At present is Monday, Feb. 3, the thirty fourth day of 2025. There are 331 days left within the yr.
At present in historical past:
On Feb. 3, 1959, which might turn out to be often known as “the day the music died,” rock-and-roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Huge Bopper” Richardson died in a small airplane crash close to Clear Lake, Iowa.
Additionally on this date:
In 1870, the fifteenth Modification to the U.S. Structure, granting Black American males the precise to vote, was ratified.
In 1913, the sixteenth Modification to the U.S. Structure, offering for a federal earnings tax, was ratified.
In 1917, the US broke off diplomatic relations with Germany, the identical day an American cargo ship, the SS Housatonic, was sunk by a U-boat off Britain (after the crew was allowed to board lifeboats).
In 1943, throughout World Conflict II, the U.S. transport ship SS Dorchester, which was carrying troops to Greenland, sank after being hit by a German torpedo within the Labrador Sea; just some 230 of the 900 aboard survived.
In 1966, the Soviet probe Luna 9 grew to become the primary artifical object to make a gentle touchdown on the moon.
In 1998, a U.S. Marine plane sliced by way of the cable of a ski gondola close to Cavalese, Italy, inflicting the automotive to plunge lots of of ft, killing all 20 individuals inside.
In 2002, the New England Patriots gained their first Tremendous Bowl, defeating the St. Louis Rams 20-17.
In 2006, an Egyptian passenger ferry sank within the Crimson Sea throughout unhealthy climate, killing greater than 1,000 passengers.
At present’s birthdays:
- Soccer Corridor of Famer Fran Tarkenton is 85.
- Actor Blythe Danner is 82.
- Soccer Corridor of Famer Bob Griese is 80.
- Singer-guitarist Dave Davies (The Kinks) is 78.
- Actor Morgan Fairchild is 75.
- Actor Nathan Lane is 69.
- Actor Maura Tierney is 60.
- Basketball Corridor of Famer Vlade Divac is 57.
- Golf Corridor of Famer Retief Goosen is 56.
- Actor Warwick Davis is 55.
- Actor Isla Fisher is 49.
- Reggaeton singer Daddy Yankee is 48.