February 2nd, 1913

Born on February 2nd, 1913

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 40,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 373 days, exactly on May 5th, 2025, people who were born on February 2nd, 1913 will be 41,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on February 2nd, 1913?

February 2nd, 1913

Grand Central Terminal opens in New York City.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Central_Terminal

February 2nd, 1913

New York City's Grand Central Terminal, the world's largest train station by number of platforms, opened immediately after midnight.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Central_Terminal

What else happened on February 2nd?

February 2nd, 1943

World War II: The Soviet Red Army captured 91,000 tired and starving German soldiers, ending the Battle of Stalingrad, one of the bloodiest battles in human history.

February 2nd, 2012

The passenger ferry MV Rabaul Queen capsized and sank in rough conditions in the Solomon Sea, resulting in at least 88 deaths.

February 2nd, 2009

Omid, Iran's first domestically made satellite, was successfully launched from Semnan Space Center.

February 2nd, 2004

Swiss tennis player Roger Federer became the top-ranked men's singles player, a position he held for a record 237 consecutive weeks.

February 2nd, 1974

The F-16 Fighting Falcon (pictured), the most numerous fixed-wing aircraft currently in military service, made its first flight.

February 2nd, 1972

Protestors burned the British Embassy in Ireland following the massacre of 14 civilians in Derry by British forces.

February 2nd, 1963

113 alleged communists were arrested and detained without trial by Singapore's security agencies.

February 2nd, 1942

The first act of the Norwegian resistance movement took place with the bombing of Oslo East Station by the Osvald Group to protest the inauguration of Vidkun Quisling.

February 2nd, 1934

The Export–Import Bank of the United States, the country's official export credit agency, was established.

February 2nd, 1920

The signing of the Treaty of Tartu ended the Estonian War of Independence, with Soviet Russia agreeing to recognize the country's independence and renounce in perpetuity all rights to its territory.

February 2nd, 1850

Ute Wars: Brigham Young announced his decision to go to war against the Timpanogos, who were hostile to the Mormon settlement at Fort Utah.

February 2nd, 1709

Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk was rescued by English captain Woodes Rogers and his crew after spending four years as a castaway on an uninhabited island in the Pacific, providing the inspiration for Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe.

February 2nd, 1659

Jan van Riebeeck, the founder of Cape Town, produced the first bottle of South African wine (vineyard pictured).

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 2nd

Born on February 2nd, 1913

95

Masanobu Fukuoka

Japanese farmer and philosopher (1913-2008)

*February 2nd, 1913, Iyo †August 16th, 2008, Iyo

72

Poul Reichhardt

Danish actor (1913-1985)

*February 2nd, 1913, Ganløse †October 31st, 1985, Charlottenlund

78

Henriette von Schirach

German writer, Hitler's private secretary

*February 2nd, 1913, Schwabing †January 18th, 1992, Munich

76

Paula Acker

German politician (1913-1989)

*February 2nd, 1913, Tübingen †November 7th, 1989, Berlin

60

Fred Apostoli

American boxer (1913-1973)

*February 2nd, 1913, San Francisco †November 29th, 1973, San Francisco

76

Yem Sambaur

Cambodian Prime Minister

*February 2nd, 1913, Battambang Province †November 30th, 1989, Paris

93

Mercedes Palomino

Spanish actress

*February 2nd, 1913, Barcelona †April 18th, 2006, Montreal

92

Georges Guingouin

French politician and resistance fighter

*February 2nd, 1913, Magnac-Laval †October 27th, 2005, Troyes

94

Eleanor Stewart

American film actress

*February 2nd, 1913, Chicago †July 4th, 2007, Rancho Bernardo

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Who's birthday is on February 2nd?

88

Ilse Jahn

German biologist, historian of science and curator (1922–2010)

*February 2nd, 1922, Chemnitz †May 8th, 2010, Berlin

58

James Joyce

Irish novelist and poet (1882–1941)

*February 2nd, 1882, Rathgar †January 13th, 1941, Zürich

64

João César Monteiro

Portuguese film director, actor, writer and film critic

*February 2nd, 1939, Figueira da Foz †February 3rd, 2003, Lisbon

77

Ayn Rand

Russian-born American writer and public philosopher (1905–1982)

*February 2nd, 1905, Saint Petersburg †March 6th, 1982, Manhattan

77

Gerhard Winkler

Austrian classical philologist, historian and epigraphist (1935-2012)

*February 2nd, 1935, Vienna †November 19th, 2012, Linz

64

Reinhard Häfner

German association football player and manager (1952–2016)

*February 2nd, 1952, Sonneberg †October 24th, 2016, Dresden

94

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing

French official and politician (1926–2020)

