January 2nd, 1687

Born on January 2nd, 1687

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 123,000 days old!

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... in seconds, minutes and hours

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 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 (pictured) 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 (pictured), 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 year
Born in 1687

56

Henry Carey

English composer and playwright (1687-1743)

*August 27th, 1687, London †October 5th, 1743, London

80

Giambattista Pittoni

Italian Old Master painter (1687-1767)

*June 6th, 1687, Venice †November 6th, 1767, Venice

63

Sylvius Leopold Weiss

German composer and lutenist

*October 12th, 1687, Wrocław †October 16th, 1750, Dresden

73

Willem de Fesch

Dutch violone player and composer (1687–1761)

*August 26th, 1687, Alkmaar †January 3rd, 1761, London

47

Gaetano Berenstadt

Italian opera singer

*June 7th, 1687, Florence †December 9th, 1734, Florence

63

Theodor Ankarcrona

Swedish admiral, scientist and county governor

*February 15th, 1687, Karlskrona †November 2nd, 1750, Stockholm

75

Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

Duke of Saxe-Meiningen

*October 22nd, 1687, Meiningen †January 27th, 1763, Frankfurt

81

Johann Gottfried Borlach

German engineer (1687-1768)

*May 24th, 1687, Dresden †July 4th, 1768, Bad Kösen

50

Christoph Heinrich von Berger

German jurist (1687-1737)

*March 18th, 1687, Lutherstadt Wittenberg †July 15th, 1737, Vienna

64

Johann Christian Schöttgen

Biblical scholar

*March 14th, 1687, Wurzen †December 15th, 1751, Dresden

80

Robert Simson

British mathematician; (1687-1768)

*October 14th, 1687, West Kilbride †October 1st, 1768, Glasgow

80

Giuseppe Simone Assemani

Maronite orientalist (1687-1768)

*August 27th, 1687, Tripoli †January 13th, 1768, Rome

78

Alexander David

German court Jew (1687-1765)

*January 17th, 1687, Halberstadt †October 14th, 1765, Brunswick

79

Johann Bernhard Wiedeburg

Dr. phil. Universität Helmstedt 1709

*January 22nd, 1687, Helmstedt †April 29th, 1766, Jena

70

Maria Ernestine Francisca von Rietberg

(1687-1758)

*August 5th, 1687, Rietberg †January 1st, 1758, Vienna

77

Johann Adam Delsenbach

German copperplate engraver

*December 9th, 1687, Nuremberg †May 16th, 1765, Nuremberg

41

Antonio Ferrante Gonzaga, Duke of Guastalla

Duke

*December 9th, 1687, Guastalla †April 16th, 1729, Guastalla

67

Johann Georg Pisendel

German composer and violinist

*December 26th, 1687, Cadolzburg †November 25th, 1755, Dresden

74

Francesco Geminiani

Italian composer and violinist

*December 5th, 1687, Lucca †September 17th, 1762, Dublin

88

Erdmann Rudolph Fischer

German theologian

*November 28th, 1687, Maroldsweisach †June 1st, 1776, Coburg

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1687 is a normal year and no leap year.

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