2 February

February 2, 33rd day of the year, is the Groundhog day (after which the iconic movie is made). The groundhog is a supercentenarian, having been the same forecasting since 1887.

In History

• 962 – Foundation of the Holy Roman Empire.
• 1536 – Pedro de Mendoza founds Buenos Aires.
• 1625 – Future New-York starts from a Dutch fort.
• 1901 – Funeral of Queen Victoria.
• 1922 – Ulysses by James Joyce.
• 1943 – The Battle of Stalingrad ends.

Birthdays

• 1754 – Talleyrand.
• 1861 – Guggenheim.
• 1882 – James Joyce.