December 2nd, 1653

Born on December 2nd, 1653

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 136,000 days old!

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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 1653

59

Arcangelo Corelli

Italian violinist and composer

*February 17th, 1653, Fusignano †January 8th, 1713, Rome

79

Emperor Reigen

Emperor of Japan

*July 9th, 1653, Kyoto †September 24th, 1732, Kyoto

68

Christine Wilhelmine of Hesse-Homburg

(1653-1722)

*June 30th, 1653, Bingenheim †May 16th, 1722, Grabow

62

Johann Friedrich Gleditsch

German publisher; (1653-1716)

*August 15th, 1653, Pirna †March 26th, 1716, Leipzig

45

James Bertie, 1st Earl of Abingdon

English nobleman (1653-1699)

*June 16th, 1653, Grimsthorpe Castle †May 22nd, 1699, City and Liberty of Westminster

49

John Benbow

Royal Navy Admiral (1653-1702)

*March 10th, 1653, Shrewsbury †November 4th, 1702, Port Royal

54

Christian, Duke of Saxe-Eisenberg

German noble

*January 6th, 1653, Gotha †April 28th, 1707, Eisenberg

44

Gaspar de la Cerda, 8th Count of Galve

Spanish noble (1653-1697)

*January 11th, 1653, Pastrana †March 12th, 1697, El Puerto de Santa María

81

Carlo Ruzzini

Doge of Venice

*November 11th, 1653, Venice †January 5th, 1735, Venice

53

Azam Shah

Seventh Mughal emperor (1653-1707)

*July 8th, 1653, Burhanpur †June 19th, 1707, Agra

76

Jean-Baptiste-Henri de Valincour

French classical scholar (1653-1730)

*March 1st, 1653, Paris †January 4th, 1730, Paris

76

Anton Maria Salvini

Italian naturalist and classicist

*January 12th, 1653, Florence †May 17th, 1729, Florence

89

André-Hercule de Fleury

Catholic cardinal (1653-1743)

*June 22nd, 1653, Lodève †January 29th, 1743, Issy-les-Moulineaux

50

Giovanni Anastasi

Italian painter (1653-1704)

*March 17th, 1653, Senigallia †March 13th, 1704, Macerata

74

Johann Conrad Brunner

Swiss anatomist

*January 16th, 1653, Diessenhofen †October 2nd, 1727, Mannheim

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1653 is a normal year and no leap year.

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