February 3rd, 1889

On this page

Born on February 3rd, 1889 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on February 3rd?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on February 3rd
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (February 1889)

Born on February 3rd, 1889

Weekday

Sunday

February 3rd, 1889 was a Sunday.

Age

135

People born on February 3rd, 1889 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 135 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

January 21st, 1889 - February 19th, 1889

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 49,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 618 days, exactly on December 27th, 2025, people who were born on February 3rd, 1889 will be 50,000 days old!

49,382 Days

7,054 Weeks

1,622 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

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, 1889

Carl Theodor Dreyer

Danish film director (1889–1968)

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

Risto Ryti

President of Finland (1889–1956)

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

Artur Adson

Estonian writer and theatre critic (1889-1977)

*February 3rd, 1889, Tartu †January 5th, 1977, Stockholm

Same Day
Who's birthday is on February 3rd?

Norman Rockwell

American painter and illustrator (1894–1978)

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

Karl Hampe

German historian of medieval age (1869-1936)

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

Alvar Aalto

Finnish architect and designer (1898–1976)

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

Michele Greene

American actress

*February 3rd, 1962, Las Vegas

Gisle Kverndokk

Norwegian composer

*February 3rd, 1967, Trondheim

Nora Gregor

Austrian actress

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

Royal Robbins

American rock climber (1935-2017)

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

Georg Trakl

Austrian poet (1887-1914)

*February 3rd, 1887, Salzburg †November 3rd, 1914, Kraków

Shelley Berman

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

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

Blythe Danner

American actress

*February 3rd, 1943, Philadelphia

Felix Mendelssohn

German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of Jewish descent

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

Joey Bishop

American entertainer (1918–2007)

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

Otto Fräßdorf

German association football player and manager

*February 3rd, 1942, Magdeburg

Amal Clooney

British-Lebanese barrister

*February 3rd, 1978, Beirut

Simone Weil

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

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

Gregory van der Wiel

Dutch association football player

*February 3rd, 1988, Amsterdam

Gertrude Stein

American author (1874-1946)

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

Juan Negrín

Prime Minister of Spain (1892-1956)

*February 3rd, 1892, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria †November 12th, 1956, Paris

Linda Eder

American actress and musician

*February 3rd, 1961, Tucson

Dennis Edwards

American singer (1943-2018)

*February 3rd, 1943, Fairfield †February 1st, 2018, Chicago

Same year
Born in 1889

Charlie Chaplin

British comic actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)

*April 16th, 1889, Walworth †December 25th, 1977, Corsier-sur-Vevey

Adolf Hitler

Dictator of Germany from 1933 to 1945

*April 20th, 1889, Adolf-Hitler-Geburtshaus †April 30th, 1945, Führerbunker

Jawaharlal Nehru

Prime Minister of India from 1947 to 1964

*November 14th, 1889, Prayagraj †May 27th, 1964, New Delhi

Ludwig Wittgenstein

Austrian philosopher and logician (1889–1951)

*April 26th, 1889, Neuwaldegg †April 29th, 1951, Cambridge

Gabriela Mistral

Chilean poet, diplomat and educator

*April 7th, 1889, Vicuña †January 10th, 1957, Hempstead

Lilly von Mallinckrodt-Schnitzler

*June 25th, 1889, Cologne †June 26th, 1981

Edwin Hubble

American astronomer

*November 20th, 1889, Marshfield †September 28th, 1953, San Marino

Olave Baden-Powell

World Chief Guide

*February 22nd, 1889, Chesterfield †June 25th, 1977, Bramley

Gabriel Marcel

French philosopher, playwright, music critic and leading Christian existentialist

*December 7th, 1889, 8th arrondissement of Paris †October 8th, 1973, 7th arrondissement of Paris

Adrian Boult

British conductor

*April 8th, 1889, Chester †February 22nd, 1983, London

António de Oliveira Salazar

Prime Minister of Portugal (1889-1970)

*April 28th, 1889, Vimieiro (Santa Comba Dão) †July 27th, 1970, Lisbon

Harry Clarke

Irish artist (1889–1931)

