February 3

Events

 * - marriage of and, uniting the fortunes of those two states
 * - more than 2,000 people of the city of  are slaughtered by.
 * -  inherits the throne of the.
 * - of  lands in  after rounding the  at the tip of, becoming the first known an to travel this far south.
 * - The, between and the  takes place in ,.
 * - The colony of issues the first  in.
 * - forces defeats a superior Saxon-Russian force by deploying a text book example of a  during the.
 * - : recognizes  independence.
 * - is crushed, ending an uprising that would prompt negotiations that would result in the drafting of the.
 * - A British military force, under Brig-Gen. Sir  captures the city of, then part of the  now capital of , following a siege.
 * - is created.
 * - The first commercial factory is founded.
 * - The sovereignty of was confirmed in a.
 * - The State Convention of North Carolina establishes the Wake Forest Manual Labor Institute, today known as.
 * - becomes.
 * - The ratified, grants voting rights regardless of race.
 * - Gubernatorial candidate is assassinated in . Former  Caleb Powers was later found guilty in a conspiracy to kill Goebel.
 * - The ratified, authorizing the  to impose and collect a graduated.
 * - buildings in,  burn down.
 * - : The breaks off diplomatic relations with  a day after  announces a new policy of unrestricted  warfare.
 * - The begins service as the longest  tunnel in the world at 11,920 feet (3,633 meters) long).
 * - chapter of  founded at.
 * - The was born.
 * - The, 's worst natural disaster, kills 258.
 * - : The forcibly restore  to office in occupied,.
 * - World War II: troops capture the.
 * - World War II: agrees to enter the  conflict against.
 * 1945  - World War II: As part of, 1,000 's of the  bomb Berlin.
 * - Percival Prattis becomes the first news correspondent allowed in the  and  press gallery.
 * 1947  - Coldest ever temperature recorded in North America at, -63 degrees  (-81.4 Fahrenheit)
 * - The earliest known makes landfall in.
 * - ese  merges into the  (PSAS).
 * - : A kills rock-and-roll performers, , and.
 * - The unmanned  spacecraft makes the first controlled rocket-assisted landing on the.
 * -, the last person to be executed in , is hanged in ,.
 * - In, is appointed  leader at the.
 * - author  reportedly has a  religious experience or, later recounted in his books  (1981) and  (1985).
 * - : Mission - Astronauts,  and  make first untethered spacewalks using the.
 * - : The rejects  's request for $36.25 million to aid n.
 * - After a, resigns party leadership and the presidency of.
 * 1989  - A military coup overthrows, dictator of  since.
 * - In Italy, the ' is dissolved, and split into the ' and the .
 * - Sixth s held in under.
 * - is executed in  becoming the first woman executed in the  since.
 * 1998  - : a  pilot causes the death of 20 people when his low-flying plane cuts the cable of a cable-car near,.
 * - In the   is revived.
 * - becomes Prime Minister of the.
 * - The kills at least 135 people and injures a further 339.

