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Historical events & facts — February 3
What happened on February 3?
On February 3, 1959, the plane carrying musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper crashed in Iowa shortly after takeoff, killing all three artists. The tragedy, which singer-songwriter Don McLean immortalised in the song "American Pie" with the phrase "the day the music died", was one of the most tragic events in rock and roll history.
On February 1, 1958, Syria and Egypt merged to create the United Arab Republic, with Gamal Abdel Nasser as president. The Arab unification experiment, driven by Nasserism and Pan-Arabism, failed: Syria broke away in 1961 following a coup. It was the most ambitious attempt to create a large unified Arab state in the twentieth century.
On February 3, 1966, the Soviet probe Luna 9 became the first spacecraft to make a soft landing on the Moon and transmit photographs from its surface. The images proved that the lunar surface was solid and could support the weight of a spacecraft, dispelling fears that landers would sink into the dust. The finding was key for the Apollo programme.
Notable birthdays — February 3
Famous people born on February 3
Émile Prudent
Émile Racine Gauthier Prudent was a French pianist and composer. His works number about seventy, and include a piano trio, a concerto-symphony, many character pieces, sets of variations, transcriptions and etudes, in addition to his celebrated fantasies on operatic airs. As a teacher, he was very successful and produced several distinguished pupils.
Risto Ryti
Risto Heikki Ryti was a Finnish politician who served as the president of Finland from 1940 to 1944. Ryti started his career as a politician in the field of economics and as a political background figure during the interwar period. He made a wide range of international contacts in the world of banking and within the framework of the League of Nations.
E. P. Thompson
Edward Palmer Thompson was an English historian, writer, socialist and peace campaigner. He is best known for his historical work on the radical movements in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, in particular The Making of the English Working Class (1963).
Dave Davies
David Russell Gordon Davies is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was the lead guitarist and backing vocalist for the English rock band the Kinks, led by his elder brother Ray, and the two of them were the only consistent members during the band's existence.
Henning Mankell
Henning Georg Mankell was a Swedish crime writer, children's author, and dramatist, best known for a series of mystery novels starring his most noted creation, Inspector Kurt Wallander. He also wrote a number of plays and screenplays for television.
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