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Movie events on the 2nd February
James Joyce is born. (Dublin, Ireland) (James Joyce's Women )
Henry L. Parker, his wife and daughter perish in a private airplane crash. His son, Terrence C. Parker, who was at the controls, escaped unhurt. (Newport, Conn.) (Living on Velvet)
Vidkun Quisling, a collaborator with the German occupiers of Norway, is established as prime minister of a puppet government. (Hamsun )
Dr Carl Goerdeler executed for his part in the assassination attempt on Hitler. (Germany) (Valkyrie)
2270km into their motorcycle journey, Ernesto and Alberto catch a duck. (Estacion de Tren de Bariloche, Argentina) (The Motorcycle Diaries)
Major General Idi Amin declares himself President of Uganda and Chief of the Armed Forces. (The Last King of Scotland)
Sex Pistols member Sid Vicious dies of a heroin overdose. (New York) (Sid and Nancy)
Weatherman Phil Connors kills himself, rescues strangers, steals the groundhog, and eventually seduces his producer boss. (Punxsatawney, PA) (Groundhog Day)
Arthur Edens strips unexpectedly at a court hearing. (Michael Clayton)
Data is permanently re-activated. (Omicron Theta science colony) (Star Trek: Generations)