491 Historic Events for February 2
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| 1910 |
Birth |
Charlotte Auerbach, computer Pioneer/Mathematician
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| 1910 |
Birth |
Hendrik H K Beernink, Dutch politician (CHU)
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| 1911 |
Birth |
Johan J "Jussi" Bjorling, Swedish tenor
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| 1911 |
Birth |
Jean-Jacques Grunenwald, French organist/composer
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| 1912 |
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Frederick R Law, parachutes from Statue of Liberty (stunt for Pathe)
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| 1912 |
Birth |
Burton Lane, Broadway composer (Finian's Rainbow)
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| 1912 |
Birth |
Burton Lane, composer
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| 1912 |
Birth |
Stefan Schnabel, German actor (Anna, Dracula's Widow, Firefox)
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| 1913 |
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NYC's Grand Central Terminal opens
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| 1913 |
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NY football Giants sign Jim Thorpe
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| 1914 |
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James Royce Shannon's musical "Shameen Dhu," premieres in NYC
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| 1915 |
Birth |
Evert Werkman, Dutch journalist (Het Parool)
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| 1918 |
Death |
John L Sullivan, Mass, heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 59
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| 1918 |
Birth |
Hella [S Lelyveld-]Haasse, Dutch author (Cider for Poor People)
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| 1919 |
Birth |
Lisa Debeljevic-della Casa, Swiss vocalist
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| 1919 |
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Monarchist riot in Portugal
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| 1919 |
Birth |
Allie Reynolds, NY Yankee pitcher (1952 AL ERA leader (2.07))
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| 1919 |
Death |
Xavier Henry Napoleon Leroux, composer, dies at 55
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| 1920 |
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France occupies (German) Memel territory
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| 1920 |
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Tarto/Dorpat peace treaty: USSR recognizes Estonian independence
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| 1920 |
Birth |
An Wang, founder (Wang Labs, Wang Computers)
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| 1920 |
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Estonia declares its Independence from Russia (Dorpat Peace)
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| 1921 |
Death |
Luigi Mancinelli, composer, dies at 72
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| 1922 |
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It was 2:22:22 on 2/2/22
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| 1922 |
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James Joyce's "Ulysses" published in Paris (1,000 copies)
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