On This Day: 2 February

2 February in Indian history

• 1966Pakistan suggests a six-point agenda with Kashmir after the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965.India

2 February in world history

• 2025Slovenian 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.
• 2021The Burmese military establishes the State Administration Council, the military junta, after deposing the democratically elected government in the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état.
• 2007Following a Derby di Sicilia match in Catania, football violence caused the death of police officer Filippo Raciti, leading to new safety regulations at Italian sporting events.
• 2004Swiss tennis player Roger Federer becomes the No. 1 ranked men's singles player, a position he will hold for a record 237 weeks.
• 1990Apartheid: F. W. de Klerk announces the unbanning of the African National Congress and promises to release Nelson Mandela.
• 1989Soviet–Afghan War: The last Soviet armoured column leaves Kabul.
• 1972The Troubles: Protestors burned the British Embassy in Ireland following the massacre of 14 civilians in Derry by British forces.
• 1963Cold War in Asia: 113 alleged communists were arrested and detained without trial by Singapore's security agencies.
• 1959Nine experienced ski hikers in the northern Ural Mountains in the Soviet Union die under mysterious circumstances.
• 1942The first act of the Norwegian resistance movement took place with the bombing of Oslo East Station by the Osvald Group to protest the inauguration of Vidkun Quisling.
• 1925Serum run to Nome: Dog sleds reach Nome, Alaska with diphtheria serum, inspiring the Iditarod race.
• 1881The sentences of the trial of the warlocks of Chiloé are imparted.
• 1848Mexican–American War: During the American occupation of Mexico City, diplomats signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which ended the war and had Mexico cede 1.36 million square kilometres (530,000 sq mi) of territory and the United States pay US$15 million.
• 1797The siege of Mantua ends after eight months when Count Dagobert Sigmund von Wurmser surrenders the fortress of Mantua to Napoleon Bonaparte. The fall of Mantua secures French control over Northern Italy and marks the beginning of the conclusion of the Italian
• 1725J. S. Bach led the first performance of his chorale cantata Mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin, BWV 125, based on Luther's paraphrase of the Nunc dimittis.
• 1709Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk was rescued by English captain Woodes Rogers and his crew after spending four years as a castaway on an uninhabited island in the Pacific, providing the inspiration for Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe.
• 506Alaric II, King of the Visigoths, promulgated a collection of Roman law known as the Breviary of Alaric.

Born on 2 February

• 1980Teddy Hart, Canadian wrestler
• 1979Shamita Shetty, Indian actressIndia
• 1966Michael Misick, Caicos Islander politician, Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands
• 1922Kunwar Digvijay Singh, Indian field hockey player (died 1978)India
• 1915Khushwant Singh, Indian journalist and author (died 2014)India
• 1904Bozorg Alavi, Iranian author and activist (died 1997)

Died on 2 February

• 2023K. Viswanath, Indian actor, director and screenwriter (born 1930)India
• 2013P. Shanmugam, Indian politician, 13th Chief Minister of Puducherry (born 1927)India
• 2003Lou Harrison, American composer and educator (born 1917)
• 619Laurence of Canterbury, English archbishop and saint

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 2 February in history?

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. 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. 2007: Following a Derby di Sicilia match in Catania, football violence caused the death of police officer Filippo Raciti, leading to new safety regulations at Italian sporting events. 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.

What happened on 2 February in Indian history?

1966: Pakistan suggests a six-point agenda with Kashmir after the Indo-Pakistani war of 1965.

Which famous people were born on 2 February?

Teddy Hart, Canadian wrestler (1980); Shamita Shetty, Indian actress (1979); Michael Misick, Caicos Islander politician, Premier of the Turks and Caicos Islands (1966); Kunwar Digvijay Singh, Indian field hockey player (died 1978) (1922).

Which day is observed on 2 February?

World Wetlands Day; Groundhog Day; Anniversary of Treaty of Tartu (Estonia); Feast of the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple or Candlemas (Western Christianity), and its related observances: A quarter day in the Chri; Feast of the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple or Candlemas (Western Christianity), and its related observances: Celebration of Yemanja or.