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Rhombicuboctahedron by Leonardo da Vinci

1709 - Alexander Selkirk is rescued from shipwreck on a desert island, inspiring the book Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe.
1922 - Ulysses by James Joyce published in Paris

1600 - Gabriel Naudé, French librarian and scholar (d. 1653)
1861 - Solomon R. Guggenheim, American art collector and philanthropist (d. 1949)
1882 - James Joyce, Irish author (d. 1941)
1905 - Ayn Rand, Russian-born author and philosopher (d. 1982)
1923 - James Dickey, American poet and author (d. 1997)
1927 - Stan Getz, American musician (d. 1991)

1529 - Baldassare Castiglione, Italian writer (b. 1478)
1969 - Boris Karloff, English actor (b. 1887)
1970 - Bertrand Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, English mathematician, writer and philosopher (b. 1872)
1979 - Sid Vicious, English musician (Sex Pistols) (b. 1957)
1987 - Alistair MacLean, Scottish novelist (b. 1922)

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1529 - Restif de la Bretonne (October 23, 1734 – February 2, 1806), called Rétif de la Bretonne, was a French novelist.
1916 - Cabaret Voltaire opening press release
1529 - Papin sisters Christine and Lea Papin brutally murdered their employer and her daughter in Le Mans, France, on February 2, 1933.
1529 - Havelock Ellis (February 2, 1859 - July 8, 1939), known as Havelock Ellis, was a British doctor, sexual psychologist and social reformer, noted for his seven volume Studies in the Psychology of Sex.
1529 - Les XX 1884

The first of ten annual exhibitions was held on February 2 at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels

1529 - Maurice Tourneur February 2, 1873 – died August 4, 1961, was a French film director and screenwriter, noted for such films as La Main du diable (The Hand of the Devil) (1943).
1529 - Jens Jørgen Thorsen (February 2, 1932 Copenhagen - November 15, 2000) was a Danish artist and film director best known for his film Quiet Days in Clichy.
1529 - Harold Rosenberg (February 2, 1906, New York City - July 11, 1978, New York City) was an American writer, educator, philosopher and art critic.
1529 - François Reichenbach was a French filmmaker born July 3 1921 who died February 2 1993.
1529 - Antti Aarne Aarne (December 5,1867 – February 2,1925) was a Finnish folklorist
1529 - Martin Schongauer c. 1448 – February 2, 1491) was a German engraver and painter.
1529 - To Have Done With the Judgment of god This work was shelved by Wladimir Porché, the director of the French radio, the day before its scheduled airing on February 2, 1948.
1529 - José Guadalupe Posada José Guadalupe Posada (2 February 1852 – 20 January 1913) was a Mexican engraver and illustrator.
1529 - James Blood Ulmer (born 2 February 1942 in St. Matthews, South Carolina) is an American jazz and blues guitarist and singer.
1529 - Natalie Clifford Barney (31 October 1876 – 2 February 1972) was an American expatriate who lived, wrote, and hosted a literary salon in Paris. She was a poet, memoirist, and epigrammatist, but believed her life was her true work of art.

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 *[[1529]] - [[José Guadalupe Posada]] José Guadalupe Posada (2 February 1852 – 20 January 1913) was a Mexican engraver and illustrator.
 *[[1529]] - [[James Blood Ulmer]] (born 2 February 1942 in St. Matthews, South Carolina) is an American jazz and blues guitarist and singer.
-*[[1529]] - [[Natalie Clifford Barney]]
+*[[1529]] - [[Natalie Clifford Barney]]  (31 October 1876 – 2 February 1972) was an American expatriate who lived, wrote, and hosted a literary salon in Paris. She was a poet, memoirist, and epigrammatist, but believed her life was her true work of art.
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