Birthday February 02, 1754 Talleyrand, French statesman & diplomat
Birthday February 02, 1803 Albert Sidney Johnston born
Birthday February 02, 1859 Havelock Ellis, American physician & sex researcher
Birthday February 02, 1875 Fritz Kreisler, Austrian virtuoso violinist & composer
Birthday February 02, 1882 James Joyce is born
Birthday February 02, 1882 James Joyce, Irish novelist & poet (Dubliners & Ulysses)
Birthday February 02, 1895 George S. Halas (Papa Bear), end & coach for Chicago Bears
Birthday February 02, 1901 Jascha Heifetz, violin virtuoso
Birthday February 02, 1920 Dr. An Wang, founder of Wang Laboratories
Birthday February 02, 1923 James Dickey, writer
Birthday February 02, 1926 Valery Giscard d'Estaing, president of France (1974-81)
Birthday February 02, 1928 Elaine Stritch, Actress
Birthday February 02, 1937 Tom Smothers, comedian
Birthday February 02, 1937 Martina Arroyo, Opera singer
Birthday February 02, 1946 Tricia Nixon Cox, daughter of Richard Milhaus (or 0221)
Birthday February 02, 1947 Farrah Fawcett-Major, in Texas--Charlie's Angels
History February 02, 1753 Candlemas
History February 02, 1781 Nathanael Greene finds fortification at Steele's Tavern
History February 02, 1812 Russians establish Fort Ross
History February 02, 1847 First Donner Party member dies
History February 02, 1848 1st shipload of Chinese arrive in SF Mexico sells US; Texas - California - New Mexico & Az for $15 million
History February 02, 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed
History February 02, 1876 National League of baseball is founded
History February 02, 1876 National Baseball League formed with 8 teams
History February 02, 1880 SS Strathleven arrives in London with 1st Australian frozen mutton
History February 02, 1894 US warship Kearsarge wrecked on Roncador Reef
History February 02, 1916 Zeppelin crashes into North Sea
History February 02, 1922 Murder in Hollywood: A tale of vice and vixens
History February 02, 1935 Lie detector 1st used in court - Portage Wi
History February 02, 1942 Quisling becomes prime minister of puppet regime in Norway
History February 02, 1943 Germans surrender at Stalingrad
History February 02, 1943 Battle of Stalingrad ends
History February 02, 1949 United States rejects proposal for conference with Stalin
History February 02, 1962 First U.S. Air Force plane crashes in South Vietnam.
History February 02, 1962 8 of the 9 planets aligned for 1st time in 400 years
History February 02, 1970 Antiwar protestors sue Dow Chemical
History February 02, 1971 Idi Amin takes power in Uganda
History February 02, 1979 Sid Vicious dies of a drug overdose in New York City
History February 02, 1980 ABSCAM operation revealed
History February 02, 1981 Late Night with David Letterman premiers
History February 02, 1991 Hurley Haywood in quest to win fifth 24 Hours of Daytona
History February 02, 1996 Gene Kelly dies
History February 02, 2014 Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman dies at age 46
February 02, 1754 Talleyrand, French statesman & diplomat
February 02, 1803 Albert Sidney Johnston born
February 02, 1859 Havelock Ellis, American physician & sex researcher
February 02, 1875 Fritz Kreisler, Austrian virtuoso violinist & composer
February 02, 1882 James Joyce is born
February 02, 1882 James Joyce, Irish novelist & poet (Dubliners & Ulysses)
February 02, 1895 George S. Halas (Papa Bear), end & coach for Chicago Bears
February 02, 1901 Jascha Heifetz, violin virtuoso
February 02, 1920 Dr. An Wang, founder of Wang Laboratories
February 02, 1923 James Dickey, writer
February 02, 1926 Valery Giscard d'Estaing, president of France (1974-81)
February 02, 1928 Elaine Stritch, Actress
February 02, 1937 Tom Smothers, comedian
February 02, 1937 Martina Arroyo, Opera singer
February 02, 1946 Tricia Nixon Cox, daughter of Richard Milhaus (or 0221)
February 02, 1947 Farrah Fawcett-Major, in Texas--Charlie's Angels
February 02, 1753 Candlemas
February 02, 1781 Nathanael Greene finds fortification at Steele's Tavern
February 02, 1812 Russians establish Fort Ross
February 02, 1847 First Donner Party member dies
February 02, 1848 1st shipload of Chinese arrive in SF Mexico sells US; Texas - California - New Mexico & Az for $15 million
February 02, 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed
February 02, 1876 National League of baseball is founded
February 02, 1876 National Baseball League formed with 8 teams
February 02, 1880 SS Strathleven arrives in London with 1st Australian frozen mutton
February 02, 1894 US warship Kearsarge wrecked on Roncador Reef
February 02, 1916 Zeppelin crashes into North Sea
February 02, 1922 Murder in Hollywood: A tale of vice and vixens
February 02, 1935 Lie detector 1st used in court - Portage Wi
February 02, 1942 Quisling becomes prime minister of puppet regime in Norway
February 02, 1943 Germans surrender at Stalingrad
February 02, 1943 Battle of Stalingrad ends
February 02, 1949 United States rejects proposal for conference with Stalin
February 02, 1962 First U.S. Air Force plane crashes in South Vietnam.
February 02, 1962 8 of the 9 planets aligned for 1st time in 400 years
February 02, 1970 Antiwar protestors sue Dow Chemical
February 02, 1971 Idi Amin takes power in Uganda
February 02, 1979 Sid Vicious dies of a drug overdose in New York City
February 02, 1980 ABSCAM operation revealed
February 02, 1981 Late Night with David Letterman premiers
February 02, 1991 Hurley Haywood in quest to win fifth 24 Hours of Daytona
February 02, 1996 Gene Kelly dies
February 02, 2014 Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman dies at age 46