A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on February 3 throughout history.
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The sultans of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: Osmanlı padişahları), who were all members of the Ottoman dynasty (House of Osman), ruled over the transcontinental empire from its perceived inception in…
Battle of Diu: Portuguese Armada defeats a Mamluk Egyptian fleet in a naval battle at the port of Diu, India, establishing Portuguese trading control in the Indian Ocean
Iowa ratifies the 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution, allowing suffrage for all races and colors
Paleoanthropologist Davidson Black reports his findings on the ancient human fossils found at Zhoukoudian, China, in the journal Nature and declares them to be a new species he names 'Sinanthropus pekinensis' (now known as 'Homo erectus')
New Zealand's worst natural disaster, the Hawke's Bay earthquake, kills 256 and injures thousands, devastating Napier and the Hawke's Bay region
Luna 9 (Луна-9), internal designation Ye-6 No.13, was an uncrewed space mission of the Soviet Union's Luna programme.
"La Dolce Vita" directed by Federico Fellini and starring Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg has its film premiere in Italy
Plane crash known as "The Day the Music Died" kills musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, J. P. Richardson (aka The Big Bopper), and the pilot near Clear Lake, Iowa
Albert Spalding invests $800 to start a sporting goods company, manufacturing the first official baseball, tennis ball, basketball, golf ball, and football
Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry, uniting the fortunes of those two states.
Russian Tsar Ivan IV [Ivan the Terrible] (17) marries Anastasia Romanova (17)
Author James Weldon Johnson (38) weds civil rights activist Grace Nail Johnson (24) at her family's home
Angelina Jolie is an American actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Tony Award and three Golden Globe Awards.
Mass execution of population (between 2,500 and 5,000) of Cesena, Italy, by Breton troops of Giovanni Acuto under the command of Robert, Cardinal of Geneva, acting as the legate of Pope Gregory XI
German monarchy forms Protestant Union of Torgau
French Chief Minister Cardinal Mazarin returns to Paris from exile
The New Model Army or New Modelled Army was a standing army formed in 1645 by the Parliamentarians during the First English Civil War, then disbanded after the Stuart Restoration in 1660.
Charles de Bourbon, King of Naples, invites Jews to return to Sicily
Philadelphia establishes a "pesthouse" to quarantine immigrants
Dutch States-General forbids export of windmills
Dutch West Indies island of St Eustatia taken by British
Spain recognizes US independence
A British military force, under Brigadier-General Sir Samuel Auchmuty captures the city of Montevideo in the Battle of Montevideo, then part of the Spanish Empire now capital of Uruguay (Napoleonic Wars)
Territory of Illinois organizes (including present-day Wisconsin)
World's first commercial cheese factory established, in Switzerland
Dutch North Sea coast floods
The London Protocol of 1830, also known as the Protocol of Independence in Greek historiography, was a treaty signed between France, Russia, and Great Britain on 3 February 1830.
Wake Forest University is a private research university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States.
Whig Party holds its 1st national convention (Albany NY)
Wisconsin Supreme Coutt declares US Fugitive Slave Law unconstitutional
Early ice hockey game played between teams from Swavesey and Over on Mare Fen, England [1]
Thomas Clemson takes office as 1st US superintendent of agriculture
Hampton Roads Peace Conference, Lincoln & Stephens reach an impasse
Meiji (Mutsuhito; 3 November 1852 – 29 July 1912) was Emperor of Japan from 30 January 1867 until his death in 1912.
Booth Theater at 23rd & 6th opens in NYC (Romeo & Juliet)
The Electoral Count Act of 1887 (ECA) (Pub. L. 49–90, 24 Stat. 373, later codified at Title 3, Chapter 1) is a United States federal law that added to procedures set out in the Constitution of the...
A yeshiva is a traditional Jewish educational institution focused on the study of Rabbinic literature, primarily the Talmud and halacha (Jewish law), while Torah and Jewish philosophy are studied in...
1st US steel sailing vessel, Dirigo, launched at Bath, Maine
Wilhelm Mauseth skates world record 500 m (46.8 secs)
William Justus Goebel (January 4, 1856 – February 3, 1900) was an American Democratic politician who served as the 34th governor of Kentucky for four days, having been sworn in on his deathbed a day...
Dutch troops under Gen Van Heutsz conquer Batu Ilië on Sumatra
Frederick Lugard occupies Kano, West Africa
Panathinaikos B.C., also simplified to Panathinaikos or PAO and officially referred to as Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens for sponsorship reasons, is the professional basketball team of the major...
The Sixteenth Amendment (Amendment XVI) to the United States Constitution allows Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states on the basis of population.
