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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1327]] &ndash; The teenaged [[Edward III of England|Edward III]] is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother [[Isabella of France|Queen Isabella]] and her lover [[Roger Mortimer, 1st Earl of March|Roger Mortimer]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The London Magazine, Or, Gentleman's Monthly Intelligencer|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ifURAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA591|year=1759|publisher=R. Baldwin|pages=591}}</ref>
*[[1411]] &ndash; The [[Peace of Thorn (1411)|First Peace of Thorn]] is signed in [[Toruń|Thorn (Toruń)]], [[Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights]] (Prussia).<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Poland |volume= 21 |last= Bain|first= Robert Nisbet  |author-link= Robert Nisbet Bain | pages = 902&ndash;929; see midway on page 905 |quote=....and thus it came about that, when peace was concluded at Thorn, on the 1st of February 1411...}}</ref>

===1601–1900===
*[[1662]] &ndash; The Chinese general [[Koxinga]] seizes the island of [[Taiwan]] after a [[Siege of Fort Zeelandia|nine-month siege]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Translations from Red Flag|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XlIsAAAAMAAJ|year=1982|publisher=Joint Publications Research Service|page=73}}</ref>
*[[1713]] &ndash; The ''Kalabalik'' or ''[[Skirmish at Bender]]'' results from the [[Ottoman sultan]]'s order that his unwelcome guest, King [[Charles XII of Sweden]], be seized.<ref>{{cite book|author=Lars Bergquist|title=Swedenborg's Secret: The Meaning and Significance of the Word of God, the Life of the Angels, and Service to God : a Biography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xkyrk7cZWHsC&pg=PA50|year=2005|publisher=The Swedenborg Society|isbn=978-0-85448-143-9|pages=50}}</ref>
*[[1793]] &ndash; [[French Revolutionary Wars]]: France declares war on the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.
*[[1796]] &ndash; The capital of [[Upper Canada]] is moved from [[Newark, Upper Canada|Newark]] to [[York, Upper Canada|York]].
*[[1814]] &ndash; [[Mayon]] in the [[Philippines]] erupts, killing around 1,200 people, the most devastating eruption of the volcano.
*[[1835]] &ndash; [[Abolition of slavery|Slavery is abolished]] in [[Mauritius]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ministry-education.govmu.org/English/AboutUs/theminister/Documents/speeches/2015/ABOLITION%20OF%20SLAVERY%20-%20ART%20EXHIBITION%20RTI%2005%2002%2015.pdf|title=Speech – 'Abolition of Slavery' – Art Exhibition|date=5 February 2015|author=Rabindranath Tagor Institute|access-date=2 February 2020}}</ref>
*[[1861]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: [[Texas]] [[Texas in the American Civil War#Seccession|secedes]] from the United States and joins the [[Confederate States of America|Confederacy]] a week later. 
*[[1864]] &ndash; [[Second Schleswig War]]: Prussian forces crossed the border into Schleswig, starting the war.<ref>{{cite book|author=Bryan Perrett|title=Why the Germans Lost: The Rise and Fall of the Black Eagle|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b8o7BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA73|date=20 November 2013|publisher=Pen and Sword|isbn=978-1-78159-197-0|pages=73}}</ref>
*[[1865]] &ndash; President [[Abraham Lincoln]] signs the [[Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution]].
*[[1884]] &ndash; The first volume (''A'' to ''Ant'') of the ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'' is published.<ref>{{cite book|title=Punch|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0_ceAQAAMAAJ|date=January 1986|page=63}}</ref>
*[[1893]] &ndash; [[Thomas A. Edison]] finishes construction of the first [[motion picture studio]], the [[Edison's Black Maria|Black Maria]] in [[West Orange, New Jersey]].<ref>{{cite book|author1=Liam O'Leary|author2=British Film Institute|title=Rex Ingram: master of the silent cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DXRZAAAAMAAJ|year=1980|publisher=Le Giornate del Cinema Muto|isbn=978-0-85170-443-2|page=27}}</ref>
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[Fountains Valley, Pretoria]], the oldest [[nature reserve]] in Africa, is proclaimed by President [[Paul Kruger]].
*[[1896]] &ndash; ''[[La bohème]]'' premieres in Turin at the [[Teatro Regio (Turin)]], conducted by the young [[Arturo Toscanini]].
*[[1897]] &ndash; [[Shinhan Bank]], the [[List of banks in South Korea|oldest bank in South Korea]], opens in [[Seoul]].
*[[1900]] &ndash; Great Britain, defeated by Boers in key battles, names [[Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts|Lord Roberts]] commander of British forces in South Africa.<ref>{{cite book|first=Jacques|last=Legrand|title=Chronicle of the 20th Century|publisher=Ecam Publication|year=1987|page=11|isbn=0-942191-01-3}}</ref>

===1901–present===
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Lisbon Regicide]]: King [[Carlos I of Portugal]] and [[Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal|Infante Luis Filipe]] are shot dead in [[Lisbon]].<ref>{{cite conference |url=https://www.mod-langs.ox.ac.uk/files/windsor/index.pdf |chapter-url=https://www.mod-langs.ox.ac.uk/files/windsor/7_villiers.pdf |chapter=VII – Sir Francis Villiers and the Fall of the Portuguese Monarchy |first=John |last=Villiers |date=18 October 2006 |conference=Conference Organised by the Instituto Camões Centre for Portuguese Language |title=The Treaty of Windsor (1386) and 620 Years of Angloportuguese Relations |publisher=Teresa Pinto Coelho  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726074706/https://www.mod-langs.ox.ac.uk/files/windsor/7_villiers.pdf |url-status=live |archive-date=26 July 2011 |location=Oxford |access-date=28 December 2021 |page=11}}</ref> 
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Russia–United Kingdom relations]] are restored, over six years after the Communist revolution.<ref>{{cite news |title=Recognition of Russia |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19240202.2.35?end_date=02-02-1924&items_per_page=10&query=Russia&snippet=true&start_date=01-02-1924&title=ESD |access-date=28 December 2021 |work=Evening Star |agency=Press Association |date=2 February 1924 |page=4}}</ref>
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: [[Josef Terboven]], [[Reichskommissar]] of [[German occupation of Norway|German-occupied Norway]], appoints [[Vidkun Quisling]] the [[Prime Minister of Norway|Minister President]] of the [[Quisling regime|National Government]].
