February 2nd, 1958

Born on February 2nd, 1958

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 24,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 816 days, exactly on July 15th, 2026, people who were born on February 2nd, 1958 will be 25,000 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, 1958

66

Hans-Peter Koppe

East German rower

*February 2nd, 1958, Leipzig

64

Douglas McGrath

American actor and director

*February 2nd, 1958, Midland †November 3rd, 2022, New York City

66

George Grigore

Romanian writer and academic

*February 2nd, 1958, Grindu

66

Paolo De Castro

Italian politician

*February 2nd, 1958, San Pietro Vernotico

66

Fiona Wood

British–Australian physician and plastic surgeon

*February 2nd, 1958, Yorkshire

66

Pat Tabler

American baseball player

*February 2nd, 1958, Hamilton

66

Brian Tamaki

New Zealand evangelical leader

*February 2nd, 1958, Te Awamutu

66

Gopal Swami Khetanchi

Indian painter

*February 2nd, 1958, Sardarshahar

66

Elisa Lucinda

Brazilian actress, poet, writer and singer

*February 2nd, 1958, Cariacica

66

Michel Marc Bouchard

Canadian playwright

*February 2nd, 1958, Alma

66

Franke Sloothaak

Equestrian

*February 2nd, 1958, Heerenveen

66

William Harrison Binnie

American industrialist and investment banker

*February 2nd, 1958, Scotland

66

Caroline O'Neill

British television actress

*February 2nd, 1958, Manchester

66

Wan Yeung-ming

Hong Kong actor

*February 2nd, 1958, Macau

66

John Lignos

American soccer player

*February 2nd, 1958, Chios

66

Jeffrey McClain

American politician

*February 2nd, 1958, Upper Sandusky

66

Gyöngyi Bardi-Gerevich

Hungarian volleyball player

*February 2nd, 1958, Hosszúpályi

66

Charlotte Gordon Cumming

British musician

*February 2nd, 1958, Scotland

66

Nawang Rigzin Jora

Indian politician

*February 2nd, 1958, Leh district

66

Gana El Maghnaoui

Algerian singer

*February 2nd, 1958, Oujda

66

Prasanta Banerjee

Indian footballer

*February 2nd, 1958, India

58

Fighton Simukonda

Zambian footballer (1958-2016)

*February 2nd, 1958, Chingola †February 15th, 2016, Chililabombwe

64

Tulsi Tanti

Founder, Chairman and Managing Director of Suzlon Group

*February 2nd, 1958, Rajkot †October 2nd, 2022

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64

Reinhard Häfner

German association football player and manager (1952–2016)

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

64

João César Monteiro

Portuguese film director, actor, writer and film critic

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

47

Shakira

Colombian singer, songwriter and actress

*February 2nd, 1977, Barranquilla

62

Philippe Claudel

French film director, writer and screenwriter

*February 2nd, 1962, Dombasle-sur-Meurthe

70

Hansi Hinterseer

Austrian singer

*February 2nd, 1954, Kitzbühel

44

Lili Zhou

Badminton player

*February 2nd, 1980, Guangxi

77

Gerhard Winkler

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

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

63

Spinvis

Dutch musician

*February 2nd, 1961, Spijkenisse

58

James Joyce

Irish novelist and poet (1882–1941)

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

54

Jennifer Westfeldt

American actress

*February 2nd, 1970, Guilford

38

Gemma Arterton

British actress

*February 2nd, 1986, Gravesend

75

Duncan Bannatyne

Scottish entrepreneur, philanthropist and author

*February 2nd, 1949, Clydebank

88

Ilse Jahn

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

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

65

Dolors Bassa

Spanish politician, trade unionist and teacher

*February 2nd, 1959, Torroella de Montgrí

28

Zhao Junpeng

Chinese badminton player

*February 2nd, 1996, Nanchang

51

Marissa Jaret Winokur

American actress

*February 2nd, 1973, New York City

61

Andrej Kiska

4th President of Slovakia

*February 2nd, 1963, Poprad

49

Donald Driver

American football player (born 1975)

*February 2nd, 1975, Houston

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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Born in 1958

50

Michael Jackson

American singer, songwriter, and dancer (1958–2009)

*August 29th, 1958, Gary †June 25th, 2009, Los Angeles

66

Gary Numan

English musician (born 1958)

*March 8th, 1958, Hammersmith

65

Jane Wiedlin

American musician

*May 20th, 1958, Oconomowoc

65

Jon Cassar

Maltese-Canadian director and producer

*April 27th, 1958, Valletta

65

Jello Biafra

American singer

*June 17th, 1958, Boulder

65

Wayne Hussey

English musician, singer of The Mission

*May 26th, 1958, Bristol

65

Madonna

American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)

*August 16th, 1958, Bay City

65

Olaf Scholz

German politician (SPD) and 9th Federal Chancellor of Germany (since 2021)

*June 14th, 1958, Osnabrück

65

Ursula von der Leyen

President of the European Commission since 2019

*October 8th, 1958, Ixelles - Elsene

65

Glenn Gregory

English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist

*May 16th, 1958, Sheffield

66

Caryl Phillips

Kittian-British writer

*March 13th, 1958, Saint Kitts

64

Jens Arentzen

Danish actor

*March 2nd, 1958, Frederiksberg †November 22nd, 2022

66

Dietmar Bartsch

German politician

*March 31st, 1958, Stralsund

65

Jah Wobble

English bassist, recording artist, songwriter

*August 11th, 1958, Stepney

66

Alec Baldwin

American actor, comedian and producer (born 1958)

*April 3rd, 1958, Amityville

65

Alexander Held

German actor

*October 19th, 1958, Munich

66

Volker Pispers

German cabaret artist

*January 18th, 1958, Rheydt

66

Reinhard Wolters

German historian of classical history and numismatist

*March 14th, 1958, Duisburg

65

Achim Arbeiter

German archaeologist

*September 3rd, 1958, Dierdorf

65

Tim Butler

English songwriter and musician

*December 7th, 1958, Teddington

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, 1958
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1958 is a normal year and no leap year.

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