Democratic Janata Dal is a Political party in Jammu and Kashmir.
• 2007 - A Baghdad market bombing kills at least 135 people and injures a further 339. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The 3 February 2007 Baghdad market bombing was the detonation of a large Truck bomb in a busy market in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on February

Births

• 1338 - Jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France (d. Joanna of Bourbon (Jeanne de Bourbon Vincennes, February 3, 1338 &ndash Paris, February 6, 1378) was consort Charles V ( 21 January 1338 – 16 September 1380) called the Wise, was King of France from 1364 to his death and a member 1378)
• 1677 - Jan Santini Aichel, Czech architect (d. Jan Blažej Santini Aichel ( February 3, 1677 - December 7, 1723) also called Giovanni Battista Santini Jan Blažej Santini-Aichl Jan 1723)
• 1690 - Richard Rawlinson, English minister (d. Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Richard Rawlinson ( February 3, 1690 - April 6, 1755) was an English clergyman and Antiquarian collector of books and manuscripts 1755)
• 1721 - Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Prussian general (d. Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1721 ( MDCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Seydlitz ( February 3, 1721 &ndash August 27, 1773) was a Prussian soldier and one of the greatest 1773)
• 1747 - Samuel Osgood, American patriot (d. Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1747 ( MDCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Samuel Osgood ( February 3, 1747 &ndash August 12, 1813) was an American merchant and statesman from Andover, 1813)
• 1795 - Antonio José de Sucre, South American independence leader (d. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Antonio José de Sucre y Alcalá ( February 3 1795 &ndash June 4 1830) was a South American independence leader 1830)
• 1807 - Joseph E. Johnston, Confederate general (d. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Joseph Eggleston Johnston (February 3 1807 &ndash March 21 1891 was a career U 1891)
• 1808 - Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar, Princess of Prussia (d. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Princess Marie of Saxe-Weimar was born on February 3, 1808 in Weimar. 1877)
• 1809 - Felix Mendelssohn, German composer (d. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, born and generally known as Felix Mendelssohn (February 3 1809 &ndash November 4 1847 was a German Composer 1847)
• 1811 - Horace Greeley, American journalist, editor, and publisher (d. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Horace Greeley ( February 3, 1811 &ndash November 29, 1872) was an American editor of a leading newspaper, a founder 1872)
• 1817 - Achille Ernest Oscar Joseph Delesse, French geologist (d. 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 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Achille Ernest Oscar Joseph Delesse ( 3 February 1817 - 24 March 1881) was a French Geologist and Mineralogist 1881)
• 1821 - Elizabeth Blackwell, American physician (d. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Elizabeth Blackwell ( February 3, 1821 &ndash May 31, 1910) was an Abolitionist, Women's rights Activist 1910)
• 1824 - Ranald MacDonald, Canadian-born Scottish educator and interpreter (d. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Ranald MacDonald ( 3 February, 1824 &ndash August 24, 1894) was the first man to teach the English language in Japan, including 1894)
• 1830 - Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display "Lord Salisbury" redirects here For other holders of the title see Marquess of Salisbury. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1903)
• 1842 - Sidney Lanier, American writer (d. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common 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 Sidney Lanier ( February 3, 1842 – September 7, 1881) was an American Musician and Poet. 1881)
• 1843 - William Cornelius Van Horne, American-born railway pioneer and executive (d. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Sir William Cornelius Van Horne KCMG (b February 3 1843 &ndash d 1915)
• 1859 - Hugo Junkers, German aircraft designer (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 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Hugo Junkers ( 3 February 1859 - 3 February 1935) was an innovative German Engineer, as his many Patents 1935)
• 1862 - James Clark McReynolds, American Supreme Court Justice (d. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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 James Clark McReynolds ( February 3, 1862 &ndash August 24, 1946) was an American Lawyer and Judge who served Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States are the members of the Supreme Court of the United States other than the Chief Justice of the United States 1946)
• 1872 - Lou Criger, American baseball player (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Louis Criger (born February 3, 1872 in Elkhart Indiana, died May 14, 1934 in Tucson Arizona) was a Major League 1934)
• 1874 - Gertrude Stein, American writer (d. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Gertrude Stein ( February 3, 1874 &ndash July 27, 1946) was an American Writer who spent most of her life in France 1946)