The raid on the Suez Canal, also known as actions on the Suez Canal, took place between 26 January and 4 February 1915 when a German-led Ottoman force advanced from southern Palestine to attack the...
Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River.
Twin Peaks Tunnel for streetcars begins service in San Francisco, at 11,920 feet one of world's longest
The Berne International, by its opponents also known as the Yellow International, was a Socialist International formed in Bern, Switzerland 3–9 February 1919.
Soviet Commisision of Commasars (Sovnarkom) approves plans for expanding the Red Air Fleet mail service to include passenger service, seen as the country's start of civil aviation
Alexei Ryko elected as President of People's commission (succeeds Lenin)
Uprising against regime of general Carmona in Portugal
Revolutionary Socialist Party forms in Amsterdam
The Indochinese Communist Party (ICP)[1] was a political party which was transformed from the old Vietnamese Communist Party in October 1930.
1st interstate legislative conference in US opens, Washington, D.C.
US Supreme Court upheld Federal Wage & Hour law, sets minimum wages & maximum hours
The Battle of Java (Invasion of Java, Operation J) was a battle of the Pacific theatre of World War II. It occurred on the island of Java from 28 February – 12 March 1942.
"The Four Chaplains" drown after giving up their life jackets to others as the US Army transport ship Dorchester sinks in the North Atlantic [1]
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers.
Almost 1,000 Flying Fortresses drop 3,000 tons of bombs on Berlin
-81°F (-63°C), Snag Yukon (North American record)
J Fred Muggs, a chimpanzee, becomes a regular on NBC's Today Show
Jeen van den Berg wins Dutch Eleven Cities Skating race (7:32)
Autherine Lucy admitted to University of Alabama, and suspended for her own safety a few days later after a riot by protesters on campus
Royal Teens' "Short Shorts" enters Top 40 chart & peaks at #3
American Airlines Flight 320 was a scheduled flight between Chicago Midway Airport and New York City's LaGuardia Airport.
6th largest snowfall in NYC history (17.4 inches or 44.2cm)
John Uelses pole vaults record 489 cm
Meet the Beatles! is a studio album by the English rock band the Beatles, released as their second album in the United States.
USAF cadets resigned for cheating in exams
1st operational weather satellite, ESSA-1 launched US
Ibuprofen launches in the UK under the brand name Brufen as a prescription medicine, now the world's most popular anti-inflammatory painkiller [1]
A series of house searches by the British Army in Catholic areas of Belfast, resulting in serious rioting and gun battles
The Nevada National Security Sites (N2S2 or NNSS), popularized as the Nevada Test Site (NTS) until 2010, is a reservation of the United States Department of Energy located in the southeastern portion...
Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show's single "The Cover of the 'Rolling Stone'", written by Shel Silverstein, enters the top 40 and peaks at #6
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, honors individuals who have excelled in playing, managing, and serving the sport, and is the central point for the study of the...
Australia beat India 3-2 on 6th day of final test, after India are all out for 445 chasing 493 to win
"Y.M.C.A." is a song by American disco group Village People, written by Jacques Morali (also the record's producer) and singer Victor Willis and released in October 1978 by Casablanca Records as the...
Gro Harlem Brundtland is a Norwegian politician in the Labour Party, who served three terms as the prime minister of Norway (1981, 1986–1989, and 1990–1996), as the leader of her party from 1981 to...
The Space Shuttle is a retired, partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated from 1981 to 2011 by the U.S.
10th NASA Space Shuttle Mission (41B): Challenger 4 launches
OPEC fails to agree upon a petroleum production agreement after a 2 day meeting in Vienna
Nurses across the UK strike over pay and funding for the NHS
Baseball's National League announces New York Yankees broadcaster Bill White will become its 1st African American President
STS 63 (Discovery 19), launches into orbit
Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Detroit< Michigan on WKRK 97.1 FM
The Cavalese cable car crash, also known as Strage del Cermis (lit. 'Cermis massacre'), occurred on 3 February 1998, near the Italian town of Cavalese, a ski resort in the Dolomites some 40...
In Jammu and Kashmir the political party Democratic Janata Dal (Jammu and Kashmir) is revived.
A Baghdad market bombing kills at least 135 people and injures a further 339.
All available blocks of IPv4 internet addresses are officially distributed to regional authorities.
33 people are killed by a suicide bombing by an explosive-packed truck in Kirkuk, Iraq
Lord Lucan's death certificate is granted, 42 years after he disappeared following the murder of nanny Sandra Rivett
Moscow, Russia has its heaviest snowfall in a day on record (43 cm / 17 inches), killing one and bringing down 2,000 trees
Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, known professionally as 21 Savage, is a British-born rapper based in Atlanta, Georgia.
