February 2, 1973 (Friday)
- The Italian cargo ship Alcamo strikes rocks and is holed off Cap Rosso, Corsica. She is declared a constructive total loss and later scrapped.
- Frederick B. Dent, becomes United States Secretary of Commerce.
- Born: Latino, Brazilian singer, in Rio de Janeiro
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