🕯️ Candlemas

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Christian feast on February 2 celebrating the presentation of Jesus at the Temple; marks 40 days after Christmas and the midpoint of winter.

religious Observed February 2 each year.

Notable deaths on February 2nd

Chris Kyle

American war veteran and author (1974-2013).

Born April 8th, 1974 in Odessa. [ref]

Died February 2nd, 2013 at 38 years old in Erath County (gunshot wound).

Philip Seymour Hoffman

American actor (1967–2014).

Born July 23rd, 1967 in Fairport.

Died February 2nd, 2014 at 46 years old in Manhattan (drug overdose). [ref]

Carl Weathers

American actor and football player (1948–2024).

Born January 14th, 1948 in New Orleans.

Died February 2nd, 2024 at 76 years old in Los Angeles (coronary artery disease). [ref]

Sid Vicious

English bassist (1957–1979).

Born May 10th, 1957 in Lewisham.

Died February 2nd, 1979 at 21 years old in Manhattan (heroin overdose).

Gene Kelly

American dancer, actor, singer, director and choreographer (1912–1996).

Born August 23rd, 1912 in Pittsburgh.

Died February 2nd, 1996 at 83 years old in Beverly Hills (stroke).

Bertrand Russell

British philosopher and logician (1872–1970).

Born May 18th, 1872 in Trellech. [ref]

Died February 2nd, 1970 at 97 years old in Penrhyndeudraeth, Plas Penrhyn (influenza). [ref]

Donald Pleasence

British actor (1919–1995).

Born October 5th, 1919 in Worksop.

Died February 2nd, 1995 at 75 years old in Saint-Paul-de-Vence (heart failure).

Boris Karloff

British actor (1887–1969).

Born November 23rd, 1887 in Dulwich.

Died February 2nd, 1969 at 81 years old in Midhurst (pneumonia).

Dmitri Mendeleev

Russian chemist (1834–1907).

Born February 7th, 1834 in Tobolsk. [ref]

Died February 2nd, 1907 at 72 years old in Saint Petersburg (pneumonia). [ref]

Barbie Hsu

Taiwanese actress, singer and television presenter (1976–2025).

Born October 6th, 1976 in Taipei.

Died February 2nd, 2025 at 48 years old in Tokyo (pneumonia). [ref]

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