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Saturday, February 2, 2013This was 33rd day of the year and 332 days remained in the year.
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James Joyce
1882–1941, Irish Novelist. Talleyrand statesman and diplomat (1754) Albert Sidney Johnston general (1803) George Halas football pioneer (1895) Jascha Heifetz violinist (1901) Ayn Rand writer (1905) Abba Eban statesman (1915) James Dickey poet and novelist (1923) Stan Getz saxophonist (1927) Farrah Fawcett actor (1947) Christie Brinkley model (1954) Shakira singer, songwriter (1977) February 2 in History1536The city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, was founded by Spanish conquistador Pedro de Mendoza. 1709Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk, the inspiration for Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, was rescued after four years alone on an island off the coast of Chile. 1848The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican War, was signed. In the treaty, Mexico ceded to the United States a huge portion of what is today the American West and Southwest, including California and New Mexico. 1870The Cardiff Giant was revealed to be a hoax. 1876The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs was formed. 1887The first gathering at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsatawney, Pa. to wait for the groundhog's shadow occurred. 1922James Joyce's Ulysses was published. 1943Nazi troops surrendered in the World War II Battle of Stalingrad. 1971Idi Amin became dictator of Uganda. 1980The Abscam scandal was revealed. 1990South African President F. W. de Klerk lifted a ban on the African National Congress and promised to free Nelson Mandela. 2003Czech Republic President Vaclav Havel stepped down after 13 years. Return to perpetual calendar Note: Dates in the Islamic calendar are provided for planning purposes only, and calculated with the hdate Islamic calendar program for moonrise in Boston, Masschusetts. Depending on your location and other factors, this result may differ from actual religious observances by one day. Please consult your local religious authority for any religious determinations of hejiric date. 
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