Born on February 2
February 2 birthdays & history
If you were born on February 2, you share a birthday with Shakira, James Joyce and Ayn Rand. February 2 babies are Aquarius, with amethyst as their birthstone and the violet as their birth flower. February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in leap years.
Famous people born on February 2
- 1977Shakira, Colombian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
- 1882James Joyce, Irish novelist, short story writer, and poet
- 1905Ayn Rand, Russian-born American novelist and philosopher
- 1926Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, French academic and politician, 20th President of France
- 1987Gerard Piqué, Spanish footballer
- 1650Pope Benedict XIII, Head of the Catholic Church from 1724 to 1730
- 1947Farrah Fawcett, American actress and producer
- 1946Blake Clark, American comedian and actor
- 1969Dana International, Israeli singer-songwriter
- 1996Paul Mescal, Irish actor
What happened on February 2
- 506Alaric II, King of the Visigoths, promulgated a collection of Roman law known as the Breviary of Alaric.
- 1033An assembly at the Abbey of Payerne crowned Conrad II king of Burgundy.
- 1207Terra Mariana, comprising present-day Estonia and Latvia, was established as a principality of the Holy Roman Empire.
- 1659Jan van Riebeeck, the founder of Cape Town, produced the first bottle of South African wine.
- 1725J. S. Bach led the first performance of his chorale cantata Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin, BWV 125, based on Luther's paraphrase of the Nunc dimittis.
- 1814The last of the River Thames frost fairs comes to an end.
- 1870The Seven Brothers (Seitsemän veljestä), a novel by Finnish author Aleksis Kivi, is published first time in several thin booklets.
- 1876The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs of Major League Baseball is formed.
- 1913New York City's Grand Central Terminal, the world's largest train station by number of platforms, opened immediately after midnight.
- 1934The Export–Import Bank of the United States, the country's official export credit agency, was established.
- 2004Swiss tennis player Roger Federer became the top-ranked men's singles player, a position he held for a record 237 consecutive weeks.
- 2009Omid, Iran's first domestically made satellite, was launched from Semnan Space Center.
Also observed on February 2
- Groundhog Day
- Anniversary of Treaty of Tartu (Estonia)
- World Wetlands Day
Questions, answered
What star sign is February 2?
People born on February 2 are Aquarius. Their birthstone is amethyst and their birth flower is the violet.
Which famous people were born on February 2?
Shakira (1977), James Joyce (1882), Ayn Rand (1905), Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1926), Gerard Piqué (1987), Pope Benedict XIII (1650) were all born on February 2.
What happened on February 2 in history?
Among other things: in 1934, The Export–Import Bank of the United States, the country's official export credit agency, was established; in 2004, Swiss tennis player Roger Federer became the top-ranked men's singles player, a position he held for a record 237 consecutive weeks; in 2009, Omid, Iran's first domestically made satellite, was launched from Semnan Space Center.
Can I get a newspaper front page from February 2?
Yes. The Birthday Gazette makes a personalised vintage-style front page for any February 2 birth year, with their name in the headline, events, famous birthdays and typical US prices. The preview is free and the print files cost $9.
Events, birthdays and observances are adapted from Wikipedia contributors, “February 2”, English Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0 (shortened and filtered). Ranking uses Wikidata (CC0). Sources.