Births

 * -, wife of (d. )
 * -, Czech architect (d. )
 * -, English minister (d. )
 * -, Prussian general (d. )
 * -, American patriot (d. )
 * -, English naturalist (d. )
 * -, South American independence leader (d. )
 * -, Confederate general (d. )
 * -, Princess of Prussia (d. )
 * -, German composer (d. )
 * -, American journalist, editor, and publisher (d. )
 * -, French geologist (d. )
 * -, American physician (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, American-born railway pioneer and executive (d. )
 * -, German aircraft designer (d. )
 * -, American (d. )
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, Spanish Prime Minister (d. )
 * 1887  -, Austrian poet (d. )
 * -, French mathematician (d. )
 * -, American illustrator (d. )
 * -, Finnish architect (d. )
 * -, Chinese writer (d. )
 * 1899  -, Brazilian president (m.)
 * 1899  -, English actress (d.)
 * -, Italian composer (d. )
 * 1904  -, American gangster (d. )
 * -, American mathematician(d. )
 * -, American author (d. )
 * -, French philosopher (d. )
 * 1909  -, French filmmaker (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1911  -, French organist and composer (d. )
 * -, French anthropologist (d. )
 * -, British racing driver (d. )
 * -, American entertainer, member of the (d. )
 * 1918  -, American runner
 * -, American physician
 * 1920  -, Australian racing driver
 * -, Quebec singer
 * -, French Canadian politician and of Quebec
 * -, American voice actor (d. )
 * 1925  -, Australian author and journalist
 * 1925  -, member of the
 * -, American comedian
 * 1926  -, German politician
 * -, Irish singer and entertainer
 * 1927  -, American writer (d. )
 * 1927  -, American Underground Filmmaker
 * -, English painter
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, American politician
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1938  -, US Virgin Islands professional boxer
 * -, American film director
 * -, American football player
 * -, American record executive (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * 1943  -, American singer
 * 1943  -, American singer, guitarist and songwriter
 * -, Australian singer and actress
 * -, American football player
 * 1945  -, American singer and songwriter (d. )
 * -, American novelist
 * 1947  -, British musician
 * 1947  -, American singer-songwriter
 * -, East Timor politician,
 * 1948  -, Swedish author
 * -, Dutch cyclist
 * -, American actress
 * -, Lithuanian football manager
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, Canadian ice hockey players
 * -, American novelist
 * 1955  -, British broadcast journalist
 * -, American actor
 * 1956  -, American football player
 * 1956  -, American musician
 * -, Brazilian racing driver
 * 1957  -, British musician
 * -, American economist
 * -, American actor
 * 1959  -, British musician
 * 1959  -, Japanese musician
 * -, American wrestler (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * 1961  -, American skateboarder
 * -, American actress
 * -, American actress
 * 1965  -, Namibian politician
 * -, English footballer
 * -, Serbian professional basketball player
 * -, professional golfer
 * -, British actor
 * 1970  -, Colombian footballer
 * -, American actress
 * 1971  -, English playwright (d. )
 * 1971  -, South Korean actor
 * -, Estonian football player
 * -, Mexican journalist
 * -, Hong Kong actress
 * 1974  -, Polish swimmer
 * -, Canadian hockey player
 * 1976  -, Australian actress
 * 1976  -, American football player
 * -, nominated  singer/rapper.
 * -, American actor
 * 1978  -, American actress and singer
 * -, American writer
 * -, English footballer
 * -, American singer
 * 1982  -, Australian V8 Supercar driver
 * -, American pornographic actress
 * 1983  - ,famous south Indian actor
 * -, American actor
 * -, Serbian footballer
 * -, American reggae rapper
 * -, British racing driver

Deaths

 * -, 2nd
 * - Saint
 * - King
 * - King (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, Japanese shogun (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, German publisher
 * -, Flemish theologian (b. )
 * -, English conspirator (b. )
 * -, Italian Mathematician (b. )
 * -, Spanish statesman (b. )
 * -, French physicist (b. )
 * -, French Canadian poet and historian (b. )
 * -, Hawaiian monarch (b. )
 * -, American outlaw (b. )
 * -, Northern Irish artist (b. )
 * -, 28th , (b. )
 * -, Danish scientist (b. )
 * -, German engineer (b. )
 * -, consort of (b.)
 * -, Nazi leader (b. )
 * -, American Navy Admiral (b. )
 * -, French mathematician (b. )
 * 1956  -, Belgian racing driver (b. )
 * - Also known as because of the deaths of:
 * , American singer (b. )
 * , American singer (b. )
 * , American singer (b. )
 * -, Italian singer and actor (b. )
 * - Sir, English architect (b. )
 * -, English record producer (b. )
 * - Mozambique independence founder (b. )
 * -, Egyptian singer (b. )
 * -, American physicist (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * 1989  -, American movie music orchestra leader, composer and arranger (b. )
 * -, American TV executive producer (b. )
 * 1991  -, American actress (b. )
 * -, British racing driver (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, American murderer (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, American musical theatre actor (b. )
 * -, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. )
 * 2005  -, German-born biologist (b. )
 * 2005  -,  (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, musician, husband of legendary singer  (b. )
 * 2007  -, Moroccan-born American political columnist and author (b. )
 * 2007  -, American president of  (1993–2001) (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - the festival of before spring.
 * - Day.
 * - the earliest calendar day that can occur.
 * - the earliest calendar day that can occur.

liturgical feasts

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 * , patron saint of Denmark
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