February 2 All Events |
Read about how to open files in Open File Database. |
| February 2nd, 2007 (February 02 2007) | Death | Vijay Arora, Indian film and television actor (born in 1944) | |
| February 2nd, 2007 (February 02 2007) | Death | Billy Henderson, American singer (The Spinners) (born in 1939) | |
| February 2nd, 2007 (February 02 2007) | Death | Joe Hunter, American pianist and bandleader of The Funk Brothers (born in 1927) | |
| February 2nd, 2007 (February 02 2007) | Death | Filippo Raciti, Italian police officer (born in 1967) | |
| February 2nd, 2007 (February 02 2007) | Death | Masao Takemoto, Japanese gymnast (born in 1919) | |
| February 2nd, 2007 (February 02 2007) | Death | Eric von Schmidt, American folk/blues singer-songwriter (born in 1931) | |
| February 2nd, 2005 (February 02 2005) | Death | Max Schmeling, German boxer (born in 1905) | |
| February 2nd, 2004 (February 02 2004) | Death | Bernard McEveety, American film director (born in 1924) | |
| February 2nd, 2003 (February 02 2003) | Death | Lou Harrison, American composer (born in 1917) | |
| February 2nd, 2002 (February 02 2002) | Event | The wedding of Crown Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands to the Argentinean born Maxima Zorreguieta takes place. | |
| February 2nd, 2002 (February 02 2002) | Death | Paul Baloff, American singer (Exodus) (born in 1960) | |
| February 2nd, 2002 (February 02 2002) | Death | Claude Brown, American writer (born in 1937) | |
| February 2nd, 1999 (February 02 1999) | Death | David McComb, Australian musician (The Triffids) (born in 1962) | |
| February 2nd, 1998 (February 02 1998) | Event | A Cebu Pacific Air DC-9-32 crashes into a mountain near Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, killing 104. | |
| February 2nd, 1997 (February 02 1997) | Death | Erich Eliskases, Austrian chess player (born in 1913) | |
| February 2nd, 1997 (February 02 1997) | Death | Sanford Meisner, American actor (born in 1904) | |
| February 2nd, 1996 (February 02 1996) | Death | Gene Kelly, American dancer, actor, and director (born in 1912) | |
| February 2nd, 1995 (February 02 1995) | Death | Fred Perry, British former tennis player (born in 1909) | |
| February 2nd, 1995 (February 02 1995) | Death | Donald Pleasence, English actor (born in 1919) | |
| February 2nd, 1992 (February 02 1992) | Birth | Danielle White, American singer | |
| February 2nd, 1992 (February 02 1992) | Death | Bert Parks, American television host (born in 1914) | |
| February 2nd, 1990 (February 02 1990) | Event | 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. | Nelson Mandela Quotes |
| February 2nd, 1990 (February 02 1990) | Death | Joe Erskine, Welsh boxer (born in 1934) | |
| February 2nd, 1989 (February 02 1989) | Event | Soviet war in Afghanistan: The last Soviet Union armored column leaves Kabul, ending nine years of military occupation. | |
| February 2nd, 1989 (February 02 1989) | Event | Satellite television service Sky Television plc launched in Europe. | |
| February 2nd, 1989 (February 02 1989) | Death | Ondrej Nepela, Slovak figure skater (born in 1951) | |
| February 2nd, 1988 (February 02 1988) | Death | Marcel Bozzuffi, French film actor (born in 1929) | |
| February 2nd, 1987 (February 02 1987) | Birth | Gerard Pique, Spanish football player | |
| February 2nd, 1987 (February 02 1987) | Birth | Martin Spanjers, American actor | |
| February 2nd, 1987 (February 02 1987) | Death | Castilho, Brazilian footballer (born in 1927) | |
| February 2nd, 1987 (February 02 1987) | Death | Alistair MacLean, Scottish novelist (born in 1922) | |
