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Historical events & facts — February 2
What happened on February 2?
On February 2, 1943, the last German soldiers of the 6th Army surrendered at Stalingrad, ending the longest and bloodiest battle of World War II. The defeat, which cost the lives of more than 800,000 Axis soldiers, was the definitive turning point on the Eastern Front and the first major defeat of the Third Reich before German public opinion.
On February 2, 1848, Mexico and the United States signed the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican-American War. Mexico ceded to the US more than 2 million square kilometres of territory — present-day California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado — in exchange for $15 million. It was the largest territorial transfer in American history.
On February 2, 1882, Irish writer James Joyce was born in Dublin — author of Ulysses (1922), considered the most influential novel of the twentieth century and one of the masterpieces of world literature. Joyce revolutionised narrative fiction with the interior monologue and stream of consciousness, techniques that influenced all subsequent literature. He spent most of his life in European exile.
Notable birthdays — February 2
Famous people born on February 2
Hamnet Shakespeare
Hamnet Shakespeare was the only son of William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway, and the fraternal twin of Judith Shakespeare. Hamnet died at the age of 11.
George Sutcliffe
George Gribbon Sutcliffe was a senior Australian public servant, best known for his time as a Commissioner of the Commonwealth Public Service Board.
James L. Usry
James Leroy Usry was the first African-American mayor of Atlantic City, New Jersey. He was also a professional basketball player.
Věra Chytilová
Věra Chytilová was a Czech avant-garde filmmaker. Banned by the Czechoslovak government in the 1960s, she is best known for her 1966 Czech New Wave film Daisies. Among her subsequent films are Wolf's Hole (1987), A Hoof Here, a Hoof There (1989) and The Inheritance or Fuckoffguysgoodday (1992).
Anthony Haden-Guest
Anthony Haden-Guest is an English-American writer, reporter, cartoonist, art critic, poet, and socialite who lives in New York City and London. He is a frequent contributor to major magazines and has had several books published.
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