Thursday February 2, 2023
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

February 2: Day of the Week

February 2, 2023 was the 33rd day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 332 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Thursday.

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Mokuyōbi.

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Here’s the February calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Aquarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Amethyst is the modern birthstone for this month. Bloodstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

February 2 Historical Event(s)

1207
Terra Mariana, comprising present-day Estonia and Latvia, is established.
1536
Spaniard Pedro de Mendoza founds Buenos Aires, Argentina.
1848
California Gold Rush: The first ship with Chinese immigrants arrives in San Francisco, California.
1920
France occupies Memel.
1943
World War II: The Battle of Stalingrad comes to conclusion as Soviet troops accept the surrender of 91,000 remnants of the Axis forces.
1957
Iskander Mirza of Pakistan lays the foundation-stone of the Guddu Barrage.
1972
The British embassy in Dublin is destroyed in protest at Bloody Sunday.
1974
The F-16 Fighting Falcon flies for the first time.
1976
The Groundhog Day gale hits the north-eastern United States and south-eastern Canada.
1984
New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Wood Rat in Chinese astrology.

Who were born on February 2?

1208
King James I of Aragon (d. 1276)
1621
Johannes Schefferus, Alsatian humanist (d. 1679)
1754
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, French diplomat and statesman (d. 1838)
1893
Cornelius Lanczos, Hungarian mathematician (d. 1974)
1918
Hella S. Haasse, Dutch writer
1924
Elfi von Dassanowsky, Austrian-born American producer and musician (d. 2007)
1937
Remak Ramsay, American actor
1946
Constantine Papadakis, Greek-American businessman (d. 2009)
1975
Donald Driver, American football player
1984
Rudi Wulf, New Zealand rugby player

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