February 2 historical events
880 — Battle of Luneberg Heath
The Battle of Lüneburg Heath (also called the Battle of Ebstorf) was a conflict between the army of King Louis III of France and the Norse Great Heathen Army fought on 2 February 880 AD, at Lüneburg Heath in Saxony. Following defeat by Alfred the Great at the Battle of Edington, the Norse Great Heathen Army moved from England to pillage Saxony.
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962 — Otto I crowned emperor at Old St. Peter’s
On 2 February 962, Pope John XII crowned Otto I emperor at Old St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, on the site now within Vatican City.
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1010 — Battle of Barry
The Battle of Barry is a legendary battle in which the Scots, purportedly led by Malcolm II, defeated a Danish invasion force in 1010 AD. Its supposed site in Carnoustie, Angus can be seen in early Ordnance Survey maps. The history of the event relies heavily on tradition and it is considered to be apocryphal.
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1141 — Battle of Lincoln (1141)
The Battle of Lincoln, or the First Battle of Lincoln, occurred on 2 February 1141 in Lincoln, England between King Stephen of England and forces loyal to Empress Matilda. Stephen was captured during the battle, imprisoned, and effectively deposed while Matilda ruled for a short time.
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1207 — Terra Mariana, eventually comprising present-day Latvia and Estonia, is established
Terra Mariana (Medieval Latin for 'Land of Mary') was the formal name for Medieval Livonia or Old Livonia. It was formed in the aftermath of the Livonian Crusade, and its territories were composed of present-day Estonia and Latvia. It was established on 2 February 1207, as a principality of the Holy Roman Empire, and lost this status in 1215 when Pope Innocent III proclaimed it as directly subject to the Holy See.
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1251 — Battle of al-Kura
The Battle of al-Kura (Egyptian Arabic: معركة الكورة) was a military clash in medieval Egypt between an army of the Mamluks ruling Egypt and an army of the Ayyubids ruling Syria. The battle occurred on February 2, 1251, on a stretch of land called al-Kura, near the town of al-Salihiyya on the eastern edge of the Nile Delta.
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1348 — Battle of Strėva
Battle of Strėva, Strebe, or Strawe was fought on 2 February 1348 between the Teutonic Order and pagan Grand Duchy of Lithuania on the banks of the Strėva River, a right tributary of the Neman River, near present-day Žiežmariai. Chronicler Wigand of Marburg publicized this battle as a great victory for the Knights: he claims that some 18,000 Lithuanians were killed or drowned while only 8 knights and 60 other soldiers died on the Order's side. Narimantas and Manvydas, two sons of Gediminas, Grand Duke of Lithuania, are thought to be killed in the battle.
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1421 — Beijing becomes the principal capital of the Ming dynasty
The Yongle Emperor received New Year greetings at the Hall of Revering Heaven in Beijing. Beijing became the principal seat of the Ming government, while Nanjing remained a secondary capital.
February 2 is the Julian equivalent of the first day of the first lunar month of Yongle 19. The proleptic Gregorian date is February 11.
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1428 — 1428 Catalonia earthquake
The Catalan earthquake of 2 February 1428, known in Catalan as the terratrèmol de la candelera because it took place during Candlemas, struck the Principality of Catalonia, especially Roussillon, with an epicentre near Camprodon. The earthquake was one of a series of related seismic events that shook Catalonia in a single year. Beginning on 23 February 1427, tremors were felt in March, April, 15 May at Olot, June, and December.
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1438 — Transylvanian peasant revolt
The Transylvanian peasant revolt (Hungarian: erdélyi parasztfelkelés), also known as the Bábolna revolt (Romanian: Răscoala de la Bobâlna) was a popular revolt in the eastern territories of the Kingdom of Hungary in 1437. The revolt broke out after George Lépes, bishop of Transylvania, had failed to collect the tithe for years because of a temporary debasement of the coinage, but then demanded the arrears in one sum when coins of higher value were again issued.
Nine leaders of the Transylvanian peasant revolt are executed at Torda.
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1461 — Battle of Mortimer's Cross
The Battle of Mortimer's Cross was fought on 2 February 1461 near Wigmore, Herefordshire (between Leominster and Leintwardine, by the River Lugg), not far from the Welsh border. It was a major battle of the Wars of the Roses. The opposing forces were an army led by Jasper Tudor and his father, Owen Tudor, and other nobles loyal to the King Henry VI of the House of Lancaster, his Queen Margaret of Anjou and their seven-year-old son Edward, Prince of Wales on one side, and the army of Edward, Earl of March.
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1536 — Mendoza establishes the first Spanish settlement at Buenos Aires
On 2 February 1536, Pedro de Mendoza established the first Spanish settlement at Buenos Aires, in present-day Argentina. This was the early colonial settlement, distinct from the later refounding.
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1542 — Battle of Baçente
The Battle of Baçente was fought on February 2, 1542 when a Portuguese army under Cristóvão da Gama took a hillfort held by Adalite forces in northern Ethiopia. The Portuguese suffered minimal casualties, while the defenders were reportedly all killed. Queen Sabla Wengel advised against this attack, arguing that Gama should wait until her son the Emperor Gelawdewos could march north from Shewa and join the Portuguese. However, Gama was concerned that if he marched around this Muslim-held strongpoint, the local peasantry would be disappointed and stop providing supplies for his troops.
