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February 3 connects constitutional history, space exploration, music history and literature. In the United States, the 15th Amendment was ratified on this date in 1870, while in 1966 Luna 9 achieved the first successful soft landing on the Moon.
February 3 connects constitutional history, space exploration, music history and literature. In the United States, the 15th Amendment was ratified on this date in 1870, while in 1966 Luna 9 achieved the first successful soft landing on the Moon.
February 3 is an Aquarius birthday. Its calendar position places it early in February, with amethyst as the traditional birthstone and violet and primrose as the month’s birth flowers.
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Explore how birthstones became associated with calendar months and the traditions connected with February.
Explore birthstones →Discover the flower traditions linked with February and how birth flowers became part of modern birthday culture.
Explore birth flowers →The same calendar date has opposite seasonal settings in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Explore calendar stories →Cakes, candles, songs and milestone ages vary across families and cultures.
Traditions around the world →There is no single universal way to mark a birthday. Customs differ by family, community and country, which is part of what makes birthday culture so interesting.
February 3 · 1870
The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, prohibiting denial of voting rights on the basis of race, color or previous condition of servitude.
Explore the timeline →The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, prohibiting denial of voting rights on the basis of race, color or previous condition of servitude.
Politics & RightsThe 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, authorizing a federal income tax.
GovernmentBuddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J. P. Richardson died in a plane crash in Iowa, an event later remembered as 'the day the music died.'
MusicThe Soviet spacecraft Luna 9 made the first successful soft landing on the Moon and transmitted images from the lunar surface.
SpaceSpace Shuttle Discovery launched on STS-63, a mission that carried out a close rendezvous with the Russian Mir space station.
SpaceGerman Romantic composer known for works including the Italian Symphony and the Wedding March.
American writer and art collector whose Paris salon became influential in modernist culture.
American illustrator famous for decades of Saturday Evening Post covers.
English guitarist and songwriter, co-founder of The Kinks.
English actor known for Willow, the Harry Potter films and Star Wars roles.
Australian actor and author known for comedy and film roles.
British-Lebanese barrister specializing in international law and human rights.
Irish singer-songwriter known for independent pop releases and songwriting.
February 3 is day 34 of a common year, with 331 days remaining after it. Its traditional February birthday associations include Amethyst and Violet & Primrose.
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