491 Historic Events for February 2
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| 1939 |
Birth |
Rachel English, London, author (My 1st 500)
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| 1940 |
Birth |
Thomas M[ichael] Disch, US, sci-fi author (Genocides, 102 H-Bombs)
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| 1940 |
Birth |
Martina Arroyo, NYC, soprano
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| 1940 |
Birth |
Alan "Tea" Caddy, rock guitarist (Tornados-Globetrotter)
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| 1940 |
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Frank Sinatra's singing debut in Indianapolis (Tommy Dorsey Orch)
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| 1941 |
Birth |
Serge Alexandrovich Tcherepnin, composer
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| 1941 |
Death |
Johannes Schlaf, writer, dies at 78
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| 1942 |
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LA Times urges security measures against Japanese-Americans
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Graham Nash, guitarist (Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young-Southern Cross)
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Bo Hopkins, Greenville SC, actor (Dynasty, Doc Elliot, Rockford Files)
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Barry Diller, founder (Fox-TV)
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| 1942 |
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US auto factories switch from commercial to war production
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| 1943 |
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German 6th Army surrenders at Stalingrad, turning point of WW II
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| 1943 |
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Battle of Stalingrad ends with final surrender of the German army
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| 1943 |
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Cubs return to original uniform after experimenting with a vest
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| 1943 |
Birth |
Peter MacBeth, rocker (Foundations)
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| 1944 |
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Allied troops 1st set foot on Japanese territory
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| 1944 |
Birth |
Andrew Davis, Ashbridge, England, conductor (New Phil Orch-London)
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| 1944 |
Birth |
Katherine Crawford, LA Calif, actress (Gemini Man, Captains and Kings)
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| 1944 |
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4th US marine division conquerors Roi, Marshall Islands
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| 1944 |
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Baseball meets in NYC to discuss postwar action
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| 1944 |
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Edward Chodorov's "Decision," premieres in NYC
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| 1944 |
Birth |
Ursula Oppens, NYC, pianist/co-founder (Speculum Musicae-NYC)
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| 1945 |
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Escape attempt at Mauthausen concentration camp
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| 1945 |
Birth |
Ronnie Goodson, rocker
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