*  1942   &ndash; World War II: U.S. Navy conducts [[Marshalls&ndash;Gilberts raids]], the first offensive action by the United States against Japanese forces in the [[Pacific Ocean theater of World War II|Pacific Theater]].<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar//USN/USN-CN-Raids/index.html#CONT | title= Early Raids in the Pacific Ocean: February 1 to March 10, 1942 | last= United States Navy | first= Office of Naval Intelligence | year= 1943 | work= Combat Narrative | publisher= Publication Section, Combat Intelligence Branch}}</ref>
*  1942   &ndash; [[Voice of America]], the official external radio and television service of the [[Federal government of the United States|United States government]], begins broadcasting with programs aimed at areas controlled by the [[Axis powers]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Roberts |first1=Walter R. |title=The Voice of America: Origins and Recollections |url=https://www.unc.edu/a-z/diplomat/item/2009/1012/fsl/roberts_voice.html |publisher=University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |access-date=28 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091030071940/http://www.unc.edu/depts/diplomat/item/2009/1012/fsl/roberts_voice.html |archive-date=30 October 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*  1942   &ndash; [[Mao Zedong]] makes a speech on "Reform in Learning, the Party and Literature", which puts into motion the [[Yan'an Rectification Movement]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Apter |first1=David E. |title=Revolutionary discourse in Mao's Republic |date=1994 |publisher=Harvard University Press |location=Cambridge, Mass. |isbn=9780674767805 |page=382 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oajI9PsWwNAC |access-date=28 December 2021}}</ref>
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Trygve Lie]] of Norway is picked to be the first [[United Nations Secretary-General]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trygve Halvdan Lie {{!}} United Nations Secretary-General |url=https://www.un.org/sg/en/formersg/trygve.shtml#:~:text=Lie%20was%20elected%20the%20first,years%20from%201%20February%201951. |access-date=2023-01-17 |website=www.un.org}}</ref>
*  1946   &ndash; The [[National Assembly (Hungary)|Parliament of Hungary]] abolishes the monarchy after nine centuries, and proclaims the [[Republic of Hungary (1946&ndash;49)|Hungarian Republic]].<ref>{{cite book |editor-last1=Burant |editor-first1=Stephen R. |year=1990 |title=Hungary: A Country Study |url=https://www.loc.gov/item/90006426/ |publisher=Federal Research Division, Library of Congress |page=48 |lccn=90006426}}</ref>
*[[1950]] &ndash; The first prototype of the [[Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17|MiG-17]] makes its maiden flight.<ref>{{cite news|title=Up From Kitty Hawk: A Chronology of Aerospace Power Since 1903|work=Air Force Magazine|date=December 2003|page=45|access-date=January 15, 2021|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bG75ZPObyQ4C&q=MiG-17+maiden+flight+1950&pg=RA11-PA45}}</ref>
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Northeast Airlines Flight 823]] crashes on [[Rikers Island]] in [[New York City]], killing 20 people and injuring 78 others.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Douglas DC-6A N34954 Rikers Island, NY |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19570201-0 |access-date= |website=[[Aviation Safety Network]] |publisher=[[Flight Safety Foundation]]}}</ref>
*[[1960]] &ndash; Four black students stage the first of the [[Greensboro sit-ins]] at a lunch counter in [[Greensboro, North Carolina]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Schmidt |first1=Christopher W. |title=The Sit-Ins: Protest and Legal Change in the Civil Rights Era |date=13 March 2018 |publisher=University of Chicago Press |isbn=978-0-226-52258-6 |page=19 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qupODwAAQBAJ |access-date=29 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[The Beatles]] have their first number one hit in the United States with "[[I Want to Hold Your Hand]]".<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Trust |first1=Gary |title=Feb. 1, 1964: The Beatles Score First Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 With 'I Want To Hold Your Hand' |url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/feb-1-1964-the-beatles-score-first-billboard-hot-100-no-1-with-i/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=29 December 2021 |date=1 February 2013}}</ref>
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Vietnam War]]: The execution of [[Viet Cong]] officer [[Nguyễn Văn Lém]] by [[South Vietnam]]ese National Police Chief [[Nguyễn Ngọc Loan]] is recorded on motion picture film, as well as in an iconic still photograph taken by [[Eddie Adams (photographer)|Eddie Adams]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Thomas | first1=Robert McG. Jr. |title=Nguyen Ngoc Loan, 67, Dies; Executed Viet Cong Prisoner |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/07/16/world/nguyen-ngoc-loan-67-dies-executed-viet-cong-prisoner.html |access-date=29 December 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=16 July 1998}}</ref> 
*  1968   &ndash; Canada's three military services, the [[Royal Canadian Navy]], the [[Canadian Army]] and the [[Royal Canadian Air Force]], are unified into the [[Canadian Forces]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Gilmour |first1=Sarah |title=Navy celebrates 96 years |journal=The Maple Leaf |date=17 May 2006 |volume=9 |issue=10 |url=http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/community/MapleLeaf/vol_9/vol9_19/919_10.pdf |access-date=29 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090206081112/http://www.forces.gc.ca/site/community/MapleLeaf/vol_9/vol9_19/919_10.pdf |archive-date=6 February 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
*  1968   &ndash; The [[New York Central Railroad]] and the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]] are merged to form [[Penn Central Transportation]].
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Kuala Lumpur]] becomes a city by a royal charter granted by the [[Yang di-Pertuan Agong]] of [[Malaysia]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Guan |first1=Yeoh Seng |title=The Other Kuala Lumpur: Living in the Shadows of a Globalising Southeast Asian City |date=5 February 2014 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-91121-0 |page=16 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FnjMAgAAQBAJ |access-date=29 December 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Joelma fire|A fire]] in the 25-story [[Joelma Building]] in [[São Paulo]], Brazil kills 189 and injures 293.
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Iran]]ian [[Ayatollah]] [[Ruhollah Khomeini]] returns to [[Tehran]] after nearly 15 years of exile.<ref>{{cite news |title=1979: Exiled Ayatollah Khomeini returns to Iran |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/1/newsid_2521000/2521003.stm |website=BBC news|date=February 1979}}</ref>
*[[1981]] &ndash; The [[Underarm bowling incident of 1981]] occurred when [[Trevor Chappell]] bowls underarm on the final delivery of a game between [[Australian men's national cricket team|Australia]] and [[New Zealand men's national cricket team|New Zealand]] at the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]] (MCG).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article125650352 |title=BENSON AND HEDGES CUP Australia wins on a 'creeper'. |newspaper=The Canberra Times |date=2 February 1981 |access-date=1 April 2015 |page=16 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
*[[1991]] &ndash; A runway [[Los Angeles runway disaster|collision]] between USAir Flight 1493 and SkyWest Flight 5569 at [[Los Angeles International Airport]] results in the deaths of 34 people, and injuries to 30 others.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Swearingen SA227-AC Metro III N683AV Los Angeles International Airport, CA (LAX)|url=https://www.aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19910201-1|access-date=29 December 2020|website=www.aviation-safety.net|publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
