February 2 birthdays, facts & history
Everything about being born on February 2, 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
#273 of 366
by US birth counts
Famous February 2 birthdays
James Joyce · Irish novelist and poet1882
Abdullah I of Jordan · Ruler of Transjordan and Jordan from 1921 to 19511882
Mikhail Frunze · Soviet army officer1885
Antonio Segni · 4th President of Italy1891
Jascha Heifetz · Russian-American violinist1901
Ayn Rand · Russian-born American writer and public philosopher1905
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing · French official and politician1926
Stan Getz · American jazz saxophonist1927
Dale T. Mortensen · American economist1939
Blake Clark · American stand-up comedian1946
Isaias Afwerki · President of Eritrea since 19931946
Farrah Fawcett · American actress1947
Brent Spiner · American actor1949
Park Geun-hye · President of South Korea from 2013 to 20171952
Andrej Kiska · 4th President of Slovakia1963
Eva Cassidy · American singer1963
Shakira · Colombian singer-songwriter1977
Gerard Piqué · Spanish association football player1987
Ivan Perišić · Croatian footballer1989
Paul Mescal · Irish actor1996
On this day in history
1913New York City's Grand Central Terminal, the world's largest train station by number of platforms, opened immediately after midnight.
1934The Export–Import Bank of the United States, the country's official export credit agency, was established.
2009Omid, Iran's first domestically made satellite, was launched from Semnan Space Center.
2025Slovenian NBA player Luka Doncic is traded from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis in one of the largest trades in American sports history.
1974The F-16 Fighting Falcon, the most numerous fixed-wing aircraft currently in military service, made its first flight.
1980Reports surface that the FBI is targeting allegedly corrupt Congressmen in the Abscam operation.
1990Apartheid: F. W. de Klerk announces the unbanning of the African National Congress and promises to release Nelson Mandela.
2004Swiss tennis player Roger Federer became the top-ranked men's singles player, a position he held for a record 237 consecutive weeks.
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