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After studying theology, he became Agent-General of the Clergy in 1780.
Famous Birthdays on February 2
1754 — Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
French politician, Prime Minister of France (died 1838)
February 2 has 335 recorded notable births across history, from 1208 to 2006. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Major events on February 2
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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. Source
- 1942 The Osvald Group is responsible for the first, active event of anti-Nazi resistance in Norway, to protest the inauguration of Vidkun Quisling. Source
- 1870 The Seven Brothers (Seitsemän veljestä), a novel by Finnish author Aleksis Kivi, is published first time in several thin booklets. Source
- 1848 Mexican–American War: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed. Source
Did you know
Yasuko Namba first summited Kilimanjaro on New Year's Day in 1982, and summited Aconcagua exactly two years later.
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Hart achieved an early degree of fame when he became the youngest wrestler to be signed to the World Wrestling Federation.
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Misick is a member of the Progressive National Party (PNP) and became chief minister when his party, after eight years as the opposition party, gained two parliamentary seats in by-elections.
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Louis won the 1967 and 1968 National League pennants and the 1967 World Series, and he was named National League Manager of the Year in 1967 and 1968.
More major people born on February 2
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1949
Yasuko Namba
Japanese mountaineer (died 1996)
Yasuko Namba was the second Japanese woman to climb the Seven Summits. Namba worked as a businesswoman for FedEx in Japan, but her hobby of mountaineering took her all over the world.
1980
Teddy Hart
Canadian wrestler
Edward Ellsworth Annis is a Canadian-American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Teddy Hart. He currently works on the independent circuit.
1966
Michael Misick
Caicos Islander politician, Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands
Michael Eugene Misick is a Turks and Caicos Islander politician who was the 7th Chief Minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands from 15 August 2003 to 9 August 2006 and was the 1st Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands…
1923
Red Schoendienst
American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 2018)
Albert Fred "Red" Schoendienst was an American professional baseball second baseman and manager. He played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St.
1950
Genichiro Tenryu
Japanese wrestler
Genichiro Shimada , better known as Genichiro Tenryu is a Japanese retired professional wrestler and professional wrestling promoter.
1995
Arfa Karim
Pakistani student and computer prodigy (died 2012)
Arfa Abdul Karim Randhawa (Urdu: ارفع عبد الکریم رندھاوا, Punjabi: ارفع عبد الکریم رندھاوا; 2 February 1995 – 14 January 2012) was a Pakistani student and computer prodigy who became the youngest Microsoft Certified…
1967
Artūrs Irbe
Latvian ice hockey player and coach
Artūrs Irbe is a Latvian professional ice hockey coach and former goaltender.
1904
Bozorg Alavi
Iranian author and activist (died 1997)
Bozorg Alavi was an influential Iranian writer, novelist, and political intellectual.
1669
Louis Marchand
French organist and composer (died 1732)
Louis Marchand was a French organist, harpsichordist and composer. Born into an organist's family, Marchand was a child prodigy and quickly established himself as one of the best known French virtuosos of his time.
1611
Ulrik of Denmark
Danish prince-bishop (died 1633)
Prince Ulrik of Denmark was a son of King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway and his consort Queen Anne Catherine of Brandenburg.
1457
Peter Martyr d'Anghiera
Italian-Spanish historian and author (died 1526)
Peter Martyr d'Anghiera, formerly known in English as Peter Martyr of Angleria, was a Savoyard historian at the service of Spain during the Age of Exploration.
1975
Donald Driver
American football player
Donald Jerome Driver is an American former professional football wide receiver who played for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL).
1786
Jacques Philippe Marie Binet
French mathematician, physicist, and astronomer (died 1856)
Jacques Philippe Marie Binet was a French mathematician, physicist and astronomer born in Rennes; he died in Paris, France, in 1856.
1978
Faye White
English footballer
Faye Deborah White, is an English former footballer who captained Arsenal Women in the FA Women's Super League and is the longest-serving female captain of England to date.
1978
Rich Sommer
American actor
Richard Sommer is an American actor, known for his portrayal of Harry Crane on the AMC drama series Mad Men (2007–2015) for which he earned two Screen Actors Guild Awards along with the ensemble cast.
1949
Brent Spiner
American actor and singer
Brent Jay Spiner is an American actor best known for his role as the android Data on the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994), four subsequent films (1994–2002), and Star Trek: Picard…
1937
Don Buford
American baseball player and coach
Donald Alvin Buford is an American former professional baseball player scout, coach and manager.
1977
Libor Sionko
Czech footballer
Libor Sionko is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. At club level he started in his home town of Ostrava, playing for the youth teams of TJ Vítkovice and Baník Ostrava.
1923
Liz Smith
American journalist and author (died 2017)
Mary Elizabeth Smith was an American gossip columnist. She was known as "The Grand Dame of Dish".