February 2nd, 2024

Born on February 2nd, 2024

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 74 days old!

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... in seconds, minutes and hours

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

Same Day
Who's birthday is on February 2nd?

22

Magnus Johannesen

Danish badminton player

*February 2nd, 2002, Aalborg

28

Zhao Junpeng

Chinese badminton player

*February 2nd, 1996, Nanchang

47

Shakira

Colombian singer, songwriter and actress

*February 2nd, 1977, Barranquilla

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

38

Gemma Arterton

British actress

*February 2nd, 1986, Gravesend

44

Lili Zhou

Badminton player

*February 2nd, 1980, Guangxi

27

Stefan Gartenmann

Danish footballer

*February 2nd, 1997, Roskilde

26

Lena Pauels

German association football player

*February 2nd, 1998, Germany

58

James Joyce

Irish novelist and poet (1882–1941)

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

88

Ilse Jahn

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

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

37

Gerard Piqué

Spanish footballer (born 1987)

*February 2nd, 1987, Barcelona

49

Donald Driver

American football player (born 1975)

*February 2nd, 1975, Houston

54

Jennifer Westfeldt

American actress

*February 2nd, 1970, Guilford

37

Jonathan Rea

British motorcycle racer

*February 2nd, 1987, Ballymena

51

Marissa Jaret Winokur

American actress

*February 2nd, 1973, New York City

24

Hannah Prock

Austrian luger

*February 2nd, 2000, Innsbruck

39

Melody Gardot

American jazz singer

*February 2nd, 1985, New Jersey

94

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing

French official and politician (1926–2020)

*February 2nd, 1926, Koblenz †December 2nd, 2020, Authon

35

Ivan Perišić

Croatian association football player

*February 2nd, 1989, Split

35

Alex Sharp

English actor

*February 2nd, 1989, Westminster

37

Vincent Dedienne

French actor and humorist

*February 2nd, 1987, Mâcon

45

Sandy Casar

French cyclist

*February 2nd, 1979, Mantes-la-Jolie

46

Antje Nikola Mönning

German actress

*February 2nd, 1978, Münster

77

Ayn Rand

Russian-born American writer and public philosopher (1905–1982)

*February 2nd, 1905, Saint Petersburg †March 6th, 1982, Manhattan

35

Shane Archbold

New Zealand racing cyclist

*February 2nd, 1989, Timaru

62

Philippe Claudel

French film director, writer and screenwriter

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

75

Duncan Bannatyne

Scottish entrepreneur, philanthropist and author

*February 2nd, 1949, Clydebank

27

Victor Mansaray

Sierra Leonean footballer

*February 2nd, 1997, Freetown

84

Bo Hopkins

American actor (1938–2022)

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

74

Ulrich Frank

German actor and voice actor (1943-2017)

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

34

Kai Harada

Japanese association football player

*February 2nd, 1990, Shizuoka Prefecture

42

Amaël Moinard

Road bicycle racer

*February 2nd, 1982, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin

43

Lance Allred

American basketball player

*February 2nd, 1981, Salt Lake City

70

Hansi Hinterseer

Austrian singer

*February 2nd, 1954, Kitzbühel

40

Chris Bartley

British rower

*February 2nd, 1984, Wrexham

51

Simone Warzel

German mathematician

*February 2nd, 1973, Erlangen

89

Elaine Stritch

American actress

*February 2nd, 1925, Detroit †July 17th, 2014, Birmingham

94

Ciriaco De Mita

Italian politician (1928–2022)

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

33

Johann Van Zyl

South African road cyclist

*February 2nd, 1991, Cape Town

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, 2024
Future birthdays

Leap year

Yes: 2024 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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