| February 2nd, 1983 (February 02 1983) | Birth | Carolina Kluft, Swedish athlete | |
| February 2nd, 1983 (February 02 1983) | Birth | Alex Westaway, British musician | |
| February 2nd, 1983 (February 02 1983) | Birth | Will South, Thirteen Senses frontman | |
| February 2nd, 1983 (February 02 1983) | Birth | Jordin Tootoo, Canadian hockey player | |
| February 2nd, 1982 (February 02 1982) | Event | Hama Massacre: The government of Syria attacks the town of Hama and kills thousands of people. | |
| February 2nd, 1982 (February 02 1982) | Birth | Han Ga In, South Korean model/actress | |
| February 2nd, 1982 (February 02 1982) | Birth | Sergio Castano, Spanish footballer | |
| February 2nd, 1982 (February 02 1982) | Birth | Kelly Mazzante, American basketball player | |
| February 2nd, 1982 (February 02 1982) | Death | Paul Desruisseaux, French Canadian lawyer, businessman and politician (b 1905) | |
| February 2nd, 1981 (February 02 1981) | Birth | Jason Kapono, American basketball player | |
| February 2nd, 1980 (February 02 1980) | Event | Reports surface that FBI personnel were targeting members of the U.S. Congress in the Abscam sting operation. | |
| February 2nd, 1980 (February 02 1980) | Event | This Revolutionary Communist Party of Turkey is formally founded. | |
| February 2nd, 1980 (February 02 1980) | Birth | Teddy Hart, Canadian professional wrestler | |
| February 2nd, 1980 (February 02 1980) | Birth | Gucci Mane, African-American rapper | |
| February 2nd, 1980 (February 02 1980) | Birth | Oleguer Presas, Spanish football player | |
| February 2nd, 1980 (February 02 1980) | Death | William Howard Stein, Nobel laureate (born in 1911) | |
| February 2nd, 1979 (February 02 1979) | Birth | Fani Halkia, Greek hurdler | |
| February 2nd, 1979 (February 02 1979) | Birth | Irini Terzoglou, Greek shot putter | |
| February 2nd, 1979 (February 02 1979) | Death | Sid Vicious, English musician (Sex Pistols) (born in 1957) | |
| February 2nd, 1978 (February 02 1978) | Birth | Eden Espinosa, American singer and stage actress | |
| February 2nd, 1978 (February 02 1978) | Birth | Barry Ferguson, Scotish football player | |
| February 2nd, 1977 (February 02 1977) | Birth | Shakira, Colombian singer | |
| February 2nd, 1977 (February 02 1977) | Birth | Libor Sionko, Czech football player | |
| February 2nd, 1977 (February 02 1977) | Birth | Heather Martin, American gospel singer | |
| February 2nd, 1976 (February 02 1976) | Event | The Groundhog Day gale hits the north-eastern United States and south-eastern Canada. | |
| February 2nd, 1976 (February 02 1976) | Birth | James Hickman, British swimmer | |
| February 2nd, 1976 (February 02 1976) | Birth | Lori Beth Denberg, American actress | |
| February 2nd, 1975 (February 02 1975) | Birth | Ieroklis Stoltidis, Greek footballer | |
| February 2nd, 1975 (February 02 1975) | Birth | Vaggelis Koutsoures, Greek footballer | |
| February 2nd, 1975 (February 02 1975) | Birth | Todd Bertuzzi, Canadian hockey player | |
| February 2nd, 1975 (February 02 1975) | Birth | Niclas Wallin, Swedish hockey player | |
| February 2nd, 1974 (February 02 1974) | Event | The F-16 Fighting Falcon flies for the first time. | |
| February 2nd, 1973 (February 02 1973) | Birth | Aleksander Tammert, Estonian discus thrower | |
| February 2nd, 1973 (February 02 1973) | Death | Hendrik Elias, Belgian politician (born in 1902) | |
| February 2nd, 1972 (February 02 1972) | Event | The British embassy in Dublin is destroyed in protest over Bloody Sunday. | |
