February 2nd, 1938

Born on February 2nd, 1938

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 31,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 505 days, exactly on September 13th, 2025, people who were born on February 2nd, 1938 will be 32,000 days old!

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What 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, 1913

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

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).

February 2nd, 1207

Terra Mariana, comprising present-day Estonia and Latvia, was established as a principality of the Holy Roman Empire.

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

Born on February 2nd, 1938

84

Bo Hopkins

American actor (1938–2022)

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

83

Valerius Geist

Canadian biologist

*February 2nd, 1938, Mykolaiv †July 6th, 2021

56

Gene MacLellan

Canadian singer-songwriter (1938-1995)

*February 2nd, 1938, Val-d'Or †January 19th, 1995, Summerside

86

Norman Fowler

British politician (born 1938)

*February 2nd, 1938, Chelmsford

74

M'el Dowd

Actress, singer (1938-2012)

*February 2nd, 1938, Chicago †September 26th, 2012, Tarrytown

73

Ângelo de Sousa

Portuguese artist (1938-2011)

*February 2nd, 1938, Maputo †March 30th, 2011, Porto

65

Sergio Ortega

Chilean musician (1938-2003)

*February 2nd, 1938, Antofagasta †September 15th, 2003, Paris

61

Tatyana Petrenko-Samusenko

Soviet fencer

*February 2nd, 1938, Astrašycki Haradok †January 24th, 2000, Minsk

86

Meechai Ruchuphan

Thai politician

*February 2nd, 1938, Bangkok

86

Domingo Lejona

Olympic footballer

*February 2nd, 1938, Chascomús

86

Kathadi Ramamurthy

Indian comedian and actor

*February 2nd, 1938, Kumbakonam

86

Max Alvis

American baseball player

*February 2nd, 1938, Jasper

86

Protais Zigiranyirazo

Rwandan businessman and politician

*February 2nd, 1938, Gisenyi Province

86

José Llorens

Spanish sports shooter

*February 2nd, 1938, Barcelona

77

Dave Thomson

Scottish footballer (1938-2016)

*February 2nd, 1938, Stenhousemuir †January 28th, 2016, Falkirk

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64

João César Monteiro

Portuguese film director, actor, writer and film critic

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

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

88

Ilse Jahn

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

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

74

Ulrich Frank

German actor and voice actor (1943-2017)

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

58

James Joyce

Irish novelist and poet (1882–1941)

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

94

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing

French official and politician (1926–2020)

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

47

Shakira

Colombian singer, songwriter and actress

*February 2nd, 1977, Barranquilla

75

Duncan Bannatyne

Scottish entrepreneur, philanthropist and author

*February 2nd, 1949, Clydebank

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

89

Elaine Stritch

American actress

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

38

Gemma Arterton

British actress

*February 2nd, 1986, Gravesend

28

Zhao Junpeng

Chinese badminton player

*February 2nd, 1996, Nanchang

77

Ayn Rand

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

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

22

Magnus Johannesen

Danish badminton player

*February 2nd, 2002, Aalborg

62

Farrah Fawcett

American actress

*February 2nd, 1947, Corpus Christi †June 25th, 2009, Santa Monica

54

Jennifer Westfeldt

American actress

*February 2nd, 1970, Guilford

70

Hansi Hinterseer

Austrian singer

*February 2nd, 1954, Kitzbühel

93

Dries van Agt

Dutch politician

*February 2nd, 1931, Geldrop †February 5th, 2024, Nijmegen

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85

Otto Rehhagel

German footballer and manager

*August 9th, 1938, Essen

85

Hans Abraham

Badminton player

*September 10th, 1938, Berlin

82

Diana Rigg

English actress (1938–2020)

*July 20th, 1938, Doncaster †September 10th, 2020, London

80

Kofi Annan

7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1938-2018)

*April 8th, 1938, Kumasi †August 18th, 2018, Bern

78

Michael Bogdanov

British theatre director

*December 15th, 1938, Neath †April 16th, 2017, Greece

85

Jon Voight

American actor (born 1938)

*December 29th, 1938, Yonkers

83

Herbert Achternbusch

German writer, painter and filmmaker (1938–2022)

*November 23rd, 1938, Munich †January 10th, 2022, Munich

82

Fips Asmussen

German comedian (1938–2020)

*April 30th, 1938, Hamburg †August 9th, 2020, Carl-von-Basedow-Klinikum

66

Lars Hillingsø

Danish fashion designer (1938-2005)

*July 12th, 1938, Copenhagen †February 20th, 2005, Croissanville

84

Fritz Pleitgen

German journalist and author (1938-2022)

*March 21st, 1938, Duisburg †September 15th, 2022, Cologne

78

Inga Ålenius

Swedish actress (1938-2017)

*May 15th, 1938, Stockholm †April 24th, 2017, Helsingborg

43

Romy Schneider

German-French actress (1938–1982)

*September 23rd, 1938, Vienna †May 29th, 1982, 7th arrondissement of Paris

78

Silvano Basagni

Italian sport shooter (1938-2017)

*August 6th, 1938, Florence †May 10th, 2017, Florence

86

Juan Carlos I of Spain

King of Spain from 1975 to 2014

*January 5th, 1938, Rome

42

Vladimir Vysotsky

Soviet singer-songwriter and actor (1938–1980)

*January 25th, 1938, Moscow †July 25th, 1980, Moscow

85

Elliott Gould

American actor

*August 29th, 1938, Brooklyn

85

Tommy Chong

Canadian actor and comedian

*May 24th, 1938, Edmonton

79

Gene Michael

Former Major League Baseball player, manager, executive

*June 2nd, 1938, Kent †September 7th, 2017, Oldsmar

85

Giuliano Amato

Italian politician (born 1938)

*May 13th, 1938, Turin

85

Connie Stevens

American actress and singer

*August 8th, 1938, Brooklyn

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.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1938 is a normal year and no leap year.

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