Historical Events
- Aleide de Gasperi forms Italian government of christian-dems & communists
Shostakovich Named Professor
Dmitri Shostakovich named professor at conservatoire of Leningrad
- NV United Dutch Fokker's Aircraft established
Famous Birthdays
- Adam Ingram, British politician, born in Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Jessica Savitch, American broadcast journalist and pioneering female news anchor (NBC Weekend), born in Wilmington, Delaware (d. 1983) [1]
- Mike Brant, Israeli pop singer ("Laisse-moi t'aimer" ("Let Me Love You")), born in Famagusta, Cyprus (d. 1975)
- Normie Rowe, Australian pop singer ("Que Sera Sera"), and stage and TV actor (Sons and Daughters), born in Melbourne, Australia
About February 1, 1947
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 77 years, 2 months and 22 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Aquarius