*[[1992]] &ndash; The Chief Judicial Magistrate of [[Bhopal]] court declares [[Warren Anderson (American businessman)|Warren Anderson]], ex-[[Chief executive officer|CEO]] of [[Union Carbide]], a fugitive under Indian law for failing to appear in the [[Bhopal disaster]] case.<ref>{{cite news |title=Warren Anderson: 30-Year old road to nowhere |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/warren-anderson-30-year-old-road-to-nowhere/ |access-date=29 December 2021 |work=The Indian Express |agency=Express News Service |date=1 November 2014 |location=Bhopal}}</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; The [[Communications Decency Act]] is passed by the [[United States Congress|U.S. Congress]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=104&session=2&vote=00008|title=U.S. Senate: U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 104th Congress - 2nd Session|website=www.senate.gov|access-date=29 December 2021}}</ref>
*[[1998]] &ndash; Rear Admiral [[Lillian E. Fishburne]] becomes the first female African American to be promoted to rear admiral.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Patrick |first1=Bethanne Kelly |title=Rear Adm. Lillian Fishburne |url=https://www.military.com/navy/rear-adm-lillian-fishburne.html |website=Military.com |date=October 31, 2017 |access-date=29 December 2021}}</ref>
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Daniel Pearl]], American journalist and South Asia Bureau Chief of ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'', kidnapped on January 23, is beheaded and mutilated by his captors.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Risen |first1=Clay |title=Ruth Pearl, Mother of Murdered Reporter Daniel Pearl, Dies at 85 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/30/us/ruth-pearl-dead.html |access-date=29 December 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=30 July 2021}}</ref>
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Space Shuttle Columbia|Space Shuttle ''Columbia'']] [[Space Shuttle Columbia disaster|disintegrated during the reentry]] of mission [[STS-107]] into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard.<ref>{{cite news |title=Molten aluminum found on Columbia's thermal tiles |url=https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2003-03-04-shuttle-investigation_x.htm |access-date=29 December 2021 |work=USA Today |agency=AP |date=4 March 2003 |location=Houston}}</ref>
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Incidents during the Hajj#Failures in crowd control|Hajj pilgrimage stampede]]: In a stampede at the [[Hajj]] pilgrimage in [[Saudi Arabia]], 251 people are trampled to death and 244 injured.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hundreds killed in Hajj stampede |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3448779.stm |access-date=29 December 2021 |publisher=BBC News |date=1 February 2004}}</ref>
*  2004   &ndash; [[2004 Erbil bombings|Double suicide attack in Erbil]] on the offices of [[Iraqi Kurdistan|Iraqi Kurdish]] political parties by members of [[Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad]]<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Gettleman |first1=Jeffrey |last2=Wong |first2=Edward |date=February 1, 2004 |title=Twin Bombings in Northern Iraq Kill at Least 56 |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/01/international/middleeast/twin-bombings-in-northern-iraq-kill-at-least-56.html |access-date=February 10, 2023}}</ref>
*[[2005]] &ndash; King [[Gyanendra of Nepal]] carries out a [[coup d'état]] to capture the democracy, becoming Chairman of the Councils of ministers.<ref>{{cite news |title=Nepal's king declares emergency |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4224855.stm |access-date=29 December 2021 |publisher=BBC News |date=1 February 2005}}</ref>
*[[2007]] &ndash; The [[National Weather Service]] in the [[United States]] switches from the [[Fujita scale]] to the new [[Enhanced Fujita scale]] to measure the intensity and strength of tornadoes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/f-scale.html|title=Fujita Tornado Damage Scale|website=www.spc.noaa.gov}}</ref>
*[[2009]] &ndash; The [[first cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir]] was formed in [[Iceland]], making [[Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir|her]] the country's first female prime minister and the world's first openly [[LGBT|gay]] head of government.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stjornarrad.is/Rikisstjornartal/nr/305 |title=Fyrsta ráðuneyti Jóhönnu Sigurðardóttur |work=Historical material |publisher=[[Cabinet of Iceland]] |language=Icelandic |trans-title=First cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir |accessdate=29 September 2012}}</ref>
*[[2012]] &ndash; Seventy-four people are killed and over 500 injured as a result of [[Port Said Stadium riot|clashes]] between fans of Egyptian football teams [[Al Masry SC|Al Masry]] and [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]] in the city of [[Port Said]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Egypt football violence leaves many dead in Port Said |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16845841 |work=BBC News |date=2 February 2012}}</ref>
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[The Shard]], the [[List of tallest buildings in Europe|sixth-tallest building in Europe]], opens its viewing gallery to the public.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/jan/11/high-shard-view |title=The Shard opens up to share its high, wide and handsome view |work=The Guardian |date=11 January 2013 |access-date=12 January 2013}}</ref>
*[[2021]] &ndash; A [[2021 Myanmar coup d'état|coup d'état]] in [[Myanmar]] removes [[Aung San Suu Kyi]] from power and restores military rule.<ref>{{cite web |title=Military takes control of Myanmar; Suu Kyi reported detained |url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/reports-military-coup-myanmar-suu-kyi-detained-75602314 |website=ABC |access-date=1 February 2021 |date=1 February 2021}}</ref>
*[[2022]] &ndash; Five-year-old Moroccan boy [[Death of Rayan Aourram|Rayan Aourram]] falls into a 32-meter (105 feet) deep well in Ighran village in [[Tamorot]] commune, [[Chefchaouen Province]], Morocco, but dies four days later, before rescue workers reached him.<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 February 2022 |title=Five-year-old boy dies after five days trapped in well in Morocco |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/morocco-well-rescue-rayan-update-b2008546.html |access-date=6 February 2022 |website=The Independent}}</ref>

==Births==
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===Pre-1600===
*[[1261]] &ndash; [[Walter de Stapledon]], English bishop and politician, [[Lord High Treasurer]] (d. 1326)<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle= Stapledon, Walter de |volume= 25 | page = 784; lines one and two |quote=....was born at Annery in North Devon on the 1st of February 1261...}}</ref>
*[[1435]] &ndash; [[Amadeus IX, Duke of Savoy]] (d. 1472)<ref>{{cite book|author=ARTAUD DE MONTOR, ALEXIS FRANCOIS.|title=The Lives and Times of the Roman Pontifs, from St. Peter to Pius IX|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bqgbUCHi8OkC&pg=PA140|year=1866|publisher=D. & J. Sadlier|pages=140}}</ref>
*[[1447]] &ndash; [[Eberhard II, Duke of Württemberg]] (d. 1504)
*[[1459]] &ndash; [[Conrad Celtes]], German poet and scholar (d. 1508)
*[[1462]] &ndash; [[Johannes Trithemius]], German lexicographer, historian, and cryptographer (d. 1516)<ref>{{cite book|author=Robert Dodsley|title=A Select Collection of Old Plays: Adventures of five hours|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ya40AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA426|year=1780|publisher=J. Nichols|pages=426–}}</ref>
*[[1552]] &ndash; [[Edward Coke]], English lawyer, judge, and politician, [[Attorney General for England and Wales]] (d. 1634)
*[[1561]] &ndash; [[Henry Briggs (mathematician)|Henry Briggs]], British mathematician (d. 1630)

===1601–1900===
*[[1635]] &ndash; [[Marquard Gude]], German archaeologist and scholar (d. 1689)
*[[1648]] &ndash; [[Elkanah Settle]], English poet and playwright (d. 1724)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Philip H. Highfill|author2=Kalman A. Burnim|author3=Edward A. Langhans|title=A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers & Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660-1800|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NfcTUoBuM9IC&pg=PA267|year=1991|publisher=SIU Press|isbn=978-0-8093-1525-3|pages=267}}</ref>
*[[1659]] &ndash; [[Jacob Roggeveen]], Dutch explorer (d. 1729)
*[[1663]] &ndash; [[Ignacia del Espíritu Santo]], Filipino nun, founded the [[Religious of the Virgin Mary]] (d. 1748)
*[[1666]] &ndash; [[Marie Thérèse de Bourbon]], Princess of Conti and titular queen of Poland (d.[[1732]])
*[[1687]] &ndash; [[Johann Adam Birkenstock]], German violinist and composer (d. 1733)
*[[1690]] &ndash; [[Francesco Maria Veracini]], Italian violinist and composer (d. 1768)
