Top Historical Events That Happened on February 02

1943  Battle of Stalingrad ends with final surrender of the German army.   

1944  4th US marine division conquerors Roi, Marshall Islands.   

1944  Allied troops inaugural set foot on Japanese territory.   

1945  Escape attempt at Mauthausen concentration camp.   

1945  Karl F Goerdeler, mayor (Leipzig)/"July 20th plot", hanged at 60   

1946  "Nellie Bly" closes at Adelphi Theater NYC after 16 performances.   

1948  President Truman urges congress to adopt a civil rights program   

1949  Golfing champion Ben Hogan seriously injured in an auto accident   

1949  The inaugural 45 RPM record released can Rock and Roll be far behind   

1950  inaugural broadcast of "What's My Line," on CBS-TV   

1951  -35ºF (-37ºC), Greenburg, Indiana (state record until 1994)   

1952  Charles De Roche, actor (10 Commandments), dies at 72.   

1953  Gustav Strube, composer, dies at 85   

1954  President Eisenhower reports detonation of inaugural H-bomb (done in 1952)   

1954  Snow falls on Gibraltar   

1954  Theodor Rogalski, composer, dies at 52   

1955  The inaugural Presidential news conference on network TV-Eisenhower on ABC.   

1956  Coasters sign with Atlantic Records   

1956  Charley Grapewin, actor (Ellery Queen), dies at 86   

1957  Liz Taylor's 3rd marriage (Mike Todd)   

1957  In this year, UN formally adopts a resolution calling for Israeli troops to leave Egypt   

1958  Syria joins Egypt in United Arab Republic.   

1959  Buddy Holly's last performance.   

1959  Vince Lombardi signs a 5 year contract to coach the Green Bay Packers.   

1959  Frank DeCaires, cricketer (WI bat v Eng 1930, 3 Tests 232 runs), dies   

1960  Michale Eufemia sinks 625 balls in pool match without a miss   

1960  Jeno Huszka, composer, dies at 84   

1961  Prince Bernhard opens new RAI building in Amsterdam.   

1961  Adolf Vogl, composer, dies at 87   

1962  8 of 9 planets align for inaugural time in 400 years   

1963  Herman Bouber, [Blom], actor/playwright (Bluejackets), dies at 77   

1964  GI Joe, debuts as a popular American boy's toy   

1964  Sjoukje Dijkstra (Netherlands) win Olympics gold for figure skating   

1965  Richard P Blackmur, US, critic/publisher (Good European), dies at 61.   

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1208  James i of aragon: James i of aragon (d. 1276)   

1455  King john of denmark: King john of denmark (d. 1513)   

1494  Bona sforza: Queen of sigismund i of poland   

1502  Damião de góis: Portuguese philosopher   

1506  René de birague: French cardinal and chancellor   

1522  Lodovico ferrari: Italian mathematician   

1583  Anna roemers visscher: Dutch poetess   

1595  Jacob van campen: Painter/architect (new church, amsterdam)   

0672  Death of Saint chad: Saint chad   

1032  Death of Rudolf iii: Last independent king of bourgundy,   

1124  BoÅ™ivoj ii of bohemia: BoÅ™ivoj ii of bohemia   

1218  Death of Konstantin of rostov: Prince of novgorod (b. 1186)   

1250  Death of Eric xi of sweden: Eric xi of sweden (b. 1216)   

1435  Death of Johanna ii: Lawless queen of naples (1414-35),   

1461  Death of Owen tudor: Welsh founder of the tudor dynasty of england   

1491  Death of Martin schongauer: German painter,