| February 2nd, 1972 (February 02 1972) | Birth | Dana International, Israeli singer | |
| February 2nd, 1972 (February 02 1972) | Birth | Melvin Mora, Venezuelan baseball player | |
| February 2nd, 1972 (February 02 1972) | Birth | Tego Calderon , nominated reggaeton singer/rapper. | |
| February 2nd, 1972 (February 02 1972) | Death | Natalie Clifford Barney, American writer (born in 1876) | |
| February 2nd, 1971 (February 02 1971) | Event | After a coup in Uganda, Idi Amin replaces President Milton Obote as leader. | Idi Amin Quotes |
| February 2nd, 1970 (February 02 1970) | Birth | Nikolaos Michopoulos, Greek footballer | |
| February 2nd, 1970 (February 02 1970) | Birth | C. Ernst Harth, Canadian actor | |
| February 2nd, 1970 (February 02 1970) | Birth | Jennifer Westfeldt, American actress | |
| February 2nd, 1970 (February 02 1970) | Birth | Roar Strand, Norwegian footballer | |
| February 2nd, 1970 (February 02 1970) | Death | Lawrence Gray, American actor (b.1898) | |
| February 2nd, 1970 (February 02 1970) | Death | Bertrand Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, English mathematician, writer and philosopher, Nobel laureate (born in 1872) | Bertrand Russell Quotes |
| February 2nd, 1969 (February 02 1969) | Birth | Valeri Karpin, Russian footballer | |
| February 2nd, 1969 (February 02 1969) | Birth | Tim Sherwood, English footballer | |
| February 2nd, 1969 (February 02 1969) | Death | Boris Karloff, English actor (born in 1887) | |
| February 2nd, 1968 (February 02 1968) | Birth | Sean Elliott, American basketball player | |
| February 2nd, 1968 (February 02 1968) | Birth | Scott Erickson, MLB pitcher | |
| February 2nd, 1967 (February 02 1967) | Event | The American Basketball Association is formed. | |
| February 2nd, 1967 (February 02 1967) | Birth | Arturs Irbe, Latvian hockey player | |
| February 2nd, 1967 (February 02 1967) | Birth | Laurent Nkunda, Congolese general | |
| February 2nd, 1966 (February 02 1966) | Event | Pakistan suggests a six-point agenda with Kashmir dispute as number one item for the proposed Indo-Pak ministerial talks after 1965 war. | |
| February 2nd, 1966 (February 02 1966) | Birth | Andrei Chesnokov, Russian former tennis player | |
| February 2nd, 1966 (February 02 1966) | Birth | D. C. Douglas, American actor and director | |
| February 2nd, 1966 (February 02 1966) | Birth | Robert DeLeo, American musician (Stone Temple Pilots) | |
| February 2nd, 1965 (February 02 1965) | Birth | Carl Airey, English footballer | |
| February 2nd, 1965 (February 02 1965) | Birth | Naoki Sano, Japanese professional wrestler | |
| February 2nd, 1963 (February 02 1963) | Birth | Eva Cassidy, American singer (died in 1996) | |
| February 2nd, 1963 (February 02 1963) | Birth | Philip Laats, Belgian judoka | |
| February 2nd, 1962 (February 02 1962) | Birth | Andy Fordham, English darts player | |
| February 2nd, 1962 (February 02 1962) | Birth | Paul Kilgus, baseball player | |
| February 2nd, 1962 (February 02 1962) | Birth | Michael T. Weiss, American actor | |
| February 2nd, 1961 (February 02 1961) | Birth | Lauren Lane, American actress | |
| February 2nd, 1961 (February 02 1961) | Birth | Steve Penney, National Hockey League goaltender | |
| February 2nd, 1960 (February 02 1960) | Birth | Jari Porttila, Finnish sports journalist | |
| February 2nd, 1958 (February 02 1958) | Birth | Michel Marc Bouchard, Quebec playwright | |
| February 2nd, 1957 (February 02 1957) | Event | President Iskander Mirza of Pakistan lays the foundation-stone of the Guddu Barrage across river Indus near Sukkur. | |