*[[1701]] &ndash; [[Johan Agrell]], Swedish-German pianist and composer (d. 1765)
*[[1761]] &ndash; [[Christiaan Hendrik Persoon]], South African-French mycologist and academic (d. 1836)
*[[1763]] &ndash; [[Thomas Campbell (minister)|Thomas Campbell]], Irish minister and theologian (d. 1854)
*[[1796]] &ndash; [[Abraham Emanuel Fröhlich]], Swiss minister, poet, and educator (d. 1865)
*[[1801]] &ndash; [[Émile Littré]], French lexicographer and philosopher (d. 1881)
*[[1820]] &ndash; [[George Hendric Houghton]], American clergyman and theologian (d. 1897)
*[[1836]] &ndash; [[Emil Hartmann]], Danish organist and composer (d. 1898)
*[[1844]] &ndash; [[G. Stanley Hall]], American psychologist and academic (d. 1924)<ref>{{cite book|author=Lawrence Balter|title=Parenthood in America: A-M|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d5TqV3A3xWwC&pg=PA301|year=2000|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-57607-213-4|pages=301}}</ref>
*[[1851]] &ndash; [[Durham Stevens]], American lawyer and diplomat (d. 1908)
*[[1858]] &ndash; [[Ignacio Bonillas]], Mexican diplomat (d. 1942)
*[[1859]] &ndash; [[Victor Herbert]], Irish-American cellist, composer, and conductor (d. 1924)
*[[1866]] &ndash; [[Agda Meyerson]], Swedish nurse and healthcare activist (d. 1924)
*[[1868]] &ndash; [[Ștefan Luchian]], Romanian painter and illustrator (d. 1917)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Jacques Lassaigne|author2=Theodor Enescu|title=Ștefan Luchian|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FsAuAQAAIAAJ|year=1964|publisher=Meridiane|isbn=978-973-33-0163-9|page=104}}</ref>
*[[1870]] &ndash; [[Erik Adolf von Willebrand]], Finnish physician (d. 1949)
*[[1872]] &ndash; [[Clara Butt]], English opera singer (d. 1936)<ref>{{cite book|title=The Record Collector: A Magazine for Collectors of Recorded Vocal Art|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NWI5AQAAIAAJ|year=1999|publisher=J. F. E. Dennis|page=92}}</ref>
*  1872   &ndash; [[Jerome F. Donovan]], American lawyer and politician (d. 1949)
*[[1873]] &ndash; [[John Barry (VC)|John Barry]], Irish soldier, [[Victoria Cross]] recipient (d. 1901)
*[[1874]] &ndash; [[Hugo von Hofmannsthal]], Austrian author, poet, and playwright (d. 1929)
*[[1878]] &ndash; [[Alfréd Hajós]], Hungarian swimmer and architect, designed the [[Grand Hotel Aranybika]] (d. 1955)
*  1878   &ndash; [[Milan Hodža]], Slovak journalist and politician, 10th [[Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia]] (d. 1944)
*[[1881]] &ndash; [[Tip Snooke]], South African cricketer (d. 1966) 
*[[1882]] &ndash; [[Vladimir Dimitrov]], Bulgarian artist (d. 1960)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |title=Dimitrov-Maistora, Vladimir |encyclopedia=[[Grove Art Online]] |date=2003 |year= |last=Katzarova |first=Mariana |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |location= |id= |url=https://www.oxfordartonline.com/groveart/display/10.1093/gao/9781884446054.001.0001/oao-9781884446054-e-7000022809?rskey=iRLmOa&result=1 |access-date=20 February 2024 |doi=10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T022809}}</ref>
*  1882   &ndash; [[Louis St. Laurent]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 12th [[Prime Minister of Canada]] (d. 1973)
*[[1884]] &ndash; [[Bradbury Robinson]], American football player and physician (d. 1949)
*  1884   &ndash; [[Yevgeny Zamyatin]], Russian journalist and author (d. 1937)
*[[1887]] &ndash; [[Charles Nordhoff]], English-American lieutenant, pilot, and author (d. 1947)
*[[1890]] &ndash; [[Nikolai Reek]], Estonian general and politician, 11th [[Estonian Minister of War]] (d. 1942)
*[[1894]] &ndash; [[John Ford]], American director and producer (d. 1973)
*  1894   &ndash; [[James P. Johnson]], American pianist and composer (d. 1955)
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[Conn Smythe]], Canadian businessman (d. 1980)
*[[1897]] &ndash; [[Denise Robins]], English journalist and author (d. 1985)
*[[1898]] &ndash; [[Leila Denmark]], American pediatrician and author (d. 2012)

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Frank Buckles]], American soldier (d. 2011)
*  1901   &ndash; [[Clark Gable]], American actor (d. 1960)<ref>{{cite web |title=Clark Gable {{!}} Biography, Movies, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Clark-Gable |website=Britannica |access-date=30 March 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1902]] &ndash; [[Therese Brandl]], German [[Nazi concentration camp|concentration camp]] guard (d. 1947)
*  1902   &ndash; [[Langston Hughes]], American poet, social activist, novelist, and playwright (d. 1967)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Feb. 1: Harry Styles, Julia Garner |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2023/02/01/Famous-birthdays-for-Feb-1-Harry-Styles-Julia-Garner/4781675121865/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=31 January 2024 |date=1 February 2023}}</ref>
*[[1904]] &ndash; [[S.J. Perelman]], American humorist and screenwriter (d. 1979)
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Emilio G. Segrè]], Italian-American physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1989)
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Adetokunbo Ademola]], Nigerian lawyer and jurist, 2nd [[Chief Justice of Nigeria]] (d. 1993)
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[Günter Eich]], German author and songwriter (d. 1972)
*  1907   &ndash; [[Camargo Guarnieri]], Brazilian pianist and composer (d. 1993)
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[George Pal]], Hungarian-American animator and producer (d. 1980)
*  1908   &ndash; [[Louis Rasminsky]], Canadian economist and banker (d. 1998)
*[[1909]] &ndash; [[George Beverly Shea]], Canadian-American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme]], Chinese general and politician (d. 2009)
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Stanley Matthews]], English footballer and manager (d. 2000)<ref>{{cite ODNB |first1=Tony |last1=Mason |title=Matthews, Sir Stanley (1915–2000), footballer |date=23 September 2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/73782 |url=https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/73782 |access-date=1 February 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[José Luis Sampedro]], Spanish economist and author (d. 2013)
*  1917   &ndash; [[Eiji Sawamura]], Japanese baseball player and soldier (d. 1944)
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Muriel Spark]], Scottish novelist (d. 2006)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Turner |first1=Jenny |title=Dame Muriel Spark |url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/apr/17/guardianobituaries.booksobituaries |website=The Guardian |access-date=3 March 2023 |date=17 April 2006 |archive-date=11 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230211084626/https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/apr/17/guardianobituaries.booksobituaries |url-status=live}}</ref>
*  1918   &ndash; [[Ignacy Tokarczuk]], Polish archbishop (d. 2012)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Mike Scarry]], American football player and coach (d. 2012)
*  1920   &ndash; [[Zao Wou-Ki]], Chinese-French painter (d. 2013)<ref>{{cite news|title=Le peintre franco-chinois Zao Wou-ki est mort|url=http://www.lemonde.fr/culture/article/2013/04/09/le-peintre-franco-chinois-zao-wou-ki-est-mort_3156919_3246.html|newspaper=Le Monde|trans-title=The Franco-Chinese painter Zao Wou-ki is dead|language=fr|access-date=3 February 2018}}</ref>
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Teresa Mattei]], Italian feminist partisan and politician (d. 2013)
*  1921   &ndash; [[Patricia Robins]], English writer and WAAF officer (d. 2016)
*  1921   &ndash; [[Peter Sallis]], English actor (d. 2017)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Renata Tebaldi]], Italian soprano and actress (d. 2004)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Ben Weider]], Canadian businessman, co-founded the [[International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness]] (d. 2008)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Richard Hooker (author)|Richard Hooker]], American novelist (d. 1997)
*  1924   &ndash; [[Emmanuel Scheffer]], German-Israeli footballer, coach, and manager (d. 2012)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Galway Kinnell]], American poet and academic (d. 2014)
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Sam Edwards (physicist)|Sam Edwards]], Welsh physicist and academic (d. 2015)
*  1928   &ndash; [[Tom Lantos]], Hungarian-American academic and politician (d. 2008)
