Historical Events
Golden Globes
27th Golden Globes: Anne of the Thousand Days, John Wayne, & Genevieve Bujold
Sports History
Pete Maravich becomes 1st to score 3,000 college basketball points
Famous Birthdays
- C. Ernst Harth, Canadian actor
- Erik ten Hag, soccer player (FC Twente, RKC, FC Utrecht)
- James Murphy, American electronic dance-punk rock musician and record producer (LCD Soundsystem - "Daft Punk Is Playing At My House"), born in Princeton Junction, New Jersey,
- Nikolaos Michopoulos, Greek footballer
- Roar Strand, Norwegian footballer
Famous Deaths
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970)
English mathematician and philosopher (Nobel 1950), dies at 97
- Dave Franklin, American composer (The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down), dies at 74
- Jaroslav Vogel, Czech composer and conductor, dies at 76
- Lawrence Gray, American actor, dies at 71
About February 2, 1970
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 53 years, 7 months and 26 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Sign: Aquarius
Music Charts
#1 Song: Venus - The Shocking Blue
#1 Song: Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) - Edison Lighthouse
