February 1
People born on this day are Aquarius.
- 1992
The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Bhopal court declares Warren Anderson, ex-CEO of Union Carbide, a fugitive under Indian law for failing to appear in the Bhopal disaster case.
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Rear Admiral Lillian E. Fishburne becomes the first female African American to be promoted to rear admiral.
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Daniel Pearl, American journalist and South Asia Bureau Chief of The Wall Street Journal, kidnapped on January 23, is beheaded and mutilated by his captors.
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Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during the reentry of mission STS-107 into the Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard.
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Hajj pilgrimage stampede: In a stampede at the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, 251 people are trampled to death and 244 injured.
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Double suicide attack in Erbil on the offices of Iraqi Kurdish political parties by members of Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad
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King Gyanendra of Nepal carries out a coup d'état to capture the democracy, becoming Chairman of the Councils of ministers.
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The National Weather Service in the United States switches from the Fujita scale to the new Enhanced Fujita scale to measure the intensity and strength of tornadoes.
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The first cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir was formed in Iceland, making her the country's first female prime minister and the world's first openly gay head of government.
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The Shard, the sixth-tallest building in Europe, opens its viewing gallery to the public.
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A coup d'état in Myanmar removes Aung San Suu Kyi from power and restores military rule.
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Five-year-old Moroccan boy Rayan Aourram falls into a 32-meter (105 feet) deep well in Ighran village in Tamorot commune, Chefchaouen Province, Morocco, but dies four days later, before rescue workers reached him.
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2002Brian Brobbey, Dutch footballer
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2002Seth Jarvis, Canadian ice hockey player
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2001Egor Chinakhov, Russian ice hockey player
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2000Talanoa Hufanga, American football player
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1999Mohamed Abdelmonem, Egyptian footballer
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1998Jazz Chisholm Jr., Bahamian baseball player
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1997Drew Eubanks, American basketball player
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1997Jihyo, South Korean singer
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1996Ahmad Abughaush, Jordanian taekwondo athlete
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1996Doyoung, South Korean singer
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1996Azurá Stevens, American basketball player
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1994Anna-Lena Friedsam, German tennis player
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