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February 1is the 32nd day of the year in theGregorian calendar;333 days remain until the end of the year (334 inleap years).
Events
[edit]Pre-1600
[edit]- 1327– The teenagedEdward IIIis crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his motherQueen Isabellaand her loverRoger Mortimer.[1]
- 1411– TheFirst Peace of Thornis signed inThorn (Toruń),Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights(Prussia).[2]
1601–1900
[edit]- 1662– The Chinese generalKo xing aseizes the island ofTaiwanafter anine-month siege.[3]
- 1713– TheKalabalikorSkirmish at Benderresults from theOttoman sultan's order that his unwelcome guest, KingCharles XII of Sweden,be seized.[4]
- 1793–French Revolutionary Wars:France declares war on the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
- 1796– The capital ofUpper Canadais moved fromNewarktoYork.
- 1814–Mayonin thePhilippineserupts, killing around 1,200 people, the most devastating eruption of the volcano.
- 1835–Slavery is abolishedinMauritius.[5]
- 1861–American Civil War:Texassecedesfrom the United States and joins theConfederacya week later.
- 1864–Second Schleswig War:Prussian forces crossed the border into Schleswig, starting the war.[6]
- 1865– PresidentAbraham Lincolnsigns theThirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
- 1884– The first volume (AtoAnt) of theOxford English Dictionaryis published.[7]
- 1893–Thomas A. Edisonfinishes construction of the firstmotion picture studio,theBlack MariainWest Orange, New Jersey.[8]
- 1895–Fountains Valley, Pretoria,the oldestnature reservein Africa, is proclaimed by PresidentPaul Kruger.
- 1896–La bohèmepremieres in Turin at theTeatro Regio (Turin),conducted by the youngArturo Toscanini.
- 1897–Shinhan Bank,theoldest bank in South Korea,opens inSeoul.
- 1900– Great Britain, defeated by Boers in key battles, namesLord Robertscommander of British forces in South Africa.[9]
1901–present
[edit]- 1908–Lisbon Regicide:KingCarlos I of PortugalandInfante Luis Filipeare shot dead inLisbon.[10]
- 1924–Russia–United Kingdom relationsare restored, over six years after the Communist revolution.[11]
- 1942–World War II:Josef Terboven,ReichskommissarofGerman-occupied Norway,appointsVidkun QuislingtheMinister Presidentof theNational Government.
- 1942 – World War II: U.S. Navy conductsMarshalls–Gilberts raids,the first offensive action by the United States against Japanese forces in thePacific Theater.[12]
- 1942 –Voice of America,the official external radio and television service of theUnited States government,begins broadcasting with programs aimed at areas controlled by theAxis powers.[13]
- 1942 –Mao Zedongmakes a speech on "Reform in Learning, the Party and Literature", which puts into motion theYan'an Rectification Movement.[14]
- 1946–Trygve Lieof Norway is picked to be the firstUnited Nations Secretary-General.[15]
- 1946 – TheParliament of Hungaryabolishes the monarchy after nine centuries, and proclaims theHungarian Republic.[16]
- 1950– The first prototype of theMiG-17makes its maiden flight.[17]
- 1957–Northeast Airlines Flight 823crashes onRikers IslandinNew York City,killing 20 people and injuring 78 others.[18]
- 1960– Four black students stage the first of theGreensboro sit-insat a lunch counter inGreensboro, North Carolina.[19]
- 1964–The Beatleshave their first number one hit in the United States with "I Want to Hold Your Hand".[20]
- 1968–Vietnam War:The execution ofViet CongofficerNguyễn Văn LémbySouth VietnameseNational Police ChiefNguyễn Ngọc Loanis recorded on motion picture film, as well as in an iconic still photograph taken byEddie Adams.[21]
- 1968 – Canada's three military services, theRoyal Canadian Navy,theCanadian Armyand theRoyal Canadian Air Force,are unified into theCanadian Forces.[22]
- 1968 – TheNew York Central Railroadand thePennsylvania Railroadare merged to formPenn Central Transportation.
- 1972–Kuala Lumpurbecomes a city by a royal charter granted by theYang di-Pertuan AgongofMalaysia.[23]
- 1974–A firein the 25-storyJoelma BuildinginSão Paulo,Brazil kills 189 and injures 293.
