February 1st, 1240

Born on February 1st, 1240

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 286,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 539 days, exactly on November 12th, 2025, people who were born on February 1st, 1240 will be 287,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on February 1st?

February 1st, 1957

Invented by German engineer Felix Wankel, the first working prototype of the Wankel rotary engine ran for the first time at the research and development department of NSU Motorenwerke AG.

February 1st, 1896

Giacomo Puccini's opera La bohème premiered at the Teatro Regio in Turin, Italy, eventually becoming one of the most frequently performed operas internationally.

February 1st, 2021

The Burmese military staged the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, which deposed the democratically-elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, and sparked nationwide protests and a civil war.

February 1st, 2012

Following an Egyptian Premier League match in Port Said, Al Masry fans rioted and violently attacked Al Ahly supporters, resulting in 74 deaths.

February 1st, 2009

Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (pictured) became the first female prime minister of Iceland.

February 1st, 2004

During the halftime show of Super Bowl XXXVIII, Janet Jackson's breast was exposed by Justin Timberlake in what was later referred to as a "wardrobe malfunction", resulting in an immediate crackdown and widespread debate on perceived indecency in U.S. broadcasting.

February 1st, 2003

All seven crew members aboard Space Shuttle Columbia were killed when the orbiter disintegrated over Texas during reentry.

February 1st, 2001

The Timor Leste Defence Force was established from the erstwhile anti-Indonesian independence movement Falintil.

February 1st, 1985

Aeroflot Flight 7841 crashed shortly after takeoff from Minsk National Airport, killing fifty-eight people on board.

February 1st, 1979

Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned from exile and soon led the Iranian Revolution to overthrow the Pahlavi dynasty.

February 1st, 1978

After having served 42 days in prison for the sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl, Polish film director Roman Polanski fled the United States before the formal sentencing hearing.

February 1st, 1972

Kuala Lumpur (pictured), the capital of Malaysia, was granted city status.

February 1st, 1960

Four African American students staged the first Greensboro sit-ins at a lunch counter in Greensboro, North Carolina.

February 1st, 1942

Voice of America, the official external radio and television service of the United States federal government, began broadcasting to Germany during World War II.

February 1st, 1884

The first fascicle of the Oxford English Dictionary, a 352-page volume that covered words from A to ant, was published.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 1st

Same Day
Who's birthday is on February 1st?

55

Brian Krause

American actor

*February 1st, 1969, Lake Forest

77

Terry Jones

Welsh actor, comedian, director, historian and writer (1942–2020)

*February 1st, 1942, Colwyn Bay †January 21st, 2020, London

100

Cilli Wang

Dutch-Austrian dancer and theater maker (1905-2005)

*February 1st, 1905, Vienna †July 10th, 2005, Vienna

68

Günter Guillaume

Stasi officer

*February 1st, 1927, Berlin †April 10th, 1995, Petershagen-Eggersdorf

87

Jale İnan

Turkish classical archaeologist (1914-2001)

*February 1st, 1914, Istanbul †February 26th, 2001, Istanbul

76

Boris Yeltsin

Soviet and Russian politician, 1st President of Russia (1931–2007)

*February 1st, 1931, Butka †April 23rd, 2007, Moscow

30

Harry Styles

English singer, songwriter, and actor

*February 1st, 1994, Redditch

38

Lauren Conrad

American television personality, author, and fashion designer

*February 1st, 1986, Laguna Beach

72

Norbert Barthle

German politician (CDU)

*February 1st, 1952, Schwäbisch Gmünd

72

Paul Carr

American actor (1934–2006)

*February 1st, 1934, New Orleans †February 17th, 2006, Los Angeles

52

Leymah Gbowee

Liberian peace activist

*February 1st, 1972, Monrovia

64

Andreas Asche

German association football player

*February 1st, 1960, Hanover

65

Victor Herbert

American composer

*February 1st, 1859, Dublin †May 26th, 1924, New York City

41

Marilou Berry

French actress

*February 1st, 1983, 13th arrondissement of Paris

55

Hugo von Hofmannsthal

Austrian novelist, librettist, poet, dramatist (1874–1929)

*February 1st, 1874, Vienna †July 15th, 1929, Rodaun

67

John Napier

Scottish mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (1550–1617)

*February 1st, 1550, Merchiston Tower †April 4th, 1617, Edinburgh

55

Gabriel Batistuta

Argentine association football player

*February 1st, 1969, Reconquista

65

Langston Hughes

(1901-1967) American writer and social activist

*February 1st, 1902, Joplin †May 22nd, 1967, New York City

79

John Ford

American film director (1894–1973)

*February 1st, 1894, Cape Elizabeth †August 31st, 1973, Palm Desert

40

Darren Fletcher

Scottish association football player

*February 1st, 1984, Edinburgh

92

Teresa Mattei

Italian partisan and politician (1921-2013)

*February 1st, 1921, Genoa †March 12th, 2013, Lari

28

Brandon Lee

American actor (1965–1993)

*February 1st, 1965, Oakland †March 31st, 1993, Wilmington

67

Jackie Shroff

Indian film actor

*February 1st, 1957, Mumbai

29

Paula Beer

German actress

*February 1st, 1995, Mainz

65

Feodor Chaliapin

Russian opera singer and actor (1873-1938)

*February 1st, 1873, Lisitsyn-Emelin House †April 12th, 1938, Paris

53

Michael C. Hall

American actor

*February 1st, 1971, Raleigh

88

Denise Robins

British novelist (1897-1985)

*February 1st, 1897, London †May 1st, 1985, Haywards Heath

59

Sherilyn Fenn

American actress and author

*February 1st, 1965, Detroit

59

Clark Gable

American actor (1901–1960)

*February 1st, 1901, Cadiz †November 16th, 1960, Los Angeles

65

Walter de Stapledon

Bishop of Exeter; Lord High Treasurer of England

*February 1st, 1261, Annery kiln †October 15th, 1326, London

96

Peter Sallis

British actor

*February 1st, 1921, Twickenham †June 2nd, 2017, Denville Hall

99

Alfred Grosser

Writer, sociologist and political scientist (1925–2024)

*February 1st, 1925, Frankfurt †February 7th, 2024, 14th arrondissement of Paris

77

Alfréd Hajós

Hungarian swimmer, footballer, and architect (1878-1955)

*February 1st, 1878, Budapest †November 12th, 1955, Budapest

54

Lisa Marie Presley

American singer-songwriter (1968–2023)

*February 1st, 1968, Memphis †January 12th, 2023, Los Angeles

43

Andrew Breitbart

American writer and publisher

*February 1st, 1969, Los Angeles †March 1st, 2012, Los Angeles

61

James P. Johnson

American pianist and composer (1894-1955)

*February 1st, 1894, New Brunswick †November 17th, 1955, New York City

60

Jacques Lauriston

French diplomat (1768-1828)

*February 1st, 1768, Pondicherry †June 11th, 1828, Paris

62

Nico Rienks

Dutch rower

*February 1st, 1962, Tiel

59

Roberta Angelilli

Italian politician

*February 1st, 1965, Rome

57

Meg Cabot

American novelist and writer

*February 1st, 1967, Bloomington

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Public holidays on February 1st

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on February 1st.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1240 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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