Cruise ship Diamond Princess with 3700 passengers quarantined in Yokohama port, Japan after cases of COVID-19 found on board
US and Russia extend their New START nuclear arms control treaty for five years, the last remaining nuclear arms deal between the two countries
Austria brings into force its vaccine mandate for all, first country in Europe to do so
Coldest wind chill likely ever recorded in the US of minus 108 degrees, taken at Mount Washington Observatory, New Hampshire [1]
Edmond Dédé's opera "Morgiane" world premiere performance, 138 years after its composition, by the OperaCréole and Opera Lafayette at the Lincoln Theatre in Washington, D.C. [1]
Walmart becomes first traditional retailer to reach $1 trillion in market value [1]
Joseph E. Johnston, American confederate army general, known for confederate army general, was born on 1807-02-03.
Elizabeth Blackwell, American british-american physician, known for british-american physician, was born on 1821-02-03.
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil is born
Pretty Boy Floyd is born
Elizabeth Holmes, American businesswoman convicted of fraud, known for american businesswoman convicted of fraud, was born on 1985-02-03.
Nathan Lane, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1957-02-03. Nathan Lane is an American actor who has been on stage and screen in both comedic and dramatic roles.
Isla Fisher, Australian actress, known for australian actress, was born on 1977-02-03. Isla Lang Fisher is an Australian actress.
Felix Mendelssohn, German musician, known for german composer, was born on 1809-02-03.
Daddy Yankee is born
George Nissen, American athlete, known for american inventor of the modern trampoline, was born on 1914-02-03.
Bob Simpson is born
Emile Griffith, American athlete, known for american boxer, was born on 1938-02-03.
Carol Mann is born
Fran Tarkenton, American athlete, known for american football player, was born on 1941-02-03.
Fred Lynn, American athlete, known for american baseball player, was born on 1953-02-03.
John of Gaunt, English prince and regent, known for english prince and regent, died on 1399-02-03.
Edward Charles Pickering dies
Woodrow Wilson dies
August Horch dies
Griselda Blanco, Colombian colombian drug lord, known for colombian drug lord, died on 2012-02-03.
Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry, uniting the fortunes of those two states.
Mass execution of population (between 2,500 and 5,000) of Cesena, Italy, by Breton troops of Giovanni Acuto under the command of Robert, Cardinal of Geneva, acting as the legate of Pope Gregory XI
John of Gaunt, English prince and regent, known for english prince and regent, died on 1399-02-03.
The sultans of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: Osmanlı padişahları), who were all members of the Ottoman dynasty (House of Osman), ruled over the transcontinental empire from its perceived inception in…
Battle of Diu: Portuguese Armada defeats a Mamluk Egyptian fleet in a naval battle at the port of Diu, India, establishing Portuguese trading control in the Indian Ocean
Russian Tsar Ivan IV [Ivan the Terrible] (17) marries Anastasia Romanova (17)
German monarchy forms Protestant Union of Torgau
French Chief Minister Cardinal Mazarin returns to Paris from exile
The New Model Army or New Modelled Army was a standing army formed in 1645 by the Parliamentarians during the First English Civil War, then disbanded after the Stuart Restoration in 1660.
Charles de Bourbon, King of Naples, invites Jews to return to Sicily
Philadelphia establishes a "pesthouse" to quarantine immigrants
Dutch States-General forbids export of windmills
Dutch West Indies island of St Eustatia taken by British
Spain recognizes US independence
A British military force, under Brigadier-General Sir Samuel Auchmuty captures the city of Montevideo in the Battle of Montevideo, then part of the Spanish Empire now capital of Uruguay (Napoleonic Wars)
Joseph E. Johnston, American confederate army general, known for confederate army general, was born on 1807-02-03.
Territory of Illinois organizes (including present-day Wisconsin)
Felix Mendelssohn, German musician, known for german composer, was born on 1809-02-03.
World's first commercial cheese factory established, in Switzerland
Elizabeth Blackwell, American british-american physician, known for british-american physician, was born on 1821-02-03.
Dutch North Sea coast floods
The London Protocol of 1830, also known as the Protocol of Independence in Greek historiography, was a treaty signed between France, Russia, and Great Britain on 3 February 1830.
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil is born
Wake Forest University is a private research university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States.
