December 2nd, 1610

Born on December 2nd, 1610

Age in days, weeks and months
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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 (pictured), 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 year
Born in 1610

61

Michael Wendler

German Lutheran theologian and moral philosopher (1610–1671)

*September 21st, 1610, Schlettau †November 21st, 1671, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

80

Alexander VIII

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1689 to 1691

*April 22nd, 1610, Venice †February 1st, 1691, Rome

60

Hieronymus Kromayer

German theologian

*January 18th, 1610, Zeitz †June 3rd, 1670, Leipzig

36

William Dobson

English portrait painter (1610-1646)

*February 24th, 1610, London †October 28th, 1646, Oxford

77

James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde

Anglo-Irish statesman

*October 19th, 1610, Clerkenwell †July 21st, 1688, Kingston Lacy

64

Jean de Labadie

French priest (1610-1674)

*February 13th, 1610, Bourg †February 13th, 1674, Altona

48

Francesco I d'Este, Duke of Modena

Italian noble

*September 6th, 1610, Modena †October 14th, 1658, Santhià

71

Jacob Kettler

Duke of Courland

*October 28th, 1610, Kuldīga †January 1st, 1682, Jelgava

51

Johann Balthasar Schupp

German writer and academic

*March 1st, 1610, Giessen †October 26th, 1661, Hamburg

71

Pierre Dupuis

French painter (1610-1682)

*March 3rd, 1610, Montfort-l'Amaury †February 18th, 1682, Paris

52

Birgitte Thott

Danish scholar (1610-1662)

*January 1st, 1610, Fårupgård †January 1st, 1662, Sorø

69

Baldassare Ferri

Italian opera singer

*December 9th, 1610, Perugia †September 10th, 1680, Perugia

77

Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange

French philologist (1610-1688)

*December 18th, 1610, Amiens †October 23rd, 1688, Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1610 is a normal year and no leap year.

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