January 2nd, 1674

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Born on January 2nd, 1674 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on January 2nd?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on January 2nd
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (January 1674)

Born on January 2nd, 1674

Weekday

Tuesday

January 2nd, 1674 was a Tuesday.

Age

350

People born on January 2nd, 1674 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 350 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♑

Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)

December 22nd, 1673 - January 20th, 1674

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 127,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 41 days, exactly on June 16th, 2024, people who were born on January 2nd, 1674 will be 128,000 days old!

127,959 Days

18,279 Weeks

4,204 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on January 2nd?

January 2nd, 2009

Sri Lankan Civil War: The Sri Lankan army captured the town of Kilinochchi from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, concluding the Battle of Kilinochchi.

January 2nd, 2016

Nimr al-Nimr, a prominent Shia cleric in Saudi Arabia, was executed by the Saudi government along with 46 other people.

January 2nd, 2004

The Stardust space probe flew by the comet Wild 2 and collected particle samples from its coma, which were later returned to Earth.

January 2nd, 1991

Sharon Pratt Dixon was sworn in as the mayor of Washington, D.C., becoming the first African-American woman to hold the position.

January 2nd, 1976

An extratropical cyclone began affecting parts of western Europe, resulting in coastal flooding around the southern portions of the North Sea and leading to at least 82 deaths.

January 2nd, 1967

Ronald Reagan (pictured) began his career in government when he was sworn in as the 33rd governor of California.

January 2nd, 1963

Vietnam War: The Viet Cong won its first major victory at the Battle of Ap Bac.

January 2nd, 1959

The Soviet Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon, was launched by a Vostok rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

January 2nd, 1944

World War II: United States and Australian forces successfully landed in Papua New Guinea in an attempt to cut off a Japanese retreat.

January 2nd, 1941

Second World War: Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff, Wales, was severely damaged by German bombing during the Cardiff Blitz.

January 2nd, 1920

Under the leadership of Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer, U.S. Department of Justice agents launched a series of raids against radical leftists and anarchists in more than 30 cities and towns across 23 states.

January 2nd, 1865

Uruguayan War: Brazilian and Colorado Party forces captured the city of Paysandú from its Uruguayan defenders.

January 2nd, 1860

French mathematician Urbain Le Verrier (pictured) announced the putative discovery of the planet Vulcan at a meeting at the French Academy of Sciences in Paris.

January 2nd, 1777

American Revolutionary War: American forces under the command of George Washington repulsed a British attack at the Battle of the Assunpink Creek near Trenton, New Jersey.

January 2nd, 1680

Trunajaya rebellion: Amangkurat II of Mataram of Java and his courtiers stabbed Trunajaya to death a week after the rebel leader surrendered to VOC forces.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 2nd

Same Day
Who's birthday is on January 2nd?

Elise Ottesen-Jensen

(1886-1973) Swedish journalist

*January 2nd, 1886, Høyland †September 4th, 1973, Kungsholm parish

Mehmed IV

19th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1648 to 1687

*January 2nd, 1642, Constantinople †January 6th, 1693, Edirne

Peter Patzak

Austrian film director and Screenwriter (1945-2021)

*January 2nd, 1945, Vienna †March 11th, 2021, Krems

Alberto Zedda

Italian conductor (1928-2017)

*January 2nd, 1928, Milan †March 6th, 2017, Pesaro

Loïc Rémy

French association football player

*January 2nd, 1987, 4th arrondissement of Lyon

Renée Elise Goldsberry

American actress and singer

*January 2nd, 1971, San Jose

Isaac Asimov

American writer and biochemist (1920–1992)

*January 2nd, 1920, Petrovichi †April 6th, 1992, Manhattan

Taye Diggs

American actor

*January 2nd, 1971, Newark

Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel

German general and resistance fighter

*January 2nd, 1886, Berlin †August 30th, 1944, Plötzensee Prison

Slobodan Praljak

Bosnian Croat general and war criminal (1945–2017)

*January 2nd, 1945, Čapljina †November 29th, 2017, The Hague

Shiraz Minwalla

Indian physicist

*January 2nd, 1972, Mumbai

Rudolf Clausius

German mathematical physicist and professor (1822-1888)

*January 2nd, 1822, Koszalin †August 24th, 1888, Bonn

Osman III

Ottoman sultan

*January 2nd, 1699, Edirne †October 30th, 1757, Topkapı Palace

Daisaku Ikeda

Japanese Buddhist philosopher

*January 2nd, 1928, Tokyo †November 15th, 2023, Shinjuku

Nicolae Linca

Boxer

*January 2nd, 1929, Blaj †June 28th, 2008, Feisa

Cuba Gooding Jr.

American actor

*January 2nd, 1968, New York City

Beth Malone

American singer and actor

*January 2nd, 1969, Auburn

Heinrich Pipping

German theologian (1670-1722)

*January 2nd, 1670, Leipzig †April 22nd, 1722, Dresden

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg

Danish painter (1783–1853)

*January 2nd, 1783, Blåkrog †July 22nd, 1853, Copenhagen

Kate Bosworth

American actress

*January 2nd, 1983, Los Angeles

Same year
Born in 1674

Johann Heinrich Wedekind

German painter (1674-1736)

*August 15th, 1674, Tallinn †October 8th, 1736, Saint Petersburg

Dimitrie Cantemir

Prince of Moldavia

*October 26th, 1674, Dimitrie Cantemir †August 21st, 1723, Dmitrovsk

Jean Barbeyrac

French jurist

*March 15th, 1674, Béziers †March 3rd, 1744, Groningen

Marie of Lorraine

Monegasque princess

*August 12th, 1674, Paris †October 30th, 1724, Monaco

Johann Burckhardt Mencke

German historian and publisher

*April 8th, 1674, Leipzig †April 1st, 1732, Leipzig

Nicholas Rowe

English poet, writer (1674-1718)

