births
February 1, 1931
Boris Yeltsin, Russian politician, 1st President of Russia (died 2007)
Boris Yeltsin
Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin was a Soviet and Russian politician and statesman who served as President of Russia from 1991 to 1999. He was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) from 1961 to 1990. He later stood as a political independent, during which time he was viewed as being ideologically aligned with liberalism.
President of Russia
The president of Russia, officially the president of the Russian Federation, is the executive head of state of Russia. The president is the chair of the Federal State Council and the supreme commander-in-chief of the Russian Armed Forces. It is the highest office in Russia.
February 1
February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 333 days remain until the end of the year.