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02 February, 2002
The wedding of Crown Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands to the Argentinean born Máxima Zorreguieta takes place.
02 February, 2002
Eurodoc, the European Council for Doctoral Candidates and Junior Researchers, is founded in Girona, Spain.
02 February, 1998
A Cebu Pacific Air DC-9-32 crashes into a mountain near Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, killing 104.
02 February, 1990
Apartheid: In South Africa President F.W. de Klerk allows the African National Congress to legally function again and promises to set Nelson Mandela free.
02 February, 1989
Soviet war in Afghanistan: The last Soviet Union armored column leaves Kabul, ending nine years of military occupation.
02 February, 1989
Satellite television service Sky Television plc launched in Europe.
02 February, 1982
Hama Massacre: The government of Syria attacks the town of Hama and kills thousands of people.
02 February, 1980
Reports surface that FBI personnel were targeting members of the U.S. Congress in the Abscam sting operation.
02 February, 1980
This Revolutionary Communist Party of Turkey is formally founded.
02 February, 1976
The Groundhog Day gale hits the north-eastern United States and south-eastern Canada.
02 February, 1974
The F-16 Fighting Falcon flies for the first time.
02 February, 1972
The British embassy in Dublin is destroyed in protest over Bloody Sunday.
02 February, 1971
After a coup in Uganda, Idi Amin replaces President Milton Obote as leader.
02 February, 1967
The American Basketball Association is formed.
02 February, 1966
Pakistan suggests a six-point agenda with Kashmir dispute as number one item for the proposed Indo-Pak ministerial talks after 1965 war.
02 February, 1957
President Iskander Mirza of Pakistan lays the foundation-stone of the Guddu Barrage across river Indus near Sukkur.
02 February, 1946
The Proclamation of Hungarian Republic is made.
02 February, 1943
World War II: The last German forces surrender to the Soviets after the Battle of Stalingrad.
02 February, 1940
Frank Sinatra debuts with the Tommy Dorsey orchestra.
02 February, 1935
Leonard Keeler tests the first polygraph machine.
02 February, 1933
Adolf Hitler dissolves the German Parliament.
02 February, 1925
Serum run to Nome: Dog sleds reach Nome, Alaska with diphtheria serum, inspiring the Iditarod race.
02 February, 1922
Ulysses by James Joyce is published in Paris, France.
02 February, 1920
The Tartu Peace Treaty is signed between Estonia and Russia.
02 February, 1920
France occupies Memel.
02 February, 1913
Grand Central Station was opened in New York City.
02 February, 1901
Queen Victorias funeral takes place.
02 February, 1899
The Australian Premiers Conference held in Melbourne decides to locate Australias capital (Canberra) between Sydney and Melbourne.
02 February, 1887
In Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania the first Groundhog Day is observed.
02 February, 1882
The Knights of Columbus are formed in New Haven, Connecticut.
02 February, 1880
The first electric streetlight is installed in Wabash, Indiana.
02 February, 1878
Greece declares war on Turkey.
02 February, 1876
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs of Major League Baseball is formed.
02 February, 1848
Mexican-American War: The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed, ending the war.
02 February, 1848
California Gold Rush: The first ship with Chinese emigrants seeking fortune in Californias gold country arrives in San Francisco, California.
02 February, 1812
Russia establishes a fur trading colony at what is now Fort Ross, California.
02 February, 1790
The U.S. Supreme Court convenes for the first time after an unsuccessful attempt on February 1.
02 February, 1787
Arthur St. Clair is elected the 9th President of the President of the Continental Congress under the Articles of Confederation.
02 February, 1709
Alexander Selkirk is rescued from shipwreck on a desert island, inspiring the book Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe.
02 February, 1653
New Amsterdam (later renamed The City of New York) is incorporated.
02 February, 1542
Portuguese under Christovão da Gama capture a Moslem-occupied hillfort in northern Ethiopia in the Battle of Baçente.
02 February, 1536
Spaniard Pedro de Mendoza founds Buenos Aires, Argentina.
02 February, 1509
The Battle of Diu takes place near Diu, India, between Portugal and Turkey.
02 February, 1032
Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor becomes King of Burgundy.
02 February, 962
Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor in nearly 40 years.

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