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1559 — Portuguese conquest of Daman
The Portuguese conquest of Daman was a military campaign undertaken by the Portuguese Empire against the city of Daman, in India, until then owned by the Sultanate of Gujarat. The Portuguese captured the city.
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1583 — Battle of Talandongo
The Battle of Talandongo was a military conflict between the Kingdom of Portugal and the Kingdom of Ndongo.
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1593 — Battle of Piatka
Battle of Piatka (Ukrainian: П'ятка, Polish: Piątka, Piątek), (February 2, 1593) was a battle of the Kosiński Uprising. Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth forces under the command of Janusz Ostrogski defeated the Cossacks forces under the command of Krzysztof Kosiński.
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1645 — Battle of Inverlochy (1645)
On 2 February 1645, Montrose's Royalist force routed the Covenanter force pursuing it near Inverlochy Castle in Scotland. The battlefield was designated in 2011 and added to the historic battlefield inventory. Montrose had left Inveraray on 14 January and marched north through the Highlands.
This is the 1645 battle, distinct from the earlier Battle of Inverlochy in 1431.
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1653 — New Amsterdam establishes a municipal government
New Amsterdam, the Dutch settlement at the southern tip of Manhattan, established a city government under Peter Stuyvesant.
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1704 — Battle of Surat (1704)
The Battle of Surat took place on 2 February 1704, off Surat, India, Arabian Sea, when a Portuguese squadron of one ship of the line and seven frigates, commanded by D. António de Meneses, defeated an Omani squadron of nine ships of the line and frigates.
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1709 — Alexander Selkirk is rescued in the Juan Fernández Islands
A boat from Woodes Rogers's expedition took Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk aboard after he had spent more than four years on Más a Tierra. He had been left on the island after a dispute with his captain. His story is often cited as a possible inspiration for Robinson Crusoe.
February 2 is the Old Style date recorded in the expedition journal.
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1725 — Bach’s BWV 125 cantata first performed
On 2 February 1725, Johann Sebastian Bach led the first performance of his cantata Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin, BWV 125, in Leipzig, in present-day Germany, for the feast of Candlemas.
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1781 — Battle of Torrence's Tavern
The Battle of Torrence's Tavern (also referred to as the Skirmish at Torrence's Tavern or the Battle at Tarrant's Tavern) was a minor engagement of the American Revolutionary War that took place in what was the western portion of Rowan County, North Carolina, approximately 10 miles (16 km) east of the Catawba River near modern-day Mooresville in Iredell County. Torrence's Tavern was a part of the larger Southern campaign of the American Revolution, which, by 1780–1781 involved a series of clashes between the British Army and Loyalist milita and the Continental Army and Patriot militia in the Piedmont region of North and South Carolina.
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1789 — 1789 Virginia's 5th congressional district election
The first election for Virginia's 5th congressional district took place on February 2, 1789, for a two-year term to commence on March 4 of that year. In a race that turned on the candidates' positions on the need for amendments (the Bill of Rights) to the recently ratified U.S. Constitution, James Madison defeated James Monroe for a place in the House of Representatives of the First Congress.
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1789 — Second Battle of Makli
The Second Battle of Makli (Sindhi: مڪلي واري ٻي جنگ) was fought during the Talpur dynasty's reign in Sindh between the Baloch Kalmat (Karmat) tribe and the Sindhi Jokhia tribe at the Makli site.
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1790 — The U.S. Supreme Court holds its first official sitting
Four justices met at the Exchange Building in New York City for the Supreme Court’s first official sitting. The original opening had been scheduled for the day before, but only three of the six justices were present then.
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1797 — Mantua surrenders to French forces
On February 2, 1797, the Austrian garrison at Mantua, in present-day Italy, surrendered to French forces after a prolonged siege. Austrian commander Dagobert von Wurmser surrendered to General Jean-Mathieu-Philibert Sérurier.
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1800 — USS Constellation vs La Vengeance
USS Constellation vs La Vengeance, or the action of 1 February 1800, was a single-ship action fought between frigates of the French Navy and the United States Navy during the Quasi-War. In the battle the American frigate USS Constellation tried to take the French frigate La Vengeance as a prize. Both ships were heavily damaged.
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1814 — Battle of Lesmont
The Battle of Lesmont was a battle of the War of the Sixth Coalition. It took place at Lesmont in Aube on 2 February 1814. A Coalition force of Russians and Bavarians under generals Eugen of Wurtemberg and Carl Philipp von Wrede was defeated by a French force under general Joseph Lagrange, which managed to destroy the town's bridge and prevent the Coalition force crossing the river Aube.
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1835 — The 1835 Central American federal presidential election
On February 2, 1835, an early presidential election was held in the Federal Republic of Central America. Francisco Morazán won virtually unopposed. The new election followed the death of president-elect José Cecilio del Valle, who had not taken office. These were the last presidential elections of the federation, which broke apart in the late 1830s.
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1848 — Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo officially ended the Mexican–American War (1846–1848). It was signed on the 2nd of February 1848 in the town of Guadalupe Hidalgo. After the defeat of its army and the fall of the capital in September 1847, Mexico entered into peace negotiations with the U.S. envoy, Nicholas Trist.