- 1979–IranianAyatollahRuhollah Khomeinireturns toTehranafter nearly 15 years of exile.[24]
- 1981– TheUnderarm bowling incident of 1981occurred whenTrevor Chappellbowls underarm on the final delivery of a game betweenAustraliaandNew Zealandat theMelbourne Cricket Ground(MCG).[25]
- 1991– A runwaycollisionbetween USAir Flight 1493 and SkyWest Flight 5569 atLos Angeles International Airportresults in the deaths of 34 people, and injuries to 30 others.[26]
- 1992– The Chief Judicial Magistrate ofBhopalcourt declaresWarren Anderson,ex-CEOofUnion Carbide,a fugitive under Indian law for failing to appear in theBhopal disastercase.[27]
- 1996– TheCommunications Decency Actis passed by theU.S. Congress.[28]
- 1998– Rear AdmiralLillian E. Fishburnebecomes the first female African American to be promoted to rear admiral.[29]
- 2002–Daniel Pearl,American journalist and South Asia Bureau Chief ofThe Wall Street Journal,kidnapped on January 23, is beheaded and mutilated by his captors.[30]
- 2003–Space ShuttleColumbiadisintegrated during the reentryof missionSTS-107into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard.[31]
- 2004–Hajj pilgrimage stampede:In a stampede at theHajjpilgrimage inSaudi Arabia,251 people are trampled to death and 244 injured.[32]
- 2004 –Double suicide attack in Erbilon the offices ofIraqi Kurdishpolitical parties by members ofJama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad[33]
- 2005– KingGyanendra of Nepalcarries out acoup d'étatto capture the democracy, becoming Chairman of the Councils of ministers.[34]
- 2007– TheNational Weather Servicein theUnited Statesswitches from theFujita scaleto the newEnhanced Fujita scaleto measure the intensity and strength of tornadoes.[35]
- 2009– Thefirst cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttirwas formed inIceland,makingherthe country's first female prime minister and the world's first openlygayhead of government.[36]
- 2012– Seventy-four people are killed and over 500 injured as a result ofclashesbetween fans of Egyptian football teamsAl MasryandAl Ahlyin the city ofPort Said.[37]
- 2013–The Shard,thesixth-tallest building in Europe,opens its viewing gallery to the public.[38]
- 2021– Acoup d'étatinMyanmarremovesAung San Suu Kyifrom power and restores military rule.[39]
- 2022– Five-year-old Moroccan boyRayan Aourramfalls into a 32-meter (105 feet) deep well in Ighran village inTamorotcommune,Chefchaouen Province,Morocco, but dies four days later, before rescue workers reached him.[40]
Births
[edit]Pre-1600
[edit]- 1261–Walter de Stapledon,English bishop and politician,Lord High Treasurer(d. 1326)[41]
- 1435–Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy(d. 1472)[42]
- 1447–Eberhard II, Duke of Württemberg(d. 1504)
- 1459–Conrad Celtes,German poet and scholar (d. 1508)
- 1462–Johannes Trithemius,German lexicographer, historian, and cryptographer (d. 1516)[43]
- 1552–Edward Coke,English lawyer, judge, and politician,Attorney General for England and Wales(d. 1634)
- 1561–Henry Briggs,British mathematician (d. 1630)
1601–1900
[edit]- 1635–Marquard Gude,German archaeologist and scholar (d. 1689)
- 1648–Elkanah Settle,English poet and playwright (d. 1724)[44]
- 1659–Jacob Roggeveen,Dutch explorer (d. 1729)
- 1663–Ignacia del Espíritu Santo,Filipino nun, founded theReligious of the Virgin Mary(d. 1748)
- 1666–Marie Thérèse de Bourbon,Princess of Conti and titular queen of Poland (d.1732)
- 1687–Johann Adam Birkenstock,German violinist and composer (d. 1733)
- 1690–Francesco Maria Veracini,Italian violinist and composer (d. 1768)
- 1701–Johan Agrell,Swedish-German pianist and composer (d. 1765)
- 1761–Christiaan Hendrik Persoon,South African-French mycologist and academic (d. 1836)
- 1763–Thomas Campbell,Irish minister and theologian (d. 1854)
- 1796–Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich,Swiss minister, poet, and educator (d. 1865)
