February 3

Today in History
• 1377 - Mass execution of population of Cesena Italy
• 1451 - Sultan Mehmed II, the Conqueror inherits the throne of the Ottoman Empire
• 1783 - Spain recognized the independence of the United States
• 1809 - The territory of Illinois was created
• 1870 - US state of Iowa ratifies the 15th Amendment of the U.S Constitution
• 1927 - The Federal Radio Commission was created
• 1945 - Russia agreed to enter World War II against Japan
• 1966 - 1st soft landing on Moon (Soviet Luna 9)


Holidays - Traditional and Obscure
• American Painters Day
• Doggy Date Night
• Feed the Birds Day
• National Bubble Gum Day
• National Carrot Cake Day
• National Women's Heart Day
• Setsubun
• Virgin of Suyapa's Day

Birthdays
• 1338 - Jeanne de Bourbon, wife of Charles V of France
• 1368 - Charles VI, King of France, 1380-1422
• 1480 - Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese explorer
• 1655 - Francois Fagel, Dutch Field Marshal, baptized
• 1805 - Otto T Freiherr von Manteuffel, premier Prussia
• 1811 - Horace Greeley, editor, "Go west, young man"
• 1821 - Elizabeth Blackwell, Bristol England, 1st woman physician
• 1920 - Henry Heimlich, Surgeon and inventor of the Heimlich maneuver