*  1928   &ndash; [[Stuart Whitman]], American actor (d. 2020)<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Shahabuddin Ahmed]], Bangladeshi judge and politician, 12th [[President of Bangladesh]] (d. 2022)
*  1930   &ndash; [[Hussain Muhammad Ershad]],Bangladeshi general and politician, 10th [[President of Bangladesh]] (d. 2019)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Boris Yeltsin]], Russian politician, 1st [[President of Russia]] (d. 2007)<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Hassan Al-Turabi]], Sudanese activist and politician (d. 2016)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Nicolae Breban]], Romanian author, poet, and playwright
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Tuncel Kurtiz]], Turkish actor, playwright, and director (d. 2013)
*  1936   &ndash; [[Azie Taylor Morton]], American educator and politician, 36th [[Treasurer of the United States]] (d. 2003)
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Don Everly]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2021)<ref name="UPI"/>
*  1937   &ndash; [[Garrett Morris]], American actor and comedian<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for February 1, 2023 includes celebrities Harry Styles, Ronda Rousey |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/02/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-february-1-2023-includes-celebrities-harry-styles-ronda-rousey.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=31 January 2024 |date=1 February 2023}}</ref>
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Jimmy Carl Black]], American drummer and singer (d. 2008)
*  1938   &ndash; [[Jacky Cupit]], American golfer
*  1938   &ndash; [[Sherman Hemsley]], American actor and singer (d. 2012)
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Fritjof Capra]], Austrian physicist, author, and academic
*  1939   &ndash; [[Claude François]], Egyptian-French singer-songwriter and dancer (d. 1978)
*  1939   &ndash; [[Paul Gillmor]], American lawyer and politician (d. 2007)
*  1939   &ndash; [[Ekaterina Maximova]], Russian ballerina (d. 2009)
*  1939   &ndash; [[Joe Sample]], American pianist and composer (d. 2014)
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Jerry Spinelli]], American author
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Bibi Besch]], Austrian-American actress (d. 1996)
*  1942   &ndash; [[Terry Jones]], Welsh actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 2020)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/jan/22/terry-jones-monty-python-founder-and-life-of-brian-director-dies-aged-77|title=Terry Jones, Monty Python founder and Life of Brian director, dies aged 77|last=Pulver|first=Andrew|date=22 January 2020|work=The Guardian|access-date=22 January 2020}}</ref>
*  1942   &ndash; [[David Sincock]], Australian cricketer
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Petru Popescu]], Romanian-American director, producer, and author
*  1944   &ndash; [[Burkhard Ziese]], German footballer and manager (d. 2010)
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[Serge Joyal]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 50th [[Secretary of State for Canada]]
*  1945   &ndash; [[Ferruccio Mazzola]], Italian footballer and manager (d. 2013)
*  1945   &ndash; [[Mary Jane Reoch]], American cyclist (d. 1993)<ref>{{cite web |title=Mary Jane -Miji- Reoch |url=http://www.sitiodeciclismo.net/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=29426 |website=el sitio de Ciclismo |access-date=16 September 2018}}</ref>
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Karen Krantzcke]], Australian tennis player<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=20003621| title = ITF Database}}</ref> (d. 1977)
*  1946   &ndash; [[Elisabeth Sladen]], English actress (d. 2011)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hadoke |first1=Toby |title=Elisabeth Sladen obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2011/apr/20/doctor-who-fantasy |website=The Guardian |access-date=1 February 2020 |date=20 April 2011}}</ref>
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Adam Ingram (Labour politician)|Adam Ingram]], Scottish computer programmer and politician, [[Minister of State for the Armed Forces]]
*  1947   &ndash; [[Normie Rowe]], Australian singer-songwriter and actor
*  1947   &ndash; [[Jessica Savitch]], American journalist (d. 1983)<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Rick James]], American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2004)<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Mike Campbell (musician)|Mike Campbell]], American guitarist, songwriter, and producer<ref name="AP"/> 
*  1950   &ndash; [[Ali Haydar Konca]], Turkish politician, 4th [[Minister of European Union Affairs (Turkey)|Turkish Minister of European Union Affairs]]
*  1950   &ndash; [[Rich Williams]], American guitarist and songwriter 
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Sonny Landreth]], American guitarist and songwriter<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Owoye Andrew Azazi]], Nigerian general (d. 2012)
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Chuck Dukowski]], American singer-songwriter and bass player
*  1954   &ndash; [[Bill Mumy]], American actor, writer, and musician<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[T. R. Dunn]], American basketball player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=T.R. Dunn |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/76618/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=31 January 2024}}</ref>
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Exene Cervenka]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP"/> 
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Gilbert Hernandez]], American author and illustrator
*  1957   &ndash; [[Mohammed Jamal Khalifa]], Saudi Arabian businessman (d. 2007)
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Luther Blissett]], Jamaican-English footballer and manager
*  1958   &ndash; [[Eleanor Laing]], Scottish lawyer and politician, [[Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland]]
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Wade Wilson (American football)|Wade Wilson]], American football player and coach (d. 2019)<ref>{{cite web |title=Wade Wilson |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/5/wade-wilson |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=31 January 2024}}</ref>
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Volker Fried]], German field hockey player and coach
*  1961   &ndash; [[Kaduvetti Guru]], Indian politician (d. 2018)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2018/may/26/veteran-pmk-leader-kaduvetti-j-guru-who-stood-for-vanniyar-pride-passes-away-in-tamil-nadu-1819659.html|title=Veteran PMK leader 'Kaduvetti' J Guru, who stood for Vanniyar pride, passes away in Tamil Nadu|date=May 26, 2018 }} [[The New Indian Express|THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS]] (26 may 2018)</ref>
*  1961   &ndash; [[Daniel M. Tani]], American engineer and astronaut
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[José Luis Cuciuffo]], Argentinian footballer (d. 2004)
*  1962   &ndash; [[Tomoyasu Hotei]], Japanese singer-songwriter and guitarist
*  1962   &ndash; [[Takashi Murakami]], Japanese painter and sculptor<ref name="UPI"/>
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Jani Lane]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2011)
*  1964   &ndash; [[Eli Ohana]], Israeli football player, and club chairman<ref>{{cite book| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=dAq4TGQsWwwC&dq=%22Eli+Ohana%22+1964+february&pg=PA32| title = ''Day by Day in Jewish Sports History''| year = 2008| publisher = KTAV Publishing House| isbn = 9780881259698}}</ref>
*  1964   &ndash; [[Mario Pelchat]], Canadian singer-songwriter
*  1964   &ndash; [[Linus Roache]], English actor<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Sherilyn Fenn]], American actress<ref name="AP"/>
*  1965   &ndash; [[Brandon Lee]], American actor and martial artist (d. 1993)<ref name="UPI"/>
*  1965   &ndash; [[Stéphanie of Monaco]]<ref>{{cite book|title=Scott's monthly stamp journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=no4uAAAAIAAJ|year=1966|page=63}}</ref>
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Michelle Akers]], American soccer player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/michelle-akers|title=Michelle Akers|website=IOC|access-date=February 1, 2021}}</ref>
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Meg Cabot]], American author and screenwriter<ref>{{cite book|author=Lisa Kumar|title=Something about the Author: Facts and Pictures about Authors and Illustrators of Books for Young People|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2tVkAAAAMAAJ|date=April 2007|publisher=Cengage Gale|isbn=978-0-7876-8799-1|page=26}}</ref>
