February 3
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February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 331 days remaining until the end of the year (332 in leap years).
[change] Events
- 1690 - The colony of Massachusetts issues the first paper money in America.
- 1783 - American Revolutionary War: Spain recognizes United States independence.
- 1809 - Illinois Territory is created.
- 1815 - The first commercial cheese factory is founded (Switzerland).
- 1870 - The 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed.
- 1913 - The 16th Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified. It lets the Federal government create and collect income tax.
- 1916 - Parliament buildings in Ottawa, Canada burn down.
- 1917 - World War I: The United States breaks off diplomatic relations with Germany a day after Germany announces a new policy of submarine warfare.
- 1944 - United States troops capture the Marshall Islands.
- 1945 - World War II: Soviet Union agrees to enter the Pacific Theatre fighting against Japan.
- 1952 - The earliest known tropical storm makes landfall in South Florida.
- 1959 - An airplane crash kills musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper. This date becomes known as "The Day The Music Died".
- 1969 - In Cairo, Yasser Arafat is appointed Palestinian Liberation Organization leader at the Palestinian National Congress.
- 1972 - The first Winter Olympics to be held in Asia open in Sapporo, Japan.
- 1988 - The United States House of Representatives rejects President Ronald Reagan's request for $36.25 million to aid Nicaraguan Contras.
- 2002 - Super Bowl XXXVI: The New England Patriots defeat the St. Louis Rams, 20-17, to win their first Super Bowl championship.
- 2008 - Super Bowl XLII: The New York Giants defeat the New England Patriots, 17-14, to win their third Super Bowl championship.
[change] Births
- 1736 - Johann Georg Albrechtsberger Austrian composer (d. 1809)
- 1809 - Felix Mendelssohn, German composer (d. 1847)
- 1811 - Horace Greeley, American journalist, editor, and publisher (d. 1872)
- 1821 - Elizabeth Blackwell, American physician (d. 1910)
- 1830 - Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1903)
- 1894 - Norman Rockwell, American artist, illustrator (d. 1978)
- 1898 - Alvar Aalto, Finnish architect (d. 1976)
- 1907 - James A. Michener, American writer (d. 1997)
- 1911 - Jehan Alain, French composer (d. 1940)
- 1955 - Stephen Euin Cobb, American writer
- 1960 - Joachim Löw, German football trainer
- 1963 - Stefano Mei, Italian athlete (athletics)
- 1977 - Adam Małysz, Polish athlete (skiing)
- 1977 - Daddy Yankee, Puerto Rican singer
- 1989 - Vania King, American tennis player
[change] Deaths
- 1014 - King Sweyn I of Denmark
- 1468 - Johannes Gutenberg, German publisher
- 1924 - Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States, Nobel Peace Prize winner (b. 1856)
- 1959 - Buddy Holly, American singer (b. 1936)
