February 1 birthdays, facts & history
Everything about being born on February 1, from your sign and birth stone to who shares your birthday.
Zodiac sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Jan 20 – Feb 18
Birth stone
Amethyst
Birth flower
Violet
How common
#192 of 366
by US birth counts
Famous February 1 birthdays
Thomas Cole · 19th-century American painter1801
G. Stanley Hall · American psychologist and educator1844
Hugo von Hofmannsthal · Austrian novelist, librettist, poet, dramatist1874
Yevgeny Zamyatin · Russian author1884
John Ford · American film director1894
Clark Gable · American actor1901
Vivian Maier · French-American photographer1926
Boris Yeltsin · Soviet and Russian politician, 1st President of Russia1931
Roger Y. Tsien · American biochemist1952
Jackie Shroff · Indian film actor1957
Brandon Lee · American actor1965
Michelle Akers · American soccer player1966
Lisa Marie Presley · American singer-songwriter1968
Gabriel Batistuta · Argentine association football player1969
Michael C. Hall · American actor1971
Leymah Gbowee · Liberian peace activiste1972
Katrín Jakobsdóttir · 28th Prime Minister of Iceland1976
Ronda Rousey · American former mixed martial arts fighter1987
Harry Styles · English singer, songwriter and actor1994
Julia Garner · American actress1994
On this day in history
1942Voice of America, the official external radio and television service of the United States federal government, began broadcasting to Germany during World War II.
2007The National Weather Service in the United States switches from the Fujita scale to the new Enhanced Fujita scale to measure the intensity and strength of tornadoes.
2009Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir became the first female prime minister of Iceland.
2021The Burmese military staged a coup d'état that deposed the democratically elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, sparking nationwide protests and a civil war.
1979Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returned from exile and soon led the Iranian Revolution to overthrow the Pahlavi dynasty.
1996The Communications Decency Act is passed by the U.S. Congress.
1998Rear Admiral Lillian E. Fishburne becomes the first female African American to be promoted to rear admiral.
2001The Timor-Leste Defence Force was established from the erstwhile anti-Indonesian independence movement Falintil.
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