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What are the important events that happened on February 1? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
February 1: Facts & Myths About This Day
February 1 is the 32nd day of the year 2023 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 333 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is January 19, 2023 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 1,675,209,600 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘triacontadigon’ day.
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Aquarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Amethyst is the modern birthstone for this month. Bloodstone is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 374 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 3,694 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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February 1 Historical Events
- 1790 –In New York City, the Supreme Court of the United States convenes for the first time.
- 1814 –Mayon Volcano, in the Philippines, erupts, killing around 1,200 people, the most devastating eruption of the volcano.
- 1957 –Felix Wankel’s first working prototype DKM 54 of the Wankel engine runs at the NSU research and development department Versuchsabteilung TX in Germany
- 1989 –The Western Australian towns of Kalgoorlie and Boulder amalgamate to form the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder.
- 2003 –New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Water Sheep in Chinese astrology.
Who were born on February 1?
- 1936 –Azie Taylor Morton, American civil servant, and 35th Treasurer of the United States (d. 2003)
- 1939 –Joe Sample, American jazz pianist
- 1953 –Brendan Batson, English former footballer
- 1972 –Kami (musician), drummer of Japanese visual kei band Malice Mizer (d. 1999)
- 1977 –Kevin Kilbane, Irish footballer
Who died on February 1?
- 1940 –Philip Francis Nowlan, science fiction writer, creator of Buck Rogers character (b. 1888)
- 1966 –Hedda Hopper, American film actress and gossip columnist (b. 1885)
- 2002 –Hildegard Knef, German actress, singer, and writer (b. 1925)
- 2003 –Crew of the STS-107 Mission (Space Shuttle Columbia disaster): Laurel Clark (b. 1961)
- 2005 –John Vernon, Canadian actor (b. 1932)
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