February 2, 1987, Terry Waite, a church envoy, was kidnapped by an Islamic militia group in Lebanon. It wasn't until over four years later that he was finally released, on November 18, 1991.
I remember him because every day in the paper, on the inside of page two or three I think it was, a little box with his picture and a caption reminded readers of the number of days he'd been missing.
February 2 is also noted for the death of Sid Vicious and the dismantling of apartheid in South Africa. I love the On This Day page at the BBC.
Posted by toby at February 2, 2003 12:24 PM