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<p><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/February_3" title="February 3">February 3</a></b>: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendar_of_saints" title="Calendar of saints">Feast day</a> of <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurence_of_Canterbury" title="Laurence of Canterbury">Saint Laurence of Canterbury</a></b> (Western Christianity); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Chaplains" title="Four Chaplains">Four Chaplains' Day</a></b> in the United States (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943" title="1943">1943</a>)
</p><ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1266" title="1266">1266</a> – <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mud%C3%A9jar_revolt_of_1264%E2%80%931266" title="Mudéjar revolt of 1264–1266">Mudéjar revolt</a>: King <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_I_of_Aragon" title="James I of Aragon">James I of Aragon</a> entered the formerly Muslim-held city of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murcia" title="Murcia">Murcia</a> <i>(depicted)</i>, <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conquest_of_Murcia_(1265%E2%80%9366)" title="Conquest of Murcia (1265–66)">following its surrender</a></b> three days earlier.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1852" title="1852">1852</a> – The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentine_Confederation" title="Argentine Confederation">Argentine Confederation</a> was defeated in the <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platine_War" title="Platine War">Platine War</a></b> by an alliance consisting of Brazil, Uruguay and the Argentine provinces of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entre_R%C3%ADos_Province" title="Entre Ríos Province">Entre Ríos</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrientes_Province" title="Corrientes Province">Corrientes</a>.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972" title="1972">1972</a> – The <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1972_Iran_blizzard" title="1972 Iran blizzard">deadliest blizzard in history</a></b> began in Iran and continued for a week leaving more than 4,000 people dead.</li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010" title="2010">2010</a> – An edition of <i><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Homme_qui_marche_I" title="L'Homme qui marche I">L'Homme qui marche I</a></b></i>, a bronze sculpture by Swiss sculptor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Giacometti" title="Alberto Giacometti">Alberto Giacometti</a>, was sold for £65 million, setting the record for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_expensive_sculptures" title="List of most expensive sculptures">most expensive sculpture</a> sold at auction.</li></ul>
<p><b>Births and Deaths: </b><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horace_Greeley" title="Horace Greeley">Horace Greeley</a></b> (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1811); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tatyana_Velikanova" title="Tatyana Velikanova">Tatyana Velikanova</a></b> (<abbr title="born">b.</abbr> 1932); <b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._N._Annadurai" title="C. N. Annadurai">C. N. Annadurai</a></b> (<abbr title="died">d.</abbr> 1969)</p>
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