• 1876 - William Tedmarsh, silent movie actor (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year William Tedmarsh ( 3 February 1876, London, England - 10 May 1937) was an English - American early 1937)
• 1887 - Juan Negrín, Spanish Prime Minister (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full 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 Juan Negrín López ( 3 February 1887 - 12 November 1956) was a Spanish politician and physician 1956)
• 1887 - Georg Trakl, Austrian poet (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Georg Trakl ( February 3, 1887 – November 3, 1914) was a pre-eminent Austrian poet 1914)
• 1889 - Carl Theodor Dreyer, Danish film director, (d. 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 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Carl Theodor Dreyer Jr ( February 3, 1889 - March 20, 1968) was a Danish Film director. 1968)
• 1893 - Gaston Julia, French mathematician (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (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 Gaston Maurice Julia ( February 3, 1893 &ndash March 19, 1978) was a French mathematician who devised the formula for the Julia 1978)
• 1894 - Norman Rockwell, American illustrator (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Norman Percevel Rockwell ( February 3, 1894 &ndash November 8, 1978) was a 20th century American painter and Illustrator 1978)
• 1898 - Alvar Aalto, Finnish architect (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto ( February 3, 1898 — May 11, 1976) was a Finnish Architect and Designer, sometimes 1976)
• 1899 - Lao She, Chinese writer (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lao She ( February 3, 1899 – August 24, 1966) was a notable Chinese Writer. 1966)
• 1899 - João Café Filho, Brazilian president (m. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. João Fernandes Campos Café Filho ( February 3, 1899 - February 20, 1970) was a Brazilian politician 1970)
• 1899 - Doris Speed, English actress (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Doris Speed OBE ( 3 February 1899 - 16 November 1994) was a British actress best known for her role as snooty Rovers 1994)
• 1904 - Luigi Dallapiccola, Italian composer (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Luigi Dallapiccola ( February 3, 1904 &ndash February 19, 1975) was an Italian Composer known for his lyrical twelve-tone 1975)
• 1904 - Pretty Boy Floyd, American gangster (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Arthur "Pretty Boy" Floyd ( February 3, 1904 &ndash October 22, 1934) was an American bank robber 1934)
• 1905 - Arne Beurling, American mathematician(d. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the 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 Arne Carl-August Beurling ( February 3, 1905 - November 20, 1986) was a Mathematician and Professor of Mathematics 1986)
• 1907 - James Michener, American author (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year James Albert Michener ( February 3, 1907 – October 16, 1997) was an American author of more than 40 titles the majority of which 1997)
• 1909 - Simone Weil, French philosopher (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 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 Simone Weil (simɔn vɛj February 3, 1909 in Paris, France &ndash August 24, 1943 in Ashford Kent, 1943)
• 1909 - André Cayatte, French filmmaker (d. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. André Cayatte ( February 3, 1909, Carcassonne &ndash February 6, 1989, Paris) was a French New Wave filmmaker 1989)
• 1911 - Robert Earl Jones, American actor (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Robert Earl Jones ( February 3 1910 – September 7 2006) was an American Actor and the father of actor James 2006)
• 1911 - Jehan Alain, French organist and composer (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Jehan Ariste Alain (February 3 1911 &ndash June 20 1940 was a French organist and Composer. 1940)
• 1912 - Jacques Soustelle, French anthropologist (d. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the 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 Jacques Soustelle ( 3 February 1912 &ndash 6 August 1990) was a French anthropologist specializing in pre-Columbian 1990)
• 1913 - Richard Seaman, British racing driver (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 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 Richard John Beattie "Dick" Seaman (born February 3 1913 in Chichester, Sussex, England - died June 25 1939 1939)
• 1918 - Joey Bishop, American entertainer, member of the Rat Pack (d. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the 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 Joey Bishop ( February 3 1918 &ndash October 17 2007) was an American entertainer who was perhaps best known for being a member The Rat Pack was a group of popular entertainers most active between the mid-1950s and mid-1960s 2007)
• 1918 - Helen Stephens, American runner (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Helen Herring Stephens ( February 3, 1918 &ndash January 17, 1994) was an American athlete, a double Olympic 1994)
• 1920 - Henry Heimlich, American physician
• 1920 - Tony Gaze, Australian racing driver
• 1923 - Alys Robi, Quebec singer