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Lisa Marie Presley]], American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 2023)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://people.com/music/lisa-marie-presley-dead-at-54/ | title=Lisa Marie Presley, Daughter of Elvis and Priscilla, Dead at 54: 'The Most Strong and Loving Woman' }}</ref>
*  1968   &ndash; [[Mark Recchi]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Mark Recchi |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/mark-recchi-8450725 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=31 January 2024}}</ref>
*  1968   &ndash; [[Pauly Shore]], American actor and comedian<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bierly |first1=Mandi |title=Happy 40th Birthday, Pauly Shore! |url=https://ew.com/article/2008/02/01/pauly-shore-son/ |publisher=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=23 January 2023 |date=1 February 2008}}</ref>
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Gabriel Batistuta]], Argentinian footballer
*  1969   &ndash; [[Andrew Breitbart]], American journalist, author, and publisher (d. 2012)
*  1969   &ndash; [[Brian Krause]], American actor<ref name="AP"/>
*  1969   &ndash; [[Joshua Redman]], American musician and composer<ref name="AP"/>
*  1969   &ndash; [[Franklyn Rose]], Jamaican cricketer
*  1969   &ndash; [[Patrick Wilson (drummer)|Patrick Wilson]], American musician and songwriter<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Yasuyuki Kazama]], Japanese racing driver
*  1970   &ndash; [[Malik Sealy]], American basketball player and actor (d. 2000)
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Michael C. Hall]], American actor and producer<ref name="AP"/> 
*  1971   &ndash; [[Tommy Salo]], Swedish ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Tommy Salo |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/tommy-salo-8459541 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=31 January 2024}}</ref>
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Leymah Gbowee]], Liberian peace activist<ref>{{cite web |last1=Swanson |first1=Abigail |title=Leymah Gbowee (1972- ) • |url=https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/gbowee-leymah-1972/ |website=blackpast.org |access-date=26 July 2021 |date=5 December 2011}}</ref>
*  1972   &ndash; [[Christian Ziege]], German footballer
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Andrew DeClercq]], American basketball player and coach
*  1973   &ndash; [[Óscar Pérez Rojas]], Mexican footballer
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Walter McCarty]], American basketball player and coach
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Big Boi]], American rapper<ref>{{cite web |last1=Be Allah |first1=Sha |title=Happy 47th Birthday to Outkast's Big Boi! |url=https://thesource.com/2022/02/01/happy-47th-birthday-to-outkasts-big-boi/ |publisher=[[The Source]] |access-date=23 January 2023 |date=1 February 2022}}</ref>
*  1975   &ndash; [[Martijn Reuser]], Dutch footballer
*  1975   &ndash; [[Tomáš Vlasák]], Czech ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Tomas Vlasak |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/tomas-vlasak-8459543 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=31 January 2024}}</ref>
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Phil Ivey]], American poker player<ref>{{cite web| title = Phil Ivey| work = PokerNews| access-date = August 28, 2017| url = https://www.pokernews.com/poker-players/phil-ivey/}}</ref>
*  1976   &ndash; [[Mat Rogers]], Australian rugby player
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Robert Traylor]], American basketball player (d. 2011)
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Tim Harding (musician)|Tim Harding]], Australian singer and actor
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Valentín Elizalde]], Mexican singer-songwriter (d. 2006)
*  1979   &ndash; [[Jason Isbell]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP"/>
*  1979   &ndash; [[Juan (footballer, born 1979)|Juan]], Brazilian footballer
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Héctor Luna]], Dominican baseball player
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Hins Cheung]], Hong Kong singer-songwriter
*  1981   &ndash; [[Christian Giménez (footballer, born 1981)|Christian Giménez]], Argentinian footballer
*  1981   &ndash; [[Graeme Smith]], South African cricketer
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Gavin Henson]], Welsh rugby player
*  1982   &ndash; [[Shoaib Malik]], Pakistani cricketer
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Heather DeLoach]], American actress
*  1983   &ndash; [[Kevin Martin (basketball, born 1983)|Kevin Martin]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kmart23.com/about-youth.html|title=Kevin Martin Official Site - Youth|work=KMart23.com|publisher=Kevin Martin Official|access-date=2 February 2020}}</ref>
*  1983   &ndash; [[Jurgen Van den Broeck]], Belgian cyclist
*  1983   &ndash; [[Andrew VanWyngarden]], American singer-songwriter and musician<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Darren Fletcher]], Scottish footballer
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Dean Shiels]], Irish footballer
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Jorrit Bergsma]], Dutch speed skater
*  1986   &ndash; [[Lauren Conrad]], American fashion designer and author<ref name="AP"/>
*  1986   &ndash; [[Ladislav Šmíd]], Czech ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Ladislav Smid |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/ladislav-smid-8471222 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=31 January 2024}}</ref>
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Sebastian Boenisch]], Polish footballer
*  1987   &ndash; [[Moises Henriques]], Portuguese-Australian cricketer
*  1987   &ndash; [[Austin Jackson (baseball)|Austin Jackson]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/mlb/player/stats/_/id/29453|title=Austin Jackson|website=ESPN|access-date=10 March 2019}}</ref>
*  1987   &ndash; [[Heather Morris]], American actress, singer, and dancer<ref name="AP"/>
*  1987   &ndash; [[Giuseppe Rossi]], Italian footballer
*  1987   &ndash; [[Ronda Rousey]], American mixed martial artist, wrestler and actress<ref name="AP"/>
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Brett Anderson (baseball)|Brett Anderson]], American baseball player
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Ricky Pinheiro]], Portuguese footballer
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Tyler Myers]], American-Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Tyler Myers |url=https://www.nhl.com/canucks/player/tyler-myers-8474574 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=31 January 2024}}</ref>
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Blake Austin]], Australian rugby league player<ref>{{cite web|title=Blake Austin|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/blake-austin/summary.html|publisher=Rugby League Project}}</ref>
*  1991   &ndash; [[Kyle Palmieri]], American hockey player
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Sean Manaea]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Sean Manaea |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/sean-manaea-640455 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=31 January 2024}}</ref>
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Diego Mella]], Italian footballer
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Anna-Lena Friedsam]], German tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anna-Lena Friedsam {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/319091/anna-lena-friedsam |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref>
*  1994   &ndash; [[Julia Garner]], American actress<ref>{{Cite instagram |author= Julia Garner|user= juliagarnerofficial|postid= CKzxp9dF7zu|title= This is 27. Thank you everyone for the birthday wishes yesterday. I feel very lucky to have such special people around me. Love you all very much. 💕🍰💕 #aquarius#feb1st|access-date= 23 January 2023|date= 2 February 2021}}</ref>