- 1801–Émile Littré,French lexicographer and philosopher (d. 1881)
- 1820–George Hendric Houghton,American clergyman and theologian (d. 1897)
- 1836–Emil Hartmann,Danish organist and composer (d. 1898)
- 1844–G. Stanley Hall,American psychologist and academic (d. 1924)[45]
- 1851–Durham Stevens,American lawyer and diplomat (d. 1908)
- 1858–Ignacio Bonillas,Mexican diplomat (d. 1942)
- 1859–Victor Herbert,Irish-American cellist, composer, and conductor (d. 1924)
- 1866–Agda Meyerson,Swedish nurse and healthcare activist (d. 1924)
- 1868–Ștefan Luchian,Romanian painter and illustrator (d. 1917)[46]
- 1870–Erik Adolf von Willebrand,Finnish physician (d. 1949)
- 1872–Clara Butt,English opera singer (d. 1936)[47]
- 1872 –Jerome F. Donovan,American lawyer and politician (d. 1949)
- 1873–John Barry,Irish soldier,Victoria Crossrecipient (d. 1901)
- 1874–Hugo von Hofmannsthal,Austrian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1929)
- 1878–Alfréd Hajós,Hungarian swimmer and architect, designed theGrand Hotel Aranybika(d. 1955)
- 1878 –Milan Hodža,Slovak journalist and politician, 10thPrime Minister of Czechoslovakia(d. 1944)
- 1881–Tip Snooke,South African cricketer (d. 1966)
- 1882–Vladimir Dimitrov,Bulgarian artist (d. 1960)[48]
- 1882 –Louis St. Laurent,Canadian lawyer and politician, 12thPrime Minister of Canada(d. 1973)
- 1884–Bradbury Robinson,American football player and physician (d. 1949)
- 1884 –Yevgeny Zamyatin,Russian journalist and author (d. 1937)
- 1887–Charles Nordhoff,English-American lieutenant, pilot, and author (d. 1947)
- 1890–Nikolai Reek,Estonian general and politician, 11thEstonian Minister of War(d. 1942)
- 1894–John Ford,American director and producer (d. 1973)
- 1894 –James P. Johnson,American pianist and composer (d. 1955)
- 1895–Conn Smythe,Canadian businessman (d. 1980)
- 1897–Denise Robins,English journalist and author (d. 1985)
- 1898–Leila Denmark,American pediatrician and author (d. 2012)
1901–present
[edit]- 1901–Frank Buckles,American soldier (d. 2011)
- 1901 –Clark Gable,American actor (d. 1960)[49]
- 1902–Therese Brandl,Germanconcentration campguard (d. 1947)
- 1902 –Langston Hughes,American poet, social activist, novelist, and playwright (d. 1967)[50]
- 1904–S.J. Perelman,American humorist and screenwriter (d. 1979)
- 1905–Emilio G. Segrè,Italian-American physicist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (d. 1989)
- 1906–Adetokunbo Ademola,Nigerian lawyer and jurist, 2ndChief Justice of Nigeria(d. 1993)
- 1907–Günter Eich,German author and songwriter (d. 1972)
- 1907 –Camargo Guarnieri,Brazilian pianist and composer (d. 1993)
- 1908–George Pal,Hungarian-American animator and producer (d. 1980)
- 1908 –Louis Rasminsky,Canadian economist and banker (d. 1998)
- 1909–George Beverly Shea,Canadian-American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
- 1910–Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme,Chinese general and politician (d. 2009)
- 1915–Stanley Matthews,English footballer and manager (d. 2000)[51]
- 1917–José Luis Sampedro,Spanish economist and author (d. 2013)
- 1917 –Eiji Sawamura,Japanese baseball player and soldier (d. 1944)
- 1918–Muriel Spark,Scottish novelist (d. 2006)[52]
- 1918 –Ignacy Tokarczuk,Polish archbishop (d. 2012)
- 1920–Mike Scarry,American football player and coach (d. 2012)
- 1920 –Zao Wou-Ki,Chinese-French painter (d. 2013)[53]
- 1921–Teresa Mattei,Italian feminist partisan and politician (d. 2013)
- 1921 –Patricia Robins,English writer and WAAF officer (d. 2016)
- 1921 –Peter Sallis,English actor (d. 2017)
- 1922–Renata Tebaldi,Italian soprano and actress (d. 2004)
- 1923–Ben Weider,Canadian businessman, co-founded theInternational Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness(d. 2008)
- 1924–Richard Hooker,American novelist (d. 1997)
- 1924 –Emmanuel Scheffer,German-Israeli footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2012)