| February 2nd, 1957 (February 02 1957) | Death | Grigory Landsberg, Russian physicist (born in 1890) | |
| February 2nd, 1956 (February 02 1956) | Death | Charles Grapewin, American actor (born in 1869) | |
| February 2nd, 1956 (February 02 1956) | Death | Pyotr Konchalovsky, Russian painter (born in 1876) | |
| February 2nd, 1954 (February 02 1954) | Birth | Christie Brinkley, American model | |
| February 2nd, 1954 (February 02 1954) | Birth | Hansi Hinterseer, Austrian singer, actor, former skier | |
| February 2nd, 1954 (February 02 1954) | Birth | John Tudor, American baseball pitcher | John Tudor Quotes |
| February 2nd, 1953 (February 02 1953) | Birth | Duane Chapman, American bounty hunter. | |
| February 2nd, 1952 (February 02 1952) | Birth | Genichiro Tenryu, Japanese professional wrestler | |
| February 2nd, 1950 (February 02 1950) | Death | Constantin Caratheodory, Greek mathematician (born in 1873) | |
| February 2nd, 1949 (February 02 1949) | Birth | Brent Spiner, American actor | |
| February 2nd, 1949 (February 02 1949) | Birth | Ross Valory, American musician (Journey) | |
| February 2nd, 1949 (February 02 1949) | Birth | Francisco Maturana, Colombian football manager | |
| February 2nd, 1948 (February 02 1948) | Birth | Al McKay, American guitarist and songwriter (Earth, Wind & Fire) | |
| February 2nd, 1948 (February 02 1948) | Birth | Roger Williamson, English racecar driver (died in 1973) | Roger Williams Quotes |
| February 2nd, 1948 (February 02 1948) | Death | Bevil Rudd, South African athlete (born in 1894) | |
| February 2nd, 1948 (February 02 1948) | Death | Thomas W. Lamont, American banker; father or Corliss Lamont; great-grandfather of Ned Lamont (born in 1870) | |
| February 2nd, 1947 (February 02 1947) | Birth | Farrah Fawcett, American actress | |
| February 2nd, 1946 (February 02 1946) | Event | The Proclamation of Hungarian Republic is made. | |
| February 2nd, 1946 (February 02 1946) | Birth | Alpha Oumar Konare, ex-president of Mali | |
| February 2nd, 1945 (February 02 1945) | Death | Carl Friedrich Goerdeler, German politician (born in 1884) | |
| February 2nd, 1944 (February 02 1944) | Birth | Karen Foss, American broadcaster | |
| February 2nd, 1944 (February 02 1944) | Birth | Geoffrey Hughes, British actor | |
| February 2nd, 1943 (February 02 1943) | Event | World War II: The last German forces surrender to the Soviets after the Battle of Stalingrad. | |
| February 2nd, 1943 (February 02 1943) | Birth | Susan Hanson, English actress | |
| February 2nd, 1942 (February 02 1942) | Birth | Graham Nash, American (British-born) rock musician | |
| February 2nd, 1942 (February 02 1942) | Death | Daniil Kharms, Russian playwright (born in 1905) | |
| February 2nd, 1940 (February 02 1940) | Event | Frank Sinatra debuts with the Tommy Dorsey orchestra. | Frank Sinatra Quotes |
| February 2nd, 1940 (February 02 1940) | Birth | David Jason, English actor | |
| February 2nd, 1940 (February 02 1940) | Birth | Wayne Fontes, American football coach | |
| February 2nd, 1939 (February 02 1939) | Birth | Akbar Adibi, Iranian scientist, father of electronics in Iran (died in 2000) | |
| February 2nd, 1937 (February 02 1937) | Birth | Don Buford, All-Star MLB outfielder | |
| February 2nd, 1937 (February 02 1937) | Birth | Remak Ramsay, American actor | |
| February 2nd, 1937 (February 02 1937) | Birth | Tom Smothers, American musician and comedian | |
| February 2nd, 1936 (February 02 1936) | Birth | Duane Jones, American actor | |
| February 2nd, 1935 (February 02 1935) | Event | Leonarde Keeler tests the first polygraph machine. | |