• 1924 - E. P. Thompson, English socialist historian, (The Making of the English Working Class), (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Henry Jay Heimlich MD (born Henry Judah Heimlich, 3 February 1920 is an American Physician credited as the inventor of abdominal thrusts known as the Tony Gaze (born February 3, 1920) is a decorated World War II fighter pilot and a former Racing driver from Australia. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edward Palmer Thompson ( February 3, 1924, Oxford &ndash August 28, 1993, Worcester) was an English historian The Making of the English Working Class is an influential and pivotal work of English social history written by E 1993)
• 1924 - Martial Asselin, French Canadian politician and lieutenant governor of Quebec
• 1925 - John Fiedler, American voice actor (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Martial Asselin, PC, OC, QC (born February 3 1924) is a retired Canadian politician and former Lieutenant Governor A Lieutenant Governor is a high officer of state whose precise role and rank vary by jurisdiction Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Donald Fiedler ( February 3, 1925 – June 25, 2005) was an American Voice actor and Character actor 2005)
• 1925 - Keith Dunstan, Australian author and journalist
• 1925 - Leon Schlumpf, member of the Swiss Federal Council
• 1926 - Shelley Berman, American comedian
• 1926 - Hans-Jochen Vogel, German politician
• 1927 - Val Doonican, Irish singer and entertainer
• 1927 - Joan Lowery Nixon, American writer (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Keith Dunstan (born 3 February 1925 is an Australian journalist and author born in Melbourne, Australia, the son of William Dunstan VC and Marjorie Leon Schlumpf (born February 3, 1925) is a Swiss Politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1979-1987 The Swiss Federal Council (Schweizerischer Bundesrat Conseil fédéral suisse Consiglio federale svizzero Cussegl federal Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sheldon Leonard "Shelley" Berman (born February 3, 1926) is an American comedian writer teacher and actor Hans-Jochen Vogel (born February 3 1926 in Göttingen) is a German Politician. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Val Doonican (born Michael Valentine Doonican, 3 February 1927, in Waterford, Irish Free State) is an Irish Singer Joan Lowery Nixon ( February 3, 1927 – June 28, 2003) was a prolific American Journalist and Author, specializing 2003)
• 1927 - Kenneth Anger, American Underground Filmmaker
• 1927 - Blas Ople, Filipino politician (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Kenneth Anger (born February 3, 1927) is an American underground avant-garde film-maker Blas F Ople ( Filipino: Opleˈɔːplɛ February 3 1927 – December 14 2003) was a Filipino journalist and politician 2003)
• 1930 - Gillian Ayres, English painter
• 1932 - Peggy Ann Garner, American actress (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gillian Ayres (born February 3, 1930) is an English painter. Life and work Gillian Ayres was born in Barnes Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Peggy Ann Garner ( February 3, 1932 – October 16, 1984) was an Academy Award -winning American cinema and theater actress 1984)
• 1933 - Paul Sarbanes, American politician
• 1938 - Victor Buono, American actor (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Spyros Sarbanes (Παύλος Σπύρος Σαρμπάνης (born February 3, 1933) a Democrat, is a former United States Senator Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Victor Buono ( February 3, 1938 - January 1, 1982) was an Academy Award - and Golden Globe-nominated American 1982)
• 1938 - Emile Griffith, US Virgin Islands professional boxer
• 1939 - Michael Cimino, American film director
• 1940 - Fran Tarkenton, American football player
• 1941 - Neil Bogart, American record executive (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Emile Alphonse Griffith (born February 3, 1938) is a former boxer from the U Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Cimino (ˈtʃamɪnəʊ born February 3, 1939, New York City) is an American, Academy Award-winning film director Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Francis Asbury Tarkenton (born February 3, 1940) is a former American football player TV personality and computer software executive Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Neil Bogart ( February 3, 1943 – May 8, 1982) was an American record executive 1982)
• 1943 - Blythe Danner, American actress
• 1943 - Dennis Edwards, American singer (The Temptations)
• 1943 - Shawn Phillips, American singer, guitarist and songwriter
• 1944 - Trisha Noble, Australian singer and actress
• 1945 - Bob Griese, American football player
• 1945 - Johnny Cymbal, American singer and songwriter (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Blythe Katharine Danner (born February 3, 1943) is an American Emmy - and Tony Award -winning actress. Dennis Edwards (born February 3, 1943) is an American soul and R&B singer most noted for being one of Motown act The Temptations (sometimes abbreviated as The Temps or The Tempts) are a Grammy -winning vocal group that achieved fame as one of the most successful Shawn Phillips (born February 3, 1943) helped define Folk-rock in the 1960s and progressive-new-age rock in the 1970s Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Patricia Ann Ruth "Trisha" Noble (born February 3, 1944) is an Australian singer and actress Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Robert Allen Griese (Gree-see (born February 3, 1945 in Evansville Indiana) is a former American football Quarterback who earned Johnny Cymbal ( February 3 1945 - March 16 1993 * was a Scottish born American Songwriter, Singer 1993)
