February 2nd, 1132

Born on February 2nd, 1132

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 326,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 335 days, exactly on May 20th, 2027, people who were born on February 2nd, 1132 will be 327,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on February 2nd?

February 2nd, 1943

World War II: The Soviet Red Army captured 91,000 tired and starving German soldiers, ending the Battle of Stalingrad, one of the bloodiest battles in human history.

February 2nd, 1594

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina dies at the age of 68.

February 2nd, 1725

J. S. Bach led the first performance of his chorale cantata Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin, BWV 125, based on Luther's paraphrase of the Nunc dimittis.

February 2nd, 2012

The passenger ferry MV Rabaul Queen capsized and sank in rough conditions in the Solomon Sea, resulting in at least 88 deaths.

February 2nd, 2009

Omid, Iran's first domestically made satellite, was launched from Semnan Space Center.

February 2nd, 2004

Swiss tennis player Roger Federer became the top-ranked men's singles player, a position he held for a record 237 consecutive weeks.

February 2nd, 1974

The F-16 Fighting Falcon (pictured), the most numerous fixed-wing aircraft currently in military service, made its first flight.

February 2nd, 1972

The Troubles: Protestors burned the British Embassy in Ireland following the massacre of 14 civilians in Derry by British forces.

February 2nd, 1942

The first act of the Norwegian resistance movement took place with the bombing of Oslo East Station by the Osvald Group to protest the inauguration of Vidkun Quisling.

February 2nd, 1934

The Export–Import Bank of the United States, the country's official export credit agency, was established.

February 2nd, 1920

The signing of the Treaty of Tartu ended the Estonian War of Independence, with Soviet Russia agreeing to recognize the country's independence and renounce in perpetuity all rights to its territory.

February 2nd, 1913

New York City's Grand Central Terminal, the world's largest train station by number of platforms, opened immediately after midnight.

February 2nd, 1850

Ute Wars: Brigham Young announced his decision to go to war against the Timpanogos, who were hostile to the Mormon settlement at Fort Utah.

February 2nd, 1709

Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk was rescued by English captain Woodes Rogers and his crew after spending four years as a castaway on an uninhabited island in the Pacific, providing the inspiration for Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe.

February 2nd, 1659

Jan van Riebeeck, the founder of Cape Town, produced the first bottle of South African wine.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 2nd

Born on February 2nd, 1132

12

William of Norwich

Boy whose murder was blamed on Jews

*February 2nd, 1132, Norwich †March 22nd, 1144, Norwich

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 2nd

Fixed holidays (Christian Feast Day, Earliest day on which Shrove Monday can fall, while March 8 is the latest; celebrated on Monday before Ash Wednesday , Feast of the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple or Candlemas) which are celebrated on February 2nd.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1132 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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