Mexican–American War: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed.
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1848 — Mexican–American War
The Mexican–American War, also known in the United States as the Mexican War and in Mexico as the United States intervention in Mexico, (April 25, 1846 – February 2, 1848) was an invasion of Mexico by the United States. It followed the 1845 American annexation of Texas, which Mexico still considered its territory because it refused to recognize the Treaties of Velasco, signed by President Antonio López de Santa Anna after he was captured by the Texian Army during the 1836 Texas Revolution.
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1850 — Battle at Fort Utah
The Provo River Massacre (also known as the Battle at Fort Utah, or Fort Utah Massacre) was a violent attack and massacre in 1850 in which 90 Mormon militiamen surrounded an encampment of Timpanogos families on the Provo River, and laid siege for two days. They eventually shot between 40 and 100 Native American men and one woman with guns and a cannon during the siege and subsequent pursuit, capture, and execution of the two groups that fled during the last night.
Brigham Young declares war on Timpanogos in the Battle at Fort Utah.
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1851 — Battle of La Arada
The Battle of La Arada (Spanish: Batalla de la Arada) was fought on 2 February 1851 near the town of Chiquimula in Guatemala, between the forces of Guatemala and an Allied army from Honduras and El Salvador. As the most serious threat to Guatemala's liberty and sovereignty as a republic, it was the most important military victory in the country's history as an independent state.
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1863 — 1863 Florida's 1st congressional district special election
A special election to the Confederate States House of Representatives for Florida's 1st congressional district was held February 2, 1863. The winning candidate would serve the remainder of a two-year term in the Confederate States House of Representatives to represent Florida in the 1st Confederate Congress from February 3, 1863, to February 18, 1864.
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1864 — Battle of Mysunde (1864)
The Battle of Mysunde on 2 February 1864 was the first battle between the Prusso-Austrian allied army and the Danish army in the Second Schleswig War. The Prussian vanguard force of 10,000 men attempted to break through and outflank the Danish defenses at the Danevirke, but were repulsed by the fortification garrison and two battalions of the Danish army.
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1865 — Battle of Broxton Bridge
The Battle of Broxton Bridge took place during the American Civil War on February 2, 1865, and coincided with the Battle of Rivers' Bridge along the Salkehatchie River in Bamberg County, South Carolina. The battle concluded in a Union victory and resulted in the destruction of the last Confederate defensive line before the Union Army went on to Capture Columbia and burn it later that month.
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1870 — First installment of Seven Brothers published
On 2 February 1870, the first of four installments of Aleksis Kivi’s novel Seven Brothers was published for subscribers in Finland. The bound-book edition followed later.
This is the first installment’s publication date, not the publication of the entire novel as one bound volume.
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1871 — Battle of Pontarlier
The Battle of Pontarlier, also known as the Battle of Pontarlier-La Cluse, was the final military operation of the Franco-Prussian War, that took place from 29 January to 2 February 1871, near Pontarlier and La Cluse-et-Mijoux, not long after the newly formed German Empire and French Republic had a ceasefire.
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1876 — Baseball’s National League founded
On February 2, 1876, the National League of Professional Baseball Clubs was established in New York City, United States, with eight founding clubs.
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1882 — February 1882 Preston by-election
The February 1882 Preston by-election was held on 2 February 1882, following the resignation of the incumbent Conservative MP John Holker, after his appointment as Lord Justice of Appeal. The seat was won by the Conservative candidate, Henry Cecil Raikes.
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1887 — Punxsutawney's Groundhog Day tradition moves to Gobbler's Knob
Local participants made their first official Groundhog Day trip to Gobbler's Knob near Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. The custom of looking for a groundhog's shadow was already known locally.
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1889 — 1889 Scottish Cup final
The 1889 Scottish Cup final, colloquially known as the Snow final, was a football match played on 2 February 1889 at Hampden Park in Crosshill (today part of Glasgow) and was the final of the 16th staging of the Scottish Cup. Celtic and Third Lanark (then know officially as 3rd Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers) contested the match. Third Lanark won the match 3–0.
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1893 — Federalist Revolution
The Federalist Revolution (Portuguese: Revolução Federalista) was a civil war that took place in southern Brazil between 1893 and 1895, fought by the federalists, opponents of Rio Grande do Sul state president Júlio de Castilhos, seeking greater autonomy for the state and decentralization of power by the newly installed First Brazilian Republic.
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1895 — Battle of Marracuene
The Battle of Marracuene (Portuguese: Combate de Marracuene), also known as the Battle of Gwaza Muthini, was a military confrontation that was fought on February 2, 1895, near Marracuene, Portuguese Mozambique, between Ronga rebels and Portuguese forces. There were over 2,000 Ronga troops in the conflict. António Enes, the Portuguese Royal Commissioner, assembled over 2,000 European soldiers. The Portuguese, armed with machine guns and repeating rifles, won the confrontation.
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1895 — Birth of Chen Cheng-po
On 2 February 1895, Chen Cheng-po, a painter, was born.
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1899 — The premiers’ conference on Australian federation concludes
Australia’s colonial premiers finished their conference at Parliament House in Melbourne. The amendments they agreed included a requirement that the future federal capital be in New South Wales, at least 100 miles from Sydney.