• 1947 - Paul Auster, American novelist
• 1947 - Dave Davies, British musician (The Kinks)
• 1947 - Stephen McHattie, Canadian actor
• 1947 - Melanie Safka, American singer-songwriter
• 1948 - Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo, East Timor politician, Nobel Peace laureate
• 1948 - Henning Mankell, Swedish author
• 1949 - Hennie Kuiper, Dutch cyclist
• 1949 - Arthur Kane, American musician
• 1950 - Morgan Fairchild, American actress
• 1951 - Eugenijus Riabovas, Lithuanian football manager
• 1952 - Fred Lynn, American baseball player
• 1953 - Savvas Tsitouridis, Greek politician
• 1954 - Tiger Williams, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1955 - Stephen Euin Cobb, American novelist
• 1955 - Kirsty Wark, British broadcast journalist
• 1956 - Nathan Lane, American actor
• 1956 - John Jefferson, American football player
• 1956 - Lee Ranaldo, American musician (Sonic Youth)
• 1957 - Chico Serra, Brazilian racing driver
• 1957 - Steven Stapleton, British musician (Nurse With Wound)
• 1958 - N. Gregory Mankiw, American economist
• 1959 - Thomas Calabro, American actor
• 1959 - Laurence Tolhurst, British musician (The Cure)
• 1959 - Yasuharu Konishi, Japanese musician (Pizzicato Five)
• 1960 - Kerry Von Erich, American wrestler (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Benjamin Auster (born February 3, 1947, Newark New Jersey) is a Brooklyn -based author known for works blending Absurdism This is about the English musician for others see Dave Davies (disambiguation. The Kinks were an English pop and rock group formed in 1963 and categorised in the US as a British Invasion band Stephen McHattie Smith (born February 3 1947) is a Canadian Actor. Melanie Anne Safka-Schekeryk (born 3 February 1947 in Astoria, New York City) is an American singer-songwriter Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo SDB, GCL (born February 3, 1948) is a Roman Catholic Bishop who received together with The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Henning Mankell (born 3 February 1948) is an internationally known Swedish Crime writer, children's author and Playwright Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hennie Kuiper (born February 3 1949) is a Dutch former professional Cyclist who is ranked in the top 50 greatest riders in the history of Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arthur Kane ( February 3, 1949 &ndash July 13, 2004) was a Musician and librarian best known as the Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Morgan Fairchild (born February 3 1950 is an American actress. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Eugenijus Riabovas (born 3 February 1951) is a Lithuanian football manager. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Frederic Michael "Fred" Lynn (born February 3 1952 in Chicago Illinois) is a former Center fielder in Major League Baseball Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Savvas Tsitouridis (born February 3, 1954) is a Greek politician and member of the New Democracy and former Minister for Employment and Social Protection Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) David James "Tiger" Williams (born 3 February, 1954 in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a former professional Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Stephen Euin Cobb (born February 3, 1955) is a US Science fiction Author, futurist and the host of the award-winning Kirsteen Anne Wark (born 3 February, 1955) is a Scottish Journalist and Television presenter best known for fronting the BBC Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph “Nathan” Lane (born February 3, 1956) is a two-time Tony and Emmy Award-winning American actor of the stage and screen John Jefferson (born February 3, 1956) is a retired American football wide receiver Lee M Ranaldo (born February 3 1956) is an American Singer, Guitarist writer and record producer best known as a co-founder of the Sonic Youth is an American Alternative rock band formed in New York City in 1981 Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Francisco "Chico" Serra (born February 3, 1957 in São Paulo) is a Racing driver from Brazil. Steven Peter Stapleton (born 3 February 1957 in Finchley, London, England) is a British musician and the only constant member Nurse with Wound (or shortened as NWW) is the main recording name for British musician Steven Stapleton. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nicholas Gregory "Greg" Mankiw (mæŋˈkjuː (born February 3, 1958) is an American macroeconomist. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Calabro (born February 3, 1959 in Brooklyn New York) is an American Actor. The Cure are an English rock band that formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976 is a Japanese musician composer and DJ He was a founding member of Pizzicato Five and the only founding member to stay with the group until its breakup in 2002 Pizzicato Five (often known simply by the initials P5 is a Japanese pop group best known to audiences in the West in their later incarnation as a duo Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kerry Gene Adkisson ( February 3 1960 &ndash February 18, 1993) He is best known for his time with his father's promotion World Class 1993)
• 1961 - Keith Gordon, American actor
• 1961 - Jay Adams, American skateboarder
• 1962 - Michele Greene, American actress
• 1965 - Maura Tierney, American actress
