February 1st, 1950

Born on February 1st, 1950

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What happened on February 1st, 1950?

February 1st, 1950

The first prototype of the MiG-17 makes its maiden flight.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-17

What else 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.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 1st

Born on February 1st, 1950

74

José Eber

Hairstylist

*February 1st, 1950, Nice

74

Ali Haydar Konca

Turkish politician

*February 1st, 1950, Varto

74

Barbara Büchner

Austrian author

*February 1st, 1950, Vienna

74

Mike Campbell

American guitarist

*February 1st, 1950, Jacksonville

74

Rich Williams

American guitarist

*February 1st, 1950, Topeka

74

John Bowe

British actor

*February 1st, 1950, Greasby

Same Day
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

72

Norbert Barthle

German politician (CDU)

*February 1st, 1952, Schwäbisch Gmünd

68

Günter Guillaume

Stasi officer

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

76

Boris Yeltsin

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

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

87

Jale İnan

Turkish classical archaeologist (1914-2001)

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

64

Andreas Asche

German association football player

*February 1st, 1960, Hanover

55

Jean-Marc Lelong

French cartoonist

*February 1st, 1949, Tours †February 24th, 2004, Tours

72

Paul Carr

American actor (1934–2006)

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

100

Cilli Wang

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

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

30

Harry Styles

English singer, songwriter, and actor

*February 1st, 1994, Redditch

64

Roger Y. Tsien

American biochemist (1952-2016)

*February 1st, 1952, New York City †August 24th, 2016, Eugene

52

Leymah Gbowee

Liberian peace activist

*February 1st, 1972, Monrovia

67

Jackie Shroff

Indian film actor

*February 1st, 1957, Mumbai

70

Waltraud Kretzschmar

German handball player

*February 1st, 1948, Lehnin †February 7th, 2018, Schöneiche bei Berlin

38

Lauren Conrad

American television personality, author, and fashion designer

*February 1st, 1986, Laguna Beach

55

Gabriel Batistuta

Argentine association football player

*February 1st, 1969, Reconquista

75

Xuan Xosé Sánchez Vicente

Spanish writer and politician

*February 1st, 1949, Gijón

41

Marilou Berry

French actress

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

75

Franco Causio

Italian footballer

*February 1st, 1949, Lecce

Same year
Born in 1950

67

Jeff Lowe

American mountain climber

*September 13th, 1950, Ogden †August 24th, 2018, Colorado

73

Annette Badland

English actress

*August 26th, 1950, Edgbaston

73

Narendra Modi

14th Prime Minister of India

*September 17th, 1950, Vadnagar

66

Martin McGuinness

Sinn Féin politician and deputy First Minister (1950-2017)

*May 23rd, 1950, Derry †March 21st, 2017, Altnagelvin Area Hospital

74

Billy Currie

British multi-instrumentalist

*April 1st, 1950, Huddersfield

66

Sandra Reemer

Dutch singer and presenter (1950–2017)

*October 17th, 1950, Bandung City †June 6th, 2017, Amsterdam

73

Øivind Blunck

Norwegian actor and comedian

*December 28th, 1950, Norway

73

Wayne Eagling

Canadian ballet dancer

*November 27th, 1950, Montreal

74

Peter Funke

German historian of classical antiquity

*March 18th, 1950, Rheine

74

Rötger Feldmann

German comic artist

*March 17th, 1950, Travemünde

73

Pedro Barceló

Spanish historian of classical antiquity

*April 30th, 1950, Vinaròs

70

Jóhannes Eðvaldsson

Icelandic football player (1950-2021)

*September 3rd, 1950, Reykjavík †January 24th, 2021, Glasgow

74

Ade Chandra

Badminton player

*February 4th, 1950, Jakarta

73

Ed Harris

American actor and director (born 1950)

*November 28th, 1950, Englewood

67

Horace Burrell

Jamaican sports executive

*February 8th, 1950, Clarendon Parish †June 6th, 2017, Kingston

73

Harriet Walter

British actress

*September 24th, 1950, London

74

Martin Short

Canadian actor and comedian (born 1950)

*March 26th, 1950, Hamilton

73

Stevie Wonder

American musician (born 1950)

*May 13th, 1950, Saginaw

74

William Sadler

American actor

*April 13th, 1950, Buffalo

74

Rick Perry

14th United States Secretary of Energy

*March 4th, 1950, Haskell

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No: With 365 days 1950 is a normal year and no leap year.

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