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1901 — Queen Victoria’s state funeral takes place at Windsor
Queen Victoria’s state funeral took place at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle. Her coffin remained at the Albert Memorial Chapel until February 4, when it was moved to the Royal Mausoleum at Frogmore.
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1907 — 1907 British Columbia general election
The 1907 British Columbia general election was the eleventh general election for the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election called on December 24, 1906, and held on February 2, 1907. The new legislature met for the first time on March 7, 1907.
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1909 — The Paris Film Congress opens
Film producers and distributors met in Paris, France, at a congress that began on 2 February 1909 and continued until 4 February.
This is the opening date of the congress, not the completion of all its proceedings.
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1910 — Finnish parliamentary election, 1910
Parliamentary elections were held in the Grand Duchy of Finland on 1 and 2 February 1910.
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1913 — Grand Central Terminal opens in New York
On February 2, 1913, Grand Central Terminal opened in Manhattan, New York City, United States. It replaced earlier railway facilities at the site.
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1920 — Estonia and Soviet Russia sign the Treaty of Tartu
On 2 February 1920, Estonia and Soviet Russia signed the Treaty of Tartu in Tartu, Estonia, ending the Estonian War of Independence. Soviet Russia recognized Estonia’s independence and sovereignty.
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1921 — Clonfin Ambush
The Clonfin Ambush was an ambush carried out by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) on 2 February 1921, during the Irish War of Independence. It took place in the townland of Clonfin (or Cloonfin) between Ballinalee and Granard in County Longford. The IRA ambushed two lorries carrying members of the British Auxiliary Division, sparking a lengthy gun battle in which four Auxiliaries were killed and eight wounded.
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1922 — Ulysses by James Joyce is published
Ulysses is a modernist novel by the Irish writer James Joyce. Partially serialised in the American journal The Little Review from March 1918 to December 1920, the entire work was published in Paris by Sylvia Beach on 2 February 1922, Joyce's fortieth birthday. It is considered one of the most important works of modernist literature and a classic of the genre, having been called "a demonstration and summation of the entire movement".
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1924 — Second Honduran Civil War
The Second Honduran Civil War (Spanish: Segunda guerra civil hondureña), also known as the Reclamation Revolution (Spanish: Revolución Reivindicatoria), was a civil war that took place in Honduras in 1924. This was the first conflict in Honduras where airplanes were used for aerial bombardment, and new war tactics inherited from the First World War were employed.
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1931 — Lublin hosts the first Siyum HaShas of the Daf Yomi cycle
The Chachmei Lublin Yeshiva hosted the main celebration marking completion of the first Daf Yomi cycle of daily Talmud study. Related celebrations took place in other cities.
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1934 — Roosevelt orders the creation of the Export-Import Bank of Washington
President Franklin D. Roosevelt issued Executive Order 6581 to create the Export-Import Bank of Washington. The new bank was organized under a District of Columbia charter and initially helped finance trade with the Soviet Union.
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1941 — Convoy SC 19
Convoy SC 19 was the 19th of the numbered series of World War II slow convoys of merchant ships from Sydney, Cape Breton Island to Liverpool. The trade convoy left Halifax, Nova Scotia on 12 January 1941 and was found by U-boats of the 7th U-boat Flotilla on 29 January. Seven ships were sunk before the convoy reached Liverpool on 2 February.
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1943 — Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad was a major battle on the Eastern Front of World War II in which Nazi Germany and its Axis allies fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in southern Russia. Marked by intense close-quarters combat and heavy civilian losses during aerial bombardment, the battle is considered the largest and deadliest urban battle in military history and the deadliest battle in World War II.
World War II: The Battle of Stalingrad comes to an end when Soviet troops accept the surrender of the last organized German troops in the city.
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1943 — Operation Koltso
Operation Koltso (Operation Ring) was the last part of the Battle of Stalingrad. It resulted in the capitulation of the remaining Axis forces encircled in the city. The operation was likely the largest-scale economy-of-force offensive ever conducted in military history.
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1944 — Battle of Cisterna ends
On 2 February 1944, the Battle of Cisterna near Cisterna, Italy, reached its recorded endpoint after fighting that began on January 30. The battle ended in a German victory during the Anzio campaign.
February 2 is the endpoint of the battle’s January 30–February 2 range.
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1945 — Vistula–Oder offensive
The Vistula–Oder offensive (Russian: Висло-Одерская операция, romanized: Vislo–Oderskaya operatsiya) was a Red Army operation on the Eastern Front in the European theatre of World War II in January 1945. The army made a major advance into German-held territory, capturing Kraków, Warsaw, and Poznań. The Red Army had built up their strength around a number of key bridgeheads, with two fronts commanded by Marshal Georgy Zhukov and Marshal Ivan Konev.
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1954 — Detroit Red Wings play an outdoor prison exhibition
On February 2, 1954, the Detroit Red Wings played an outdoor ice hockey exhibition against a team of inmates at Marquette Branch Prison in Marquette, Michigan, United States.
