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2 February 2030
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
United Nations
World Wetlands DaySelected anniversaries
Anniversary
2012 - The passenger ferry MV Rabaul Queen capsized and sank in rough conditions in the Solomon Sea, resulting in at least 88 deaths.Passenger ferry that sank in 2012
Anniversary
2009 - Omid, Iran's first domestically made satellite, was launched from Semnan Space Center.Iranian communications satellite
Anniversary
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.Local derby between Italian football clubs
Anniversary
2004 - Swiss tennis player Roger Federer became the top-ranked men's singles player, a position he held for a record 237 consecutive weeks.Swiss tennis player (born 1981)
Anniversary
1974 - The F-16 Fighting Falcon (pictured), the most numerous fixed-wing aircraft currently in military service, made its first flight.American multi-role fighter aircraft
Historical events
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.Country in Central Europe
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.Combined military forces of Myanmar
History
2012 - The ferry MV Rabaul Queen sinks off the coast of Papua New Guinea near the Finschhafen District, with an estimated 146–165 dead.Passenger ferry that sank in 2012
History
2007 - Police officer Filippo Raciti is killed when a clash breaks out in the Sicily derby between Catania and Palermo, in the Serie A, the top flight of Italian football. This event led to major changes in stadium regulations in Italy.2007 riot in Catania, Sicily, Italy
History
2005 - The Government of Canada introduces the Civil Marriage Act. This legislation would become law on July 20, 2005, legalizing same-sex marriage.History
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.Racket sport
History
2000 - First digital cinema projection in Europe (Paris) realized by Philippe Binant with the DLP CINEMA technology developed by Texas Instruments.Use of digital projectors in cinemas
History
1998 - Cebu Pacific Flight 387 crashes into Mount Sumagaya in the Philippines, killing all 104 people on board.1998 aviation accident in the Philippines
History
1990 - Apartheid: F. W. de Klerk announces the unbanning of the African National Congress and promises to release Nelson Mandela.South African system of racial segregation
History
1989 - Soviet–Afghan War: The last Soviet armoured column leaves Kabul.1979–1989 armed conflict in South Asia
Notable births
Born
2004 - Eleonore Caburet, French rhythmic gymnastFrench rhythmic gymnast (born 2004)
Born
2000 - Munetaka Murakami, Japanese baseball playerJapanese baseball player (born 2000)
Born
1999 - Jeff Okudah, American football playerAmerican football player (born 1999)
Born
1996 - Christian Dvorak, American ice hockey playerAmerican ice hockey player (born 1996)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Brian Murphy, English comic actor (born 1932)English actor (1932–2025)
Died
2024 - Carl Weathers, American football player and actor (born 1948)American actor and football player (1948–2024)
Died
2023 - K. Viswanath, Indian actor, director and screenwriter (born 1930)Indian director, screenwriter, and actor (1930–2023)
Died
2023 - Butch Miles, American jazz drummer (born 1944)American jazz drummer (1944–2023)
Died
2021 - Captain Sir Tom Moore, British Army officer and charity campaigner (born 1920)British Army officer and fundraiser (1920–2021)
Died
2020 - Bernard Ebbers, Canadian businessman, the co-founder and CEO of WorldCom (born 1941)Canadian-American businessman and fraudster (1941–2020)
Died
2020 - Mad Mike Hoare, British-Irish military officer and mercenary (born 1919)British-Irish military officer and mercenary (1919–2020)
Sky
Moon phase
New Moon
0.5% illuminated
Lunar age: 28.9 days
Sun zodiac
Aquarius
13.68 degrees
Constellation: Capricornus
Moon zodiac
Aquarius
11.52 degrees
Constellation: Aquarius
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.