- 1926–Vivian Maier,American street photographer (d. 2009)[54]
- 1927–Galway Kinnell,American poet and academic (d. 2014)
- 1928–Sam Edwards,Welsh physicist and academic (d. 2015)
- 1928 –Tom Lantos,Hungarian-American academic and politician (d. 2008)
- 1928 –Stuart Whitman,American actor (d. 2020)[50]
- 1930–Shahabuddin Ahmed,Bangladeshi judge and politician, 12thPresident of Bangladesh(d. 2022)
- 1930 –Hussain Muhammad Ershad,Bangladeshi general and politician, 10thPresident of Bangladesh(d. 2019)
- 1931–Boris Yeltsin,Russian politician, 1stPresident of Russia(d. 2007)[50]
- 1932–Hassan Al-Turabi,Sudanese activist and politician (d. 2016)
- 1934–Nicolae Breban,Romanian author, poet, and playwright
- 1936–Tuncel Kurtiz,Turkish actor, playwright, and director (d. 2013)
- 1936 –Azie Taylor Morton,American educator and politician, 36thTreasurer of the United States(d. 2003)
- 1937–Don Everly,American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2021)[50]
- 1937 –Garrett Morris,American actor and comedian[55]
- 1938–Jimmy Carl Black,American drummer and singer (d. 2008)
- 1938 –Jacky Cupit,American golfer
- 1938 –Sherman Hemsley,American actor and singer (d. 2012)
- 1939–Fritjof Capra,Austrian physicist, author, and academic
- 1939 –Claude François,Egyptian-French singer-songwriter and dancer (d. 1978)
- 1939 –Paul Gillmor,American lawyer and politician (d. 2007)
- 1939 –Ekaterina Maximova,Russian ballerina (d. 2009)
- 1939 –Joe Sample,American pianist and composer (d. 2014)
- 1941–Jerry Spinelli,American author
- 1942–Bibi Besch,Austrian-American actress (d. 1996)
- 1942 –Terry Jones,Welsh actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2020)[56]
- 1942 –David Sincock,Australian cricketer
- 1944–Petru Popescu,Romanian-American director, producer, and author
- 1944 –Burkhard Ziese,German footballer and manager (d. 2010)
- 1945–Serge Joyal,Canadian lawyer and politician, 50thSecretary of State for Canada
- 1945 –Ferruccio Mazzola,Italian footballer and manager (d. 2013)
- 1945 –Mary Jane Reoch,American cyclist (d. 1993)[57]
- 1946–Karen Krantzcke,Australian tennis player[58](d. 1977)
- 1946 –Elisabeth Sladen,English actress (d. 2011)[59]
- 1947–Adam Ingram,Scottish computer programmer and politician,Minister of State for the Armed Forces
- 1947 –Normie Rowe,Australian singer-songwriter and actor
- 1947 –Jessica Savitch,American journalist (d. 1983)[50]
- 1948–Rick James,American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2004)[50]
- 1950–Mike Campbell,American guitarist, songwriter, and producer[55]
- 1950 –Ali Haydar Konca,Turkish politician, 4thTurkish Minister of European Union Affairs
- 1950 –Rich Williams,American guitarist and songwriter
- 1951–Sonny Landreth,American guitarist and songwriter[55]
- 1952–Owoye Andrew Azazi,Nigerian general (d. 2012)
- 1954–Chuck Dukowski,American singer-songwriter and bass player
- 1954 –Bill Mumy,American actor, writer, and musician[55]
- 1955–T. R. Dunn,American basketball player and coach[60]
- 1956–Exene Cervenka,American singer-songwriter and guitarist[55]
- 1957–Gilbert Hernandez,American author and illustrator
- 1957 –Mohammed Jamal Khalifa,Saudi Arabian businessman (d. 2007)
- 1958–Luther Blissett,Jamaican-English footballer and manager
- 1958 –Eleanor Laing,Scottish lawyer and politician,Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
- 1959–Wade Wilson,American football player and coach (d. 2019)[61]
- 1961–Volker Fried,German field hockey player and coach
- 1961 –Kaduvetti Guru,Indian politician (d. 2018)[62]
- 1961 –Daniel M. Tani,American engineer and astronaut
- 1962–José Luis Cuciuffo,Argentinian footballer (d. 2004)
- 1962 –Tomoyasu Hotei,Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1962 –Takashi Murakami,Japanese painter and sculptor[50]
- 1964–Jani Lane,American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011)
