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File:LeopoldIIBelgien.jpg|Leopold II |
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File:Leopold-II-van-België.JPG|Leopold II of Belgium |
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File:Jean Baptiste Bernadotte.jpg|Jean Baptiste Bernadotte |
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File:Welcome Stranger.jpg|The "Welcome Stranger" gold nugget |
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File:Carol Popp de Szathmary - Alexandru Ioan Cuza.jpg|Alexandru Ioan Cuza |
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File:Moliagul WS inscription.JPG|Obelisk commemorating the discovery of the Welcome Stranger nugget |
File:Moliagul WS inscription.JPG|Obelisk commemorating the discovery of the Welcome Stranger nugget |
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| [[1637]] – Ninety-eight sales for rare [[tulip]] bulbs<!-- ''(catalog pictured)''--> were recorded on the last day of '''[[tulip mania]]''', a [[Economic bubble|speculative bubble]] in the [[Dutch Republic]]. |
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| [[1782]] – Running out of medical supplies to combat [[scurvy]], British troops surrendered to an allied Franco-Spanish force, completing the latter's '''[[Invasion of Minorca (1781)|invasion]]''' of the island of [[Minorca]] in the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. |
| [[1782]] – Running out of medical supplies to combat [[scurvy]], British troops surrendered to an allied Franco-Spanish force, completing the latter's '''[[Invasion of Minorca (1781)|invasion]]''' of the island of [[Minorca]] in the [[Mediterranean Sea]]. |
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| [[1862]] – [[Domnitor]] '''[[Alexandru Ioan Cuza]]''' merged his two [[principality|principalities]], [[Wallachia]] and [[Moldavia]], to form the '''[[ |
| [[1862]] – [[Domnitor]] '''[[Alexandru Ioan Cuza]]''' merged his two [[principality|principalities]], [[Wallachia]] and [[Moldavia]], to form the '''[[United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia|United Principalities]]''', the core of the Romanian nation-state. |
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| [[1885]] – [[Leopold II of Belgium]] established the '''[[Congo Free State]]''' as his personal possession in Africa through his organization [[International African Association]] and his private army, the [[Force Publique]]. |
| [[1885]] – [[Leopold II of Belgium]] established the '''[[Congo Free State]]''' as his personal possession in Africa through his organization [[International African Association]] and his private army, the [[Force Publique]]. |
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| [[1917]] – The current '''[[constitution of Mexico]]''' was adopted, establishing a [[federal republic]] with [[Separation of powers|powers separated]] into independent [[Executive (government)|executive]], [[Legislature|legislative]], and [[Judiciary|judicial]] branches. |
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| [[1924]] – Hourly [[Greenwich Time Signal]]s |
| [[1924]] – Hourly '''[[Greenwich Time Signal]]s''' from the [[Royal Observatory, Greenwich|Royal Greenwich Observatory]] were first broadcast by the [[BBC]]. |
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| [[1988]] – The first '''[[Comic Relief|Red Nose Day]]''' raised {{nowrap |
| [[1988]] – The first '''[[Comic Relief|Red Nose Day]]''' raised {{nowrap|£15 million}} in the United Kingdom for [[charity (practice)|charity]]. |
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| [[1994]] – The [[Army of Republika Srpska]] carried out the first of '''[[Markale massacres|two bombardments]]''' against civilians in the marketplace in [[Sarajevo]], which were the stated reason for [[Operation Deliberate Force|NATO air strikes]] against Bosnian Serb forces. |
| [[1994]] – The [[Army of Republika Srpska]] carried out the first of '''[[Markale massacres|two bombardments]]''' against civilians in the marketplace in [[Sarajevo]], which were the stated reason for [[Operation Deliberate Force|NATO air strikes]] against Bosnian Serb forces. |
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* [[62]] – [[Pompeii]] was severely damaged by '''[[62 Pompeii earthquake|a strong earthquake]]''', which may have been a precursor to |
* [[AD 62]] – [[Pompeii]] was severely damaged by '''[[AD 62 Pompeii earthquake|a strong earthquake]]''', which may have been a precursor to [[Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD|the eruption of Mount Vesuvius]] that destroyed the town 17 years later. |
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* [[1818]] – '''[[Charles XIV John|Charles XIV John]]''' ''(pictured)'' succeeded to the thrones of [[Union between Sweden and Norway|Sweden and Norway]] as the first monarch of the [[House of Bernadotte]]. |
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* [[1941]] – [[World War II|Second World War]]: British and [[Free French Forces|Free French]] forces began the '''[[Battle of Keren]]''' to capture the strategic town of [[Keren, Eritrea|Keren]] in [[Italian Eritrea]]. |
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* [[1861]] – In a speech before the [[United States Congress|U.S. Congress]], Representative '''[[John Edward Bouligny]]'''<!-- ''(pictured)''--> refused to join his fellow [[Louisiana]] congressmen in heeding [[Louisiana secession|the state's secession convention]] and resigning. |
