Today in History: February 3, ‘the day the music died’

Today is Monday, Feb. 3, the 34th time of 2025. There are 331 days near successful the year.

Today successful history:

On Feb. 3, 1959, which would go known arsenic “the time the euphony died,” rock-and-roll stars Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson died successful a tiny level clang adjacent Clear Lake, Iowa.

Also connected this date:

In 1870, the 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, granting Black American men the close to vote, was ratified.

In 1913, the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, providing for a national income tax, was ratified.

In 1917, the United States broke disconnected diplomatic relations with Germany, the aforesaid time an American cargo ship, the SS Housatonic, was sunk by a U-boat disconnected Britain (after the unit was allowed to committee lifeboats).

In 1943, during World War II, the U.S. transport vessel SS Dorchester, which was carrying troops to Greenland, sank aft being deed by a German torpedo successful the Labrador Sea; lone immoderate 230 of the 900 aboard survived.

In 1966, the Soviet probe Luna 9 became the archetypal manmade entity to marque a brushed landing connected the moon.

In 1998, a U.S. Marine craft sliced done the cablegram of a skis gondola adjacent Cavalese, Italy, causing the car to plunge hundreds of feet, sidesplitting each 20 radical inside.

In 2002, the New England Patriots won their archetypal Super Bowl, defeating the St. Louis Rams 20-17.

In 2006, an Egyptian rider ferry sank successful the Red Sea during atrocious weather, sidesplitting much than 1,000 passengers.

Today’s birthdays:

• Football Hall of Famer Fran Tarkenton is 85.
• Actor Blythe Danner is 82.
• Football Hall of Famer Bob Griese is 80.
• Singer-guitarist Dave Davies (The Kinks) is 78.
• Actor Morgan Fairchild is 75.
• Actor Nathan Lane is 69.
• Actor Maura Tierney is 60.
• Basketball Hall of Famer Vlade Divac is 57.
• Golf Hall of Famer Retief Goosen is 56.
• Actor Warwick Davis is 55.
• Actor Isla Fisher is 49.
• Reggaeton vocalist Daddy Yankee is 48.