February 3rd, 1879

Born on February 3rd, 1879

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 53,000 days old!

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What happened on February 3rd?

February 3rd, 2023

A freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, releasing hazardous materials into the surrounding area.

February 3rd, 2014

Russia's first school shooting took place when a student opened fire at School No. 263 in Moscow, resulting in the deaths of a teacher and a police officer.

February 3rd, 1986

Steve Jobs purchased Pixar from Lucasfilm and launched it as an independent computer-animation studio.

February 3rd, 1972

The deadliest blizzard in history began in Iran and continued for a week leaving more than 4,000 people dead.

February 3rd, 1953

Hundreds of native creoles known as Forros were massacred on São Tomé Island by the colonial administration and Portuguese landowners.

February 3rd, 1941

Second World War: Free French and British forces (aircraft pictured) began the Battle of Keren to capture the strategic town of Keren in Italian East Africa.

February 3rd, 1933

Adolf Hitler announced that the conquest of Lebensraum in Eastern Europe, and its "ruthless Germanisation", were the geopolitical objectives of Reich foreign policy.

February 3rd, 1918

At 11,675 ft (3,559 m) long, the Twin Peaks Tunnel in San Francisco opened as the longest streetcar tunnel in the world at the time.

February 3rd, 1870

The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, granting voting rights to citizens regardless of "race, color, or previous condition of servitude".

February 3rd, 1852

The Argentine Confederation was defeated in the Platine War by an alliance consisting of Brazil, Uruguay and the Argentine provinces of Entre Ríos and Corrientes.

February 3rd, 1813

Argentine War of Independence: José de San Martín and the Mounted Grenadiers Regiment defeated Spanish royalist forces in the Battle of San Lorenzo.

February 3rd, 1781

Fourth Anglo-Dutch War: British forces captured the Dutch island of Sint Eustatius after a brief skirmish.

February 3rd, 1266

Mudéjar revolt: King James I of Aragon entered the formerly Muslim-held city of Murcia (depicted), following its surrender three days earlier.

February 3rd, 2023

2023 Ohio train derailment: A freight train containing vinyl chloride and other hazardous materials derails and burns in East Palestine, Ohio, United States, releasing hydrogen chloride and phosgene into the air and contaminating the Ohio River.

February 3rd, 2014

Two people are shot and killed and 29 students are taken hostage at a high school in Moscow, Russia.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 3rd

Born on February 3rd, 1879

52

Harry Fuld

German manufacturer and art collector (1879-1932)

*February 3rd, 1879, Frankfurt †January 26th, 1932, Zürich

36

Nora Exner

Austrian painter (1879-1915)

*February 3rd, 1879, Vienna †February 18th, 1915, Vienna

31

Charles Follis

First black professional American football player (1879-1910)

*February 3rd, 1879, Cloverdale †April 5th, 1910

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Who's birthday is on February 3rd?

67

Karl Hampe

German historian of medieval age (1869-1936)

*February 3rd, 1869, Bremen †February 14th, 1936, Heidelberg

62

Michele Greene

American actress

*February 3rd, 1962, Las Vegas

57

Gisle Kverndokk

Norwegian composer

*February 3rd, 1967, Trondheim

84

Norman Rockwell

American painter and illustrator (1894–1978)

*February 3rd, 1894, New York City †November 8th, 1978, Stockbridge

78

Alvar Aalto

Finnish architect and designer (1898–1976)

*February 3rd, 1898, Kuortane †May 11th, 1976, Helsinki

72

Gertrude Stein

American author (1874–1946)

*February 3rd, 1874, Allegheny †July 27th, 1946, Neuilly-sur-Seine

82

Royal Robbins

American rock climber (1935-2017)

*February 3rd, 1935, Point Pleasant †March 14th, 2017, Modesto

79

Carl Theodor Dreyer

Danish film director (1889–1968)

*February 3rd, 1889, Copenhagen †March 20th, 1968, Copenhagen

47

Nora Gregor

Austrian actress

*February 3rd, 1901, Gorizia †January 20th, 1949, Viña del Mar

65

Joseph Gordon Coates

New Zealand politician (1878-1943)