*March 17th, 1889, Dublin †January 6th, 1931, Chur

Eduardo Ciannelli

Italian actor (1889-1969)

*August 30th, 1889, Ischia †October 8th, 1969, Rome

Ted Wilde

American film director, screenwriter (1889-1929)

*December 16th, 1889, New York City †December 17th, 1929, Hollywood

Martin Heidegger

German philosopher (1889–1976)

*September 26th, 1889, Messkirch †May 26th, 1976, Freiburg im Breisgau

Darcy Hadfield

New Zealand rower (1889–1964)

*December 1st, 1889, Meadowbank Homestead †September 15th, 1964, Auckland

Ruby Miller

British actress (1889–1976)

*January 17th, 1889, London †January 17th, 1976, Chichester

Warner Baxter

American actor (1889–1951)

*March 29th, 1889, Columbus †May 7th, 1951, Beverly Hills

Anna Akhmatova

Russian poet (1889–1966)

*June 11th, 1889, Odesa †March 5th, 1966, Domodedovo

Carl von Ossietzky

German journalist, author, pacifist and recipient of the 1935 Nobel Peace Prize

*October 3rd, 1889, Hamburg †May 4th, 1938, Berlin

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 3rd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on February 3rd.

Earliest day on which Shrove Tuesday can fall, while March 9 is the latest; celebrated on Tuesday before Ash Wednesday (Christianity)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shrove_Tuesday

Four Chaplains Day (United States, also considered a Feast Day by the Episcopal Church)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Chaplains

Communist Party of Vietnam Foundation Anniversary (Vietnam)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Vietnam

Day of Finnish architecture and design, birthday of Alvar Aalto (Finland)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_flying_days_in_Finland

Heroes' Day (Mozambique)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Mozambique

Martyrs' Day (São Tomé and Príncipe)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_São_Tomé_and_Príncipe

Setsubun (Japan)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Setsubun

Veterans' Day (Thailand)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Thailand

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

III.II.MDCCCLXXXIX

3.2.1889

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

L = 50

X = 10

IX = 9

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1889 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
February 1889

February 1889

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
5					1	2	3
6	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
7	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
8	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
9	25	26	27	28

Date of birth

Try another date

Your birthday is more than just a day in the calendar!

02. February 1889

January 1889

03. February 1888
03. February 1884
03. February 1879
03. February 1839
03. February 1789
03. February 1689

04. February 1889

March 1889

03. February 1890
03. February 1894
03. February 1899
03. February 1939
03. February 1989
03. February 2089

February 3rd, 1889

Born on February 3rd, 1889

Weekday

Sunday

Age

Zodiac

♒

Aquarius (The Water-Bearer)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 49,000 days old!

49,382 Days

7,054 Weeks

1,622 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on February 3rd?

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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, 1889

Danish film director (1889–1968)

President of Finland (1889–1956)

Estonian writer and theatre critic (1889-1977)

Same Day Who's birthday is on February 3rd?

Same year Born in 1889

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 3rd

Aaron the Illustrious (Syriac Orthodox Church)

Ansgar

Berlinda of Meerbeke

Blaise

Celsa and Nona

Claudine Thévenet

Dom Justo Takayama (Philippines and Japan)

Hadelin

Margaret of England

Werburgh

February 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Day of the Virgin of Suyapa (Honduras)

Earliest day on which Shrove Tuesday can fall, while March 9 is the latest; celebrated on Tuesday before Ash Wednesday (Christianity)

Four Chaplains Day (United States, also considered a Feast Day by the Episcopal Church)

Communist Party of Vietnam Foundation Anniversary (Vietnam)

Day of Finnish architecture and design, birthday of Alvar Aalto (Finland)

Heroes' Day (Mozambique)

Martyrs' Day (São Tomé and Príncipe)

Setsubun (Japan)

Veterans' Day (Thailand)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

3.2.1889

Legend

Leap year

Calendar February 1889

February 1889

Date of birth

Try another date

Try another date

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 49,000 days old!

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

Same Day
Who's birthday is on February 3rd?

Same year
Born in 1889

Calendar
February 1889