February 3rd, 1906

Born on February 3rd, 1906

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 43,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 819 days, exactly on July 23rd, 2026, people who were born on February 3rd, 1906 will be 44,000 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, 1906

95

Ludvig Nielsen

Norwegian composer, musician, conductor and musicologist

*February 3rd, 1906, Borge Municipality †April 22nd, 2001, Trondheim

83

George Adamson

British naturalist, writer and Wildlife conservationist (1906–1989)

*February 3rd, 1906, Etawah †August 20th, 1989, Kora National Park

89

Jacqueline Thome-Patenôtre

French politician

*February 3rd, 1906, Paris †June 2nd, 1995, Rambouillet

93

Arturo Fernández Meyzán

Peruvian footballer (1906-1999)

*February 3rd, 1906, San Vicente de Cañete †November 27th, 1999, Lima

87

Albino Barra Villalobos

Chilean politician (1906-1993)

*February 3rd, 1906, Santiago †August 17th, 1993

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Who's birthday is on February 3rd?

78

Alvar Aalto

Finnish architect and designer (1898–1976)

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

62

Michele Greene

American actress

*February 3rd, 1962, Las Vegas

47

Nora Gregor

Austrian actress

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

57

Gisle Kverndokk

Norwegian composer

*February 3rd, 1967, Trondheim

34

Simone Weil

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

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

84

Norman Rockwell

American painter and illustrator (1894–1978)

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

67

Karl Hampe

German historian of medieval age (1869-1936)

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

82

Royal Robbins

American rock climber (1935-2017)

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

92

Shelley Berman

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

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

89

Joey Bishop

American entertainer (1918–2007)

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

90

James A. Michener

American author (1907-1997)

*February 3rd, 1907, New York City †October 16th, 1997, Austin

81

Blythe Danner

American actress

*February 3rd, 1943, Philadelphia

82

Otto Fräßdorf

German association football player and manager

*February 3rd, 1942, Magdeburg

81

Arne Beurling

Swedish mathematician

*February 3rd, 1905, Gothenburg †November 20th, 1986, Princeton

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

79

Carl Theodor Dreyer

Danish film director (1889–1968)

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

63

Linda Eder

American actress and musician

*February 3rd, 1961, Tucson

85

Monika von Starck

German painter and sculptor

*February 3rd, 1939, Cologne

74

Dennis Edwards

American singer (1943-2018)

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

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Born in 1906

92

Joan Hickson

British actress

*August 5th, 1906, Kingsthorpe †October 17th, 1998, Wivenhoe

75

Friedrich Karl Kaul

German screenwriter

*February 21st, 1906, Poznań †April 16th, 1981, East Berlin

78

Gian Töndury

(1906-1985)

*March 17th, 1906, Samedan †March 15th, 1985, Zürich

73

Hans von Aulock

German private banker, coin collector and numismatist

*November 27th, 1906, Oława †November 23rd, 1980, Ankara

67

Bernhard Rösler

German entrepreneur

*June 9th, 1906, Essen †December 2nd, 1973, Düsseldorf

75

Leonid Brezhnev

General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1906–1982)

*December 19th, 1906, Kamyanske †November 10th, 1982, Zareche

53

Jacques Becker

French screenwriter and film director (1906-1960)

*September 15th, 1906, 1st arrondissement of Paris †February 21st, 1960, 16th arrondissement of Paris

98

Hans Bethe

German-American nuclear physicist

*July 2nd, 1906, Strasbourg †March 6th, 2005, Ithaca

69

Hannah Arendt

German-American political theorist and philosopher (1906–1975)

*October 14th, 1906, Lindener Marktplatz 2, Hannover †December 4th, 1975, Upper West Side

58

Diana Wynyard

English actress (1906-1964)

*January 16th, 1906, London †May 13th, 1964, London

95

Léopold Sédar Senghor

First president of Senegal, poet, and cultural theorist (1906–2001)

*October 9th, 1906, Joal-Fadiouth †December 20th, 2001, Verson

71

Kurt Gödel

Austrian-American logician, mathematician, and philosopher of mathematics (1906-1978)

*April 28th, 1906, Brno †January 14th, 1978, Princeton

68

Josephine Baker

American-born French dancer, singer and actress (1906–1975)

*June 3rd, 1906, St. Louis †April 12th, 1975, Paris

100

Bruce Bennett

American actor (1906–2007)

*May 19th, 1906, Tacoma †February 24th, 2007, Los Angeles

30

Matthias Auckenthaler

Austrian mountaineer

*January 27th, 1906, Mutters †June 21st, 1936, Leutasch

79

Hermione Baddeley

British character actress of theatre, film and television (1906-1986)

*November 13th, 1906, Broseley †August 19th, 1986, Los Angeles

91

Henny Youngman

American comedian (1906-1998)

*March 16th, 1906, Liverpool †February 24th, 1998, Manhattan

61

Puyi

Last Emperor of Qing dynasty and Manchukuo (1906–1967)

*February 7th, 1906, Prince Chun Mansion †October 17th, 1967, Peking Union Medical College Hospital

81

Hans Ils

German politician (1906-1988)

*May 12th, 1906, Weißenhorn †March 25th, 1988, Freiburg im Breisgau

69

Luchino Visconti

Italian theatre, opera and cinema director (1906–1976)

*November 2nd, 1906, Milan †March 17th, 1976, Rome

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1906 is a normal year and no leap year.

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