February 2, 1890 Jean J M de Lattre de Tassigny, French gen (Indo-China) February 2, 1888 Candelario Huizar, composer February 2, 1888 Frank Lloyd, Scotland, actor/director (Mutiny on Bounty, Oliver Twist) February 2, 1886 Kurt Baschwitz, German/Dutch sociologist/journalist (Du und) February 2, 1886 William R Ben‚t, writer February 2, 1885 Aldo Palazzeschi, [Giurlani], Italian writer (I cavalli bianchi) February 2, 1884 Julis Deutsch, Austria politician/General Spanish rep army February 2, 1884 S Z Sakall, Budapest Hungary, actor (Dolly Sisters, Casablanca) February 2, 1883 Mikhail Fabianovich Gnesin, composer February 2, 1882 Fabio Campana, composer, dies at 63 February 2, 1882 James Joyce, Ire, novelist/poet (Dubliners, Ulysses, Finnigan's Wake) February 2, 1882 James Stephens, Irish poet (Crock of Gold) February 2, 1882 Knights of Columbus forms in New Haven, Conn February 2, 1881 Aleksej F Pisemski, Russian writer (Clodhopper), dies at 59 February 2, 1881 Karl Frederick, pistol champ (Olympic-gold-1920) February 2, 1880 SS Strathleven arrives in London with 1st Australian frozen mutton February 2, 1878 Christian Gauss, educator/writer (Phi Beta Kappa award namesake) February 2, 1878 Greece declares war on Turkey February 2, 1876 Baseball's National League forms with teams in Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Hartford, Louisville, New York, Philadelphia, St. Louis February 2, 1875 Annette Kolb, German/French author (Small Fanfare)