| February 2nd, 1933 (February 02 1933) | Event | Adolf Hitler dissolves the German Parliament. | Adolf Hitler Quotes |
| February 2nd, 1933 (February 02 1933) | Birth | Than Shwe, ruler of Myanmar | |
| February 2nd, 1933 (February 02 1933) | Birth | Tony Jay, English actor (died in 2006) | |
| February 2nd, 1932 (February 02 1932) | Birth | Robert Mandan, American actor | |
| February 2nd, 1932 (February 02 1932) | Death | Agha Petros, Assyrian nationalist leader | |
| February 2nd, 1931 (February 02 1931) | Birth | Dries van Agt, Dutch politician | |
| February 2nd, 1931 (February 02 1931) | Birth | Les Dawson, British comedian (died in 1993) | |
| February 2nd, 1931 (February 02 1931) | Birth | Judith Viorst, American author | |
| February 2nd, 1928 (February 02 1928) | Birth | Aloyisus Leon Higginbotham, Jr., civil rights activist and author (died in 1998) | |
| February 2nd, 1927 (February 02 1927) | Birth | Stan Getz, American musician (died in 1991) | |
| February 2nd, 1926 (February 02 1926) | Birth | Valery Giscard d Estaing, French politician | |
| February 2nd, 1926 (February 02 1926) | Death | Vladimir Sukhomlinov, Russian general (born in 1848) | |
| February 2nd, 1925 (February 02 1925) | Event | Serum run to Nome: Dog sleds reach Nome, Alaska with diphtheria serum, inspiring the Iditarod race. | |
| February 2nd, 1925 (February 02 1925) | Birth | Elaine Stritch, American actress | |
| February 2nd, 1925 (February 02 1925) | Death | Jaap Eden, Dutch skater and cyclist (born in 1873) | |
| February 2nd, 1924 (February 02 1924) | Birth | Elfi von Dassanowsky, Austrian-American producer and musician | |
| February 2nd, 1923 (February 02 1923) | Birth | James Dickey, American poet and author (died in 1997) | |
| February 2nd, 1923 (February 02 1923) | Birth | Bonita Granville, American actress (died in 1988) | |
| February 2nd, 1923 (February 02 1923) | Birth | Red Schoendienst, Hall of Famer baseball player and manager | |
| February 2nd, 1923 (February 02 1923) | Birth | Liz Smith, American gossip columnist | |
| February 2nd, 1922 (February 02 1922) | Event | Ulysses by James Joyce is published in Paris, France. | James Joyce Quotes |
| February 2nd, 1922 (February 02 1922) | Death | William Desmond Taylor, Irish film director (born in 1872) | |
| February 2nd, 1920 (February 02 1920) | Event | The Tartu Peace Treaty is signed between Estonia and Russia. | |
| February 2nd, 1920 (February 02 1920) | Event | France occupies Memel. | |
| February 2nd, 1918 (February 02 1918) | Birth | Hella S. Haasse, Dutch writer | |
| February 2nd, 1918 (February 02 1918) | Death | John L. Sullivan, American heavyweight boxer (born in 1858) | |
| February 2nd, 1916 (February 02 1916) | Birth | Xuan Di?u, Vietnamese poet (died in 1985) | |
| February 2nd, 1915 (February 02 1915) | Birth | Abba Eban, Israeli diplomat (died in 2002) | Abba Eban Quotes |
| February 2nd, 1915 (February 02 1915) | Birth | Stan Leonard, Canadian professional golfer (died in 2005) | |
| February 2nd, 1914 (February 02 1914) | Birth | Eric Kierans, Canadian politician and economist (died in 2004) | |
| February 2nd, 1913 (February 02 1913) | Event | Grand Central Station was opened in New York City. | |
| February 2nd, 1913 (February 02 1913) | Birth | Poul Reichhardt, Danish actor (died in 1985) | |
| February 2nd, 1912 (February 02 1912) | Birth | Burton Lane, American composer and lyricist (died in 1997) | |
| February 2nd, 1909 (February 02 1909) | Birth | Frank Albertson, American actor (died in 1964) | |
| February 2nd, 1908 (February 02 1908) | Birth | Wes Ferrell, All-Star MLB pitcher (died in 1976) | |
