February 2nd, 1977

Born on February 2nd, 1977

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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, 1594

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina dies at the age of 68.

February 2nd, 1725

J. S. Bach led the first performance of his chorale cantata Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin, BWV 125, based on Luther's paraphrase of the Nunc dimittis.

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 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

The Troubles: Protestors burned the British Embassy in Ireland following the massacre of 14 civilians in Derry by British forces.

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.

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

Born on February 2nd, 1977

49

Shakira

Colombian singer, songwriter and actress

*February 2nd, 1977, Barranquilla

49

Antonio Pagudo

Spanish actor

*February 2nd, 1977, Baza

49

Jessica Wahls

German singer

*February 2nd, 1977, Höchst

49

Francisco Pérez Tejada

Mexican politician

*February 2nd, 1977, Mexicali

49

Sebastian Ströbel

Actor

*February 2nd, 1977, Karlsruhe

49

Marc Bernaus

Footballer

*February 2nd, 1977, Andorra la Vella

49

Martin Andresen

Norwegian footballer

*February 2nd, 1977, Ski Municipality

49

Martin Boquist

Swedish handball coach and former player

*February 2nd, 1977, Gothenburg

49

Daniel Cousin

Gabonese footballer

*February 2nd, 1977, Libreville

49

Bibiana Aído

Spanish politician

*February 2nd, 1977, Alcalá de los Gazules

49

Yoshihiro Usami

Japanese dancer and musician

*February 2nd, 1977, Yokohama

49

Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 2nd, 1977, Montreal

Same year
Born in 1977

48

Zhang Jun

Chinese badminton player

*November 26th, 1977, Suzhou

48

Gail Emms

Badminton player

*July 23rd, 1977, Hitchin

48

Florian Stetter

German actor

*August 2nd, 1977, Munich

48

Carsten Linnemann

German economist, politician

*August 10th, 1977, Paderborn

48

Emmanuel Macron

President of France and Co-Prince of Andorra since 2017

*December 21st, 1977, Amiens

48

Fally Ipupa

Congolese singer

*December 14th, 1977, Kinshasa

48

Anne Marie Waters

UK far-right politician (1977-)

*August 24th, 1977, Dublin

49

Tedashii

American rapper

*March 8th, 1977, Lufkin

48

Vanessa Trump

Ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr. (born 1977)

*December 18th, 1977, New York City

49

Melanie Lynskey

New Zealand actress (born 1977)

*May 16th, 1977, New Plymouth

49

Giorgia Meloni

Prime Minister of Italy since 2022

*January 15th, 1977, Rome

48

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Britain actor (born 1977)

*July 10th, 1977, Forest Gate

49

Kaja Kallas

Estonian politician (1977-)

*June 18th, 1977, Tallinn

49

Tim Ricke

German actor

*January 10th, 1977, Duisburg

48

Maggie Gyllenhaal

American actress, singer and filmmaker (born 1977)

*November 16th, 1977, Manhattan

49

Danielle Harris

American actress

*June 1st, 1977, Plainview

48

Brock Lesnar

American professional wrestler, mixed martial artist and football player (born 1977)

*July 12th, 1977, Webster

48

Fiona Apple

American musician (born 1977)

*September 13th, 1977, Upper West Side

49

Zachary Quinto

American actor and film producer

*June 2nd, 1977, Pittsburgh

49

Arash

Iranian singer

*April 23rd, 1977, Tehran

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.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Born on February 2nd, 1977
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1977 is a normal year and no leap year.

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