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|February 03, 2026
1488: Portuguese explorer Bartholomew Diaz became the first European to round the Cape of Good Hope.
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1730: The first stock exchange quotations were published in the Daily Advertiser, London.
1762: English dandy and gambler Richard “Beau” Nash died.
1877: “Chopsticks”, the novelty piano piece, was registered at the British Museum.
1935: The jingle “We are the Ovaltineys, little girls and boys” was first sung on radio. Listeners were invited to join the League of Ovaltineys (with club badge and rule book), and a coded message was given out each week.
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