Born on 3 February 1955

At A Glance

3 February 1955 at a glance

Day of the week

3 February 1955 was a Thursday.

Top Film of 1955

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1955 was Lady and the Tramp.

Star sign

The star sign for 3 February is Aquarius.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 3 February 1955 fell in the Year of the Goat.

Birthstone

The birthstone for February is Amethyst.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 3 February 1955 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 3 February

• 1944 World War II: During the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign, U.S. Army and Marine forces seize Kwajalein Atoll from the defending Japanese garrison.
• 1945 World War II: The United States and the Philippine Commonwealth begin a month-long battle to retake Manila from Japan.
• 1958 Founding of the Benelux Economic Union, creating a testing ground for a later European Economic Community.
• 1960 British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan speaks of "a wind of change", signalling that his Government is likely to support decolonisation.
• 1966 The Soviet Union's Luna 9 becomes the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on the Moon, and the first spacecraft to take pictures from the surface of the Moon.

Famous people born on 3 February

• Isla Fisher, Omani-Australian actress (born 1976)
• Amal Clooney, British-Lebanese barrister and activist (born 1978)
• Maura Tierney, American actress and producer (born 1965)
• Warwick Davis, English actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1970)

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