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* [[1958]] – A [[Mark 15 nuclear bomb]] disappeared off the shores of [[Tybee Island, Georgia]], after it was jettisoned during a practice exercise when the bomber carrying it '''[[1958 Tybee Island mid-air collision|collided in midair]]''' with a fighter plane. |
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* [[1917]] – The [[United States Congress|U.S. Congress]] overrode President [[Woodrow Wilson]]'s veto to pass the '''[[Immigration Act of 1917]]''', establishing new restrictions on immigrants, including the wholesale ban of people from much of Asia. |
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* Born/died: | '''[[Philipp Spener]]'''<!--German theologian--> |d|1705| '''[[William Cullen]]'''<!--Scottish physician--> |d|1790| '''[[Johan Ludvig Runeberg]]'''<!--Finnish/Swedish priest/poet--> |b|1804| '''[[Francisco Varallo]]'''<!--Argentine footballer--> |b|1910| '''[[Colin Robert Chase]]'''<!--Canadian academic--> |b|1935| '''[[Gheorghe Hagi]]'''<!--Romanian footballer--> |b|1965| '''[[Neymar]]'''<!--Brazilian footballer--> |b|1992 |
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'''[[February 5]]''': [[Public holidays in Mexico|Constitution Day]] in '''[[Mexico]]''' ([[1917]]) |
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* [[1909]] – Belgian chemist [[Leo Baekeland]] announced his invention of '''[[Bakelite]]''' ''(production device pictured)'', the world's first synthetic [[plastic]]. |
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* [[1913]] – [[Claudio Monteverdi]]'s last opera, '''''[[L'incoronazione di Poppea]]''''', was performed theatrically for the first time in more than 250 years. |
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* [[1958]] – After '''[[1958 Tybee Island mid-air collision|a mid-air collision with a fighter plane]]''' during a practice exercise off [[Tybee Island, Georgia]], a [[United States Air Force|U.S. Air Force]] bomber jettisoned a [[Mark 15 nuclear bomb|Mark 15 nuclear bomb]], which was presumed lost. |
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* [[1985]] – The mayors of [[Carthage (municipality)|Carthage]] and [[Rome]] signed a symbolic peace treaty to officially end the '''[[Third Punic War]]''', 2,134 years after it began. |
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* [[1818]] – [[Marshal of France]] '''[[Charles XIV John of Sweden|Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte]]''' ascended to the thrones of Sweden and Norway. |
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* [[2019]] – '''[[Pope Francis]]''' became the first pope to celebrate a [[papal Mass]] in the [[Arabian Peninsula]]. |
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{{Born and died list| '''[[Marcus Ward Lyon Jr.]]'''<!--American mammalogist--> |b|1875| '''[[William Bostock]]'''<!--Australian air marshal--> |b|1892| '''[[Margaret Oakley Dayhoff]]'''<!--American biochemist--> |d|1983| '''[[Bhuvneshwar Kumar]]'''<!--Indian cricketer--> |b|1990}} |
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Latest revision as of 23:27, 5 February 2024
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Leopold II
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Leopold II of Belgium
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The "Welcome Stranger" gold nugget
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Alexandru Ioan Cuza
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Bill Ponsford
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A tulip from a 1637 Dutch catalog
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John Edward Bouligny
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Charles XIV John
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USS Port Royal (CG-73) after having run aground on a coral reef
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Sapporo Snow Festival in Japan begins (2018) | primary sources |
Kashmir Solidarity Day in Pakistan | stub |
1637 – Ninety-eight sales for rare tulip bulbs were recorded on the last day of tulip mania, a speculative bubble in the Dutch Republic. | citations needed |
1782 – Running out of medical supplies to combat scurvy, British troops surrendered to an allied Franco-Spanish force, completing the latter's invasion of the island of Minorca in the Mediterranean Sea. | refimprove |
1862 – Domnitor Alexandru Ioan Cuza merged his two principalities, Wallachia and Moldavia, to form the United Principalities, the core of the Romanian nation-state. | Cuza: refimprove; Principalities: lots of CN tags |
1885 – Leopold II of Belgium established the Congo Free State as his personal possession in Africa through his organization International African Association and his private army, the Force Publique. | refimprove |
1924 – Hourly Greenwich Time Signals from the Royal Greenwich Observatory were first broadcast by the BBC. | refimprove section |
1963 – The European Court of Justice's ruling in Van Gend en Loos v Nederlandse Administratie der Belastingen established the principle of direct effect, one of the basic tenets of European Union law. | refimprove |
1988 – The first Red Nose Day raised £15 million in the United Kingdom for charity. | refimprove |
1994 – The Army of Republika Srpska carried out the first of two bombardments against civilians in the marketplace in Sarajevo, which were the stated reason for NATO air strikes against Bosnian Serb forces. | outdated |
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- AD 62 – Pompeii was severely damaged by a strong earthquake, which may have been a precursor to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius that destroyed the town 17 years later.