| February 2nd, 1907 (February 02 1907) | Death | Dmitri Mendeleev, Russian chemist (born in 1834) | |
| February 2nd, 1905 (February 02 1905) | Birth | Ayn Rand, Russian-born author and philosopher (died in 1982) | Ayn Rand Quotes |
| February 2nd, 1904 (February 02 1904) | Death | William C. Whitney, American financier (born in 1841) | |
| February 2nd, 1902 (February 02 1902) | Birth | Newbold Morris, American politician (died in 1966) | |
| February 2nd, 1901 (February 02 1901) | Event | Queen Victoria s funeral takes place. | |
| February 2nd, 1901 (February 02 1901) | Birth | Jascha Heifetz, Lithuanian violinist (died in 1987) | Jascha Heifetz Quotes |
| February 2nd, 1900 (February 02 1900) | Birth | Willie Kamm, MLB third baseman (died in 1988) | |
| February 2nd, 1899 (February 02 1899) | Event | The Australian Premiers Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australia s capital (Canberra) between Sydney and Melbourne. | |
| February 2nd, 1897 (February 02 1897) | Birth | Howard Johnson, American hotelier (died in 1972) | |
| February 2nd, 1897 (February 02 1897) | Birth | Aime Avignon, France s former oldest living man (died in 2007) | |
| February 2nd, 1896 (February 02 1896) | Birth | Kazimierz Kuratowski, Polish mathematician and logician (died in 1980) | |
| February 2nd, 1895 (February 02 1895) | Birth | George Halas, American football player, coach, and league founder (died in 1983) | George Halas Quotes |
| February 2nd, 1895 (February 02 1895) | Death | Archduke Albert, Austrian general (born in 1817) | |
| February 2nd, 1893 (February 02 1893) | Birth | Cornelius Lanczos, Hungarian mathematician (died in 1974) | |
| February 2nd, 1893 (February 02 1893) | Birth | Raoul Riganti, Argentine racing driver (died in 1970) | |
| February 2nd, 1890 (February 02 1890) | Birth | Charles Correll, American actor (died in 1972) | |
| February 2nd, 1889 (February 02 1889) | Birth | Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, French general, posthumous Marshal of France (died in 1952) | |
| February 2nd, 1888 (February 02 1888) | Birth | Frederick Lane, Australian swimmer (died in 1969) | |
| February 2nd, 1887 (February 02 1887) | Event | In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed. | |
| February 2nd, 1887 (February 02 1887) | Birth | Ernst Hanfstangl, German pianist and politician (died in 1975) | |
| February 2nd, 1882 (February 02 1882) | Event | The Knights of Columbus are formed in New Haven, Connecticut. | |
| February 2nd, 1882 (February 02 1882) | Birth | James Joyce, Irish author (died in 1941) | James Joyce Quotes |
| February 2nd, 1881 (February 02 1881) | Birth | Orval Overall, major league baseball pitcher (died in 1947) | |
| February 2nd, 1880 (February 02 1880) | Event | The first electric streetlight is installed in Wabash, Indiana. | |
| February 2nd, 1878 (February 02 1878) | Event | Greece declares war on Turkey. | |
| February 2nd, 1878 (February 02 1878) | Birth | Alfred Hajos, Hungarian swimmer (died in 1955) | |
| February 2nd, 1876 (February 02 1876) | Event | The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs of Major League Baseball is formed. | |
| February 2nd, 1875 (February 02 1875) | Birth | Fritz Kreisler, Austrian violinist (died in 1962) | |
| February 2nd, 1873 (February 02 1873) | Birth | Konstantin von Neurath, German foreign minister 1932-1938 (died in 1956) | |
| February 2nd, 1861 (February 02 1861) | Birth | Solomon R. Guggenheim, American art collector and philanthropist (died in 1949) | Solomon Quotes |
