February 1st, 1932

Born on February 1st, 1932

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 33,000 days old!

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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, 1932

76

Xavier Perrot

Swiss racing driver (1932-2008)

*February 1st, 1932, Zürich †December 8th, 2008, Zürich

84

David Antin

American poet, critic, performance artist

*February 1st, 1932, United States of America †October 11th, 2016

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Who's birthday is on February 1st?

77

Terry Jones

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

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

76

Boris Yeltsin

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

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

55

Brian Krause

American actor

*February 1st, 1969, Lake Forest

68

Günter Guillaume

Stasi officer

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

72

Paul Carr

American actor (1934–2006)

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

87

Jale İnan

Turkish classical archaeologist (1914-2001)

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

100

Cilli Wang

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

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

72

Norbert Barthle

German politician (CDU)

*February 1st, 1952, Schwäbisch Gmünd

81

Iajuddin Ahmed

Former president of Bangladesh (1931-2012)

*February 1st, 1931, Munshiganj District †December 10th, 2012, Bangkok

30

Harry Styles

English singer, songwriter, and actor

*February 1st, 1994, Redditch

89

Hussain Muhammad Ershad

President of Bangladesh from 1983 to 1990

*February 1st, 1930, Dinhata †July 14th, 2019, Dhaka

64

Andreas Asche

German association football player

*February 1st, 1960, Hanover

92

Teresa Mattei

Italian partisan and politician (1921-2013)

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

38

Lauren Conrad

American television personality, author, and fashion designer

*February 1st, 1986, Laguna Beach

99

Alfred Grosser

German-born French academic

*February 1st, 1925, Frankfurt

52

Leymah Gbowee

Liberian peace activist

*February 1st, 1972, Monrovia

53

Jimmy Lyons

American jazz saxophonist (1933-1986)

*February 1st, 1933, Jersey City †May 19th, 1986, New York City

81

Friedrich Voss

German judge, jurist and politician (1931-2012)

*February 1st, 1931, Düsseldorf †July 27th, 2012, Düsseldorf

41

Marilou Berry

French actress

*February 1st, 1983, 13th arrondissement of Paris

80

Tom Lantos

U.S. Representative from California (1981–2008)

*February 1st, 1928, Budapest †February 11th, 2008, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

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68

David McTaggart

Badminton player and Greenpeace founder

*June 24th, 1932, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2001, Paciano

91

Hubert Reeves

Canadian astrophysicist and popularizer of science

*July 13th, 1932, Montreal †October 13th, 2023, 13th arrondissement of Paris

79

Elizabeth Taylor

British-American actress

*February 27th, 1932, Hampstead Garden Suburb †March 23rd, 2011, Los Angeles

84

Robert Osborne

American film historian and actor (1932–2017)

*May 3rd, 1932, Colfax †March 6th, 2017, New York City

92

Gerhard Richter

German visual artist (b. 1932)

*February 9th, 1932, Dresden

84

Howard Hodgkin

British artist (1932-2017)

*August 6th, 1932, Hammersmith †March 9th, 2017, London

91

Piper Laurie

American actress (1932–2023)

*January 22nd, 1932, Detroit †October 14th, 2023, Los Angeles

86

Jacques Chirac

President of France from 1995 to 2007

*November 29th, 1932, 5th arrondissement of Paris †September 26th, 2019, 6th arrondissement of Paris

84

Roger Smith

American actor, film producer and screenwriter (1932–2017)

*December 18th, 1932, South Gate †June 4th, 2017, Sherman Oaks

88

Noëlle Ailloud

Badminton player

*February 19th, 1932, Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon †January 6th, 2021, 5th arrondissement of Lyon

84

Brunella Bovo

Italian actress

*March 4th, 1932, Padua †February 21st, 2017, Rome

89

Jean-Jacques Sempé

French cartoon artist

*August 17th, 1932, Bordeaux †August 11th, 2022, Ampus

71

Thomas Klestil

Austrian diplomat and politician (1932–2004)

*November 4th, 1932, Vienna †July 6th, 2004, Vienna

91

Ellen Burstyn

American actress

*December 7th, 1932, Detroit

81

Peter O'Toole

British actor (1932–2013)

*August 2nd, 1932, Leeds †December 14th, 2013, Wellington Hospital, London

82

Alexander Schalck-Golodkowski

German politician (1932–2015)

*July 3rd, 1932, Alt-Treptow †June 21st, 2015, Rottach-Egern

84

Debbie Reynolds

American actress, singer, and dancer (1932-2016)

*April 1st, 1932, El Paso †December 28th, 2016, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

71

Johnny Cash

American country singer (1932–2003)

*February 26th, 1932, Kingsland †September 12th, 2003, Nashville

84

Umberto Eco

Italian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist

*January 5th, 1932, Alessandria †February 19th, 2016, Milan

84

Dan Rooney

American football executive/owner, philanthropist and diplomat (1932-2017)

*July 20th, 1932, Pittsburgh †April 13th, 2017, Pittsburgh

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Leap year

Yes: 1932 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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