Daily Calendar for Wednesday, February 2, 2022

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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