February 1st, 1903

Born on February 1st, 1903

Age in days, weeks and months
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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

Born on February 1st, 1903

68

Georg Rendl

Austrian writer and beekeeper

*February 1st, 1903, Zell am See †January 10th, 1972, Sankt Georgen bei Salzburg

39

Franz Reinisch

Austrian priest

*February 1st, 1903, Levis, Feldkirch †August 21st, 1942, Brandenburg an der Havel

75

Elizabeth McCoy

American microbiologist (1903 – 1978)

*February 1st, 1903, Madison †March 24th, 1978

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

100

Cilli Wang

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

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

77

Terry Jones

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

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

55

Brian Krause

American actor

*February 1st, 1969, Lake Forest

65

Langston Hughes

(1901-1967) American writer and social activist

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

87

Jale İnan

Turkish classical archaeologist (1914-2001)

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

68

Günter Guillaume

Stasi officer

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

76

Boris Yeltsin

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

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

75

S. J. Perelman

American humorist, author, and screenwriter (1904-1979)

*February 1st, 1904, Brooklyn †October 17th, 1979, New York City

59

Clark Gable

American actor (1901–1960)

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

84

Emilio G. Segrè

Italian physicist and Nobel laureate

*February 1st, 1905, Tivoli †April 22nd, 1989, Lafayette

79

John Ford

American film director (1894–1973)

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

72

Paul Carr

American actor (1934–2006)

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

30

Harry Styles

English singer, songwriter, and actor

*February 1st, 1994, Redditch

88

Denise Robins

British novelist (1897-1985)

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

72

Norbert Barthle

German politician (CDU)

*February 1st, 1952, Schwäbisch Gmünd

55

Hugo von Hofmannsthal

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

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

92

Teresa Mattei

Italian partisan and politician (1921-2013)

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

65

Victor Herbert

American composer

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

110

Frank Buckles

United States Army soldier and centenarian

*February 1st, 1901, Bethany †February 27th, 2011, Charles Town

38

Lauren Conrad

American television personality, author, and fashion designer

*February 1st, 1986, Laguna Beach

Same year
Born in 1903

53

Preston Tucker

American businessman (1903-1956)

*September 21st, 1903, Michigan †December 26th, 1956, Ypsilanti

87

Prince Abdul Rahman

First Prime Minister of Malaysia

*February 8th, 1903, Alor Setar †December 6th, 1990, Penang

74

Bing Crosby

American singer and actor (1903–1977)

*May 3rd, 1903, Tacoma †October 14th, 1977, Alcobendas

91

Heinrich Drake

German sculptor and illustrator (1903-1994)

*February 15th, 1903, Lügde †July 26th, 1994, Berlin

84

Marguerite Yourcenar

French novelist and essayist (1903-1987)

*June 8th, 1903, City of Brussels †December 17th, 1987, Bar Harbor

91

Jan Tinbergen

Dutch economist (1903–1994)

*April 12th, 1903, The Hague †June 9th, 1994, The Hague

120

Alfred Krohn

German rower

*May 2nd, 1903, Szczecin

46

George Orwell

British writer and journalist

*June 25th, 1903, Motihari †January 21st, 1950, London

87

Anne Revere

American actress (1903-1990)

*June 25th, 1903, New York City †December 18th, 1990, Locust Valley

85

Alan Paton

South African writer and activist (1903-1988)

*January 11th, 1903, Pietermaritzburg †April 12th, 1988, Durban

65

Theodor W. Adorno

German philosopher, sociologist and theorist (1903–1969)

*September 11th, 1903, Frankfurt †August 6th, 1969, Visp

53

Francis L. Sullivan

British actor (1903-1956)

*January 6th, 1903, London †November 19th, 1956, New York City

65

Vernon Duke

American composer (1903-1969)

*October 10th, 1903, Parafjanava †January 16th, 1969, Santa Monica

77

Reginald Gardiner

Actor (1903-1980)

*February 27th, 1903, London †July 7th, 1980, Westwood

85

Konrad Lorenz

Austrian zoologist, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1973

*November 7th, 1903, Vienna †February 27th, 1989, Vienna

86

Claude Arrieu

French composer

*November 30th, 1903, 8th arrondissement of Paris †March 7th, 1990, 19th arrondissement of Paris

91

Ernest Walton

Irish physicist and Nobel laureate (1903-1995)

*October 6th, 1903, Abbeyside †June 25th, 1995, Belfast

96

Habib Bourguiba

Leader of the Tunisian National Movement, founder of the Tunisian Republic and the first President of the Tunisian Republic after independence

*August 3rd, 1903, Monastir †April 6th, 2000, Monastir

94

Benjamin Spock

American pediatrician and author of Baby and Child Care (1903-1998)

*May 2nd, 1903, New Haven †March 15th, 1998, La Jolla

92

Alec Douglas-Home

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1963 to 1964

*July 2nd, 1903, Mayfair †October 9th, 1995, The Hirsel

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Public holidays on February 1st

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1903 is a normal year and no leap year.

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