• 1965 - Karlous Marx Shinohamba, Namibian politician
• 1966 - Frank Coraci, American film director
• 1967 - Bob Taylor, English footballer
• 1967 - Dave Benson-Phillips, Children's TV Presenter
• 1968 - Vlade Divac, National Basketball Association player
• 1969 - Retief Goosen, professional golfer
• 1970 - Warwick Davis, British actor
• 1970 - Oscar Cordoba, Colombian footballer
• 1971 - Elisa Donovan, American actress
• 1971 - Sarah Kane, English playwright (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Keith Gordon (born February 3, 1961) is an American Actor and Film director. Jay Adams (born February 3, 1961) is one of the original Z-Boys and is considered one of the most influential skateboarders of all time Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michelle Greene (b February 3, 1962 in Las Vegas Nevada, US) is an American actress singer and songwriter perhaps most well-known Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Maura Therese Tierney ( Boston Massachusetts, February 3, 1965) is an Emmy -nominated American actress, known for her Karlous Marx Shinohamba (born February 3 1965) is a Namibian politician belonging to SWAPO. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Frank Coraci (b February 3, 1966 in Long Island New York) is an American film director best known for his work with Adam Sandler. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Robert Taylor (born 3 February 1967 in Easington County Durham) better known as Bob Taylor, is an English former footballer Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Dave Benson Phillips (born 3 February[[ 967]] is a British children's television presenter who gained high popularity as the host of the children's Game show Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vlade Divac ( Serbian Cyrillic: Владе Дивац, ˈvlaːdɛ ˈdiːvaʦ (born February 3 1968, in Prijepolje, Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Early life Goosen was born in Pietersburg (now Polokwane South Africa. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Warwick Ashley Davis (born February 3 1970) is an English Actor. Óscar Eduardo Córdoba Arce (born February 3, 1970 in Cali) is a Colombian Football (soccer goalkeeper who has played more Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Elisa Donovan (born Lisa Adaline Donovan; February 3, 1971) is an American actress. Sarah Kane ( February 3, 1971 &ndash February 20, 1999) was an English Playwright. 1999)
• 1971 - Hong Seok-cheon, South Korean actor
• 1971 - Sean Dawkins, former National Football League wide receiver
• 1972 - Mart Poom, Estonian football player
• 1973 - Ilana Sod, Mexican journalist
• 1974 - Miriam Yeung, Hong Kong actress
• 1974 - Konrad Gałka, Polish swimmer
• 1976 - Mathieu Dandenault, Canadian hockey player
• 1976 - Isla Fisher, Australian actress
• 1976 - Dwayne Rudd, American football player
• 1977 - Daddy Yankee , reggaeton singer/rapper. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Hong Seok-cheon ( February 3, 1971) is a South Korean television and film actor who caused considerable controversy in his home country when he came Sean Russell Dawkins (born February 3, 1971 in Red Bank New Jersey) is a former American football Wide receiver who played for the Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mart Poom (born February 3, 1972 in Tallinn; ˌmɑrt ˈpoʊm in English is an Estonian football goalkeeper Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Ilana Sod (born February 3rd, 1973 in Mexico City, Mexico) is currently MTV Latin America 's Newscaster and Editor-in-Chief Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Miriam Yeung Chin-Wah, RN, (born February 3, 1974) is a Hong Kong actress and Cantopop Singer. Konrad Gałka (born February 3, 1974 in Kraków) is a former Butterfly Swimmer from Poland, who competed in two consecutive Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mathieu Dandenault (born February 3, 1976 in Sherbrooke, Quebec) plays right wing for the Montréal Canadiens of the National Isla Lang Fisher (born February 3, 1976) is an Australian actress and Author. Dwayne Rudd (born February 3, 1976 in Batesville Mississippi) is an American football Linebacker who is currently a Free Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Ramón (Raymond Ayala (born February 3 1977 known artistically as Daddy Yankee, is a Latin Grammy Award -winning Puerto Rican Reggaeton recording Reggaeton (also spelled reggaetón, and known as reguetón and reggaetón in Spanish) is a form of urban music which became popular
• 1978 - Adrian R'Mante, American actor
• 1978 - Eliza Schneider, American actress and singer
• 1980 - Sarah Lewitinn, American writer
• 1981 - Maurice Ross, Scottish footballer
• 1982 - Jessica Harp, American singer (The Wreckers)
• 1982 - Alan Gurr, Australian V8 Supercar driver
• 1983 - Richard Bartel, National Football League quarterback
• 1983 - Silambarasan Rajendar,famous south Indian actor
• 1989 - Ryne Sanborn, American actor
• 1989 - Slobodan Rajković, Serbian footballer
• 1990 - Sean Kingston, American reggae rapper

Deaths

• 619 - Laurence of Canterbury, 2nd Archbishop of Canterbury
• 699 - Saint Werburgh
• 1014 - King Sweyn I of Denmark
