Born on 2 February 1957

At A Glance

2 February 1957 at a glance

Day of the week

2 February 1957 was a Saturday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Just Walking in the Rain” by Johnnie Ray was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1957

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1957 was The Bridge on the River Kwai.

Star sign

The star sign for 2 February is Aquarius.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 2 February 1957 fell in the Year of the Rooster.

Birthstone

The birthstone for February is Amethyst.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 2 February 1957 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 2 February

• 1954 The Detroit Red Wings played in the first outdoor hockey game by any NHL team in an exhibition against the Marquette Branch Prison Pirates in Marquette, Michigan.
• 1959 Nine experienced ski hikers in the northern Ural Mountains in the Soviet Union die under mysterious circumstances.
• 1966 Pakistan suggests a six-point agenda with Kashmir after the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965.
• 1971 Idi Amin replaces President Milton Obote as leader of Uganda.
• 1971 The international Ramsar Convention for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands is signed in Ramsar, Mazandaran, Iran.

Famous people born on 2 February

• Shakira, Colombian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (born 1977)
• Paul Mescal, Irish actor (born 1996)
• Farrah Fawcett, American actress and producer (1947–2009)
• Ayn Rand, Russian-born American novelist and philosopher (1905–1982)

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