February 2nd, 1943

Born on February 2nd, 1943

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 29,000 days old!

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What happened on February 2nd, 1943?

February 2nd, 1943

World War II: The Battle of Stalingrad comes to an end when Soviet troops accept the surrender of the last organized German troops in the city.

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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.

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What else happened on February 2nd?

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).

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

Born on February 2nd, 1943

74

Ulrich Frank

German actor and voice actor (1943-2017)

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

81

Klaus Lisiewicz

East German footballer

*February 2nd, 1943, Bensberg

81

Dieter Müller

German carom billiards player

*February 2nd, 1943, Berlin

81

Dieter Braun

German motorcycle racer

*February 2nd, 1943, Ulm

81

Muhammad al-Tijani

Tunisian islamicist

*February 2nd, 1943, اختلفت الاقاويل

81

Karen Messing

Canadian geneticist, ergonomist and professor at the biology department at UQAM

*February 2nd, 1943, Springfield

72

Paul Klemens Friedhoff

German entrepreneur and politician

*February 2nd, 1943, Löningen †November 15th, 2015

81

Per Gahrton

Swedish politician

*February 2nd, 1943, Malmö

81

Mark Monmonier

American historian of cartography

*February 2nd, 1943, Baltimore

81

Atanas Iliev

Bulgarian ice hockey player

*February 2nd, 1943, Sofia

81

Gay Hartwig

American actress

*February 2nd, 1943, Caldwell County

81

Gary Dornhoefer

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 2nd, 1943, Kitchener

81

Mick Gannon

Footballer (born 1943)

*February 2nd, 1943, Liverpool

75

Özden Örnek

Turkish admiral

*February 2nd, 1943, İzmit †April 29th, 2018, Istanbul

79

David Pilch

Cricketer (born 1943)

*February 2nd, 1943, West Kirby †November 30th, 2022

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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

64

Reinhard Häfner

German association football player and manager (1952–2016)

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

77

Gerhard Winkler

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

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

84

Bo Hopkins

American actor (1938–2022)

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

47

Shakira

Colombian singer, songwriter and actress

*February 2nd, 1977, Barranquilla

88

Ilse Jahn

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

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

75

Duncan Bannatyne

Scottish entrepreneur, philanthropist and author

*February 2nd, 1949, Clydebank

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

62

Farrah Fawcett

American actress

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

78

Isaias Afwerki

President of Eritrea

*February 2nd, 1946, Asmara

44

Lili Zhou

Badminton player

*February 2nd, 1980, Guangxi

78

Fabrizio Soccorsi

Italian physician

*February 2nd, 1942, Rome †January 9th, 2021, Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic

38

Gemma Arterton

British actress

*February 2nd, 1986, Gravesend

28

Zhao Junpeng

Chinese badminton player

*February 2nd, 1996, Nanchang

70

Hansi Hinterseer

Austrian singer

*February 2nd, 1954, Kitzbühel

94

Ciriaco De Mita

Italian politician (1928–2022)

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

54

Jennifer Westfeldt

American actress

*February 2nd, 1970, Guilford

72

Park Geun-hye

President of South Korea from 2013 to 2017

*February 2nd, 1952, Daegu

22

Magnus Johannesen

Danish badminton player

*February 2nd, 2002, Aalborg

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80

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

80

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

81

Torstein Hagen

Norwegian businessman

*January 1st, 1943, Norway

80

Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

80

Lech Wałęsa

Statesman, pro-democracy activist, and former president of Poland

*September 29th, 1943, Popowo

81

Katsuto Momii

Japanese businessman

*March 4th, 1943, Kama

80

Odd Einar Dørum

Norwegian politician

*October 12th, 1943, Oslo

80

John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

*August 4th, 1943, Rome †May 26th, 2017, Rome

80

Malcolm McDowell

British actor (born 1943)

*June 13th, 1943, Horsforth

64

Bruce Rollick

Badminton player

*April 11th, 1943, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2008

58

George Harrison

British musician and lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943–2001)

*February 25th, 1943, Liverpool †November 29th, 2001, Los Angeles

81

John Major

Former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)

*March 29th, 1943, London

81

Christopher Walken

American actor

*March 31st, 1943, Astoria

73

Eni Faleomavaega

American Samoan politician (1943–2017)

*August 15th, 1943, American Samoa †February 22nd, 2017, Provo

73

Piet Keizer

Dutch footballer (1943–2017)

*June 14th, 1943, Amsterdam †February 10th, 2017, Amsterdam

74

Bernd Fischerauer

Austrian director, screenwriter and author

*March 11th, 1943, Graz †May 14th, 2017, Munich

80

Roger Waters

English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)

*September 6th, 1943, Great Bookham

73

Tommy Gemmell

Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017)

*October 16th, 1943, Motherwell †March 2nd, 2017

81

Horst Köhler

German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010

*February 22nd, 1943, Skierbieszów

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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Born on February 2nd, 1943
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1943 is a normal year and no leap year.

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