*February 3rd, 1878, Ruatuna †May 27th, 1943, Wellington

38

Felix Mendelssohn

German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of Jewish descent

*February 3rd, 1809, Hamburg †November 4th, 1847, Leipzig

92

Shelley Berman

American comedian, actor, writer, and teacher (1925–2017)

*February 3rd, 1925, Chicago †September 1st, 2017, Bell Canyon

81

Blythe Danner

American actress

*February 3rd, 1943, Philadelphia

82

Otto Fräßdorf

German association football player and manager

*February 3rd, 1942, Magdeburg

46

Amal Clooney

Lebanese-British barrister and human right activist

*February 3rd, 1978, Beirut

36

Gregory van der Wiel

Dutch association football player

*February 3rd, 1988, Amsterdam

89

Joey Bishop

American entertainer (1918–2007)

*February 3rd, 1918, New York City †October 17th, 2007, Newport Beach

67

Risto Ryti

President of Finland (1889–1956)

*February 3rd, 1889, Huittinen †October 25th, 1956, Helsinki

34

Simone Weil

(1909-1943) French philosopher, Christian mystic, writer and social activist

*February 3rd, 1909, Paris †August 24th, 1943, Ashford

63

Linda Eder

American actress and musician

*February 3rd, 1961, Tucson

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Born in 1879

76

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist; developer of the theory of relativity (1879–1955)

*March 14th, 1879, Ulm †April 18th, 1955, Princeton

60

Leon Trotsky

Russian Marxist revolutionary (1879–1940)

*October 26th, 1879, Bereslavka †August 21st, 1940, Coyoacán

89

Franz von Papen

German general staff officer, politician, diplomat, nobleman and Chancellor of Germany (1879–1969)

*October 29th, 1879, Werl †May 2nd, 1969, Sasbach

66

Alla Nazimova

Russian-American actress, screenwriter and producer (1879–1945)

*June 3rd, 1879, Yalta †July 13th, 1945, Los Angeles

52

Vachel Lindsay

American poet

*November 10th, 1879, Springfield †December 5th, 1931, Springfield

92

Rudolf Friml

Czech composer

*December 7th, 1879, Prague †November 12th, 1972, Hollywood

80

Max von Laue

German physicist, Nobel laureate and anti-Nazi

*October 9th, 1879, Koblenz †April 24th, 1960, West Berlin

77

Frieda Lawrence

German writer

*August 11th, 1879, Metz †August 11th, 1956, Taos

85

Louis Prével

French rower (1879-1964)

*January 29th, 1879, Nice †November 26th, 1964, Nice

66

Charles Delestraint

French general (1879-1945)

*March 12th, 1879, Biache-Saint-Vaast †April 19th, 1945, Dachau concentration camp

91

E. M. Forster

English novelist (1879-1970)

*January 1st, 1879, London †June 7th, 1970, Coventry

54

Louis Joseph Vance

American writer (1879-1933)

*September 19th, 1879, Washington, D.C. †December 16th, 1933, New York City

60

Paul Klee

Swiss artist (1879-1940)

*December 18th, 1879, Münchenbuchsee †June 29th, 1940, Muralto

74

Francis Picabia

French painter and writer (1879-1953)

*January 22nd, 1879, Paris †November 30th, 1953, Paris

70

Ramana Maharshi

Indian Hindu sage (1879–1950)

*December 30th, 1879, Tiruchuli Assembly constituency †April 14th, 1950, Sri Ramana Ashram

58

Warner Oland

Swedish-American actor (1879–1938)

*October 3rd, 1879, Västerbotten County †August 6th, 1938, Stockholm

94

Mary Forbes

British-American actress (1883-1974)

*December 30th, 1879, Hornsey †July 22nd, 1974, Beaumont

70

Sarojini Naidu

Indian poet, politician, governor of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh from 1947 to 1949

*February 13th, 1879, Hyderabad †March 2nd, 1949, Lucknow

73

Annie Kenney

British suffragette (1879-1953)

*September 13th, 1879, Springhead †July 9th, 1953, Letchworth Garden City

65

Stefan Filipkiewicz

Polish artist (1879-1944)

*July 28th, 1879, Tarnów †August 23rd, 1944, Mauthausen concentration camp

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1879 is a normal year and no leap year.

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