Talk:February 2

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February 2: Candlemas (Western Christianity); Groundhog Day in Canada and the United States

F-16 Fighting Falcon

1709 – Scottish 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.
1934 – The Export–Import Bank of the United States, the country's official export credit agency, was established.
1974 – The F-16 Fighting Falcon (pictured), the most numerous fixed-wing aircraft currently in military service, made its first flight.
2004 – Swiss tennis player Roger Federer became the top-ranked men's singles player, a position he held for a record 237 consecutive weeks.

William Stanley (b. 1829)
Likelike (d. 1887)
Marian Cruger Coffin (d. 1957)
Philip Seymour Hoffman (d. 2014)

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World Wetlands Day[edit]

hi, on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea. WWD was celebrated for the first time in 1997 and made an encouraging beginning. so this should be part of mainpage "on this day" article. Mrgyanveer (talk) 07:32, 2 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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*  1975   – Naomi Grossman, American actress

72.189.56.110 (talk) 03:49, 25 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Done Stickee (talk) 06:08, 25 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Icelandic holidays[edit]

One of the days listed for Feb. 2 is "Bun Day" in Iceland. However, the link to Icelandic holidays does not list "Bun Day" nor does it mention anything specific for Feb. 2. I don't know enough about Icelandic holidays to add anything positive to this entry but will look around a little and see what I come up with.Amaling (talk) 03:15, 16 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Ukulele day[edit]

Hello. I've heard, that February 2 is a ukulele day. I don't know, why, but It must be something connected with It. I'll try to find, why. Thank You. Cassa342 (talk) 19:59, 5 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]