• 1116 - King Coloman of Hungary (b. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Adrian R'Mante (born February 3, 1978 in Tampa, Florida) is an actor best known for his role as Esteban Julio Ricardo Montoya de la Eliza Jane Schneider (born February 3, 1978) is an American actress songstress oral historian playwright and Voice-over artist Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Sarah Lewitinn (born February 3, 1980) also known by her nickname Ultragrrrl, is an American Record producer, Music critic Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Maurice Ross (born 3 February 1981 in Dundee) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Viking. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Jessica Leigh Harp (born on February 3, 1982 in Kansas City Missouri) is an American Country music Singer-songwriter The Wreckers is an American Country pop duo formed in 2004 by Singer-songwriters Michelle Branch and Jessica Harp, both of whom had Alan Gurr (born 3 February 1982 was the teammate of Jason Bright at Britek Motorsport in 2007 Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Richard Bartel (born February 3, 1983) is an American football Quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys who was invited to participate in Silambarasan ( Tamil: சிலம்பரசன் ராஜேந்தர் (Born February 3, 1983 in Chennai, India) Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Ryne Andrew Sanborn (pronounced as Rine was born on February 3, 1989 in Salt Lake City Utah. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Slobodan Rajković ( Serbian Cyrillic: Слободан Рајковић (born February 3, 1989 in Belgrade) is a Serbian Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Kisean Anderson (born February 3, 1990) better known by his Stage name Sean Kingston, is a Jamaican Reggae singer Events By Place Byzantine Empire The Avars attack Constantinople. Saint Laurence of Canterbury (or Laurentius) (died 2 February 619 was the second Archbishop of Canterbury. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the chief bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the Events By Place Asia Umayyad general Hajjaj suppresses a rebellion by Ibn al-Ash'ath Werburgh (also known as Werburga) (d February 3 699 at Trentham) is an English Saint and the Patron saint of Sweyn I Forkbeard, in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, in English Sven the Dane, also known as Swegen and Tuck, ( Old Norse Coloman I the Book-lover (I (Könyves Kálmán) also spelled Koloman (c 1070)
• 1399 - John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster (b. John of Gaunt 1st Duke of Lancaster (second creation 1st Duke of Aquitaine (6 March 1340 &ndash 3 February 1399 was a member of the House of Plantagenet, the third 1340)
• 1428 - Ashikaga Yoshimochi, Japanese shogun (b. was the 4th Shogun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1394 to 1423 during the Muromachi period of Japan. 1386)
• 1451 - Murad II, Ottoman Sultan (b. Murad II ( June 1404 Amasya February 3, 1451, Edirne) ( Ottoman Turkish: مراد ثانى Murād-ı sānī The Ottoman Dynasty (or the Imperial House of Osman) ( Turkish: Osmanlı Hanedanı) ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1299 to 1922 beginning with 1404)
• 1468 - Johannes Gutenberg, German publisher
• 1566 - George Cassander, Flemish theologian (b. Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg ( 1398 &ndash February 3, 1468) was a German Goldsmith and printer who is credited George Cassander (or Cassant) ( 1513 - February 3, 1566) Flemish theologian, born at Pittem near Bruges. 1513)
• 1619 - Henry Brooke, 11th Baron Cobham, English conspirator (b. See also Baron Cobham for other simultaneous creations of the title 1564)
• 1737 - Tommaso Ceva, Italian Mathematician (b. Year 1737 ( MDCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Tommaso Ceva ( December 20, 1648 &ndash February 3, 1737) was an Italian Jesuit Mathematician from 1648)
• 1802 - Pedro Rodríguez, Conde de Campomanes, Spanish 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 Pedro Rodríguez Conde de Campomanes ( July 1, 1723 &ndash February 3, 1802) Spanish Statesman and writer was born at 1723)
• 1832 - George Crabbe, English naturalist (b. Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian George Crabbe ( 24 December 1754 - 3 February 1832) was an English Poet and naturalist. 1754)
• 1862 - Jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist (b. Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or 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 Jean-Baptiste Biot (21 April 1774 Paris &ndash 3 February 1862 Paris) was a French Physicist, Astronomer and Mathematician 1774)
• 1866 - François-Xavier Garneau, French Canadian poet and historian (b. Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common François-Xavier Garneau ( June 15, 1809 &ndash February 2 or February 3, 1866) was a nineteenth century French Canadian 1809)
• 1874 - Lunalilo, Hawaiian monarch (b. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lunalilo I &mdash born William Charles Lunalilo ( January 31, 1835 - February 3, 1874) &mdash was king of the 1835)
• 1889 - Belle Starr, American outlaw (b. Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Myra Maybelle Shirley Reed Starr, better known as Belle Starr ( February 5, 1848 &ndash February 3, 1889) was a famous American 1848)
• 1922 - John Butler Yeats, Northern Irish artist (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 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. John Butler Yeats (Born in Lawrencetown, townland of Tullylish, County Down, 16 March 1839, died 3 February 1922 1839)
