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5 February 2026
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2009 - The United States Navy guided missile cruiser Port Royal ran aground (pictured) on a coral reef off the island of Oahu.Maritime service branch of the U.S. military
Anniversary
2008 - Eighty-seven tornadoes occurred over the course of the Super Tuesday tornado outbreak across multiple U.S. states, causing 56 deaths and over $1 billion in damage.Violently rotating column of air
Anniversary
2004 - The National Revolutionary Front for the Liberation of Haiti captured the city of Gonaïves, starting a coup d'état against President Jean-Bertrand Aristide's government.Haitian rebellion group
Anniversary
2004 - At least 21 cockle-gatherers were drowned by an incoming tide in Morecambe Bay, England, prompting the establishment of the British government's Gangmasters Licensing Authority.Species of bivalve
Anniversary
2000 - Second Chechen War: As the Battle of Grozny came to a close, Russian forces summarily executed at least 60 civilians in Grozny's Novye Aldi suburb.1999–2009 war in the Caucasus region
Historical events
History
2020 - United States President Donald Trump is acquitted by the United States Senate in his first impeachment trial.President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
History
2020 - Pegasus Airlines Flight 2193 overshoots the runway at Sabiha Gökçen International Airport and crashes, killing three people and injuring 179.2020 aviation accident in Turkey
History
2019 - Pope Francis becomes the first Pope in history to visit and perform papal mass in the Arabian Peninsula during his visit to Abu Dhabi.Head of the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025
History
2016 - New Zealand politician Steven Joyce is hit by a flung rubber dildo in a Waitangi Day protest.New Zealand politician
History
2016 - Cybercriminals initiate the Bangladesh Bank robbery, using the SWIFT network to fraudulently transfer $101 million from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York account of Bangladesh Bank.2016 bank cyber heist
History
2008 - A major tornado outbreak across the Southern United States kills 57.Deadly tornado outbreak in the southern United States
History
2004 - Rebels from the Revolutionary Artibonite Resistance Front capture the city of Gonaïves, starting the 2004 Haiti rebellion.Haitian rebellion group
History
2000 - Russian forces massacre at least 60 civilians in the Novye Aldi suburb of Grozny, Chechnya.Russian massacre of Chechens in 2000
History
1997 - The so-called Big Three banks in Switzerland announce the creation of a $71 million fund to aid Holocaust survivors and their families.History
1994 - Byron De La Beckwith is convicted of the 1963 murder of civil rights leader Medgar Evers.American white supremacist, Klansman, and convicted murderer
Notable births
Born
2016 - Jigme Namgyel Wangchuck, Bhutanese princeHeir apparent to the Bhutanese throne (born 2016)
Born
2002 - Jisung, South Korean rapperSouth Korean rapper and singer-songwriter (born 2002)
Born
2002 - Taehyun, South Korean singer-songwriterSouth Korean singer (born 2002)
Born
1995 - Adnan Januzaj, Belgian-Albanian footballerBelgian footballer (born 1995)
Born
1993 - Leilani Latu, Australian rugby league playerTonga international rugby league player (born 1993)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Irv Gotti, American record producer, co-founded Murder Inc Records (born 1970)American record producer (1970–2025)
Died
2024 - Toby Keith, American country singer (born 1961)American singer (1961–2024)
Died
2023 - Pervez Musharraf, Pakistani military officer and politician, 10th President of Pakistan (born 1943)President of Pakistan from 2001 to 2008
Died
2021 - Christopher Plummer, Canadian actor (born 1929)Canadian actor (1929–2021)
Died
2016 - Ciriaco Cañete, Filipino martial artist (born 1919)Filipino martial artist
Died
2015 - K. N. Choksy, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, Minister of Finance of Sri Lanka (born 1933)Sri Lankan politician (1933–2015)
Sky
Moon phase
Waning Gibbous
89.3% illuminated
Lunar age: 17.9 days
Sun zodiac
Aquarius
16.69 degrees
Constellation: Capricornus
Moon zodiac
Libra
1.32 degrees
Constellation: Virgo
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.