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| February 2nd |
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| About February 2nd is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 332 days remaining until the end of the calendar year (333 in leap years). It is Groundhog Day in the United States and Canada. Births 1895 - George Halas, Hall of Fame player, coach, owner 1905 - Ayn Rand, novelist, philosopher 1947 - Farrah Fawcett, actress (Charlie's Angels) 1952 - Dave Casper, Hall of Fame tight end, offensive lineman 1952 - John Cornyn, U.S. Senator (Texas) 1954 - Christie Brinkley, model, actress 1977 - Shakira, singer, songwriter, record producer Deaths 1978 - Wendy Barrie, actress (The Private Life of Henry VIII) 1979 - Sid Vicious, bassist (Sex Pistols) 2009 - Ralph Carpenter, famed conservationist, Colonial furniture expert 2010 - Justin Mentell, actor (Boston Legal) Events 1653 - What would later become New York City is incorporated under the name New Amsterdam. 1876 - Baseball's National League is formed with 8 teams. 1887 - The first official Groundhog Day is observed in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. 1913 - Grand Central Station opens in New York City. 1935 - Detective Leonarde Keeler conducts the first use of his invention the polygraph. 1963 - The Beatles begin their first British tour as a supporting act for Helen Spapiro. |
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