February 1st, 1937

Born on February 1st, 1937

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, 1937

87

Garrett Morris

American actor and comedian

*February 1st, 1937, Morgan City

87

Bobby Cruz

Puerto Rican salsa singer

*February 1st, 1937, Puerto Rico

36

Gerardo Masana

Argentine musician

*February 1st, 1937, Banfield †November 11th, 1973, Buenos Aires

81

Ray Sawyer

American singer (1937-2018)

*February 1st, 1937, Chickasaw †December 31st, 2018, Daytona Beach

84

Don Everly

American musician

*February 1st, 1937, Brownie †August 21st, 2021

87

Audrys Bačkis

Catholic cardinal

*February 1st, 1937, Kaunas

87

Rick Wilkins

Canadian musician

*February 1st, 1937, Hamilton

74

Rafael Rodríguez Barrera

Mexican politician, lawyer and ambassador (1937-2011)

*February 1st, 1937, San Francisco de Campeche †December 3rd, 2011, Mexico City

34

Lulu Gauguin

(1937-1972)

*February 1st, 1937, Frederiksberg †January 1st, 1972, Copenhagen

77

Christian Hempel

German sculptor and restorer

*February 1st, 1937, Dresden †January 30th, 2015

78

Erik Amundsen

Norwegian musician

*February 1st, 1937, Oslo †February 22nd, 2015

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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, London

55

Brian Krause

American actor

*February 1st, 1969, Lake Forest

76

Boris Yeltsin

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

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

72

Paul Carr

American actor (1934–2006)

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

68

Günter Guillaume

Stasi officer

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

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

30

Harry Styles

English singer, songwriter, and actor

*February 1st, 1994, Redditch

64

Andreas Asche

German association football player

*February 1st, 1960, Hanover

70

Jimmy Carl Black

American musician

*February 1st, 1938, El Paso †November 1st, 2008, Siegsdorf

85

Fritjof Capra

American physicist (*1939)

*February 1st, 1939, Vienna

52

Leymah Gbowee

Liberian peace activist

*February 1st, 1972, Monrovia

38

Lauren Conrad

American television personality, author, and fashion designer

*February 1st, 1986, Laguna Beach

70

Ekaterina Maximova

Russian ballet dancer (1939-2009)

*February 1st, 1939, Moscow †April 28th, 2009, Moscow

74

Sherman Hemsley

American actor (1938–2012)

*February 1st, 1938, Philadelphia †July 24th, 2012, El Paso

92

Teresa Mattei

Italian partisan and politician (1921-2013)

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

41

Marilou Berry

French actress

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

55

Gabriel Batistuta

Argentine association football player

*February 1st, 1969, Reconquista

99

Alfred Grosser

Writer, sociologist and political scientist (1925–2024)

*February 1st, 1925, Frankfurt †February 7th, 2024, 14th arrondissement of Paris

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Born in 1937

87

Olusegun Obasanjo

Nigerian president (1999-2007) and military leader (1976–79)

*March 5th, 1937, Abeokuta

82

Sigmund Jähn

East German cosmonaut

*February 13th, 1937, Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz †September 21st, 2019, Strausberg

87

Heinz Rennhack

German actor

*March 5th, 1937, Gdańsk

80

Erland Kops

Danish badminton player

*January 14th, 1937, Copenhagen †February 18th, 2017

86

Bobby Charlton

English association football player and manager (1937–2023)

*October 11th, 1937, Ashington †October 21st, 2023, Macclesfield District General Hospital

79

George Steele

American professional wrestler and actor (1937-2017)

*April 16th, 1937, Detroit †February 16th, 2017, Cocoa Beach

86

Morgan Freeman

American actor and producer (born 1937)

*June 1st, 1937, Memphis

86

Jane Fonda

American actress and activist

*December 21st, 1937, New York City

87

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

80

Attilio Nicora

Catholic cardinal

*March 16th, 1937, Varese †April 22nd, 2017, Rome

86

Anthony Hopkins

Welsh actor and director (born 1937)

*December 31st, 1937, Port Talbot

87

Paul Zanker

German classical archaeologist (born 1937)

*February 7th, 1937, Constance

79

Johannes Grützke

German painter and illustrator (1937-2017)

*September 30th, 1937, Berlin †May 17th, 2017, Berlin

69

Saddam Hussein

Iraqi president, army officer and Baathist politician

*April 28th, 1937, Al-Awja †December 30th, 2006, Kadhimiya

86

Dustin Hoffman

American actor (born 1937)

*August 8th, 1937, Los Angeles

85

Larry Hillman

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 5th, 1937, Kirkland Lake †June 3rd, 2022

79

Richard H. Solomon

American diplomat

*June 19th, 1937, Philadelphia †March 13th, 2017, Bethesda

86

Martti Ahtisaari

President of Finland from 1994 to 2000

*June 23rd, 1937, Vyborg †October 16th, 2023, Helsinki

79

Alberto Carneiro

Portuguese artist

*September 20th, 1937, São Mamede de Coronado †April 15th, 2017, Porto

87

Warren Beatty

American actor and filmmaker

*March 30th, 1937, Richmond

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1937 is a normal year and no leap year.

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