- 1964 –Eli Ohana,Israeli football player, and club chairman[63]
- 1964 –Mario Pelchat,Canadian singer-songwriter
- 1964 –Linus Roache,English actor[55]
- 1965–Sherilyn Fenn,American actress[55]
- 1965 –Brandon Lee,American actor and martial artist (d. 1993)[50]
- 1965 –Stéphanie of Monaco[64]
- 1966–Michelle Akers,American soccer player[65]
- 1967–Meg Cabot,American author and screenwriter[66]
- 1968–Lisa Marie Presley,American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2023)[67]
- 1968 –Mark Recchi,Canadian ice hockey player and coach[68]
- 1968 –Pauly Shore,American actor and comedian[69]
- 1969–Gabriel Batistuta,Argentinian footballer
- 1969 –Andrew Breitbart,American journalist, author, and publisher (d. 2012)
- 1969 –Brian Krause,American actor[55]
- 1969 –Joshua Redman,American musician and composer[55]
- 1969 –Franklyn Rose,Jamaican cricketer
- 1969 –Patrick Wilson,American musician and songwriter[55]
- 1970–Yasuyuki Kazama,Japanese racing driver
- 1970 –Malik Sealy,American basketball player and actor (d. 2000)
- 1971–Michael C. Hall,American actor and producer[55]
- 1971 –Tommy Salo,Swedish ice hockey player[70]
- 1972–Leymah Gbowee,Liberian peace activist[71]
- 1972 –Christian Ziege,German footballer
- 1973–Andrew DeClercq,American basketball player and coach
- 1973 –Óscar Pérez Rojas,Mexican footballer
- 1974–Walter McCarty,American basketball player and coach
- 1975–Big Boi,American rapper[72]
- 1975 –Martijn Reuser,Dutch footballer
- 1975 –Tomáš Vlasák,Czech ice hockey player[73]
- 1976–Phil Ivey,American poker player[74]
- 1976 –Mat Rogers,Australian rugby player
- 1977–Robert Traylor,American basketball player (d. 2011)
- 1978–Tim Harding,Australian singer and actor
- 1979–Valentín Elizalde,Mexican singer-songwriter (d. 2006)
- 1979 –Jason Isbell,American singer-songwriter and guitarist[55]
- 1979 –Juan,Brazilian footballer
- 1980–Héctor Luna,Dominican baseball player
- 1981–Hins Cheung,Hong Kong singer-songwriter
- 1981 –Christian Giménez,Argentinian footballer
- 1981 –Graeme Smith,South African cricketer
- 1982–Gavin Henson,Welsh rugby player
- 1982 –Shoaib Malik,Pakistani cricketer
- 1983–Heather DeLoach,American actress
- 1983 –Kevin Martin,American basketball player[75]
- 1983 –Jurgen Van den Broeck,Belgian cyclist
- 1983 –Andrew VanWyngarden,American singer-songwriter and musician[55]
- 1984–Darren Fletcher,Scottish footballer
- 1985–Dean Shiels,Irish footballer
- 1986–Jorrit Bergsma,Dutch speed skater
- 1986 –Lauren Conrad,American fashion designer and author[55]
- 1986 –Ladislav Šmíd,Czech ice hockey player[76]
- 1987–Sebastian Boenisch,Polish footballer
- 1987 –Moises Henriques,Portuguese-Australian cricketer
- 1987 –Austin Jackson,American baseball player[77]
- 1987 –Heather Morris,American actress, singer, and dancer[55]
- 1987 –Giuseppe Rossi,Italian footballer
- 1987 –Ronda Rousey,American mixed martial artist, wrestler and actress[55]
- 1988–Brett Anderson,American baseball player
- 1989–Ricky Pinheiro,Portuguese footballer
- 1990–Tyler Myers,American-Canadian ice hockey player[78]
- 1991–Blake Austin,Australian rugby league player[79]
- 1991 –Kyle Palmieri,American hockey player
- 1992–Sean Manaea,American baseball player[80]
- 1993–Diego Mella,Italian footballer
- 1994–Anna-Lena Friedsam,German tennis player[81]
- 1994 –Julia Garner,American actress[82]
- 1994 –Harry Styles,English singer-songwriter and actor[83]
- 1996–Ahmad Abughaush,Jordanian taekwondo athlete[84]
- 1997–Drew Eubanks,American basketball player[85]
- 1997 –Jihyo,South Korean singer[86]
- 1999–Mohamed Abdelmonem,Egyptian footballer[87]
- 2000–Talanoa Hufanga,American football player[88]
Deaths
[edit]Pre-1600
[edit]- 583–Kan B'alam I,ruler ofPalenque(b. 524)
- 772–Pope Stephen III(b. 720)
- 850–Ramiro I,king ofAsturias
- 1222–Alexios Megas Komnenos,firstEmperor of Trebizond
- 1248–Henry II, Duke of Brabant(b. 1207)
- 1328–Charles IV of France(b. 1294)