- 1783 – The first of five strong earthquakes hit the region of Calabria on the Italian Peninsula, killing more than 32,000 people over a period of nearly two months.
- 1818 – Charles XIV John (pictured) succeeded to the thrones of Sweden and Norway as the first monarch of the House of Bernadotte.
- 1861 – In a speech before the U.S. Congress, Representative John Edward Bouligny refused to join his fellow Louisiana congressmen in heeding the state's secession convention and resigning.
- 1869 – Prospectors in Moliagul, Australia, discovered the largest alluvial gold nugget ever found, known as the Welcome Stranger.
- 1917 – The U.S. Congress overrode President Woodrow Wilson's veto to pass the Immigration Act of 1917, establishing new restrictions on immigrants, including the wholesale ban of people from much of Asia.
- 1923 – Australian cricketer Bill Ponsford made 429 runs to break the world record for the highest first-class score.
- 2000 – Second Chechen War: As the Battle of Grozny came to a close, Russian forces summarily executed at least 60 civilians in Grozny's Novye Aldi suburb.
- 2004 – The National Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Haiti captured the city of Gonaïves, starting a coup d'état against President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's government.
- 2008 – Eighty-seven tornadoes occurred over the course of the Super Tuesday tornado outbreak across multiple U.S. states, causing 56 deaths and over $1 billion in damage.
- 2004 – At least 21 cockle-gatherers were drowned by an incoming tide in Morecambe Bay, England, prompting the establishment of the British government's Gangmasters Licensing Authority.
- 2009 – The United States Navy guided missile cruiser Port Royal ran aground (pictured) on a coral reef off the island of Oahu.
- Born/died: | Philipp Spener |d|1705| William Cullen |d|1790| Johan Ludvig Runeberg |b|1804| Francisco Varallo |b|1910| Colin Robert Chase |b|1935| Gheorghe Hagi |b|1965| Neymar |b|1992
Notes
- 1169 Sicily earthquake appears on February 4, so Pompeii and Calabrian earthquakes should not appear in the same year
- Battle of Grozny (1999–2000) (same war) featured on February 6, so Novye Aldi massacre should not appear in the same year.
February 5: Constitution Day in Mexico (1917)
- 1909 – Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland announced his invention of Bakelite (production device pictured), the world's first synthetic plastic.
- 1913 – Claudio Monteverdi's last opera, L'incoronazione di Poppea, was performed theatrically for the first time in more than 250 years.
- 1958 – After a mid-air collision with a fighter plane during a practice exercise off Tybee Island, Georgia, a U.S. Air Force bomber jettisoned a Mark 15 nuclear bomb, which was presumed lost.
- 1985 – The mayors of Carthage and Rome signed a symbolic peace treaty to officially end the Third Punic War, 2,134 years after it began.
- 2019 – Pope Francis became the first pope to celebrate a papal Mass in the Arabian Peninsula.
- Marcus Ward Lyon Jr. (b. 1875)
- William Bostock (b. 1892)
- Margaret Oakley Dayhoff (d. 1983)
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar (b. 1990)