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Monday, 2 February 2026

Day 33 of 2026  ·  332 days remaining in the year  ·  Week 06
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Births (4) Deaths (0) Events (5) Reminders (1)
CN FR MX GB US
Arts & Culture Miscellaneous Politics & Government Sport
4 Births
5 Events
1 Reminders
10 Total entries

★ Born on this day 4 entries

1754
Talleyrand, French statesman & diplomat.
FR Politics & Government 272 yrs ago
1923
James Dickey
US 103 yrs ago
1938
Tom Smothers
US 88 yrs ago
1947
Farrah Fawcett, actress.
US Arts & Culture 79 yrs ago

► Events on this day 5 entries

1848
Mexico sells Texas, California, New Mexico & Arizona, to the U.S.
MX 178 yrs ago
1848
First shipload of Chinese arrive in San Francisco.
CN 178 yrs ago
1876
National Baseball League formed with 8 teams.
US Sport 150 yrs ago
1880
SS Strathleven arrives in London with first successful shipment of frozen mutton from Australia.
GB 146 yrs ago
1962
8 of the 9 planets aligned for the first time in 400 years.
US 64 yrs ago

▶ Also today 1 entry

▶Groundhog Day.