February 3rd, 1978

Born on February 3rd, 1978

Age in days, weeks and months
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Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 122 days, exactly on August 20th, 2024, people who were born on February 3rd, 1978 will be 17,000 days old!

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What happened on February 3rd?

February 3rd, 2023

A freight train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, releasing hazardous materials into the surrounding area.

February 3rd, 2014

Russia's first school shooting took place when a student opened fire at School No. 263 in Moscow, resulting in the deaths of a teacher and a police officer.

February 3rd, 1986

Steve Jobs purchased Pixar from Lucasfilm and launched it as an independent computer-animation studio.

February 3rd, 1972

The deadliest blizzard in history began in Iran and continued for a week leaving more than 4,000 people dead.

February 3rd, 1953

Hundreds of native creoles known as Forros were massacred on São Tomé Island by the colonial administration and Portuguese landowners.

February 3rd, 1941

Second World War: Free French and British forces (aircraft pictured) began the Battle of Keren to capture the strategic town of Keren in Italian East Africa.

February 3rd, 1933

Adolf Hitler announced that the conquest of Lebensraum in Eastern Europe, and its "ruthless Germanisation", were the geopolitical objectives of Reich foreign policy.

February 3rd, 1918

At 11,675 ft (3,559 m) long, the Twin Peaks Tunnel in San Francisco opened as the longest streetcar tunnel in the world at the time.

February 3rd, 1870

The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified, granting voting rights to citizens regardless of "race, color, or previous condition of servitude".

February 3rd, 1852

The Argentine Confederation was defeated in the Platine War by an alliance consisting of Brazil, Uruguay and the Argentine provinces of Entre Ríos and Corrientes.

February 3rd, 1813

Argentine War of Independence: José de San Martín and the Mounted Grenadiers Regiment defeated Spanish royalist forces in the Battle of San Lorenzo.

February 3rd, 1781

Fourth Anglo-Dutch War: British forces captured the Dutch island of Sint Eustatius after a brief skirmish.

February 3rd, 1266

Mudéjar revolt: King James I of Aragon entered the formerly Muslim-held city of Murcia (depicted), following its surrender three days earlier.

February 3rd, 2023

2023 Ohio train derailment: A freight train containing vinyl chloride and other hazardous materials derails and burns in East Palestine, Ohio, United States, releasing hydrogen chloride and phosgene into the air and contaminating the Ohio River.

February 3rd, 2014

Two people are shot and killed and 29 students are taken hostage at a high school in Moscow, Russia.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on February 3rd

Born on February 3rd, 1978

46

Amal Clooney

Lebanese-British barrister and human right activist

*February 3rd, 1978, Beirut

46

Ion Ceapă

Spanish footballer

*February 3rd, 1978, Tàrrega

46

Kelly Sullivan

American actress

*February 3rd, 1978, Puyallup

46

Lars T. Jørgensen

Danish handball player

*February 3rd, 1978, Næstved

46

Beat Hefti

Swiss bobsledder

*February 3rd, 1978, Herisau

46

Eliza Schneider

American actress

*February 3rd, 1978, Los Angeles

46

Liv Strömquist

Swedish comic artist

*February 3rd, 1978, Lund

46

Claudia Skopal

Austrian stage actress

*February 3rd, 1978, Vienna

46

Markus Appelmann

German television presenter and radio host

*February 3rd, 1978, Stuttgart

46

Radoslav Antl

Slovak handball player

*February 3rd, 1978, Košice

46

Fátima Flórez

Argentine actress

*February 3rd, 1978, Olivos

46

Adrian R'Mante

American actor

*February 3rd, 1978, Tampa

46

Jessica Polsky

American actress

*February 3rd, 1978, Austin

46

Victoria Matlock

American actress and singer

*February 3rd, 1978, Salt Lake City

46

Arvie Lowe, Jr.

American actor

*February 3rd, 1978, Los Angeles

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Who's birthday is on February 3rd?

57

Gisle Kverndokk

Norwegian composer

*February 3rd, 1967, Trondheim

62

Michele Greene

American actress

*February 3rd, 1962, Las Vegas

48

Isla Fisher

Australian actress and author (born 1976)

*February 3rd, 1976, Muscat

45

Costa Ronin

Australian actor, born in the Soviet Union

*February 3rd, 1979, Kaliningrad

49

Harro Füllgrabe

German television presenter and journalist

*February 3rd, 1975, Aurich

47

Daddy Yankee

Puerto Rican singer

*February 3rd, 1977, San Juan

36

Gregory van der Wiel

Dutch association football player

*February 3rd, 1988, Amsterdam

53

Vincent Elbaz

French actor

*February 3rd, 1971, Paris

45

Ransom Riggs

American writer and filmmaker

*February 3rd, 1979, Maryland

63

Linda Eder

American actress and musician

*February 3rd, 1961, Tucson

82

Royal Robbins

American rock climber (1935-2017)

*February 3rd, 1935, Point Pleasant †March 14th, 2017, Modesto

64

Joachim Löw

German football manager

*February 3rd, 1960, Schönau im Schwarzwald

81

Blythe Danner

American actress

*February 3rd, 1943, Philadelphia

48

Tijana Todevska-Dapčević

Macedonian pop singer

*February 3rd, 1976, Skopje

60

Pierre Kohler

Swiss politician

*February 3rd, 1964, Delémont

40

Elizabeth Holmes

American biotechnology entrepreneur convicted of fraud

*February 3rd, 1984, Washington, D.C.

47

Marek Zidlicky

Czech ice hockey player

*February 3rd, 1977, Most

82

Otto Fräßdorf

German association football player and manager

*February 3rd, 1942, Magdeburg

67

Karl Hampe

German historian of medieval age (1869-1936)

*February 3rd, 1869, Bremen †February 14th, 1936, Heidelberg

75

Hennie Kuiper

Road bicycle racer

*February 3rd, 1949, Dinkelland

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Born in 1978

45

Miroslav Klose

German association football player

*June 9th, 1978, Opole

45

Ani Lorak

Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur

*September 27th, 1978, Kitsman

45

Joachim Fischer Nielsen

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1978, Copenhagen

45

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

46

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

45

Marit Berger Røsland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*September 21st, 1978, Lørenskog

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

46

Didier Drogba

Ivorian and French association football player

*March 11th, 1978, Abidjan

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

45

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

45

Yim Bang-eun

Badminton player

*April 25th, 1978, Incheon

46

Chris Blair

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1978, Invercargill

45

Konstrakta

Serbian singer-songwriter

*October 12th, 1978, Belgrade

45

Jessica Pilnäs

Swedish singer

*July 5th, 1978, Åryd

46

Jörn Wollschläger

German biathlete

*March 4th, 1978, Suhl

45

Poo Bear

American songwriter and singer

*September 4th, 1978, Connecticut

46

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

46

Jamie Carragher

English footballer and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

46

Aparna Popat

Indian badminton player

*January 18th, 1978, Mumbai

46

Dicky Palyama

Dutch badminton player

*March 26th, 1978, Gouda

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No: With 365 days 1978 is a normal year and no leap year.

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