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February 3
February 3 is under the sign of Aquarius.
Famous birthdays on this day include Amal Clooney (1978), Isla Fisher (1976) and Sarah Kane (1971).
Several movies were released around February 3 over the years, such as Woman in the Dunes in 1964 directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara and Before Sunset in 2004 directed by Richard Linklater.
But much more happened on February 3 over the years: find out below
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Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released around February 3 over the years?
Woman in the Dunes
Release year: 1964
Directed by: Hiroshi Teshigahara
Starring: Eiji Okada, Kyôko Kishida, Hiroko Itô, Kôji Mitsui
Country: United States of America
Before Sunset
Release year: 2004
Directed by: Richard Linklater
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Vernon Dobtcheff, Louise Lemoine Torrès
Country: United States of America
Stagecoach
Release year: 1939
Directed by: John Ford
Starring: John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Andy Devine, John Carradine
Country: United States of America
Seven Days in May
Release year: 1964
Directed by: John Frankenheimer
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Fredric March, Ava Gardner
Country: United States of America
Mashaal
Release year: 1984
Directed by: Yash Chopra
Starring: Anil Kapoor, Dilip Kumar, Waheeda Rehman, Rati Agnihotri
Historical Events
Which were the important events of February 3?
- 2019 At the request of Chadian authorities, French Air Force Mirage 2000 fighter jets strike a convoy of around 40 pickups of an armed group that entered northern Chad from Libya. (Reuters)
- 2018 The London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reports that unidentified rebel factions have shot down a Russian Sukhoi Su-25 jet over the Idlib Governorate, near Maarrat al-Nu'man, also killing its pilot. The pilot had escaped with his parachute but was killed on the ground while he fought with a pistol to evade capture. No groups claim responsibility. Russia's Ministry of Defence corroborates this version of events. (Deutsche Welle)
- 2017 War in Afghanistan (2001–present): According to Afghan Police, eight of their forces have been killed by the Taliban at a checkpoint in Faryab Province. (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty)
- 2016 Israeli–Palestinian conflict (2015–present): Three Palestinian assailants launch a shooting and stabbing attack near the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem, killing one policewoman and seriously injuring another, and lightly injuring a civilian, before being shot and killed by other security forces at the scene. Pipe bombs were discovered on their bodies. (The Times of Israel)Two Hamas militants die after a tunnel they were digging from the Gaza Strip into Israel collapses. (AP)
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Events
- Amal Clooney: British-Lebanese lawyer (barrister),...
- Isla Fisher: Scottish-Australian actress.
- Sarah Kane: English playwright (d. 1999).
- Stéphane Le Foll: French politician for the Socialist...
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Famous Birthday
- John Cassavetes: American actor/director (Husbands, Dirty...
- Lana Clarkson: American actress and model (Born 1962).
- Fred Buscaglione: Italian popular singer who founded a...
- Bohumil Hrabal: Czech author (d. 1997).
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Famous Deaths
Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of February 3 over the years?
- 2018 God's Plan - Drake
- 2017 Bad And Boujee - Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert
- 2016 Sorry - Justin Bieber
- 2015 Uptown Funk! - Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars
- 2014 Timber - Pitbull Featuring Ke$ha
- 2013 Macklemore - Thrift Shop
- 2012 Set Fire To The Rain - Adele
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2011
Bruno Mars - Grenade
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2010
Ke$ha - TiK ToK
- 2009 Lady GaGa - Just Dance
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Top #1 songs in the USA
- 2018 Imagine Dragons - Thunder
- 2017 Heathens - twenty one pilots
- 2016 twenty one pilots - Stressed Out
- 2015 Hozier - Take Me To Church
- 2014 Passenger - Let Her Go
- 2013 Ho Hey - The Lumineers
- 2012 The Black Keys - Lonely Boy
- 2011 The Black Keys - Tighten Up
- 2010 Break - Three Days Grace
Top #1 Rock songs
Books
Which were the most popular books released around February 3 over the years?
The Dilbert Principle
Year: 1997
By: Scott Adams
The creator of Dilbert, the fastest-growing comic strip in the nation (syndicated in nearly 1000 newspapers), takes a look at corporate America in all its glorious lunacy.
The Mark
Year: 2001
By: Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
His Excellency Global Community Potentate Nicolae Carpathia is back, this time as Satan. Resurrected and indwelt by the devil himself, the beast tightens his grip as ruler of the world.
The Hot Zone
Year: 1995
By: Richard Preston
The bestselling landmark account of the first emergence of the Ebola virus. A highly infectious, deadly virus from the central African rain forest suddenly appears in the suburbs of Washington, D.C.