| February 2nd, 1860 (February 02 1860) | Birth | Curtis Guild, Jr., 43rd Governor of Massachusetts (died in 1915) | |
| February 2nd, 1851 (February 02 1851) | Birth | Jose Guadalupe Posada, Mexican artist (died in 1913) | |
| February 2nd, 1849 (February 02 1849) | Birth | Pavol Orszagh Hviezdoslav, Slovak poet (died in 1921) | |
| February 2nd, 1848 (February 02 1848) | Event | Mexican-American War: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed, ending the war. | |
| February 2nd, 1848 (February 02 1848) | Event | California Gold Rush: The first ship with Chinese emigrants seeking fortune in California s gold country arrives in San Francisco, California. | |
| February 2nd, 1842 (February 02 1842) | Birth | Yulian Vasilievich Sokhotski, Russian mathematician (died in 1927) | |
| February 2nd, 1841 (February 02 1841) | Birth | Francois-Alphonse Forel, Swiss hydrologist (died in 1912) | |
| February 2nd, 1829 (February 02 1829) | Birth | Alfred Brehm, German zoologist (died in 1884) | |
| February 2nd, 1812 (February 02 1812) | Event | Russia establishes a fur trading colony at what is now Fort Ross, California. | |
| February 2nd, 1804 (February 02 1804) | Death | George Walton, Signer of the Declaration of Independence (born in 1749-50) | |
| February 2nd, 1803 (February 02 1803) | Birth | Albert Sidney Johnston, American Confederate general (died in 1862) | |
| February 2nd, 1802 (February 02 1802) | Birth | Jean Baptiste Boussingault, French chemist (died in 1887) | |
| February 2nd, 1802 (February 02 1802) | Death | Welbore Ellis, 1st Baron Mendip, British statesman (born in 1713) | |
| February 2nd, 1790 (February 02 1790) | Event | The U.S. Supreme Court convenes for the first time after an unsuccessful attempt on February 1. | |
| February 2nd, 1787 (February 02 1787) | Event | Arthur St. Clair is elected the 9th President of the President of the Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation. | |
| February 2nd, 1786 (February 02 1786) | Birth | Jacques Philippe Marie Binet, French mathematician (died in 1856) | |
| February 2nd, 1769 (February 02 1769) | Death | Pope Clement XIII (born in 1693) | |
| February 2nd, 1768 (February 02 1768) | Death | Robert Smith, English mathematician (born in 1689) | |
| February 2nd, 1754 (February 02 1754) | Birth | Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, French politician (died in 1838) | |
| February 2nd, 1723 (February 02 1723) | Death | Antonio Maria Valsalva, Italian anatomist (born in 1666) | |
| February 2nd, 1717 (February 02 1717) | Birth | Ernst Gideon Freiherr von Laudon, Austrian field marshal (died in 1790) | |
| February 2nd, 1714 (February 02 1714) | Birth | Gottfried August Homilius, German composer (died in 1785) | |
| February 2nd, 1714 (February 02 1714) | Death | John Sharp, English Archbishop of York (born in 1643) | |
| February 2nd, 1712 (February 02 1712) | Death | Martin Lister, English naturalist and physician | |
| February 2nd, 1711 (February 02 1711) | Birth | Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz, Austrian diplomat (died in 1794) | |
| February 2nd, 1709 (February 02 1709) | Event | Alexander Selkirk is rescued from shipwreck on a desert island, inspiring the book Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. | Daniel Defoe Quotes |
| February 2nd, 1704 (February 02 1704) | Death | Guillaume Francois Antoine, Marquis de l Hopital, French mathematician (born in 1661) | |
| February 2nd, 1700 (February 02 1700) | Birth | Johann Christoph Gottsched, German writer (died in 1766) | |
