December 2nd, 1673

Born on December 2nd, 1673

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 128,000 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 1673

70

Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington

Prime Minister of Great Britain

*March 18th, 1673, Warwickshire †July 2nd, 1743, London

55

Alexander Menshikov

Russian statesman and general

*November 6th, 1673, Moscow †November 2nd, 1729, Beryozovo

43

Louis de Montfort

French Catholic saint, priest, and confessor

*January 31st, 1673, Montfort-sur-Meu †April 28th, 1716, Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre

86

Georg Wilhelm Kirchmaier

German philologist, philosopher and linguist

*April 29th, 1673, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †August 7th, 1759, Lutherstadt Wittenberg

52

Louis d'Aubusson de La Feuillade

French military officer and a Marshal of France

*January 1st, 1673, Marly-le-Roi †January 1st, 1725, Château de Marly

58

Jacob Paul von Gundling

German historian

*January 1st, 1673, Hersbruck †January 1st, 1731, Potsdam

71

Gottlieb Stolle

German scholar

*February 3rd, 1673, Legnica †March 4th, 1744, Jena

80

Richard Mead

British physician (1673-1754)

*August 11th, 1673, Stepney †February 16th, 1754, London

71

James Brydges, 1st Duke of Chandos

English politician (1673-1744)

*January 6th, 1673, Herefordshire †August 9th, 1744, Middlesex

68

Anna Maria Franziska of Saxe-Lauenburg

Legal Duchess of Saxe-Lauenburg

*June 13th, 1673, Amt Neuhaus †October 15th, 1741, Zákupy

49

Claude Gillot

French painter (1673-1722)

*April 28th, 1673, Langres †May 4th, 1722, Paris

63

René Duguay-Trouin

French privateer (1673-1736)

*June 10th, 1673, Saint-Malo †September 27th, 1736, Paris

73

Alessandro Marcello

Italian composer

*August 24th, 1673, Venice †June 19th, 1747, Venice

78

Anton Leodegar Keller

Swiss politician (1673-1752)

*September 13th, 1673, Locarno †January 26th, 1752

76

Gustav Philipp Mörl

German theologian and librarian (1673-1750)

*December 26th, 1673, Nuremberg †May 7th, 1750

77

Jesaias Friedrich Weissenborn

*January 1st, 1673, Schmalkalden †January 1st, 1750, Jena

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1673 is a normal year and no leap year.

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