December 2nd, 1469

Born on December 2nd, 1469

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 202,000 days old!

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... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on December 2nd?

December 2nd, 2016

Thirty-six people died when a fire broke out at an illegally converted warehouse in Oakland, California, the deadliest U.S. building fire since 2003.

December 2nd, 2015

In San Bernardino, California, a married couple carried out a mass shooting at a Christmas party before fleeing and dying in a shootout with police.

December 2nd, 2001

Less than two months after disclosing accounting violations, the Texas-based energy firm Enron filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, evaporating nearly $11 billion in shareholder wealth.

December 2nd, 1989

The Malayan Communist Party and the Malaysian government signed a peace accord to end a 21-year communist insurgency.

December 2nd, 1988

Benazir Bhutto (pictured) took office as Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to head the government of a Muslim-majority state.

December 2nd, 1962

Returning from a fact-finding mission, U.S. senator Mike Mansfield became the first American official to comment adversely on the progress of the Vietnam War.

December 2nd, 1956

Cuban Revolution: The yacht Granma, carrying Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and 80 other members of the 26th of July Movement, reached the shores of Cuba.

December 2nd, 1954

The United States Senate voted of 67 to 22 to approve a resolution condemning Senator Joseph McCarthy who continued to serve in the Senate until his death two and a half years later.

December 2nd, 1950

Korean War: UN forces began a retreat from North Korea following defeat at the Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River.

December 2nd, 1943

World War II: The Luftwaffe conducted a surprise air raid on Allied ships in Bari, Italy, sinking twenty-eight vessels and releasing one ship's secret cargo of mustard gas.

December 2nd, 1942

Manhattan Project scientists led by Enrico Fermi initiated the first self-sustaining chain reaction in the experimental nuclear reactor Chicago Pile-1.

December 2nd, 1927

The Ford Motor Company introduced the second version of the Model A, its first new model in 18 years.

December 2nd, 1899

Philippine–American War: A 60-man Filipino rearguard was defeated at the Battle of Tirad Pass, but delayed the American advance long enough to ensure President Emilio Aguinaldo's escape.

December 2nd, 1852

Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte established the Second French Empire, declaring himself Emperor of the French as Napoleon III.

December 2nd, 1805

War of the Third Coalition: French forces led by Napoleon decisively defeated a Russo-Austrian army commanded by Tsar Alexander I at the Battle of Austerlitz (depicted).

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 2nd

Same Day
Who's birthday is on December 2nd?

63

Sydney Youngblood

American/German singer

*December 2nd, 1960, San Antonio

66

Dagfinn Høybråten

Norwegian politician

*December 2nd, 1957, Oslo

42

Britney Spears

American singer-songwriter, dancer and actress (born 1981)

*December 2nd, 1981, McComb

46

Zhang Wei

Chinese badminton player, born 1977

*December 2nd, 1977, Shanghai

31

Georges Seurat

French painter (1859-1891)

*December 2nd, 1859, Paris †March 29th, 1891, Paris

32

Charlie Puth

American singer, songwriter and producer

*December 2nd, 1991, Rumson

50

Michael Boisvert

Canadian actor and choreographer

*December 2nd, 1973, Timmins

33

Tzancă Uraganu

Romanian singer

*December 2nd, 1990, Ploiești

50

Michaël Youn

French comedian and actor

*December 2nd, 1973, Suresnes

87

Julie Harris

American actress (1925–2013)

*December 2nd, 1925, Grosse Pointe †August 24th, 2013, West Chatham

69

Charles Abel

Franco-German lawyer and politician

*December 2nd, 1824, Thionville †May 2nd, 1894, Guentrange

55

Lucy Liu

American actress

*December 2nd, 1968, Jackson Heights

75

Patricia Hewitt

British politician (born 1948)

*December 2nd, 1948, Canberra

45

Chris Wolstenholme

British bassist

*December 2nd, 1978, Rotherham

100

Marc Platt

American ballet dancer, musical theatre performer, and actor (1913-2014)

*December 2nd, 1913, Pasadena †March 29th, 2014, San Rafael

83

Jean Paulhan

French writer

*December 2nd, 1884, Nîmes †October 9th, 1968, Paris

45

Nelly Furtado

Canadian singer

*December 2nd, 1978, Victoria

77

John Banks

New Zealand politician

*December 2nd, 1946, Wellington

39

Péter Máté

Hungarian association football player (b. 1984)

*December 2nd, 1984, Püspökladány

42

Josef Schovanec

French autistic philosopher and writer

*December 2nd, 1981, Charenton-le-Pont

Same year
Born in 1469

58

Niccolò Machiavelli

Italian diplomat and political and military theorist (1469–1527)

*May 3rd, 1469, Florence †June 21st, 1527, Sant'Andrea in Percussina

70

Guru Nanak

First Sikh Guru and founder of Sikhism

*April 15th, 1469, Nankana Sahib †September 22nd, 1539, Kartarpur

52

Manuel I of Portugal

King of Portugal from 1495 to 1521

*May 31st, 1469, Lisbon †December 13th, 1521, Lisbon

66

George Nevill, 5th Baron Bergavenny

English courtier, born in Wales (1469-1535)

*January 1st, 1469, Abergavenny †January 1st, 1535, Kent

25

Gian Galeazzo Sforza

Duke of Milano

*June 20th, 1469, Abbiategrasso †October 21st, 1494, Pavia

65

John Fisher

English Roman Catholic cardinal and saint (c. 1469–1535)

*October 19th, 1469, Yorkshire †June 22nd, 1535, Tower Hill

62

Andrea Riccio

Italian sculptor and architect (1470-1532)

*November 30th, 1469, Trento †July 8th, 1532, Padua

79

Elia Levita

Renaissance Hebrew grammarian and poet, pioneering Yiddish writer

*February 13th, 1469, Ipsheim †January 28th, 1549, Venice

65

Thomas Cajetan

Catholic cardinal

*February 20th, 1469, Gaeta †August 9th, 1534, Rome

38

Cecily of York

English princess

*March 20th, 1469, Palace of Westminster †August 24th, 1507, Sandown

59

Margaret of Saxony, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg

Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg

*August 4th, 1469, Meissen †December 7th, 1528, Weimar

60

Giovanni Speranza

Italian painter

*November 30th, 1469, Vicenza †January 1st, 1530

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1469 is a normal year and no leap year.

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