On this day
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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Rapid urbanization in China means village life, the bedrock of Chinese culture, is rapidly vanishing, and with it, traditions and history.
With no sign of rain, 17 rural California communities providing water to 40,000 people are in danger of running out within 60 to 120 days.
Mayor Bill de Blasio, the tallest mayor in New Yorkâs modern history, is discovering that bigness can also be a burden, requiring a host of ergonomic adjustments and feats of stagecraft in City Hall.
Mr. Hoffman was among his generationâs most ambitious and admired American actors, playing sidekicks, villains and lead roles on stage and in film.
At a time of atomization and endless special-interest hobbit holes, big live television events like the Super Bowl fulfill our need for something, anything, in common.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of January 29, 2014, covering February 2, 2014.
Bruce Springsteen
Soundtrack
Kidz Bop Kids
Beyonce
Jennifer Nettles
2014Gerd Albrecht, German conductor (born 1935)[â ]
Gerd Albrecht was a German conductor.
2014Tommy Aquino, American motorcycle racer (born 1992)[â ]
Tommy Aquino was an American motorcycle racer who competed in the AMA Pro Daytona Sportbike Championship. His best result in the class was in 2011 when he finished third in the championship, with one win.
2014Nicholas Brooks, English historian (born 1941)[â ]
Nicholas Peter Brooks, FBA was an English medieval historian.
2014Eduardo Coutinho, Brazilian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1933)[â ]
Eduardo de Oliveira Coutinho was a Brazilian documentary filmmaker, director, screenwriter, film producer and former reporter, known as one of the most important documentarists in Brazil.
2014Philip Seymour Hoffman, American actor, director, and producer (born 1967)[â ]
Philip Seymour Hoffman was an American actor. Known for his distinctive supporting and character rolesâeccentrics, underdogs, and misfitsâhe acted in many films and theatrical productions, including leading roles, from the early 1990s until his death in 2014. He was voted the greatest actor of the 21st century in a 2024 ranking by The Independent.
2014Luis RaĂșl, Puerto Rican comedian and actor (born 1962)[â ]
Luis RaĂșl MartĂnez RodrĂguez, better known as Luis RaĂșl, was a Puerto Rican actor, comedian and television host. He was known for his stand-up comedy and his various characters. He also hosted TeleOnce's talk and variety show Anda Pa'l CarĂĄ from 2001 to 2003 and Telemundo Puerto Rico's game show Pa' Que Te Lo Goces in 2006. He died early in the morning of February 2, 2014, from kidney failure which in turn led to cardiac and respiratory arrest.
2014Bunny Rugs, Jamaican singer (born 1948)[â ]
William Alexander Anthony "Bunny Rugs" Clarke, OD, also known as Bunny Scott, was the lead singer of Jamaican reggae band Third World as well as a solo artist. He began his career in the mid-1960s, and was also at one time a member of Inner Circle and half of the duo Bunny & Ricky.
2014Nigel Walker, English footballer (born 1959)[â ]
Nigel Walker was an English professional football midfielder. He played in The Football League for six clubs as well as the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League. Walker's death, from cancer, at the age of 54 was reported on 2 February 2014. After football, Nigel was a teacher at Greencroft Business and Enterprise Community School.
In 2014, the world population was approximately 7,381,616,244 people[â ]