| Date | Text | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 years anniversary | ||||
| 02 Feb 1925 | David Abell Wood: Priest | |||
| 02 Feb 1925 | Michel Paul Philippot: Composer | |||
| 02 Feb 1925 | Antti Aarne: Finnish sociologist, dies at 57 | |||
| 02 Feb 1925 | Belgian episcopacy rejects liberalism, communism and socialism | |||
| 02 Feb 1925 | Dogsleds reach Nome with emergency diphtheria serum after 1000-km | |||
| 02 Feb 1925 | NL holds Golden Jubilee Year meeting at same hotel where NL began | |||
| 02 Feb 1925 | Serum run to Nome: Dog sleds reach Nome, Alaska with diphtheria serum, inspiring the Iditarod race. | |||
| 02 Feb 1925 | Jaap Eden, Dutch speed skater and cyclist (b. 1873) | |||
| 02 Feb 1925 | Antti Aarne, Finnish historian and academic (b. 1867) | |||
| 02 Feb 1925 | Elaine Stritch, American actress and singer (d. 2014) | |||
| 75 years anniversary | ||||
| 02 Feb 1950 | Barbara Sukowa: Germany -- Actress (Zentropia, Sicilian, Voyager, Lola) | |||
| 02 Feb 1950 | Osamu Kido: Wrestler (NJPW / UWF) | |||
| 02 Feb 1950 | "Arms & the Girl" opens at 46th St. Theater NYC for 134 performances | |||
| 02 Feb 1950 | Constantin Carathéodory, Greek mathematician and academic (b. 1873) | |||
| 02 Feb 1950 | Genichiro Tenryu, Japanese wrestler | |||
| 02 Feb 1950 | Barbara Sukowa, German actress | |||
| 02 Feb 1950 | Libby Purves, English journalist and author | |||
| 02 Feb 1950 | Osamu Kido, Japanese wrestler | |||
02 Feb 1950
Constantin Carathéodory |
death Constantin Carathéodory Died 2 Feb 1950 at age 76 (born 13 Sep 1873). German mathematician of Greek origin who made important contributions to the theory of real functions and to the theory of point-set measure. He demonstrated that the calculus of variations (the theory of maxima and minima in curves) could be applied not just to smooth curves, but also those with corners. He also contributed to thermodynamics and helped develop Einstein's special theory of relativity. |
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| 50 years anniversary | ||||
| 02 Feb 1975 | Macey Brooks: Wide receiver (Dallas Cowboys) | |||
| 02 Feb 1975 | Todd Bertuzzi: Sudbury, Ontario -- NHL right wing (NY Islanders) | |||
| 02 Feb 1975 | Army offensive against rebels in Eritrea Ethiopia | |||
| 02 Feb 1975 | US female Figure Skating championship won by Dorothy Hamill | |||
| 02 Feb 1975 | US male Figure Skating championship won by Gordon McKellen Jr | |||
| 02 Feb 1975 | Gustave Lanctot, Canadian historian and academic (b. 1883) | |||
| 02 Feb 1975 | Ieroklis Stoltidis, Greek footballer | |||
| 02 Feb 1975 | Naomi Grossman, American actress | |||
| 02 Feb 1975 | Donald Driver, American football player | |||
| 02 Feb 1975 | Todd Bertuzzi, Canadian ice hockey player | |||
| 25 years anniversary | ||||
| 02 Feb 2000 | First digital cinema projection in Europe (Paris) realized by Philippe Binant with the DLP CINEMA technology developed by Texas Instruments. | |||
| 20 years anniversary | ||||
| 02 Feb 2005 | Max Schmeling, German boxer (b. 1905) | |||
| 02 Feb 2005 | Birgitte Federspiel, Danish actress (b. 1925) | |||
| 02 Feb 2005 | Former Libertines frontman Pete Doherty was arrested on suspicion of theft and assault. He was held in custody at a north London police station after an alleged incident at a hotel in Clerkenwell, central London. | |||
| 10 years anniversary | ||||
| 02 Feb 2015 | Molade Okoya-Thomas, Nigerian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1935) | |||
| 02 Feb 2015 | Andriy Kuzmenko, Ukrainian singer-songwriter and actor (b. 1968) | |||
| 02 Feb 2015 | The Jacka, American rapper and producer (Mob Figaz) (b. 1977) | |||
| 02 Feb 2015 | Dave Bergman, American baseball player (b. 1953) | |||
| 02 Feb 2015 | Joseph Alfidi, American pianist, composer, and conductor (b. 1949) | |||
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