*  1994   &ndash; [[Harry Styles]], English singer-songwriter and actor<ref>{{cite web|last=Rogers|first=Jude| author-link = Jude Rogers |title=Harry Styles: teen star turned serious player?|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/may/13/harry-styles-debut-solo-album-one-direction-observer-profile|website=[[The Guardian]]|location=London|access-date=24 October 2017|date=14 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024095518/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/may/13/harry-styles-debut-solo-album-one-direction-observer-profile|archive-date=24 October 2017|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> 
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Drew Eubanks]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Drew Eubanks |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1629234/drew-eubanks |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=31 January 2024}}</ref>
*  1997   &ndash; [[Jihyo]], South Korean singer<ref>{{Cite web|title=TWICE|url=http://twice.jype.com/|access-date=2020-11-05|website=twice.jype.com|language=ko}}</ref>
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Mohamed Abdelmonem]], Egyptian footballer<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce71/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2022™: List of Players: Al Ahly SC |publisher=FIFA |page=1 |date=7 February 2023 |access-date=18 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212205323/https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce71/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |archive-date=12 February 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Talanoa Hufanga]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Talanoa Hufanga |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4360853/talanoa-hufanga |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=31 January 2024}}</ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[583]] &ndash; [[Kan B'alam I]], ruler of [[Palenque]] (b. 524)
* [[772]] &ndash; [[Pope Stephen III]] (b. 720)
* [[850]] &ndash; [[Ramiro I of Asturias|Ramiro I]], king of [[Kingdom of Asturias|Asturias]]
*[[1222]] &ndash; [[Alexios I of Trebizond|Alexios Megas Komnenos]], first [[Empire of Trebizond|Emperor of Trebizond]]
*[[1248]] &ndash; [[Henry II, Duke of Brabant]] (b. 1207)
*[[1328]] &ndash; [[Charles IV of France]] (b. 1294)
*[[1501]] &ndash; [[Sigismund of Bavaria]] (b. 1439)
*[[1542]] &ndash; [[Girolamo Aleandro]], Italian cardinal (b. 1480)
*[[1563]] &ndash; [[Menas of Ethiopia]]
*[[1590]] &ndash; [[Lawrence Humphrey]], English theologian and academic (b. 1527)

===1601–1900===
*[[1691]] &ndash; [[Pope Alexander VIII]] (b. 1610)
*[[1718]] &ndash; [[Charles Talbot, 1st Duke of Shrewsbury]], English politician, [[Lord High Treasurer]] (b. 1660)
*[[1733]] &ndash; [[Augustus II the Strong]], Polish king (b. 1670)
*[[1734]] &ndash; [[John Floyer (physician)|John Floyer]], English physician and author (b. 1649)
*[[1743]] &ndash; [[Giuseppe Ottavio Pitoni]], Italian organist and composer (b. 1657)
*[[1750]] &ndash; [[Bakar of Georgia]] (b. 1699)
*[[1761]] &ndash; [[Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix]], French priest and historian (b. 1682)
*[[1768]] &ndash; [[Sir Robert Rich, 4th Baronet]], English field marshal and politician (b. 1685)
*[[1793]] &ndash; [[William Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington]], English politician, [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] (b. 1717)
*[[1803]] &ndash; [[Anders Chydenius]], Finnish economist, philosopher and Lutheran priest (b. 1729)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=14849|title=Anders Chydenius|publisher=Svenskt Biografiskt Lexikon|access-date=February 26, 2022|language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://kansallisbiografia.fi/kansallisbiografia/henkilo/2432|title=Chydenius, Anders (1729 - 1803)|work=SKS Henkilöhistoria|publisher=[[The National Biography of Finland]]|access-date=February 26, 2022|language=fi}}</ref>
*[[1832]] &ndash; [[Archibald Murphey]], American judge and politician (b. 1777)
*[[1851]] &ndash; [[Mary Shelley]], English novelist and playwright (b. 1797)<ref>{{cite book|last=Marsh|first=Nicholas|title=Mary Shelley: Frankenstein|location=Basingstoke|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|year=2009|isbn=978-0-23020-097-5|page=197}}</ref>
*[[1871]] &ndash; [[Alexander Serov]], Russian composer and critic (b. 1820)
*[[1893]] &ndash; [[George Henry Sanderson]], American lawyer and politician, 22nd [[Mayor of San Francisco]] (b. 1824)
*[[1897]] &ndash; [[Constantin von Ettingshausen]], Austrian geologist and botanist (b. 1826)

===1901–present===
*[[1903]] &ndash; [[Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet|Sir George Stokes]], Anglo-Irish physicist, mathematician, and politician (b. 1819)
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[Léon Serpollet]], French businessman (b. 1858)
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Carlos I of Portugal]] (b. 1863)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[James Boucaut]], English-Australian politician, 11th [[Premier of South Australia]] (b. 1831)<ref name=ADB>{{cite Australian Dictionary of Biography |id2=boucaut-sir-james-penn-3028 |title=Boucaut, Sir James Penn (1831 - 1916) |access-date=9 December 2013 |author=P. L. Edgar  |volume=3 |year=1969 |pages=199–200}}</ref>
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[William Desmond Taylor]], American actor and director (b. 1872)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Maurice Prendergast]], American painter (b. 1858)
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Hughie Jennings]], American baseball player and manager (b. 1869)
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Georgios Kondylis]], Greek general and politician, 128th [[Prime Minister of Greece]] (b. 1878)
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Philip Francis Nowlan]], American author, created ''[[Buck Rogers]]'' (b. 1888)
*  1940   &ndash; [[Zacharias Papantoniou]], Greek journalist and critic (b. 1877)
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Piet Mondrian]], Dutch-American painter (b. 1872)
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Nicolae Dumitru Cocea]], Romanian journalist, author, and activist (b. 1880)
*  1949   &ndash; [[Herbert Stothart]], American conductor and composer (b. 1885)
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Friedrich Paulus]], German general (b. 1890)
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Clinton Davisson]], American physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1888)
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Madame Sul-Te-Wan]], American actress (b. 1873)
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Hedda Hopper]], American actress and journalist (b. 1885)
*  1966   &ndash; [[Buster Keaton]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1895)
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Death of Echol Cole and Robert Walker|Echol Cole and Robert Walker]] - sparking the Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Alfréd Rényi]], Hungarian mathematician and academic (b. 1921)
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Werner Heisenberg]], German physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1901)
*  1976   &ndash; [[George Whipple]], American physician and pathologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1878)
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Abdi İpekçi]], Turkish journalist and activist (b. 1929)
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Donald Wills Douglas, Sr.]], American engineer and businessman, founded the [[Douglas Aircraft Company]] (b. 1892)
*  1981   &ndash; [[Geirr Tveitt]], Norwegian pianist and composer (b. 1908)
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Alva Myrdal]], Swedish sociologist and politician, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1902)
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Alessandro Blasetti]], Italian director and screenwriter (b. 1900)
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Heather O'Rourke]], American child actress (b. 1975)<ref name=siegel>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/355ac4e0f2b6bd8109f766de6ec0dfb8 |website=apnews.com |agency=[[Associated Press]]|title=Doctors: Unusual Circumstances Surrounded Actress' Death|date=February 4, 1988|last=Siegel|first=Fred|archive-url=https://archive.today/20190830193726/https://apnews.com/355ac4e0f2b6bd8109f766de6ec0dfb8|archive-date=August 30, 2019|url-status=live|access-date=January 1, 2020}}</ref>
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Elaine de Kooning]], American painter and academic (b. 1918)
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar]], Saudi Arabian writer and journalist (b. 1916) <ref>{{cite web |last1=Al-Omani |first1=Fadhil |title=أحمد عبدالغفور عطار.. الأديب الموسوعي الذي برع في كل الآداب والفنون |url=https://www.alriyadh.com/1738119 |website=alriyadh |access-date=1 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801175518/https://www.alriyadh.com/1738119 |archive-date=1 August 2022 |language=ar |date=16 February 2019}}</ref>
