December 2nd, 1688

Born on December 2nd, 1688

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 122,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 434 days, exactly on September 7th, 2025, people who were born on December 2nd, 1688 will be 123,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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, 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

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Who's birthday is on December 2nd?

63

Sydney Youngblood

American/German singer

*December 2nd, 1960, San Antonio

66

Dagfinn Høybråten

Norwegian politician

*December 2nd, 1957, Oslo

42

Britney Spears

American singer-songwriter, dancer and actress (born 1981)

*December 2nd, 1981, McComb

46

Zhang Wei

Chinese badminton player, born 1977

*December 2nd, 1977, Shanghai

31

Georges Seurat

French painter (1859-1891)

*December 2nd, 1859, Paris †March 29th, 1891, Paris

32

Charlie Puth

American singer, songwriter and producer

*December 2nd, 1991, Rumson

50

Michael Boisvert

Canadian actor and choreographer

*December 2nd, 1973, Timmins

33

Tzancă Uraganu

Romanian singer

*December 2nd, 1990, Ploiești

69

Charles Abel

Franco-German lawyer and politician

*December 2nd, 1824, Thionville †May 2nd, 1894, Guentrange

87

Julie Harris

American actress (1925–2013)

*December 2nd, 1925, Grosse Pointe †August 24th, 2013, West Chatham

50

Michaël Youn

French comedian and actor

*December 2nd, 1973, Suresnes

76

William Shirley

British governor of Massachusetts and then of the Bahamas (1694-1771)

*December 2nd, 1694, Preston †March 24th, 1771, Roxbury

55

Lucy Liu

American actress

*December 2nd, 1968, Jackson Heights

83

Jean Paulhan

French writer

*December 2nd, 1884, Nîmes †October 9th, 1968, Paris

75

Patricia Hewitt

British politician (born 1948)

*December 2nd, 1948, Canberra

100

Marc Platt

American ballet dancer, musical theatre performer, and actor (1913-2014)

*December 2nd, 1913, Pasadena †March 29th, 2014, San Rafael

45

Chris Wolstenholme

British bassist

*December 2nd, 1978, Rotherham

77

John Banks

New Zealand politician

*December 2nd, 1946, Wellington

45

Nelly Furtado

Canadian singer

*December 2nd, 1978, Victoria

68

Erima Northcroft

New Zealand judge

*December 2nd, 1884, Hokitika †October 10th, 1953

Same year
Born in 1688

51

Friedrich Wilhelm I of Prussia

King of Prussia

*August 14th, 1688, Berlin †May 31st, 1740, City Palace

56

Alexander Pope

English poet (1688–1744)

*May 21st, 1688, City of London †May 30th, 1744, Twickenham

75

Pierre de Marivaux

French novelist and dramatist (1688-1763)

*February 4th, 1688, Paris †February 11th, 1763, Paris

84

Emmanuel Swedenborg

Swedish 18th century scientist and theologian

*January 29th, 1688, Stockholm †March 29th, 1772, London

58

Nader Shah

Shah of Iran (r. 1736–47) and founder of the Afsharid dynasty

*October 22nd, 1688, Dargaz †June 19th, 1747, Quchan

80

Joseph-Nicolas Delisle

French astronomer

*April 4th, 1688, Paris †September 11th, 1768, Paris

61

Nicolas Fréret

French historian (1688-1749)

*February 15th, 1688, Paris †March 8th, 1749

88

Cadwallader Colden

Lieutenant governor, acting governor of the Province of New York (1688-1776)

*February 7th, 1688, Duns †September 28th, 1776, Flushing

70

Johann Friedrich Fasch

German violinist and composer

*April 15th, 1688, Buttelstedt †December 5th, 1758, Zerbst

59

Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

Duke of Saxe-Weimar and Saxe-Eisenach

*April 19th, 1688, Weimar †January 19th, 1748, Eisenach

54

Julius Bernhard von Rohr

(1688-1742) German theological writer

*March 28th, 1688, Elsterwerda †April 18th, 1742, Leipzig

25

Maria Luisa of Savoy

Queen consort of Spain (1688-1714)

*September 17th, 1688, Turin †February 14th, 1714, Madrid

53

Ulrika Eleonora I of Sweden

Queen regnant of Sweden from 1718 to 1720

*January 23rd, 1688, Stockholm †November 24th, 1741, Stockholm

65

Gao Xiang

Chinese artist (1688-1753)

*January 1st, 1688, Jiangdu District †January 1st, 1753

77

James Francis Edward Stuart, Prince of Wales

Pretender to the English, Scottish and Irish throne

*June 10th, 1688, St James's Palace †January 1st, 1766, Rome

77

Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel

Dutch princess (1688-1765)

*February 7th, 1688, Kassel †April 9th, 1765, Leeuwarden

66

Giuseppe Livizzani Mulazzani

Italian cardinal (1688-1754)

*March 20th, 1688, Modena †March 20th, 1754, Rome

69

Augustin Simnacher

Organ builder

*January 27th, 1688, Irsingen †October 24th, 1757, Brixen

66

Charles-Nicolas Cochin the Elder

French line-engraver (1688-1754)

*April 29th, 1688, Paris †July 5th, 1754, Paris

55

Johann Ulrich von König

German writer (1688-1744)

*October 6th, 1688, Esslingen am Neckar †March 14th, 1744, Dresden

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Leap year

Yes: 1688 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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