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What happened in history on this day: February 3?
On February 3 in ...
- 1913 - Golden/Cawthorne's musical "Sunshine Girl" premieres in New York City, New York.
- 1919 - Herbert/Blossom's musical "Velvet Lady" premieres in New York City, New York.
- 1964 - "Meet the Beatles" album goes Gold.
- 1993 - Gloria Estefan receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The pop star got the 1,974th star on the famous avenue, in front of the Hollywood Galaxy Shopping Complex on Hollywood Boulevard.
Births on February 3
- 1895 - Birth of Nick Kenny in Astoria, New York City, New York, USA; columnist/songwriter (Nick Kenny Show).
- 1900 - Birth of Mabel Mercer; English cabaret singer ("Fly Me to the Moon").
- 1910 - Birth of Russell Arms; singer (Your Hit Parade).
- 1922 - Birth of Jean-Pierre Rampal; flutist (Italian Flute Concertos).
- 1928 - Birth of Frankie Vaughan AKA Frank Abelson in Liverpool, England; pop singer ("Kewpie Doll", "Kisses Sweeter than Wine", "Seventeen", "The Green Door", "Come Softly to Me").
- 1929 - Birth of Russell Arms in Berkeley, California, USA; singer (Your Hit Parade).
- 1940 - Birth of Angelo D'Aleo in New York City, New York, USA; singer (Dion and The Belmonts - "I Wonder Why", "A Teenager in Love", "Where or When".
- 1941 - Birth of Chuck Tharp; rock vocalist (Fireballs).
- 1943 - Birth of Dennis Edwards; rocker (Temptations - "Ain't Too Proud To Beg, My Girl").
- 1943 - Birth of Eric Haydock; bassist (Hollies - "He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother").
- 1945 - Birth of Johnny Cymbal; rocker (Mr Bass Man).
- 1945 - Birth of Willeke Alberti [Verbruggen]; Dutch vocalist/actress (Small Truth).
- 1947 - Birth of Chose Alberts [Krommenhoek]; vocalist ("Yet Many Years").
- 1947 - Birth of Dave Davies in London, England; rock vocalist/guitarist (The Kinks - "Lola").
- 1947 - Birth of Koos Alberts [Krommenhoek]; Dutch vocalist ("Many More Years to Come").
- 1947 - Birth of Melanie [Safka] in Astoria, New York, USA; singer/songwriter (Candles in the Rain).
- 1949 - Birth of Oscar Benton; Dutch blues vocalist/guitarist ("Ze is Zoals Jij").
- 1956 - Birth of Lee Ranaldo; guitarist (Sonic Youth).
- 1957 - Birth of Tony Butler; rocker (Big Country - "Wonderland").
- 1958 - Birth of Lee Crystal; rocker (Joan Jett and Blackhearts - "Ashes in the Wind", "I Love Rock and Roll").
- 1959 - Birth of Loi Tolhurst; rocker (Cure - "Hell's Kitchen").
- 1982 - Birth of Jessica Harp; American singer (The Wreckers).
Deaths on February 3
- 1846 - Joseph Weigl, Austrian composer/conductor (Waisenhaus), dies at age 79.
- 1959 - Death of Buddy Holly AKA Charles Hardin Holley at age 22 in a plane crash in Iowa, USA; rock singer ("That'll be the Day").
- 1959 - Richie Valens, rock vocalist ("Donna", "La Bamba"), killed in plane crash in Iowa at age 17.
- 1959 - Jiles Perry Richardson AKA The Big Bopper, rocker ("Chantilly Lace"), dies in a plane crash in Iowa at age 28.
- 1967 - Joe Meek, rocker (Tornados)/producer (Telstar), commits suicide.
- 2007 - Death of Billy Henderson, American singer (The Spinners) (born 1939).
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