February 2

February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 332 days remaining until the end of the year (333 in leap years).

Events

  • 506 Alaric II, eighth king of the Visigoths promulgates the Breviary of Alaric (Breviarium Alaricianum or Lex Romana Visigothorum), a collection of "Roman law".
  • 962 Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor in nearly 40 years.
  • 1032 Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor becomes King of Burgundy.
  • 1141 The Battle of Lincoln, at which King Stephen is defeated and captured by the allies of Empress Matilda.
  • 1207 Terra Mariana, comprising present-day Estonia and Latvia, is established.
  • 1461 Wars of the Roses: The Battle of Mortimer's Cross is fought in Herefordshire, England.
  • 1536 Spaniard Pedro de Mendoza founds Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • 1542 Portuguese forces under Cristóvão da Gama capture a Muslim-occupied hill fort in northern Ethiopia in the Battle of Baçente.
  • 1653 New Amsterdam (later renamed The City of New York) is incorporated.
  • February 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

    Feb. 1 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Feb. 3

    All fixed commemorations below are observed on February 15 by Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar.

    For February 2nd, Orthodox Churches on the Old Calendar commemorate the Saints listed on January 20.

    Feasts

  • The Presentation of our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ in the Temple (also The Meeting of the Lord, or Hypapante), 40 days after His sacred birth.
  • Saints

  • Martyr Agathadorus of Tyana in Cappadocia.
  • Pre-Schism Western saints

  • Saint Apronian, a Roman executioner who converted to Orthodoxy when taking the martyr St Sisinnius before the tribunal and was then himself martyred (c. 304)
  • Saint Flosculus (Flou), Bishop of Orleans in France (c. 480)
  • Saint Laurence of Canterbury, the second Archbishop of Canterbury (619)( see also: February 3 - East )
  • Saint Adalbert I of Ostrevent (Adalbald), founder of Marchiennes Abbey (652)
  • Saint Feock, a saint recalled by a church dedication in Cornwall.
  • Saint Adeloga (Hadeloga), first Abbess of Kitzingen in Germany (c. 745)
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    US CRC imports down 29.1 percent in February from January

    SteelOrbis 22 Apr 2025
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    US exports of plates in coil down 31.9 percent in February from January

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    Public Technologies 22 Apr 2025
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    Stuff 22 Apr 2025
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    Saudi Arabia’s Crude Oil Exports Jumped by 500,000 Bpd in February

    Oil Price 22 Apr 2025
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    Saudi Arabia posts 66.7% rise in industrial licenses in February

    Arab News 22 Apr 2025
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    Truck Tonnage Slips 1.5% in March After Strong February

    TT News 22 Apr 2025
    The U.S. freight market slowed in March after a robust February, but data for Q1 of 2025 as a whole suggested a turnaround was underway, according to American Trucking Associations ... .
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    US OCTG imports down 57.3 percent in February from January

    SteelOrbis 22 Apr 2025
    By value, OCTG imports totaled $132.9 million in February, compared to $295.5 million in January and $238.9 million in the same month in 2024.
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    US beam exports up 60.7 percent in February from January

    SteelOrbis 22 Apr 2025
    By value, beam exports totaled $33.0 million in February, compared to $20.9 million in the previous month and $45.9 million the same month last year.
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