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1956 — 1956 Labour Party deputy leadership election
The 1956 Labour Party deputy leadership election took place on 2 February 1956, following the resignation of sitting deputy leader Herbert Morrison. Morrison resigned after his heavy defeat in the leadership election in December 1955, but the party decided not to hold a deputy leadership election until the new year.
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1958 — Costa Rican general election, 1958
General elections were held in Costa Rica on February 2, 1958. Mario Echandi Jiménez of the National Union Party won the presidential election, whilst the National Liberation Party won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 64.7%. Echandi had become leader of the Opposition as he was elected congressman in 1953. During the tense invasion of 1955 when former president Rafael Angel Calderon's supporters and their international allies tried to invade Costa Rica’s territory and were successfully repelled by José Figueres’ government, Echandi was accused of been Calderonista and been offered an office as minister from Calderón.
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1960 — Birth of Kara Wai
On 2 February 1960, Kara Wai, an actor, was born.
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1971 — Ramsar Convention
The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of Ramsar sites (wetlands). It is also known as the Convention on Wetlands. It is named after the city of Ramsar in Iran, where the convention was signed in 1971.
The international Ramsar Convention for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands is signed in Ramsar, Mazandaran, Iran.
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1974 — The YF-16 prototype makes its first planned test flight
Test pilot Phil Oestricher flew the General Dynamics YF-16 on its first scheduled test flight at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The prototype had briefly become airborne during a high-speed taxi test in January.
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1975 — 1975 Liechtenstein local elections
Local elections were held in Liechtenstein on 2 February 1975 to elect the municipal councils and the mayors of the eleven municipalities. The elections were the first to take place under the revised municipal law of 1974, in which the term of mayors was increased from three to four years and the number of seats in all the municipal councils was increased.
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1977 — 1977 Sudan Juba coup attempt
A failed coup d'état attempt took place in Sudan on 2 February 1977. It was led by 12 Air Force members who had previously been members of Anyanya. The exact specifications of the coup attempt vary, although tend to focus on a failed attempt by the group to take the Juba airport.
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1981 — South Korea’s KBS opens dedicated educational television and radio channels
The Korean Broadcasting System began educational broadcasts on KBS 3TV and an FM radio service. This expanded dedicated educational broadcasting before EBS became a separate service in 1990.
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1982 — 1982 Hama massacre
The Hama massacre (Arabic: مجزرة حماة) occurred in February 1982 when the Syrian Arab Army and the Defense Companies paramilitary force, under the orders of President Hafez al-Assad, besieged the town of Hama for 27 days in order to quell an uprising by the Fighting Vanguard of the Muslim Brotherhood against the Ba'athist government.
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1986 — Costa Rican general election, 1986
General elections were held in Costa Rica on February 2, 1986. Óscar Arias of the National Liberation Party won the presidential election, whilst his party also won the parliamentary election. Voter turnout was 81.8%.
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1986 — Superstars on the Superstation recorded in Atlanta
On February 2, 1986, Jim Crockett Promotions recorded the professional wrestling event Superstars on the Superstation at the Omni in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It aired on TBS on February 7.
February 2 is the recording date; the television broadcast was February 7, 1986.
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1987 — Wrestling Star Wars held in Fort Worth
On February 2, 1987, WCWA staged Wrestling Star Wars at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Texas, United States. Several matches were recorded for later television broadcasts.
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1987 — Philippine voters ratify the 1987 Constitution
On February 2, 1987, voters in the Philippines ratified the new constitution in a nationwide plebiscite. The Constitutional Commission had completed the draft in October 1986.
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1988 — 1988 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election
The 1988 Meghalaya Legislative Assembly election was held on 2 February 1988. In the lead up to the election, sporadic violence targeted at the Indian Nepali population of the state occurred. No party secured a majority of seats and two women were elected. Following the election, on 6 February 1988, the United Meghalaya Parliamentary Democratic Forum coalition was formed between the Indian National Congress (INC), the Hill People's Union (HPU), the All Party Hill Leaders Conference (Armison Marak Group) and independents.
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1990 — Speech at the Opening of the Parliament of South Africa, 1990
On 2 February 1990, the State President of South Africa F. W. de Klerk delivered a speech at the opening of the 1990 session of the Parliament of South Africa in Cape Town in which he announced sweeping reforms that marked the beginning of the negotiated transition from apartheid to constitutional democracy.
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1991 — Battle of Bubiyan
The Battle of Bubiyan (also known as the Bubiyan Turkey Shoot) was a naval engagement of the Gulf War that occurred in the waters between Bubiyan Island and the Shatt al-Arab marshlands, where the bulk of the Iraqi Navy, which was attempting to flee to Iran, much like the Iraqi Air Force, was engaged and destroyed by Coalition warships and aircraft.
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1995 — 1995 Turks and Caicos Islands general election
General elections were held in the Turks and Caicos Islands on 2 February 1995. The result was a victory for the opposition People's Democratic Movement (PDM), which won eight of the thirteen seats in the Legislative Council. Following the elections, PDM leader Derek Hugh Taylor became Chief Minister.
