Historical Events
27th Golden Globes
27th Golden Globes: Anne of the Thousand Days, John Wayne, & Genevieve Bujold
Maravich 1st to 30,000
Louisiana State University's Pete Maravich becomes 1st to score 3,000 college basketball points
Famous Birthdays
- C. Ernst Harth, Canadian actor
- Erik ten Hag, Dutch football player (FC Twente) and coach (Manchester United), born in Haaksbergen, Netherlands
- James Murphy, American electronic dance-punk rock musician and record producer (LCD Soundsystem - "Daft Punk Is Playing At My House"), born in Princeton Junction, New Jersey,
- Nikolaos Michopoulos, Greek footballer
- Roar Strand, Norwegian footballer
Famous Deaths
Bertrand Russell (1872-1970)
English mathematician and philosopher (Nobel 1950), dies at 97
- Dave Franklin, American composer (The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down), dies at 74
- Jaroslav Vogel, Czech composer and conductor (Brno Philharmonic, 1959-62; Ostrava Orchestra 1919- 43), dies at 76
- Lawrence Gray, American actor, dies at 71
Died in 1970 1970 Highlights
About February 2, 1970
Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 54 years, 2 months and 23 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Sign: Aquarius
Music Charts
#1 Song: Venus - The Shocking Blue
#1 Song: Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes) - Edison Lighthouse
