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2 February 2019 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 2 February 2019 was a Saturday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “7 Rings” by Ariana Grande.
- Top Film of 2019
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2019 was Avengers: Endgame.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 2 February is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 2 February 2019 fell in the Year of the Dog.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 2 February 2019 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 2 February
- 2000 First digital cinema projection in Europe (Paris) realized by Philippe Binant with the DLP CINEMA technology developed by Texas Instruments.
- 2004 Swiss tennis player Roger Federer becomes the No. 1 ranked men's singles player, a position he will hold for a record 237 weeks.
- 2005 The Government of Canada introduces the Civil Marriage Act. This legislation would become law on July 20, 2005, legalizing same-sex marriage.
- 2021 The Burmese military establishes the State Administration Council, the military junta, after deposing the democratically elected government in the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.
- 2025 Slovenian 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.
Famous people born on February 2
- 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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Events of 2019 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2019 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- March 8 – Captain Marvel, directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, is released by Marvel Studios as the 21st film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). It becomes the fifth-highest-grossing film of 2019 during its run, earning $1.128 billion worldwide.
- March 13 – Boeing grounds its entire global fleet of 737 Max aircraft in response to evidence gathered following the crashes of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 and Lion Air Flight 610.
- April 5 – Shazam!, directed by David F. Sandberg, is released as the seventh film in the DC Extended Universe.
Life in the US in 2019
President
Donald Trump
Gas (per gallon)
$2.60
Loaf of Bread
$2.30
Average House
$363,300
Weekly Wage
$932
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