December 2nd, 1654

Born on December 2nd, 1654

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 135,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 259 days, exactly on April 11th, 2027, people who were born on December 2nd, 1654 will be 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

Born on December 2nd, 1654

71

Johann Adolf von Anhalt-Zerbst

German poet

*December 2nd, 1654, Zerbst †March 19th, 1726, Zerbst

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Born in 1654

62

Heinrich Georg Neuss

German pastor, preacher and theologian

*January 1st, 1654, Elbingerode †January 1st, 1716, Wernigerode

58

Joshua Barnes

British classical scholar (1654-1712)

*January 10th, 1654, London †August 3rd, 1712, Cambridgeshire

53

Michiel de Swaen

Southern Dutch playwright and poet

*January 20th, 1654, Dunkirk †May 3rd, 1707, Dunkirk

67

Tommaso Bonaventura della Gherardesca

Count of the noble Florentine family of the Gherardesca

*July 24th, 1654, Florence †September 21st, 1721, Florence

73

Nicodemus Tessin the Younger

Swedish architect (1654-1728)

*May 23rd, 1654, Nyköping †April 10th, 1728, Stockholm

73

Agostino Steffani

Italian ecclesiastic, diplomat and composer

*July 25th, 1654, Castelfranco Veneto †February 12th, 1728, Frankfurt

73

Jakob Abbadie

French Protestant minister and writer, Dean of Killaloe in Ireland

*January 1st, 1654, Nay †September 25th, 1727, Marylebone

53

Gottlob Friedrich Seligmann

German theologian

*November 21st, 1654, Hainewalde †December 24th, 1707, Dresden

64

Sophie Amalie Moth

Danish noblewoman

*March 28th, 1654, Copenhagen †January 17th, 1719, Jomfruens Egede

64

Heinrich Rüdiger von Ilgen

German diplomat and politician (1654-1718)

*September 30th, 1654, Petershagen †December 6th, 1718, Britz

60

Giuseppe Passeri

Italian painter (1654-1714)

*March 12th, 1654, Rome †November 2nd, 1714, Rome

79

Danylo Apostol

Hetman of the Ukrainian Cossacks

*December 14th, 1654, Velyki Sorochyntsi †January 17th, 1734, Velyki Sorochyntsi

72

Andreas Gärtner

German astronomer

*December 24th, 1654, Quatitz/Chwaćicy †February 2nd, 1727, Dresden

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1654 is a normal year and no leap year.

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