December 2nd, 1700

Born on December 2nd, 1700

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 118,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 878 days, exactly on September 24th, 2026, people who were born on December 2nd, 1700 will be 119,000 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

Same Day
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

69

Charles Abel

Franco-German lawyer and politician

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

33

Tzancă Uraganu

Romanian singer

*December 2nd, 1990, Ploiești

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

60

Johann Julius Hecker

German educator

*December 2nd, 1707, Werden †June 24th, 1768, Berlin

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

72

Bertinazzi

Italian actor and writer

*December 2nd, 1710, Turin †September 6th, 1783, Paris

77

John Banks

New Zealand politician

*December 2nd, 1946, Wellington

Same year
Born in 1700

82

Daniel Bernoulli

Swiss mathematician (1700-1782)

*February 8th, 1700, Groningen †March 17th, 1782, Basel

82

Henri-Louis Duhamel du Monceau

French naval engineer, botanist and agronomist (1700-1782)

*July 20th, 1700, Paris †August 22nd, 1782, Paris

71

Joaquín de Montserrat, marqués de Cruillas

Spanish noble (1700-1771)

*June 26th, 1700, Spain †November 21st, 1771, Valencia

55

Ulrich Frédéric Woldemar, Comte de Lowendal

German-born French soldier and statesmen (1700-1755)

*April 6th, 1700, Hamburg †May 27th, 1755, Paris

72

Stanisław Konarski

Polish poet, dramatist (1700-1773)

*September 30th, 1700, Żarczyce Duże †August 3rd, 1773, Warsaw

87

Mary Delany

English Bluestocking, artist, and letter-writer (1700-1788)

*May 14th, 1700, Wiltshire †April 15th, 1788, Windsor

50

Leopold II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau

German prince (1700-1751)

*December 25th, 1700, Dessau †December 16th, 1751, Dessau

63

Heinrich von Brühl

German statesman and art collector at the court of Saxony (1700-1763)

*August 13th, 1700, Gangloffsömmern †October 28th, 1763, Dresden

60

Charles, Count of Charolais

French noble

*June 19th, 1700, Chantilly †July 23rd, 1760, Paris

77

Charles-Joseph Natoire

French painter (1700-1777)

*March 3rd, 1700, Nîmes †August 23rd, 1777, Castel Gandolfo

87

Charles-Augustin de Ferriol d'Argental

French diplomat (1700-1788)

*December 20th, 1700, Paris †January 5th, 1788, Paris

63

Nathaniel Bliss

English astronomer (1700-1764)

*November 28th, 1700, Bisley †September 2nd, 1764, Oxford

61

Christoph Wolle

German theologian

*January 24th, 1700, Leipzig †July 6th, 1761, Leipzig

76

Jeremias Friedrich Reuß

German theologian

*December 7th, 1700, history of Württemberg †March 6th, 1777, Tübingen

39

Baji Rao I

General of the Maratha Empire in India (1700-1740)

*August 18th, 1700, Sinnar †April 28th, 1740

66

Johann Christoph Gottsched

German philosopher (1700–1766)

*February 2nd, 1700, Königsberg †December 12th, 1766, Leipzig

39

Charles Frederick, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp

German Monarch

*April 29th, 1700, Stockholm †June 18th, 1739, Rümpel

26

Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg

Wife of Landgrave Louis VIII of Hesse-Darmstadt

*May 2nd, 1700, Bouxwiller †July 1st, 1726, Darmstadt

55

Louis Auguste, Prince of Dombes

French noble (1700-1755)

*March 4th, 1700, Versailles †October 1st, 1755, Fontainebleau

59

Nicolaus Zinzendorf

German protestant religious and social reformer, bishop of the Moravian Church

*May 26th, 1700, Dresden †May 4th, 1760, Herrnhut

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1700 is a normal year and no leap year.

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