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An Account of the Moon's Eclipse, February 2. 1701/2. 
http://www.jstor.org/stable/103102

Five planets aligned on the 2nd February 1962
http://www.flickr.com/photos/115011768@N03/12256867544/



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World Wetlands Day occurs on February 2, every year.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47623879/world-wetlands-day/

Candlemas Day: This ancient festival marks the midpoint of winter
http://projectbritain.com/year/candlemas.html



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On February 2, 1880, Wabash, Indiana became the third electrically lit city in the world
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabash,_Indiana

The Tecopa pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis calidae) became extinct on February 2, 1970
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47623816/tecopa-pupfish/



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The Salyut 4 space station was deorbited on the 2nd February 1977 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t40122416/salyut-4-space-station/

Omid was successfully launched on 2 February 2009.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omid

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Fajr is an Iranian satellite which was launched in February 2015
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fajr_(satellite)

On February 12, 1984, astronaut Bruce McCandless used a nitrogen jet propelled backpack
https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_2100.html



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On February 2, 1829, Charles Sturt discovered the Darling River.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darling_River#History

William Ford Robinson Stanley (2 February 1829 - 14 August 1909) was a British inventor
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t52490382/william-stanley-1829-1909/

Evgeny Pavlovich Velikhov (born on February 2, 1935) is a physicist
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t52490454/evgeny-velikhov/

Julian Karol Sochocki (February 2, 1842 - December 14, 1927) was a Polish mathematician. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Sochocki

Kazimierz Kuratowski (February 2, 1896 - June 18, 1980) was a Polish mathematician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazimierz_Kuratowski

Jacques Philippe Marie Binet (February 2, 1786 - May 12, 1856) was a French mathematician
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t52490438/jacques-philippe-marie-binet-1786-1856/

Gustav Herglotz (2 February 1881 - 22 March 1953) was a German Bohemian mathematician
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_Herglotz

Nicolaus Reimers Baer (2 February 1551 - 16 October 1600) was an imperial mathematician to Emperor Rudolf II. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolaus_Reimers

Ernst Zinner (2 February 1886 - 30 August 1970) was a German astronomer 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t52490467/ernst-zinner-1886-1970/

Cuno Hoffmeister (February 2, 1892 - January 2, 1968) was a German astronomer and founder of Sonneberg Observatory.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuno_Hoffmeister



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On February 2, 1870 the Cardiff Giant was revealed as a fake in court. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t51191830/the-cardiff-giant/



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Star Trek: "A Private Little War" is the nineteenth episode of the second season of the original science fiction television series Star Trek, first broadcast February 2, 1968 and repeated on August 23, 1968.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Private_Little_War

Star Trek: "Court Martial" was first aired on February 2, 1967.

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NGC 2143 was discovered by John Herschel on the 2nd February 1831. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56577483/ngc-2143/

NGC 2295 was discovered by John Herschel on the 2nd February 1835. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56577477/ngc-2295/

NGC 2404 was discovered by Guillaume Bigourdan on the 2nd February 1886. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56577467/ngc-2404/

NGC 2538 was discovered by Edouard Jean-Marie Stephan on the 2nd February 1877. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56577456/ngc-2538/

NGC 2557 was discovered by Edouard Jean-Marie Stephan on the 2nd February 1877. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56577449/ngc-2557/

NGC 2635 was discovered by John Herschel on the 2nd February 1835. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56577444/ngc-2635/

NGC 3087 was discovered by John Herschel on the 2nd February 1835. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56577434/ngc-3087/

NGC 3223 was discovered by British astronomer John Herschel on the 2nd February 1835. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56577426/ngc-3223/

NGC 3249 was discovered by John Herschel on the 2nd February 1835. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56577419/ngc-3249/

NGC 3262 was discovered by John Herschel on the 2nd February 1835. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56577414/ngc-3262/

NGC 3333 was discovered by John Herschel on the 2nd February 1835. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56577407/ngc-3333/

NGC 3358 was discovered by John Herschel on the 2nd February 1835. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56577398/ngc-3358/

NGC 4376 was discovered by William Herschel on the 2nd February 1786. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56577390/ngc-4376/

NGC 4378 was discovered by William Herschel on the 2nd February 1786. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56577384/ngc-4378/

NGC 4580 was discovered by William Herschel on the 2nd February 1786. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56577372/ngc-4580/

NGC 4586 was discovered by William Herschel on the 2nd February 1786. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56577359/ngc-4586/

NGC 4630 was discovered by William Herschel on the 2nd February 1786. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56577345/ngc-4630/



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VIIRS Eastern Hemisphere Image: 02.02.12
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/viirs-globe-east.html

Kepler-11's planetary system was announced on February 2, 2011
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kepler-11#Planetary_system

Asteroid 181 Eucharis was discovered by French astronomer Pablo Cottenot on February 2, 1878
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/181_Eucharis

The Great Comet of 1106 appeared on February 2, 1106
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56577583/the-great-comet-of-1106/

Bright Meteor Observed at Napa, February 2, 1896. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56578142/napa-meteor-february-2-1896/



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Meteorites

The Alessandria (H5) meteorite fell in Piemonte, Italy, on the 2nd February, 1860. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47623694/alessandria-meteorite/

The Baldwyn (L6) meteorite fell in Mississippi, USA, on the 2nd February, 1922. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47623704/baldwyn-meteorite/

The Zemaitkiemis (L6) meteorite fell in Lithuania, on the 2nd February 1933. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47623718/zemaitkiemis-meteorite/

The Meru (LL6) meteorite fell in Eastern, Kenya, on the 2nd February 1945. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47623727/meru-meteorite/



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