Daily Calendar for Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Born
- Havelock Ellis (scientist) –
- James Joyce (author) –
- William Rose Benet (poet) –
- Charles Correll (actor) –
- George Halas (football player) –
- Gale Gordon (actor) –
- Ann Fogarty (fashion designer) –
- James Dickey (poet) –
- Stan Getz (musician) –
- Thomas Smothers III (comedian) –
- Bo Hopkins (actor) –
- Graham Nash (musician
) –
- Farrah Fawcett (actress) –
- Jessica Savitch (broadcast journalist) –
- Christie Brinkley (model) –
- Michael Weiss (champion figure skater) –
- Shakira (singer) –
Died
- Boris Karloff (actor) –
- Bertrand Russell (mathematician & philosopher) –
- Gene Kelly (dancer & actor) –
- Philip Seymour Hoffman (actor) –
Events
- Cardiff Giant hoax revealed–
- The Knights of Columbus formed, New Haven, CT–
- Grand Central Terminal, the great train station of New York City, opened. Over 150,000 people visited on opening day–
- Charlie Chaplin made his film debut in Making a Living–
- The Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV–
Weather
- The Wabash River in Indiana crested nine feet above flood stage–
- Groundhog Day gale hit northeastern U.S. and southeastern Canada–
- An East Coast blizzard brought winds up to 50 mph and below-zero temperatures–
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