- 1501–Sigismund of Bavaria(b. 1439)
- 1542–Girolamo Aleandro,Italian cardinal (b. 1480)
- 1563–Menas of Ethiopia
- 1590–Lawrence Humphrey,English theologian and academic (b. 1527)
1601–1900
[edit]- 1691–Pope Alexander VIII(b. 1610)
- 1718–Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury,English politician,Lord High Treasurer(b. 1660)
- 1733–Augustus II the Strong,Polish king (b. 1670)
- 1734–John Floyer,English physician and author (b. 1649)
- 1743–Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni,Italian organist and composer (b. 1657)
- 1750–Bakar of Georgia(b. 1699)
- 1761–Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix,French priest and historian (b. 1682)
- 1768–Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet,English field marshal and politician (b. 1685)
- 1793–William Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington,English politician,Chancellor of the Exchequer(b. 1717)
- 1803–Anders Chydenius,Finnish economist, philosopher and Lutheran priest (b. 1729)[89][90]
- 1832–Archibald Murphey,American judge and politician (b. 1777)
- 1851–Mary Shelley,English novelist and playwright (b. 1797)[91]
- 1871–Alexander Serov,Russian composer and critic (b. 1820)
- 1893–George Henry Sanderson,American lawyer and politician, 22ndMayor of San Francisco(b. 1824)
- 1897–Constantin von Ettingshausen,Austrian geologist and botanist (b. 1826)
1901–present
[edit]- 1903–Sir George Stokes,Anglo-Irish physicist, mathematician, and politician (b. 1819)
- 1907–Léon Serpollet,French businessman (b. 1858)
- 1908–Carlos I of Portugal(b. 1863)
- 1916–James Boucaut,English-Australian politician, 11thPremier of South Australia(b. 1831)[92]
- 1917–Georg Andreas Bull,Norwegian architect (b. 1829)[93]
- 1922–William Desmond Taylor,American actor and director (b. 1872)
- 1924–Maurice Prendergast,American painter (b. 1858)
- 1928–Hughie Jennings,American baseball player and manager (b. 1869)
- 1936–Georgios Kondylis,Greek general and politician, 128thPrime Minister of Greece(b. 1878)
- 1940–Philip Francis Nowlan,American author, createdBuck Rogers(b. 1888)
- 1940 –Zacharias Papantoniou,Greek journalist and critic (b. 1877)
- 1944–Piet Mondrian,Dutch-American painter (b. 1872)
- 1949–Nicolae Dumitru Cocea,Romanian journalist, author, and activist (b. 1880)
- 1949 –Herbert Stothart,American conductor and composer (b. 1885)
- 1957–Friedrich Paulus,German general (b. 1890)
- 1958–Clinton Davisson,American physicist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1888)
- 1959–Madame Sul-Te-Wan,American actress (b. 1873)
- 1965–Johan Scharffenberg,Norwegian psychiatrist (b. 1869)[94]
- 1966–Hedda Hopper,American actress and journalist (b. 1885)
- 1966 –Buster Keaton,American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1895)
- 1968–Echol Cole and Robert Walker- sparking the Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike
- 1970–Alfréd Rényi,Hungarian mathematician and academic (b. 1921)
- 1976–Werner Heisenberg,German physicist and academic,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1901)
- 1976 –George Whipple,American physician and pathologist,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1878)
- 1979–Abdi İpekçi,Turkish journalist and activist (b. 1929)
- 1980–Yolanda González (activist),Basque activist (b.1961)[95]
- 1981–Donald Wills Douglas, Sr.,American engineer and businessman, founded theDouglas Aircraft Company(b. 1892)
- 1981 –Geirr Tveitt,Norwegian pianist and composer (b. 1908)
- 1986–Alva Myrdal,Swedish sociologist and politician,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1902)
- 1987–Alessandro Blasetti,Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1900)
- 1988–Heather O'Rourke,American child actress (b. 1975)[96]
- 1989–Elaine de Kooning,American painter and academic (b. 1918)
- 1989–Eduardo Franco,Uruguayan lead singer of the band "Los Iracundos" (b. 1945)[97]
