Historical Events for 2nd February 2012 | HistoryOrb.com
2nd Feb 2012
1550 - English Edward Seymour duke of Somerset, freed1762 - Thomas Arnes opera "Artaxerxes," premieres in London
1901 - Queen Victoria's funeral takes place.
1931 - 1st use of a rocket to deliver mail (Austria)
1957 - Liz Taylor's 3rd marriage (Mike Todd)
1962 - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1990 - Marina Ogilvy (daughter of Engl princess Alexandra) weds Paul Mowatt
1992 - Kieren Perkins swims world record 1500m freestyle (14:32.40)
1992 - IRS and Willie Nelson settle on $9M tax bill (of $16.7M)
1992 - David Boon's 13 Test Cricket century, 107 v India at Perth