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Jean Hamburger]], French physician and surgeon (b. 1909)
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Ray Crawford]], American race car driver, pilot, and businessman (b. 1915)
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Herb Caen]], American journalist and author (b. 1916)
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Paul Mellon]], American art collector and philanthropist (b. 1907)
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[André D'Allemagne]], Canadian political scientist and academic (b. 1929)
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Aykut Barka]], Turkish geologist and academic (b. 1951)
*  2002   &ndash; [[Hildegard Knef]], German actress and singer (b. 1925)
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Space Shuttle Columbia|Space Shuttle ''Columbia'']] crew
**                [[Michael P. Anderson]], American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1959)
**                [[David M. Brown]], American captain, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1956)
**                [[Kalpana Chawla]], Indian-American engineer and astronaut (b. 1961)
**                [[Laurel Clark]], American captain, surgeon, and astronaut (b. 1961)
**                [[Rick Husband]], American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1957)
**                [[William C. McCool]], American commander, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1961)
**                [[Ilan Ramon]], Israeli colonel, pilot, and astronaut (b. 1954)
*  2003   &ndash; [[Mongo Santamaría]], Cuban-American drummer and bandleader (b. 1922)
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Suha Arın]], Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1942)
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[John Vernon]], Canadian-American actor (b. 1932)
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Gian Carlo Menotti]], Italian-American playwright and composer (b. 1911)
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Beto Carrero]], Brazilian actor and businessman (b. 1937)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Don Cornelius]], American television host and producer (b. 1936)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Wisława Szymborska]], Polish poet and translator, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1923)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Helene Hale]], American politician (b. 1918)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Barbee-Wooten |first1=Daphne |title=Helene H. Hale (1918-2013) |url=https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/hale-helene-h-1918-2013/ |website=blackpast.org |access-date=15 April 2020 |date=2 August 2013}}</ref>
*  2013   &ndash; [[Ed Koch]], American lawyer, judge, and politician, 105th [[Mayor of New York City]] (b. 1924)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Shanu Lahiri]], Indian painter and educator (b. 1928)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Cecil Womack]], American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1947)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Luis Aragonés]], Spanish footballer and manager (b. 1938)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Vasily Petrov (military)|Vasily Petrov]], Russian marshal (b. 1917)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Rene Ricard]], American poet, painter, and critic (b. 1946)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Maximilian Schell]], Austrian-Swiss actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1930)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Aldo Ciccolini]], Italian-French pianist (b. 1925)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Udo Lattek]], German footballer, manager, and sportscaster (b. 1935)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Monty Oum]], American animator, director, and screenwriter (b. 1981)
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Óscar Humberto Mejía Victores]], Guatemalan general and politician, 27th [[President of Guatemala]] (b. 1930)
*[[2017]] &ndash; [[Desmond Carrington]], British actor and broadcaster (b. 1926)
*[[2018]] &ndash; [[Barys Kit]], Belarusian rocket scientist (b. 1910)<ref>{{cite news|title=Famous Belarusian scientist Barys Kit dead at 107|url=http://belsat.eu/en/news/famous-belarusian-barys-kit-dead-at-107/|access-date=3 February 2018|publisher=[[Belsat]]|date=2 February 2012}}</ref>
*  2018   &ndash; [[Mowzey Radio]], Ugandan singer and songwriter (b. 1985)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://youthvillage.co.ke/10-facts-know-fallen-ugandan-music-idol-radio-weasel/|title=Born On 1st January, Died On 1st February, 10 Facts You Should Know About The Fallen Ugandan Music Star Mowzey Radio|date=1 February 2018|access-date=2 February 2018}}</ref> 
*[[2019]] &ndash; [[Jeremy Hardy]], English comedian, radio host and panelist (b. 1961)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-47056671|title=Jeremy Hardy: Comedian and Radio 4 panel star dies aged 57|work=BBC News|date=February 1, 2019}}</ref>
*  2019   &ndash; [[Clive Swift]], English actor (b. 1936)<ref name=barker>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/feb/01/clive-swift-obituary |title=Clive Swift obituary |first=Dennis |last=Barker |date=1 February 2019 |access-date=1 February 2019 |website=Theguardian.com}}</ref>
*  2019   &ndash; [[Wade Wilson (American football)|Wade Wilson]], American football player and coach (b. 1959)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://247sports.com/nfl/dallas-cowboys/ContentGallery/Police-issue-statement-on-Wade-Wilson-death-128581399/|title=Police issue statement on Wade Wilson death, Cowboys react|website=Dallas Cowboys|date=February 2019 }}</ref>
*[[2021]] &ndash; [[Dustin Diamond]], American actor, director, stand-up comedian, and musician (b. 1977)<ref>{{cite news|url =https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2021/02/01/dustin-diamond-dead-saved-bell-star-44/4343089001/ |title = Dustin Diamond dead; 'Saved by the Bell' star was 44 (Report) |work =[[USA Today]]|date = February 1, 2021|access-date = February 1, 2021|last1 = Henderson |first1 = Sydney}}</ref>
*  2021   &ndash; [[Temur Tsiklauri]], Georgian pop singer and actor (b. 1946)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://agenda.ge/en/news/2021/271|title=Singer Temur Tsiklauri dies of Covid at 75|date = February 1, 2021|website=Agenda.ge|access-date = February 1, 2021}}</ref>
*[[2022]] &ndash; [[Remi De Roo]], Canadian bishop of the [[Catholic Church]] (b. 1924)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bderoo.html|title=Bishop Remi Joseph De Roo}}</ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
* [[Mauritius#Holidays and festivals|Abolition of Slavery Day]] ([[Mauritius]])
* [[Public holidays in Nicaragua|Air Force Day]] ([[Nicaragua]])
* Christian [[feast day]]:
** [[Beatification|Blessed]] [[Candelaria of San José]]
** [[Brigid of Kildare|Brigid]] of [[Ireland]] ([[Saint Brigid's Day]])
** [[Verdiana]]
** [[February 1 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
* Earliest day on which [[Constitution of Mexico|Constitution Day]] can fall, while February 7 is the latest; celebrated on the first Monday in February. ([[Mexico]])
* [[Federal Territory Day]] ([[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Labuan Territory|Labuan]] and [[Putrajaya]], [[Malaysia]])
* [[Public holidays in Rwanda|Heroes Day]] ([[Rwanda]])
* [[Imbolc|Saint Brigid's Day/Imbolc]] ([[Ireland]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Government agrees Covid Recognition Payment and New Public Holiday|url=https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/b926b-government-agrees-covid-recognition-payment-and-new-public-holiday/|website=[[Gov.ie]]|date=January 19, 2022 |publisher=[[Department of the Taoiseach]]|access-date=20 January 2022}}</ref> [[Scotland]], [[Isle of Man]], and some [[Neopaganism|Neopagan]] groups in the Northern hemisphere)
* [[Public holidays in Hungary|Memorial Day of the Republic]] ([[Hungary]])
* [[National Freedom Day]] ([[United States]])
* The start of [[Black History Month]] (United States and [[Canada]])

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/1 BBC: On This Day]
* {{NYT On this day|month=2|day=1}}
* [https://www.onthisday.com/events/february/1 Historical Events on February 1]

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