Whig Party holds its 1st national convention (Albany NY)
Wisconsin Supreme Coutt declares US Fugitive Slave Law unconstitutional
Early ice hockey game played between teams from Swavesey and Over on Mare Fen, England [1]
Thomas Clemson takes office as 1st US superintendent of agriculture
Hampton Roads Peace Conference, Lincoln & Stephens reach an impasse
Meiji (Mutsuhito; 3 November 1852 – 29 July 1912) was Emperor of Japan from 30 January 1867 until his death in 1912.
Booth Theater at 23rd & 6th opens in NYC (Romeo & Juliet)
Iowa ratifies the 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution, allowing suffrage for all races and colors
Albert Spalding invests $800 to start a sporting goods company, manufacturing the first official baseball, tennis ball, basketball, golf ball, and football
The Electoral Count Act of 1887 (ECA) (Pub. L. 49–90, 24 Stat. 373, later codified at Title 3, Chapter 1) is a United States federal law that added to procedures set out in the Constitution of the...
A yeshiva is a traditional Jewish educational institution focused on the study of Rabbinic literature, primarily the Talmud and halacha (Jewish law), while Torah and Jewish philosophy are studied in...
1st US steel sailing vessel, Dirigo, launched at Bath, Maine
Wilhelm Mauseth skates world record 500 m (46.8 secs)
William Justus Goebel (January 4, 1856 – February 3, 1900) was an American Democratic politician who served as the 34th governor of Kentucky for four days, having been sworn in on his deathbed a day...
Dutch troops under Gen Van Heutsz conquer Batu Ilië on Sumatra
Frederick Lugard occupies Kano, West Africa
Pretty Boy Floyd is born
Panathinaikos B.C., also simplified to Panathinaikos or PAO and officially referred to as Panathinaikos AKTOR Athens for sponsorship reasons, is the professional basketball team of the major...
Author James Weldon Johnson (38) weds civil rights activist Grace Nail Johnson (24) at her family's home
The Sixteenth Amendment (Amendment XVI) to the United States Constitution allows Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states on the basis of population.
George Nissen, American athlete, known for american inventor of the modern trampoline, was born on 1914-02-03.
The raid on the Suez Canal, also known as actions on the Suez Canal, took place between 26 January and 4 February 1915 when a German-led Ottoman force advanced from southern Palestine to attack the...
Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River.
Twin Peaks Tunnel for streetcars begins service in San Francisco, at 11,920 feet one of world's longest
The Berne International, by its opponents also known as the Yellow International, was a Socialist International formed in Bern, Switzerland 3–9 February 1919.
Edward Charles Pickering dies
Soviet Commisision of Commasars (Sovnarkom) approves plans for expanding the Red Air Fleet mail service to include passenger service, seen as the country's start of civil aviation
Alexei Ryko elected as President of People's commission (succeeds Lenin)
Woodrow Wilson dies
Uprising against regime of general Carmona in Portugal
Paleoanthropologist Davidson Black reports his findings on the ancient human fossils found at Zhoukoudian, China, in the journal Nature and declares them to be a new species he names 'Sinanthropus pekinensis' (now known as 'Homo erectus')
Revolutionary Socialist Party forms in Amsterdam
The Indochinese Communist Party (ICP)[1] was a political party which was transformed from the old Vietnamese Communist Party in October 1930.
New Zealand's worst natural disaster, the Hawke's Bay earthquake, kills 256 and injures thousands, devastating Napier and the Hawke's Bay region
1st interstate legislative conference in US opens, Washington, D.C.
Bob Simpson is born
Emile Griffith, American athlete, known for american boxer, was born on 1938-02-03.
US Supreme Court upheld Federal Wage & Hour law, sets minimum wages & maximum hours
Carol Mann is born
Fran Tarkenton, American athlete, known for american football player, was born on 1941-02-03.
The Battle of Java (Invasion of Java, Operation J) was a battle of the Pacific theatre of World War II. It occurred on the island of Java from 28 February – 12 March 1942.
"The Four Chaplains" drown after giving up their life jackets to others as the US Army transport ship Dorchester sinks in the North Atlantic [1]
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers.
Almost 1,000 Flying Fortresses drop 3,000 tons of bombs on Berlin
-81°F (-63°C), Snag Yukon (North American record)
August Horch dies
J Fred Muggs, a chimpanzee, becomes a regular on NBC's Today Show
Fred Lynn, American athlete, known for american baseball player, was born on 1953-02-03.
Jeen van den Berg wins Dutch Eleven Cities Skating race (7:32)
Autherine Lucy admitted to University of Alabama, and suspended for her own safety a few days later after a riot by protesters on campus
Nathan Lane, American actor, known for american actor, was born on 1957-02-03. Nathan Lane is an American actor who has been on stage and screen in both comedic and dramatic roles.