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1997 — 18th Yokohama Film Festival
The 18th Yokohama Film Festival (第18回ヨコハマ映画祭) was held on 2 February 1997 in Kannai Hall, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
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1998 — Cebu Pacific Flight 387
Cebu Pacific Flight 387 was a domestic flight from Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Metro Manila to Lumbia Airfield (formerly Lumbia Airport) in Cagayan de Oro. On February 2, 1998, the 30-year-old McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 crashed on the slopes of Mount Sumagaya in Claveria. All 104 people on board died in the crash. It is the second deadliest air disaster in the Philippines after Air Philippines Flight 541, which occurred two years later.
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1998 — 1998 European Challenge Cup final
The 1998 European Challenge Cup Final was the final match of the 1997–98 European Challenge Cup, the second season of Europe's second-tier club rugby union competition. The match was played on 2 February 1998 at Les Sept Deniers in Toulouse. The match was contested by Colomiers and SU Agen, who are both from France. Colomiers won the match 43–5; scoring 7 tries including a double from flanker Bernard de Giusti.
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2000 — Paris cinema gives a pioneering public digital screening
The Gaumont Aquaboulevard cinema in Paris showed Toy Story 2 using a prototype Texas Instruments digital projector. The screening, organized with Gaumont and Disney, was reported at the time as the first public presentation of digital cinema in Europe.
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2002 — New Orleans mayoral election, 2002
The New Orleans mayoral election of 2002 was an election for Mayor of New Orleans; the primary round of voting was held on February 2, 2002, followed by a runoff on March 2. It resulted in the election of Ray Nagin as mayor.
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2002 — 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup final
The 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup final was a soccer match to determine the winners of the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup. The match was held at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on February 2, 2002, and was contested by the winners of the semi-finals, the United States and Costa Rica.
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2003 — 24th Yokohama Film Festival
The 24th Yokohama Film Festival (第24回ヨコハマ映画祭) was held on 2 February 2003 in Kannai Hall, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
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2003 — Lower Saxony state election, 2003
The 2003 Lower Saxony state election was held in Lower Saxony in north-western Germany on 2 February 2003. The incumbent Social Democratic Party was defeated by the opposition Christian Democratic Union.
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2003 — 2003 Hessian state election
The 2003 Hessian state election was held on 2 February 2003 to elect the members of the Landtag of Hesse. The incumbent coalition government of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Free Democratic Party (FDP) led by Minister-President Roland Koch was returned with an increased majority. The CDU recorded a 5.4% swing in its favour, winning an absolute majority of seats.
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2003 — 2003 Liechtenstein local elections
The 2003 Liechtenstein local elections were held on 2 February to elect the municipal councils and the mayors of the eleven municipalities of Liechtenstein.
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2004 — Roger Federer becomes world No. 1
On 2 February 2004, Roger Federer reached No. 1 in the ATP men’s singles rankings for the first time. He then held the top position for 237 consecutive weeks.
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2004 — Labour selects Ken Livingstone for London mayor
On 2 February 2004, Ken Livingstone was selected as the Labour Party’s candidate for Mayor of London, United Kingdom, after Nicky Gavron stood aside. This was a party selection, not the public mayoral election.
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2008 — UFC 81
UFC 81: Breaking Point was a mixed martial arts (MMA) event held on February 2, 2008 by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on the Las Vegas Strip.
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2012 — Rabaul Queen ferry sinks off Papua New Guinea
On 2 February 2012, the passenger ferry Rabaul Queen sank off Papua New Guinea while travelling between Kimbe and Lae. Many passengers died; estimates of the toll vary.
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2013 — UFC 156
UFC 156: Aldo vs. Edgar was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 2, 2013, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Paradise, Nevada.
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2013 — ONE FC 7: Return of Warriors
On February 2, 2013, ONE FC 7: Return of Warriors took place at Putra Indoor Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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2013 — Road to Glory USA 95 kg Tournament
On February 2, 2013, the Road to Glory USA 95 kg kickboxing tournament took place at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States.
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2014 — Costa Rican general election, 2014
Costa Rica held parliamentary and presidential elections on Sunday, 2 February 2014 to elect a new president, two vice presidents, and 57 Legislative Assembly lawmakers. Voting is compulsory in Costa Rica, nevertheless abstentionism was 35 percent in 2006 and 32 percent in 2010. In accordance with Article 132 of the Constitution, the incumbent President, Laura Chinchilla Miranda, was ineligible to run for a second consecutive term. The ruling party before the election, the centrist National Liberation Party, put forward San José Mayor Johnny Araya Monge as its presidential candidate. The Libertarian Movement party nominated former legislator Otto Guevara Guth.
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2014 — Salvadoran presidential election, 2014
Presidential elections were held in El Salvador on February 2, 2014, with a second round held on March 9 since no candidate won an outright majority. The primary candidates were Vice-President Salvador Sánchez Cerén of the FMLN, San Salvador Mayor Norman Quijano of ARENA, and Former President Antonio "Tony" Saca. Saca represented GANA, the National Conciliation Party, and the Christian Democratic Party in the UNIDAD coalition. Incumbent President Mauricio Funes is ineligible to run for a consecutive second term. Sánchez Cerén and Quijano emerged as the contestants in the runoff held on March 9 in which Sánchez Cerén was declared the victor despite Quijano's charges of irregularities.
