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A total solar eclipse occurred on February 3, 1916.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_February_3,_1916



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Mosley Street, in Newcastle upon Tyne, was first lit by an incandescent lightbulb on the 3rd February, 1879
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Newcastle_upon_Tyne



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On February 3, 1947, the record-low temperature for continental North America was recorded in Snag: -63°C 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snag,_Yukon#The_Record

The Iran Blizzard of February 1972 resulted in the deaths of approximately 4,000 people. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_Iran_blizzard

The 1996 Lijiang earthquake, which occurred at 7:14 PM on 3 February 1996
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47644186/1996-lijiang-earthquake/

The 1931 Hawke's Bay earthquake occurred in New Zealand on Tuesday 3 February 1931
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1931_Hawke%27s_Bay_earthquake



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Luna 9 moon landing in 1966
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t29197063/luna-9-mission/

The Strategic Air Command began the Looking Glass mission on February 3, 1961. 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Looking_Glass

The Orbiting Solar Observatory 2 was launched in 1965
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbiting_Solar_Observatory

The ESSA-1 meteorological satellite was launched on 3 February 1966 at 07:41 UTC
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESSA-1

Maiden Flight of the H-2 Launch Vehicle in 1994
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H-II

Space Shuttle 41-B (STS-11) Challenger was launched in 1984
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t40929114/sts-41-b-mission/

STS-60 was the first mission of the US/Russian Shuttle-Mir Program
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-60

STS-63 was the second mission of the US/Russian Shuttle-Mir Program.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-63



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Joe Frank Edwards, Jr. (born February 3, 1958), is a former United States Navy officer and NASA astronaut.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_F._Edwards,_Jr.

Vladimir Yevgenyevich Preobrazhensky (1939-1993) was a Russian cosmonaut
http://www.astronautix.com/astros/preensky.htm

Vladimir Grigoryevich Fartushny was born in the Ukraine on 3 February 1938.
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=dbGchpi1HP8C&pg=PA432#v=onepage&q&f=false

"Billy" Eduard Albert Meier (February 3, 1937) is a citizen of Switzerland who claims to be in contact with extraterrestrials.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Meier#Criticism_and_controversy

Air Commodore Douglas Douglas-Hamilton (3 February 1903 - 30 March 1973) was a Scottish pioneering aviator.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Douglas-Hamilton,_14th_Duke_of_Hamilton#Flight_over_Everest

Hugo Junkers (3 February 1859 - 3 February 1935) was a German engineer who designed the Junkers J1 in 1915. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t52500048/hugo-junkers-1859-1935/

Alan Rubin (born 1953) is a research geochemist at the University of California in Los Angeles
http://epss.ucla.edu/people/researchers/421/



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NGC 3202 was discovered by William Herschel on the 3rd February 1788. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56589401/ngc-3202/

NGC 3205 was discovered by William Herschel on the 3rd February 1788. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56589419/ngc-3205/

NGC 3207 was discovered by William Herschel on the 3rd February 1788. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56589431/ngc-3207/

NGC 3263 was discovered by John Herschel on the 3rd February 1835. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56589443/ngc-3263/

NGC 3319 was discovered by William Herschel on the 3rd February 1788. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56589458/ngc-3319/

NGC 3891 was discovered by William Herschel on the 3rd February 1788. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56589474/ngc-3891/

Messier 53 was discovered by German astronomer Johann Elert Bode using a 80 mm (3.1 inch) refractor in Berlin on the 3rd February 1775.
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t15551195/messier-53/



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The discovery of COROT-7b was announced on 3 February 2009
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t24720385/corot-exo-7b/

Asteroid (945) Barcelona was discovered 3 February 1921 from Barcelona
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/945_Barcelona

Fireball February 3, 1873
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56590893/fireball-february-3-1873/



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Meteorites

The Mocs (L5-6) meteorite fell in Cluj, Romania, on the 3rd February, 1882. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47644201/mocs-meteorite/

The Collescipoli (H5) meteorite fell in Umbria, Italy, on the 3rd February, 1890. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47644204/collescipoli-meteorite/

The Bou Hadid (L) meteorite was discovered in Adrar, Algeria, on the 3rd February, 1969. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56590450/bou-hadid-meteorite/

The Jolomba (LL6) meteorite fell in Huambo, Angola, on the 3rd February, 1974. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t47644203/jolomba-meteorite/

The Alby sur Chéran (Eucrite) meteorite fell in Rhone-Alpes, France, on the 3rd February, 2002. 
http://astronomy.activeboard.com/t56589353/alby-sur-chran-meteorite/



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