Royal Teens' "Short Shorts" enters Top 40 chart & peaks at #3
Plane crash known as "The Day the Music Died" kills musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, J. P. Richardson (aka The Big Bopper), and the pilot near Clear Lake, Iowa
American Airlines Flight 320 was a scheduled flight between Chicago Midway Airport and New York City's LaGuardia Airport.
"La Dolce Vita" directed by Federico Fellini and starring Marcello Mastroianni and Anita Ekberg has its film premiere in Italy
6th largest snowfall in NYC history (17.4 inches or 44.2cm)
John Uelses pole vaults record 489 cm
Meet the Beatles! is a studio album by the English rock band the Beatles, released as their second album in the United States.
USAF cadets resigned for cheating in exams
Luna 9 (Луна-9), internal designation Ye-6 No.13, was an uncrewed space mission of the Soviet Union's Luna programme.
1st operational weather satellite, ESSA-1 launched US
Ibuprofen launches in the UK under the brand name Brufen as a prescription medicine, now the world's most popular anti-inflammatory painkiller [1]
A series of house searches by the British Army in Catholic areas of Belfast, resulting in serious rioting and gun battles
The Nevada National Security Sites (N2S2 or NNSS), popularized as the Nevada Test Site (NTS) until 2010, is a reservation of the United States Department of Energy located in the southeastern portion...
Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show's single "The Cover of the 'Rolling Stone'", written by Shel Silverstein, enters the top 40 and peaks at #6
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, honors individuals who have excelled in playing, managing, and serving the sport, and is the central point for the study of the...
Isla Fisher, Australian actress, known for australian actress, was born on 1977-02-03. Isla Lang Fisher is an Australian actress.
Australia beat India 3-2 on 6th day of final test, after India are all out for 445 chasing 493 to win
Daddy Yankee is born
"Y.M.C.A." is a song by American disco group Village People, written by Jacques Morali (also the record's producer) and singer Victor Willis and released in October 1978 by Casablanca Records as the...
Gro Harlem Brundtland is a Norwegian politician in the Labour Party, who served three terms as the prime minister of Norway (1981, 1986–1989, and 1990–1996), as the leader of her party from 1981 to...
The Space Shuttle is a retired, partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated from 1981 to 2011 by the U.S.
10th NASA Space Shuttle Mission (41B): Challenger 4 launches
Elizabeth Holmes, American businesswoman convicted of fraud, known for american businesswoman convicted of fraud, was born on 1985-02-03.
OPEC fails to agree upon a petroleum production agreement after a 2 day meeting in Vienna
Nurses across the UK strike over pay and funding for the NHS
Baseball's National League announces New York Yankees broadcaster Bill White will become its 1st African American President
STS 63 (Discovery 19), launches into orbit
Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Detroit< Michigan on WKRK 97.1 FM
The Cavalese cable car crash, also known as Strage del Cermis (lit. 'Cermis massacre'), occurred on 3 February 1998, near the Italian town of Cavalese, a ski resort in the Dolomites some 40...
Angelina Jolie is an American actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, a Tony Award and three Golden Globe Awards.
In Jammu and Kashmir the political party Democratic Janata Dal (Jammu and Kashmir) is revived.
A Baghdad market bombing kills at least 135 people and injures a further 339.
All available blocks of IPv4 internet addresses are officially distributed to regional authorities.
Griselda Blanco, Colombian colombian drug lord, known for colombian drug lord, died on 2012-02-03.
33 people are killed by a suicide bombing by an explosive-packed truck in Kirkuk, Iraq
Lord Lucan's death certificate is granted, 42 years after he disappeared following the murder of nanny Sandra Rivett
Moscow, Russia has its heaviest snowfall in a day on record (43 cm / 17 inches), killing one and bringing down 2,000 trees
Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, known professionally as 21 Savage, is a British-born rapper based in Atlanta, Georgia.
Cruise ship Diamond Princess with 3700 passengers quarantined in Yokohama port, Japan after cases of COVID-19 found on board
US and Russia extend their New START nuclear arms control treaty for five years, the last remaining nuclear arms deal between the two countries
Austria brings into force its vaccine mandate for all, first country in Europe to do so
Coldest wind chill likely ever recorded in the US of minus 108 degrees, taken at Mount Washington Observatory, New Hampshire [1]
Edmond Dédé's opera "Morgiane" world premiere performance, 138 years after its composition, by the OperaCréole and Opera Lafayette at the Lincoln Theatre in Washington, D.C. [1]
Walmart becomes first traditional retailer to reach $1 trillion in market value [1]