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On This Day · The 34th day of the year

February 3

As calendar dates go, February 3 keeps a short memory — its record stays close to the present. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

♒ZodiacAquarius ◈BirthstoneAmethyst ❀Birth flowerViolet

Aquarius is the sign for February 3 — read more on the Aquarius page, or see February's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on February 3?

February 3 is the 34th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1917 and 2023. Famous people born on February 3 include Joachim Löw, Blythe Danner and Felix Mendelssohn.

Released on February 3

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Movie Mortal Game

2022

  • TV Reacher
  • Game Dying Light 2: Stay Human

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1917

    World War I

  2. 1933

    Adolf Hitler

  3. 1944

    World War II

  4. 1958

    Benelux

  5. 1959

    Buddy Holly

  6. 1960

    Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

  7. 1961

    United States Air Force

  8. 1972

    1972 Iran blizzard

  9. 1989

    Stroke

  10. 2023

    East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment

Famous birthday twins

Born on February 3

Joachim Löw

b. 1960

Blythe Danner

b. 1943

Felix Mendelssohn

b. 1809

Angela Fong

b. 1985

Carl Theodor Dreyer

b. 1889

Emile Griffith

b. 1938

Michael Cimino

b. 1939

Hugo Junkers

b. 1859

Deaths

  • 2019Julie Adams
  • 2005Ernst Mayr
  • 1989John Cassavetes
  • 1959Buddy Holly
  • 1924Woodrow Wilson
  • 1468Johannes Gutenberg

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Aaron the Illustrious (Syriac Orthodox Church)
  • —Christian feast day: Ansgar
  • —Christian feast day: Berlinda of Meerbeke
  • —Christian feast day: Blaise
  • —Christian feast day: Celsa and Nona
  • —Christian feast day: Claudine Thévenet
  • —Christian feast day: Dom Justo Takayama (Philippines and Japan)
  • —Christian feast day: Hadelin

The factual record above — event titles, dates, names, and observances — is drawn from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA) license. DateLore adds curation, structure, and original editorial commentary. DateLore is not affiliated with the Wikimedia Foundation.

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