By Tatiana Ponil
FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS
Harry Edward Styles (born 1 February 1994) is an English singer. Known for his influence in popular culture, showmanship, artistry, and philanthropy, he is a subject of widespread public interest with a vast fanbase. Styles is considered to be among the most successful solo artists who have emerged from a boy band.
Styles’ musical career began in 2010 as part of One Direction, a boy band formed on the British music competition series The X Factor after each member of the band had been eliminated from the solo contest. They became one of the best-selling boy bands of all time before going on an indefinite hiatus in 2016. Styles released his self-titled debut solo album through Erskine and Columbia Records in 2017. It debuted at number one in the UK and the US and was one of the world’s top-ten best-selling albums of the year, while its lead single, “Sign of the Times,” topped the UK Singles Chart.
His second album, Fine Line (2019), debuted atop the US Billboard 200 with the biggest ever first-week sales by an English male artist, with Rolling Stone including it in their 2020 revision of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Its fourth single, “Watermelon Sugar,” topped the US Billboard Hot 100. Styles’ widely acclaimed third album, Harry’s House (2022), broke several records, receiving the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2023. It was included in the 2023 revision of Rolling Stone‘s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Its lead single, “As It Was,” became the number-one song of 2022 globally, according to Billboard.
Styles has received various accolades, including six Brit Awards, three Grammy Awards, two Ivor Novello Awards, three American Music Awards, and four MTV Video Music Awards. His film roles include Dunkirk (2017), Don’t Worry Darling (2022), and My Policeman (2022). Aside from music and acting, Styles is known for his flamboyant fashion. Wearing a Gucci dress, he was the first man to appear solo on the cover of Vogue.
Styles splits his time between two homes in North London, having previously lived above the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles. He sold his Los Angeles residence, having become disillusioned with the city. He also owns a loft apartment in Manhattan. He lived in the attic of producer Ben Winston’s home in Hampstead Heath, London, for 20 months at the beginning of his career while he looked for his own house.
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February came from the Latin word februa, “to cleanse.” The month was named after the Roman Februalia, which was a month-long festival of purification and atonement. Find fun facts all about the month of February!
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Born
- Thomas Cole (painter) –
- Victor Herbert (cellist) –
- Louis Stephen St. Laurent (Canadian Prime Minister) –
- Clark Gable (actor) –
- Langston Hughes (poet) –
- John Hart (broadcast journalist) –
- Don Everly (musician) –
- Sherman Hemsley (actor) –
- Rick James (singer) –
- Princess Stéphanie of Monaco –
- Brandon Lee (actor) –
- Lisa Marie Presley (daughter of Elvis and Priscilla Presley) –
- Lee Thompson Young (actor) –
- Harry Styles (singer) –
Died
- Mary Shelley (author) –
- Buster Keaton (actor) –
- Heather O’Rourke (actress) –
- Don Cornelius (creator of Soul Train) –
- Edward “Ed” Koch (former mayor of New York City) –
- Carl Weathers (actor) –
Events
- Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor, was found on an island where he had been stranded for over 4 years. His experience was the basis for Daniel DeFoe’s novel, Robinson Crusoe –
- First U.S. dental dispensary opened, New York City –
- The first dental college was incorporated, Baltimore, Maryland –
- Texas seceded from the Union –
- Battle Hymn of the Republic, a poem written by Julia Ward Howe, was published in Atlantic Monthly –
- “Edition One” of the Oxford English Dictionary was published –
- First automobile insurance policy issued –
- First U.S. Marine Division activated –
- Gordon Matthews received a patent for “voice message exchange” system (better known as voicemail) –
- Space shuttle Columbia broke apart during re-entry, killing all seven astronauts onboard –
- New England Patriots’ quarterback Tom Brady became the youngest quarterback to lead his team to two Super Bowl victories –
- During Super Bowl XLIII, Pittsburgh Steeler James Harrison intercepted a pass on the goal line and returned it 100 yards for a touchdown. It was the longest play in Super Bowl history –
Weather
- Forty-five degrees below zero F in Pittsburg, New Hampshire –
- The greatest ice storm of record in the United States produced a layer of ice up to four inches thick from Texas to Pennsylvania, causing 25 deaths, 500 serious injuries, and $100 million worth of damage. Communications and utilities were interrupted for a week to ten days. –
- -50 degrees F, Gavilan, New Mexico –
- A high temperature of 50 degrees F was reported in Burlington, Vermont –
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