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Tuesday, 3 February 2026

Day 34 of 2026  ·  331 days remaining in the year  ·  Week 06
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5 Births
3 Events
8 Total entries

★ Born on this day 5 entries

1811
Horace Greeley, told young men to go west.
US Sport 215 yrs ago
1821
Elizabeth Blackwell, first woman to receive a medical degree.
US Science & Technology 205 yrs ago
1874
Gertrude Stein, beloved by Hemmingway.
US 152 yrs ago
1918
Joey Bishop
US Religion 108 yrs ago
1940
Fran Tarkenton, football player.
US Sport 86 yrs ago

► Events on this day 3 entries

1815
World's first commercial cheese factory established in Switzerland.
CH Arts & Culture 211 yrs ago
1918
Twin Peaks Tunnel, longest (11,920 feet) streetcar tunnel in the world, begins service with the K-Ingleside streetcar.
US Geography & Exploration 108 yrs ago
1937
Thomas Crapper invents the first flush toilet. (Honest!)
US 89 yrs ago