*February 2nd, 1926, Koblenz †December 2nd, 2020, Authon

84

Burton Lane

American composer and lyricist (1912-1997)

*February 2nd, 1912, New York City †January 5th, 1997, New York City

47

Shakira

Colombian singer, songwriter and actress

*February 2nd, 1977, Barranquilla

89

Elaine Stritch

American actress

*February 2nd, 1925, Detroit †July 17th, 2014, Birmingham

44

Lili Zhou

Badminton player

*February 2nd, 1980, Guangxi

94

Ciriaco De Mita

Italian politician (1928–2022)

*February 2nd, 1928, Nusco †May 26th, 2022, Avellino

38

Gemma Arterton

British actress

*February 2nd, 1986, Gravesend

28

Zhao Junpeng

Chinese badminton player

*February 2nd, 1996, Nanchang

97

Millvina Dean

Last remaining survivor of Titanic disaster

*February 2nd, 1912, Branscombe †May 31st, 2009, Ashurst

84

Bo Hopkins

American actor (1938–2022)

*February 2nd, 1938, Greenville †May 28th, 2022, Van Nuys

22

Magnus Johannesen

Danish badminton player

*February 2nd, 2002, Aalborg

79

Hilton Edwards

Irish actor (1903-1982)

*February 2nd, 1903, London †November 18th, 1982, Dublin

74

Ulrich Frank

German actor and voice actor (1943-2017)

*February 2nd, 1943, Strasbourg †April 17th, 2017, Gauting

75

Duncan Bannatyne

Scottish entrepreneur, philanthropist and author

*February 2nd, 1949, Clydebank

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Born in 1913

81

Richard Nixon

President of the United States from 1969 to 1974

*January 9th, 1913, Yorba Linda †April 22nd, 1994, Manhattan

93

Gerald Ford

President of the United States from 1974 to 1977

*July 14th, 1913, Omaha †December 26th, 2006, Rancho Mirage

103

Alejandra Soler

Spanish teacher and politician (1913-2017)

*July 8th, 1913, Valencia †March 1st, 2017, Valencia

84

Kai-Uwe von Hassel

German politician (1913–1997)

*April 21st, 1913 †May 8th, 1997, Aachen

53

Vivien Leigh

British actress (1913–1967)

*November 5th, 1913, Darjeeling †July 8th, 1967, Eaton Square

88

Anthony Dexter

American actor

*January 19th, 1913, Talmage †March 27th, 2001, Greeley

63

Benjamin Britten

English composer, conductor, and pianist (1913-1976)

*November 22nd, 1913, Lowestoft †December 4th, 1976, Aldeburgh

80

Burt Lancaster

American actor (1913–1994)

*November 2nd, 1913, New York City †October 20th, 1994, Los Angeles

78

Willy Brandt

Chancellor of West Germany (1969–1974), SPD

*December 18th, 1913, Sankt Lorenz †October 8th, 1992, Unkel

92

Rosa Parks

African-American civil rights activist (1913-2005)

*February 4th, 1913, Tuskegee †October 24th, 2005, Detroit

84

Jean Marais

French actor and theatre director (1913-1998)

*December 11th, 1913, Cherbourg †November 8th, 1998, Cannes

74

Danny Kaye

American actor, singer, dancer, and comedian (1911–1987)

*January 18th, 1913, Brooklyn †March 3rd, 1987, Los Angeles

74

Trevor Howard

English film, stage and television actor (1913–1988)

*September 29th, 1913, Cliftonville †January 7th, 1988, Bushey

76

Anthony Quayle

British actor, director (1913–1989)

*September 7th, 1913, Sefton †October 20th, 1989, London

76

Mary Martin

American actress (1913-1990)

*December 1st, 1913, Weatherford †November 3rd, 1990, Rancho Mirage

66

Jesse Owens

American track and field athlete (1913–1980)

*September 12th, 1913, Oakville †March 31st, 1980, Tucson

88

Edward Gierek

Polish politician (1913-2001)

*January 6th, 1913, Porąbka †July 29th, 2001, Cieszyn

91

Claude Simon

French writer

*October 10th, 1913, Antananarivo †July 6th, 2005, Paris

86

Victor Mature

American actor (1913–1999)

*January 29th, 1913, Louisville †August 4th, 1999, Rancho Santa Fe

100

Marc Platt

American ballet dancer, musical theatre performer, and actor (1913-2014)

*December 2nd, 1913, Pasadena †March 29th, 2014, San Rafael

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on February 2nd

Fixed holidays (Christian Feast Day, Earliest day on which Shrove Monday can fall, while March 8 is the latest; celebrated on Monday before Ash Wednesday , Feast of the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple or Candlemas) which are celebrated on February 2nd.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1913 is a normal year and no leap year.

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