• 1924 - Woodrow Wilson, 28th President of the United States, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28 1856—February 3 1924 was the twenty-eighth President of the United States. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1856)
• 1929 - Agner Krarup Erlang, Danish scientist (b. 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 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Agner Krarup Erlang ( January 1, 1878 &ndash February 3, 1929) was a Danish Mathematician, Statistician and 1878)
• 1935 - Hugo Junkers, German engineer (b. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hugo Junkers ( 3 February 1859 - 3 February 1935) was an innovative German Engineer, as his many Patents 1859)
• 1936 - Sophie of Schönburg-Waldenburg, consort of William of Wied, Prince of Albania (b. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Princess Sophie Helene Cecilie of Schönburg-Waldenburg ( 21 May 1885 - 3 February 1936) was the wife of Prince William of Prince William of Wied Prince of Albania (Wilhelm Friedrich Heinrich ( 26 March 1876 &ndash 18 April 1945) reigned briefly as sovereign 1885)
• 1945 - Roland Freisler, Nazi leader (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Early life In contrast to most of the Nazi leadership not much beyond basic details is known about Freisler 1893)
• 1947 - Marc Mitscher, American Navy Admiral (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Admiral Marc Andrew "Pete" Mitscher ( 26 January 1887 – 3 February 1947) was a Vice-admiral in the United 1887)
• 1956 - Émile Borel, French mathematician (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 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Félix Édouard Justin Émile Borel ( January 7, 1871 in Saint-Affrique, France &ndash February 3, 1956 in Paris 1871)
• 1956 - Johnny Claes, Belgian racing driver (b. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Octave John "Johnny" Claes ( 11 August, 1916 in London – February 3, 1956 in Brussels was a Racing driver from Belgium 1916)
• 1959 - Buddy Holly, American singer (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Hardin "Buddy" Holley (September 7 1936 – February 3 1959 was an American Singer-songwriter and a pioneer of Rock and roll. 1936)
• 1959 - Ritchie Valens, American singer (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ritchie Valens ( Richard Steven Valenzuela; May 13 1941 February 3 1959) was an American singer songwriter and guitarist 1941)
• 1959 - J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson, American singer (b. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1930)
• 1960 - Fred Buscaglione, Italian singer and actor (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ferdinando "Fred" Buscaglione ( Turin, 23 November 1921 - Rome, 3 February 1960) was an Italian 1921)
• 1964 - Sir Albert Richardson, English architect (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Sir Albert Edward Richardson KCVO, FRIBA, FSA, ( London, 19 May 1880 &ndash 3 February 1964 1880)
• 1967 - Joe Meek, English record producer (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Joe Meek (born Robert George Meek; 5 April 1929 — 3 February 1967 in London) was a pioneering English Record producer and Songwriter 1929)
• 1969 - Eduardo Mondlane Mozambique independence founder (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eduardo Chivambo Mondlane ( June 20 1920 - February 23 1969) served as President of the Mozambican Liberation Front (FRELIMO from 1962 1920)
• 1975 - Umm Kulthum, Egyptian singer (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Umm Kulthum ( Arabic: أم كلثوم, born أم كلثوم إبراهيم البلتاجي; see Kunya; Egyptian Arabic: Om Kalsoum 1904)
• 1985 - Frank Oppenheimer, American physicist (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 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Frank Friedman Oppenheimer ( August 14, 1912  &ndash February 3, 1985) was an American Physicist who worked on the 1912)
• 1989 - John Cassavetes, American actor (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 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) John Nicholas Cassavetes ( December 9, 1929 – February 3, 1989) was an American Actor, Screenwriter, and director 1929)
• 1989 - Lionel Newman, American movie music orchestra leader, composer and arranger (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lionel Newman ( January 4, 1916 - February 3, 1989) was an American conductor, Pianist, and film and television 1916)
• 1991 - Harry Ackerman, American TV executive producer (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Harry Ackerman ( November 17 1912 in Albany New York - February 3 1991 in Burbank California) was a famed TV Executive 1912)
• 1991 - Nancy Kulp, American actress (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 Nancy Jane Kulp ( August 28, 1921 - February 3, 1991) was an Emmy Award -nominated American actress best known as " 1921)
• 1993 - Paul Emery, British racing driver (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Paul Emery (born in Chiswick, London, November 12, 1916 - died in Epsom, Surrey, February 3, 1993 1916)
• 1996 - Audrey Meadows, American actress (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Audrey Meadows ( February 8, 1922 – February 3, 1996) was an American actress best known for her role as the Deadpan 1926)
• 1998 - Karla Faye Tucker, American murderer (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Karla Faye Tucker ( November 18, 1959 &ndash February 3, 1998) convicted of murder in Texas in 1984 put to death in 1998 was the first 1959)