| February 2nd, 1695 (February 02 1695) | Birth | William Borlase, English naturalist (died in 1772) | |
| February 2nd, 1695 (February 02 1695) | Birth | Francois de Chevert, French general (died in 1769) | |
| February 2nd, 1688 (February 02 1688) | Death | Abraham Duquesne, French naval officer (born in 1610) | Abraham Quotes |
| February 2nd, 1669 (February 02 1669) | Birth | Louis Marchand, French organist and harpsichordist (died in 1732) | |
| February 2nd, 1661 (February 02 1661) | Death | Lucas Holstenius, German humanist (born in 1596) | |
| February 2nd, 1660 (February 02 1660) | Death | Govert Flinck, Dutch painter (born in 1615) | |
| February 2nd, 1660 (February 02 1660) | Death | Gaston, Duke of Orleans, French politician (born in 1608) | |
| February 2nd, 1653 (February 02 1653) | Event | New Amsterdam (later renamed The City of New York) is incorporated. | |
| February 2nd, 1650 (February 02 1650) | Birth | Nell Gwynne, English actress and royal mistress (died in 1687) | |
| February 2nd, 1649 (February 02 1649) | Birth | Pope Benedict XIII (died in 1730) | |
| February 2nd, 1648 (February 02 1648) | Death | George Abbot, English writer | |
| February 2nd, 1621 (February 02 1621) | Birth | Johannes Schefferus, Alsatian-born humanist (died in 1679) | |
| February 2nd, 1613 (February 02 1613) | Birth | Noel Chabanel, French Jesuit missionary (died in 1649) | |
| February 2nd, 1600 (February 02 1600) | Birth | Gabriel Naude, French librarian and scholar (died in 1653) | |
| February 2nd, 1594 (February 02 1594) | Death | Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Italian composer (born in 1525) | |
| February 2nd, 1580 (February 02 1580) | Death | Bessho Nagaharu, Japanese retainer (born in 1558) | |
| February 2nd, 1542 (February 02 1542) | Event | Portuguese under Christovao da Gama capture a Moslem-occupied hillfort in northern Ethiopia in the Battle of Bacente. | |
| February 2nd, 1536 (February 02 1536) | Event | Spaniard Pedro de Mendoza founds Buenos Aires, Argentina. | |
| February 2nd, 1529 (February 02 1529) | Death | Baldassare Castiglione, Italian writer (born in 1478) | |
| February 2nd, 1522 (February 02 1522) | Birth | Lodovico Ferrari, Italian mathematician (died in 1565) | |
| February 2nd, 1509 (February 02 1509) | Event | The Battle of Diu takes place near Diu, India, between Portugal and Turkey. | |
| February 2nd, 1506 (February 02 1506) | Birth | Rene de Birague, French cardinal and chancellor (died in 1583) | |
| February 2nd, 1502 (February 02 1502) | Birth | Damiao de Gois, Portuguese philosopher (died in 1574) | Philo Quotes |
| February 2nd, 1494 (February 02 1494) | Birth | Bona Sforza, queen of Sigismund I of Poland (died in 1557) | |
| February 2nd, 1461 (February 02 1461) | Death | Owen Tudor, Welsh founder of the Tudor dynasty of England | |
| February 2nd, 1455 (February 02 1455) | Birth | King John of Denmark (died in 1513) | |
| February 2nd, 1250 (February 02 1250) | Death | Eric XI of Sweden (born in 1216) | |
| February 2nd, 1218 (February 02 1218) | Death | Konstantin of Rostov, Prince of Novgorod (born in 1186) | |
| February 2nd, 1208 (February 02 1208) | Birth | James I of Aragon (died in 1276) | |
| February 2nd, 1124 (February 02 1124) | Death | Borivoj II of Bohemia | |
| February 2nd, 1032 (February 02 1032) | Event | Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor becomes King of Burgundy. | |
| February 2nd, 0962 (February 02 0962) | Event | Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor in nearly 40 years. | |
| February 2nd, 0672 (February 02 0672) | Death | Saint Chad | |