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2014 — El Protector (2014)
El Protector (2014) was an annual professional wrestling major event produced by Mexican professional wrestling promotion International Wrestling Revolution Group (IWRG), which took place on February 2, 2014 in Arena Naucalpan, Naucalpan, State of Mexico, Mexico. The 2014 El Protector was the third annual event produced under that name and the first to be held in February.
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2014 — Nagasaki holds its 2014 gubernatorial election
Nagasaki Prefecture in Japan held its gubernatorial election on 2 February 2014.
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2014 — Operation Darkhorse
Operation Darkhorse (Filipino: Oplan Darkhorse) was an offensive against the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) launched by the Armed Forces of the Philippines on January 27, 2014.
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2015 — Taliban commander Abdul Ghani killed in Logar
On 2 February 2015, Taliban commander Abdul Ghani was killed in Logar, Afghanistan. According to a local district official cited by Afghan news reporting, the gunmen claimed to be fighting for the Islamic State.
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2016 — 2016 Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation election
The 2016 Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation election was conducted on 2 February 2016 to elect members to all 150 wards of the municipal corporation. The Telangana Rashtra Samithi won a landslide victory of 99 wards, followed by the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen which received 44 wards. The Indian National Congress, which was the single-largest party in the previous GHMC elections held in 2010, was decimated, winning only 2 wards.
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2016 — Siege of Fallujah (2016)
The siege of Fallujah was an offensive launched in February 2016 by the Iraqi government against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in al-Karmah and in the city of Fallujah, with the aim of enforcing a siege of the latter. During the early stages of the operation, local Sunni residents revolted against ISIL for a period of three days.
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2017 — 2017 President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil election
The 2017 President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil election took place on 2 February 2017, following the opening of the 3rd session of the 55th Legislature of the National Congress. Incumbent President Rodrigo Maia (DEM-RJ) received 293 votes, way over the majority of the chamber, to become its President.
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2018 — CMLL Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increíbles (2018)
The CMLL Torneo Nacional de Parejas Increíbles 2018 or "National Incredible Pairs Tournament 2018" is a tag team Lucha Libre tournament held by the Mexican wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL). The tournament is based on the Lucha Libre Parejas Increíbles match concept, which pairs two wrestlers of opposite allegiance, one portraying a villain, referred to as a "rudo" in Lucha Libre wrestling terminology, and one portraying a fan favorites, or "técnico".
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2018 — China launches the Zhangheng-1 research satellite
China launched the Zhangheng-1 electromagnetic research satellite from Jiuquan on 2 February 2018. The satellite was designed to collect data on Earth’s electromagnetic environment and support research into possible earthquake precursor signals.
Launch at 15:51 China Standard Time.
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2018 — The first Mathrubhumi Festival of Letters opens in Kerala
Writers, speakers and performers gathered at Kanakakkunnu Palace in Thiruvananthapuram for the first Mathrubhumi International Festival of Letters. The festival ran for three days under the theme ‘For the Love of Literature.’
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2019 — CMLL Universal Championship (2019)
The CMLL Universal Championship (2019) (Spanish: Campeonato Universal) was a professional wrestling tournament produced and scripted by Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL; "World Wrestling Council"). The tournament started on February 2, 2019 and ran for three Super Viernes shows with the final held on February 14, 2019 at Arena México in Mexico City, Mexico.
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2019 — UFC Fight Night: Assunção vs. Moraes 2
UFC Fight Night: Assunção vs. Moraes 2 (also known as UFC Fight Night 144 or UFC on ESPN+ 2) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on February 2, 2019, at Centro de Formação Olímpica do Nordeste in Fortaleza, Brazil.
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2019 — 2019 President of the Federal Senate of Brazil election
The 2019 President of the Federal Senate of Brazil election took place on 2 February 2019, originally one day before, following the opening day of the 56th Legislature of the National Congress, almost four months after the 2018 elections. The Acting President of the Federal Senate, Davi Alcolumbre (DEM–AP), administered the oath of office of the members of the Senate and the Dean of the Federal Senate, José Maranhão (MDB–PB), administered the session of election for President.
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2019 — BKFC 4: USA vs. Mexico
On February 2, 2019, BKFC 4: USA vs. Mexico took place at Beto Ávila Stadium in Cancún, Mexico.
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2019 — 2019 Thailand Champions Cup
The 2019 Thailand Champions Cup was the 3rd Thailand Champions Cup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Thai League 1 and Thai FA Cup competitions. It was sponsored by Government Savings Bank (Omsin Bank), and known as the Omsin Thailand Champions Cup (Thai: ออมสิน ไทยแลนด์แชมเปียนส์คัพ) for sponsorship purposes.
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2019 — 2019 Piala Sumbangsih
The 2019 Piala Sumbangsih was the 34th edition of the Piala Sumbangsih, an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season's Malaysia Super League and Malaysia Cup. The game was played between the Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C., champions of the 2018 Malaysia Super League, and Perak, winners of the 2018 Malaysia Cup.
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2020 — 41st Yokohama Film Festival
The 41st Yokohama Film Festival (第４１回ヨコハマ映画祭) was held on 2 February 2020 at Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. The awards ceremony was held in the city's Kannai Hall, the results having been announced on 30 November 2019.