- 1991–Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar,Saudi Arabian writer and journalist (b. 1916)[98]
- 1992–Jean Hamburger,French physician and surgeon (b. 1909)
- 1993–Sven Thofelt,Swedish modern pentathlete and épée fencer (b. 1904)[99]
- 1996–Ray Crawford,American race car driver, pilot, and businessman (b. 1915)
- 1997–Herb Caen,American journalist and author (b. 1916)
- 1999–Paul Mellon,American art collector and philanthropist (b. 1907)
- 2001–André D'Allemagne,Canadian political scientist and academic (b. 1929)
- 2002–Aykut Barka,Turkish geologist and academic (b. 1951)
- 2002 –Hildegard Knef,German actress and singer (b. 1925)
- 2003–Space ShuttleColumbiacrew
- Michael P. Anderson,American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1959)
- David M. Brown,American captain, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1956)
- Kalpana Chawla,Indian-American engineer and astronaut (b. 1961)
- Laurel Clark,American captain, surgeon, and astronaut (b. 1961)
- Rick Husband,American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1957)
- William C. McCool,American commander, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1961)
- Ilan Ramon,Israeli colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1954)
- 2003 –Mongo Santamaría,Cuban-American drummer and bandleader (b. 1922)
- 2004–Suha Arın,Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1942)
- 2005–John Vernon,Canadian-American actor (b. 1932)
- 2007–Gian Carlo Menotti,Italian-American playwright and composer (b. 1911)
- 2008–Beto Carrero,Brazilian actor and businessman (b. 1937)
- 2012–Don Cornelius,American television host and producer (b. 1936)
- 2012 –Wisława Szymborska,Polish poet and translator,Nobel Prizelaureate (b. 1923)
- 2013–Helene Hale,American politician (b. 1918)[100]
- 2013 –Ed Koch,American lawyer, judge, and politician, 105thMayor of New York City(b. 1924)
- 2013 –Shanu Lahiri,Indian painter and educator (b. 1928)
- 2013 –Cecil Womack,American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1947)
- 2014–Luis Aragonés,Spanish footballer and manager (b. 1938)
- 2014 –Vasily Petrov,Russian marshal (b. 1917)
- 2014 –Rene Ricard,American poet, painter, and critic (b. 1946)
- 2014 –Maximilian Schell,Austrian-Swiss actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1930)
- 2015–Aldo Ciccolini,Italian-French pianist (b. 1925)
- 2015 –Udo Lattek,German footballer, manager, and sportscaster (b. 1935)
- 2015 –Monty Oum,American animator, director, and screenwriter (b. 1981)
- 2016–Óscar Humberto Mejía Victores,Guatemalan general and politician, 27thPresident of Guatemala(b. 1930)
- 2017–Desmond Carrington,British actor and broadcaster (b. 1926)
- 2018–Barys Kit,Belarusian rocket scientist (b. 1910)[101]
- 2018 –Mowzey Radio,Ugandan singer and songwriter (b. 1985)[102]
- 2019–Jeremy Hardy,English comedian, radio host and panelist (b. 1961)[103]
- 2019 –Clive Swift,English actor (b. 1936)[104]
- 2019 –Wade Wilson,American football player and coach (b. 1959)[105]
- 2021–Dustin Diamond,American actor, director, stand-up comedian, and musician (b. 1977)[106]
- 2021 –Temur Tsiklauri,Georgian pop singer and actor (b. 1946)[107]
- 2022–Remi De Roo,Canadian bishop of theCatholic Church(b. 1924)[108]
Holidays and observances
[edit]- Abolition of Slavery Day(Mauritius)
- Air Force Day(Nicaragua)
- Christianfeast day:
- Earliest day on whichConstitution Daycan fall, while February 7 is the latest; celebrated on the first Monday in February. (Mexico)
- Federal Territory Day(Kuala Lumpur,LabuanandPutrajaya,Malaysia)
- Heroes Day(Rwanda)
- Saint Brigid's Day/Imbolc(Ireland,[109]Scotland,Isle of Man,and someNeopagangroups in the Northern hemisphere)
- Memorial Day of the Republic(Hungary)
- National Freedom Day(United States)
- The start ofBlack History Month(United States andCanada)
- World Hijab Day[110]
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