Talk:February 3

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February 3: Setsubun in Japan; Four Chaplains' Day in the United States 1488 – Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias landed in Mossel Bay, having sailed around the Cape of Good Hope and the southern tip of Africa. 1509 – Turkish-Portuguese War: Portugal defeated a joint fleet of Mamlûk Burji Sultanate of Egypt, Ottoman Empire, the Zamorin of Calicut and the Sultan of Gujarat at the Battle of Diu off the coast of Diu, India. 1867 – Crown Prince Mutsuhito (pictured) succeeded his father Kōmei as Emperor of Japan, taking the title Meiji. 1959 – The Day the Music Died: A small plane crashed near Clear Lake, Iowa, USA, killing American rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson. 1966 – The Soviet spacecraft Luna 9 became the first space probe to land on the Moon and transmit pictures from the lunar surface to Earth. More events: February 2 – February 3 – February 4 Archive – By email – More anniversaries... It is now 04:23, June 9, 2008 (UTC) – Refresh this page

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"1916 - Parliament buildings in Ottawa, Canada are burned down." - Was the fire deliberate or accidental? To my eyes, this sentence implies that someone intended to burn the buildings down. - Jim Redmond 16:27, 3 Feb 2004 (UTC)

It was accidental (although some people suspected "the Germans", of course). Adam Bishop 20:13, 3 Feb 2004 (UTC)

Thanks for the clarification. To reduce future confusion, should we maybe change that entry to something like "Parliament buildings in Ottawa, Canada burn down" or "Parliament buildings in Ottawa, Canada are destroyed by fire"? - Jim Redmond 22:46, 3 Feb 2004 (UTC)

"Burn down" sounds fine to me ("destroyed by fire" could still be arson, in my mind anyway). Adam Bishop 22:47, 3 Feb 2004 (UTC)

"Burn down" it is. Now to add a link to the article on the Parliament itself... - Jim Redmond 23:23, 3 Feb 2004 (UTC)

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The Buddy Holly plane crash actually took place on Feb 3, it took off at 00:58 local time - see the coroner's report --Bob Palin 17:38, 11 Feb 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Superbowl

The 2008 Superbowl was broadcast in 232 countries. You are terribly mistaken if you think that it is not globally notable. Kingturtle (talk) 16:58, 4 February 2008 (UTC)

The Super Bowl happens every year. It is very predictable that it will happen next year. It isn't notable unless it breaks a record. If it were considered notable, every instance of every Super Bowl, World Series, Stanley Cup, World Cup, Wimbledon, French Open, US Open, etc. would be listed. Doesn't seem reasonable. The first Super Bowl is notable. Discussed here. -- Mufka ^{(u) (t) (c)} 17:40, 4 February 2008 (UTC)