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2020 — 2020 Costa Rican municipal elections
Municipal elections were held in Costa Rica on Sunday, February 2, 2020, to elect all municipal offices in the country: mayors, aldermen, syndics (district council presidents), district councilors and the intendants of eight special autonomous districts, together with their respective alternates in all cases (see local government in Costa Rica). These were the fifth direct municipal elections since the amendment to the 1998 Municipal Code and the second to be held mid-term since the 2009 reform.
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2020 — 2020 San José mayoral election
Mayoral and municipal elections were held in San Jose, Costa Rica, on 2 February 2020 and were the method by which the citizens of the canton of San José elected the mayor, deputy mayors, syndics, aldermen and district councilors of the capital municipality.
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2020 — 2020 Kyoto mayoral election
The 2020 Kyoto mayoral election was held on February 2, 2020. Incumbent mayor Daisaku Kadokawa ran for a fourth term, against JCP-backed independent Kazuto Fukuyama and former Kyoto Party Independent Shōei Murayama. Kadokawa won by a margin of nearly ten points, making him one of the longest serving mayors of Kyoto.
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2020 — 2020 Sundance Film Festival
The 2020 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 23 to February 2, 2020. The first lineup of competition films was announced on December 4, 2019. The opening night film was Miss Americana directed by Lana Wilson and produced by Morgan Neville, Caitrin Rogers, and Christine O'Malley.
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2020 — 49th International Film Festival Rotterdam
The 49th International Film Festival Rotterdam, the 2020 installment of the International Film Festival Rotterdam, took place on 22 January–2 February 2020. The Cloud In Her Room by Zheng Lu Xinyuan won the Tiger Award, the top prize.
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2020 — 2020 Thailand Champions Cup
The 2020 Thailand Champions Cup was the 4th Thailand Champions Cup, an annual football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Thai League 1 and Thai FA Cup competitions. It was sponsored by Government Savings Bank (Omsin Bank), and known as the Omsin Thailand Champions Cup (Thai: ออมสิน ไทยแลนด์แชมเปียนส์คัพ) for sponsorship purposes.
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2021 — Manchester United F.C. 9–0 Southampton F.C.
The 2020–21 Premier League football match between Manchester United and Southampton was played at Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, on 2 February 2021. The match finished 9–0 to Manchester United, a joint-record winning margin for a Premier League match, shared with their own 9–0 win at home to Ipswich Town in March 1995, Leicester City's 9–0 away win over Southampton in October 2019 and Liverpool's 9–0 home win against Bournemouth in August 2022.
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2021 — Siege of Qamishli and Hasakah
The siege of Qamishli and Hasakah was a siege laid upon Ba'athist Syrian government-controlled areas of the towns of Qamishli and Hasakah by the Asayish forces of the AANES. The siege was allegedly enacted in response to the restrictions of exclusively Syrian Democratic Forces-controlled areas of the Shahba region and the restriction of movement and supplies to the YPG-controlled neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh in Aleppo by the Syrian government.
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2021 — The Burmese military establishes the State Administration Council, the military junta, after deposing the democratically elected government in the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état
The State Administration Council (Burmese: နိုင်ငံတော်စီမံအုပ်ချုပ်ရေးကောင်စီ; abbreviated SAC or နစက) was a military junta that governed Myanmar from 2021 to 2025, established by Commander-in-Chief of Defence Services Min Aung Hlaing following the February 2021 coup d'état and the declaration of a state of emergency by the National Defence and Security Council (NDSC). Under the constitution, the Commander-in-Chief holds absolute legislative, executive, and judicial power during a state of emergency.
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2023 — 2023 Centre Party (Sweden) leadership election
The Swedish Centre Party's party leadership election was held at an extraordinary party meeting on 2 February 2023 in Helsingborg. The Centre Party nominated Muharrem Demirok to succeed to outgoing party leader Annie Lööf.
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2025 — 46th Yokohama Film Festival
The 46th Yokohama Film Festival (第46回ヨコハマ映画祭) was held on 2 February 2025. The awards were announced on 1 December 2024.
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2025 — 2025 Libertarian National Committee chair special election
The 2025 Libertarian National Committee chair special election was held on February 2, 2025 by the Libertarian National Committee (LNC), the governing body of the United States Libertarian Party (LP), to elect their next chairperson, after their chair Angela McArdle announced her resignation on January 25, 2025. On the evening of February 2, Steven Nekhaila of Florida was elected the new LNC Chair.
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2025 — 2025 Supercopa do Brasil
The 2025 Supercopa do Brasil (officially the Supercopa Betano Rei 2025 for sponsorship reasons) was the eighth edition of Supercopa do Brasil (also known as Supercopa Rei), an annual football match played between the champions of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and Copa do Brasil. This edition featured Botafogo, champions of the 2024 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A, and Flamengo, champions of the 2024 Copa do Brasil, the first Clássico da Rivalidade in this competition.
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2025 — Death of Barbie Hsu
On 2 February 2025, Barbie Hsu, an actor, died.
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2025 — The 2025 Sundance Film Festival concludes
The 2025 Sundance Film Festival ended on February 2 after eleven days of screenings in Park City and Salt Lake City, Utah, as well as an online program.
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2026 — Death of Yuan Wei-jen
On 2 February 2026, Yuan Wei-jen, a singer, died.
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