February is a superb month indeed...February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 332 days remaining until the end of the year (333 in leap years).
Below are selected events that occurred on February 2, years ago....
*865 – The Battle of the Morcuera took place in the context of the Spanish Reconquista. The battle took place at Hoz de la Morcuera near Miranda de Ebro. The battle pitted the Christian forces of Castile and Asturias under Rodrigo of Castile against the forces of the Emirate of Cordoba under Muhammad I of Córdoba resulting in a decisive Cordoban victory.
*962 – Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor in nearly 40 years.
*1032 – Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor becomes King of Burgundy.
*1653 - New Amsterdam becomes a city (later renamed New York)
*1709 - British sailor Alexander Selkirk is rescued after being marooned on a desert island for 5 years, his story inspires "Robinson Crusoe"
*1852 - 1st British public men's toilet opens (Fleet St London)
*1878 - Greece declares war on Turkey
*1892 - Johnny Briggs takes a hat-trick, England v Aust SCG
*1892 - Longest boxing match under modern rules; 77 rounds in Nameoki, Illinois between Harry Sharpe & Frank Crosby
*1922 - It was 2:22:22 on 2/2/22 (What a day?)......
*1923 - US signs friendship treaty with Central American countries
*1924 - International Ski Federation (FIS) forms
*1933 - 2 days after becoming chancellor, Adolf Hitler dissolves Parliament
*1935 - Lie detector 1st used in court (Portage Wisc)
*1935 - Leonarde Keeler tests the first polygraph machine.
*1942 - US auto factories switch from commercial to war production
*1943 - Battle of Stalingrad ends with final surrender of the German army
*1943 - Cubs return to original uniform after experimenting with a vest
*1943 - German 6th Army surrenders at Stalingrad, turning point of WW II
*1944 - 4th US marine division conquerors Roi, Marshall Islands
*1944 - Allied troops 1st set foot on Japanese territory
*1962 - 8 of 9 planets align for 1st time in 400 years
*1977- Shakira was born, she is a very popular song writer, producer and actress, she is from columbia.
*1987- Gerard Pique was born, he is a Spanish football player, He is also an important player in Bacelona fc, plays the jersey number 3 for the club.
*1990- South Africa 1990 South Africa Apartheid Friday, 2nd February, 1990 : President De Klerk of South Africa lifts the 30-year ban on leading anti-apartheid group the African National Congress ( ANC ) . He also stated the jailed ANC leader Nelson Mandela would be released.
*1998 - Philippine DC-9 crashes apparently killing all 104 on board
*2003 - Jennifer Lopez starts a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'All I Have'
*2003 - Russian pop girl duo Tatu start a four-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'All The Things She Said'
*2002- On this day in 2002, explosions at a military depot in Lagos, Nigeria, trigger a stampede of fleeing people, during which more than 1,000 people are killed. That day was a "black day" for Lagosians....
Below are selected events that occurred on February 2, years ago....
*865 – The Battle of the Morcuera took place in the context of the Spanish Reconquista. The battle took place at Hoz de la Morcuera near Miranda de Ebro. The battle pitted the Christian forces of Castile and Asturias under Rodrigo of Castile against the forces of the Emirate of Cordoba under Muhammad I of Córdoba resulting in a decisive Cordoban victory.
*962 – Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor in nearly 40 years.
*1032 – Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor becomes King of Burgundy.
*1653 - New Amsterdam becomes a city (later renamed New York)
*1709 - British sailor Alexander Selkirk is rescued after being marooned on a desert island for 5 years, his story inspires "Robinson Crusoe"
*1852 - 1st British public men's toilet opens (Fleet St London)
*1878 - Greece declares war on Turkey
*1892 - Johnny Briggs takes a hat-trick, England v Aust SCG
*1892 - Longest boxing match under modern rules; 77 rounds in Nameoki, Illinois between Harry Sharpe & Frank Crosby
*1922 - It was 2:22:22 on 2/2/22 (What a day?)......
*1923 - US signs friendship treaty with Central American countries
*1924 - International Ski Federation (FIS) forms
*1933 - 2 days after becoming chancellor, Adolf Hitler dissolves Parliament
*1935 - Lie detector 1st used in court (Portage Wisc)
*1935 - Leonarde Keeler tests the first polygraph machine.
*1942 - US auto factories switch from commercial to war production
*1943 - Battle of Stalingrad ends with final surrender of the German army
*1943 - Cubs return to original uniform after experimenting with a vest
*1943 - German 6th Army surrenders at Stalingrad, turning point of WW II
*1944 - 4th US marine division conquerors Roi, Marshall Islands
*1944 - Allied troops 1st set foot on Japanese territory
*1962 - 8 of 9 planets align for 1st time in 400 years
*1977- Shakira was born, she is a very popular song writer, producer and actress, she is from columbia.
*1987- Gerard Pique was born, he is a Spanish football player, He is also an important player in Bacelona fc, plays the jersey number 3 for the club.
*1990- South Africa 1990 South Africa Apartheid Friday, 2nd February, 1990 : President De Klerk of South Africa lifts the 30-year ban on leading anti-apartheid group the African National Congress ( ANC ) . He also stated the jailed ANC leader Nelson Mandela would be released.
*1998 - Philippine DC-9 crashes apparently killing all 104 on board
*2003 - Jennifer Lopez starts a three week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with 'All I Have'
*2003 - Russian pop girl duo Tatu start a four-week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'All The Things She Said'
*2002- On this day in 2002, explosions at a military depot in Lagos, Nigeria, trigger a stampede of fleeing people, during which more than 1,000 people are killed. That day was a "black day" for Lagosians....
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