*June 20th, 1674, Little Barford †December 6th, 1718, London

Christian Gottlieb Schwarz

Dr. phil. Universität Leipzig 1699

*November 30th, 1674, Leisnig †November 30th, 1750, Altdorf bei Nürnberg

Eleonore von Dönhoff

*October 29th, 1674, Friedrichstein Castle †September 2nd, 1726, Schloss Kossenblatt

Philippe, Duke of Orléans

Member of the royal family of France, Regent of the Kingdom from 1715 to 1723

*August 2nd, 1674, Saint-Cloud †December 2nd, 1723, Versailles

Reinhard Keiser

German opera composer (1674–1739)

*January 9th, 1674, Teuchern †September 12th, 1739, Hamburg

Sophie Eleonore von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern

5 Mar 1674 - 14 Jan 1711

*March 5th, 1674, Osterholz †January 14th, 1711, Bad Gandersheim

Leopold Herzog von Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Wiesenburg

(1674-1744)

*January 12th, 1674, Brzeg †March 4th, 1744, Vienna

Pierre Dumage

French organist and composer (1674-1751)

*October 31st, 1674, Beauvais †October 2nd, 1751, Laon

Isaac Watts

English hymnwriter, theologian and logician (1674-1748)

*July 17th, 1674, Southampton †November 25th, 1748, London

Jean Ranc

French painter born in Montpellier (1674-1735)

*January 28th, 1674, Montpellier †July 1st, 1735, Madrid

Count Wenzel Chotek of Chotkow and Wognin

Austrian politician (1674-1754)

*February 26th, 1674, Bělušice †May 2nd, 1754, Prague

Prince Christian Charles of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön-Norburg

Officer in the Brandenburg-Prussian army

*August 20th, 1674, Magdeburg †May 23rd, 1706, Sønderborg

Dorothea Christina of Aichelberg

German noblewoman

*January 23rd, 1674, Plön †June 22nd, 1762, Reinfeld

Luca Antonio Colomba

Painter (1674-1737)

*November 19th, 1674, Arogno †December 22nd, 1737, Arogno

Samuel Lutz

Swiss theologian

*August 10th, 1674, Biglen †May 28th, 1750, Oberdiessbach

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 2nd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on January 2nd.

The first day of Blacks and Whites' Carnival, celebrated until January 7 (Colombia)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blacks_and_Whites'_Carnival

The ninth of the Twelve Days of Christmas (Western Christianity)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Days_of_Christmas

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

II.I.MDCLXXIV

2.1.1674

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

L = 50

X = 10

IV = 4

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1674 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
January 1674

January 1674

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1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
2	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
3	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
4	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
5	29	30	31

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Born on January 2nd, 1674

Weekday

Tuesday

Age

Zodiac

♑

Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 127,000 days old!

127,959 Days

18,279 Weeks

4,204 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on January 2nd?

Sri Lankan Civil War: The Sri Lankan army captured the town of Kilinochchi from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, concluding the Battle of Kilinochchi.

Nimr al-Nimr, a prominent Shia cleric in Saudi Arabia, was executed by the Saudi government along with 46 other people.

The Stardust space probe flew by the comet Wild 2 and collected particle samples from its coma, which were later returned to Earth.

Sharon Pratt Dixon was sworn in as the mayor of Washington, D.C., becoming the first African-American woman to hold the position.

An extratropical cyclone began affecting parts of western Europe, resulting in coastal flooding around the southern portions of the North Sea and leading to at least 82 deaths.

Ronald Reagan (pictured) began his career in government when he was sworn in as the 33rd governor of California.

Vietnam War: The Viet Cong won its first major victory at the Battle of Ap Bac.

The Soviet Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon, was launched by a Vostok rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

World War II: United States and Australian forces successfully landed in Papua New Guinea in an attempt to cut off a Japanese retreat.

Second World War: Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff, Wales, was severely damaged by German bombing during the Cardiff Blitz.

Under the leadership of Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer, U.S. Department of Justice agents launched a series of raids against radical leftists and anarchists in more than 30 cities and towns across 23 states.

Uruguayan War: Brazilian and Colorado Party forces captured the city of Paysandú from its Uruguayan defenders.

French mathematician Urbain Le Verrier (pictured) announced the putative discovery of the planet Vulcan at a meeting at the French Academy of Sciences in Paris.

American Revolutionary War: American forces under the command of George Washington repulsed a British attack at the Battle of the Assunpink Creek near Trenton, New Jersey.

Trunajaya rebellion: Amangkurat II of Mataram of Java and his courtiers stabbed Trunajaya to death a week after the rebel leader surrendered to VOC forces.

Birthdays ... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on January 2nd

Same Day Who's birthday is on January 2nd?

Same year Born in 1674

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 2nd

Ancestry Day (Haiti)

Berchtold's Day (Switzerland)

Basil the Great (Catholic Church and Church of England)

Gregory of Nazianzus (Catholic Church)

Macarius of Alexandria

Seraphim of Sarov (Eastern Orthodox Church)

Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah (Episcopal Church)

January 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Kaapse Klopse (Cape Town, South Africa)

The first day of Blacks and Whites' Carnival, celebrated until January 7 (Colombia)

The ninth of the Twelve Days of Christmas (Western Christianity)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

2.1.1674

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