• 2000 - Richard Kleindienst, American politician (b. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Richard Gordon Kleindienst ( August 05, 1923 – February 03, 2000) was an American lawyer and politician 1923)
• 2003 - Lana Clarkson, American actress (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. For information of the Canadian Supreme Court case involving another woman named Lana Clarkson see Clarkson v 1962)
• 2004 - Jason Raize, American musical theatre actor (b. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Jason Raize Rothenberg ( July 20, 1975, Oneonta New York – February 3, 2004, Yass New South Wales, Australia 1975)
• 2005 - Corrado Cardinal Bafile, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Corrado Bafile ( July 4 1903 &ndash February 3[[ 005]] was an Italian Roman Catholic cardinal 1903)
• 2005 - Ernst Mayr, German-born biologist (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Ernst Walter Mayr ( July 5, 1904, Kempten, Germany &ndash February 3, 2005, Bedford Massachusetts U 1904)
• 2005 - Zurab Zhvania, Prime Minister of Georgia (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 Zurab Zhvania ( Georgian: ზურაბ ჟვანია ( December 9[[ 963]] &ndash February 3 2005) was a prominent Georgian politician The Prime Minister of Georgia is the most senior minister within the Cabinet of Georgia of the Republic of Georgia, appointed by the President of Georgia 1963)
• 2006 - Al Lewis, American actor (b. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 1923)
• 2007 - Pedro Knight, Cuban-American musician, husband of legendary singer Celia Cruz (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Pedro Knight Caraballo (b September 30 1921 - d February 3 2007) was an accomplished Cuban American musician who A Cuban American ( Cubanoamericano) is a United States citizen who traces his or her "national origin" to Cuba. Celia Cruz ( October 21 1925 – July 16 2003) was a Cuban salsa singer and was one of the most successful Cuban 1921)
• 2007 - Ralph de Toledano, Moroccan-born American political columnist and author (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Ralph de Toledano ( August 14, 1916 &ndash February 3, 2007) was a major figure in the conservative movement in the United States 1916)
• 2007 - George Becker, American president of United Steelworkers (1993–2001) (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year George Becker ( October 20, 1928 – February 3, 2007) was a steelworker American labor leader and president of the Template talkInfobox Union for usage --> The United Steel Paper and Forestry Rubber Manufacturing Energy Allied Industrial 1928)
• 2008 - Douglas Fraser, Scottish pilot (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full 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 Douglas Andrew Fraser ( December 18, 1916 &ndash February 23, 2008) was an American union leader 1916)

Holidays and observances

• Japan - the festival of Setsubun before spring. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. In Japan, Setsubun (ja 節分 is the day before the beginning of each Season.
• Mozambique - Heroes' Day. Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique (Moçambique or República de Moçambique, ʁɛ'publikɐ d musɐ̃'bik is a country in southeastern Africa Heroes' Day or National Heroes' Day may refer to a number of commemorations of national heroes in different countries
• United States - Four Chaplains Day. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Four Chaplains were four United States Army Chaplains who gave their lives to save other Soldiers during the sinking of the USAT ''Dorchester''
• United States - the earliest calendar day that Mardi Gras can occur. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the " Mardi Gras " ( French for Fat Tuesday) is the day before Ash Wednesday.
• Saint Blaise, Catholics visit churches to have their throats blessed. Saint Blaise ( Greek: Άγιος Βλάσιος Agios Vlasios; Armenian: Սուրբ Բարսեղ was a physician and Bishop The Blessing of the Throats is a Catholic ritual usually observed on the feast of Saint Blaise ( February 3rd)
• Aaron the Illustrious, saint of the Syriac Orthodox Church
• Saint Ansgar, patron saint of Denmark
• Saint Hadelin
• Saint Werburgh
• Saint Berlindis
• Saint Nona and Saint Celsa
  • February 3 (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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Aaron the Illustrious (also known as Aaron of the Nuts) was a Christian monk of Mesopotamia The Syriac Orthodox Church is an autocephalous Oriental Orthodox church based in the Middle East with members spread throughout the world Saint Ansgar, Anskar or Oscar, ( September 8 ? 801 &ndash February 3, 865) was an Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen. Saint Hadelin (or Adelin, Hadelinus) d about 690 born in Gascony, was one of the scholarly mostly Irish monks who preached Christianity and started Werburgh (also known as Werburga) (d February 3 699 at Trentham) is an English Saint and the Patron saint of Saint Berlinda (Berlindis Bellaude (died 702 was a Benedictine Nun of noble descent Saints Celsa and Nona are Christian Saints of whom little is known Saints Celsa and Nona are Christian Saints of whom little is known Feb 2 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Feb 4 Fixed commemorations All fixed commemorations below are observed on February 16 by

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