December 2nd, 1667

Born on December 2nd, 1667

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 1667

77

Jonathan Swift

Anglo-Irish satirist and essayist (1667–1745)

*November 30th, 1667, Dublin †October 19th, 1745, Dublin

80

Johann Bernoulli

Swiss mathematician (1667-1748)

*July 27th, 1667, Basel †January 1st, 1748, Basel

87

Abraham de Moivre

French mathematician (*1667 – †1754)

*May 26th, 1667, Vitry-le-François †November 27th, 1754, London

72

Maria Anna of Neuburg

Queen consort of Spain (1667-1740)

*October 28th, 1667, Benrath Palace †July 16th, 1740, Guadalajara

80

Felice Torelli

Italian painter (1667-1748)

*September 9th, 1667, Verona †June 11th, 1748, Bologna

40

Hieronymus Dathe

German author and theologian

*February 4th, 1667, Hamburg †June 14th, 1707, Annaberg-Buchholz

16

Louis, Count of Vermandois

French nobleman, legitimate son of Louis XIV, admiral of France

*October 2nd, 1667, Saint-Germain-en-Laye †November 18th, 1683, Flanders

82

Jean Henri Huguetan Gyldensteen

(1667-1749)

*March 30th, 1667, Lyon †June 14th, 1749, Copenhagen

79

Carlo Maria Marini

Italian cardinal

*March 13th, 1667, Genoa †January 16th, 1747, Genoa

68

Antoine Rivalz

French painter (1667-1735)

*March 12th, 1667, Toulouse †December 11th, 1735, Toulouse

51

Christoph Ludwig Agricola

German landscape painter (1667-1719)

*November 5th, 1667, Regensburg †August 8th, 1719, Regensburg

70

Johann Ortwin Westenberg

German author

*May 28th, 1667, Neuenhaus †June 30th, 1737, Leiden

52

David Hoyer

German painter (1667-1720)

*August 9th, 1667, Lichtenau †May 27th, 1720, Leipzig

75

Carlo Gaetano Stampa

Cardinal Archbishop of Milan

*November 1st, 1667, Milan †December 23rd, 1742, Milan

75

Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici

Wife of Johann Wilhelm Palatine Elector (1667-1743)

*August 11th, 1667, Florence †February 18th, 1743, Florence

50

Louis Frederick I, Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

Prince of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt

*October 15th, 1667, Rudolstadt †June 24th, 1718, Rudolstadt

72

Pietro Ottoboni

Catholic cardinal

*July 2nd, 1667, Venice †February 29th, 1740, Rome

80

Hieronymus von Erlach

Swiss politician (1667-1748)

*March 31st, 1667, Bern †February 28th, 1748, Bern

71

Ernest Louis, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt

Landgrave (1667-1739)

*December 15th, 1667, Gotha †September 12th, 1739, Einhausen

75

Melusine von der Schulenburg, Duchess of Kendal

British duchess

*December 25th, 1667, Emden †May 10th, 1743, London

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1667 is a normal year and no leap year.

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