January 2nd, 1704

Born on January 2nd, 1704

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 116,000 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 (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?

87

Elise Ottesen-Jensen

(1886-1973) Swedish journalist

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

76

Peter Patzak

Austrian film director and Screenwriter (1945-2021)

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

89

Alberto Zedda

Italian conductor (1928-2017)

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

58

Osman III

Ottoman sultan

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

37

Loïc Rémy

French association football player

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

51

Mehmed IV

19th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1648 to 1687

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

53

Renée Elise Goldsberry

American actress and singer

*January 2nd, 1971, San Jose

72

Isaac Asimov

American writer and biochemist (1920–1992)

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

53

Taye Diggs

American actor

*January 2nd, 1971, Newark

58

Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel

German general and resistance fighter

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

90

Marie Dumesnil

French actress

*January 2nd, 1713, Paris †February 20th, 1803, Paris

72

Slobodan Praljak

Bosnian Croat general and war criminal (1945–2017)

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

66

Rudolf Clausius

German mathematical physicist and professor (1822-1888)

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

95

Daisaku Ikeda

Japanese Buddhist philosopher

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

79

Nicolae Linca

Boxer

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

70

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg

Danish painter (1783–1853)

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

56

Cuba Gooding Jr.

American actor

*January 2nd, 1968, New York City

55

Beth Malone

American singer and actor

*January 2nd, 1969, Auburn

32

James Wolfe

British Army officer (1727–1759)

*January 2nd, 1727, Westerham †September 13th, 1759, Quebec City

80

Philip Freneau

American poet, nationalist, polemicist, sea captain and newspaper editor (1752-1832)

*January 2nd, 1752, New York City †December 18th, 1832, Freehold

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Born in 1704

47

Gabriel Cramer

Genevan mathematician (1704-1752)

*July 31st, 1704, Geneva †January 4th, 1752, Bagnols-sur-Cèze

43

Pedro Vicente Maldonado

Ecuadorian scientist

*November 24th, 1704, Riobamba †November 7th, 1748, London

55

Carl Heinrich Graun

German composer and singer

*May 7th, 1704, Wahrenbrück †August 8th, 1759, Berlin

69

Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken

German noble (1704-1774)

*August 12th, 1704, Saarbrücken †March 25th, 1774, Darmstadt

56

Louis Godin

French astronomer

*February 28th, 1704, Paris †September 11th, 1760, Cádiz

52

John Byng

Royal Navy officer, shot for failure in combat (1704-1757)

*October 29th, 1704, Southill †March 14th, 1757, Portsmouth

62

Benjamin Heath

British classical scholar (1704-1766)

*April 10th, 1704, Exeter †September 13th, 1766

83

Maurice Quentin de La Tour

French Rococo portraitist

*September 5th, 1704, Saint-Quentin †February 17th, 1788, Saint-Quentin

79

Felipe Beltrán Serrano

Grand Inquisitor of Spain

*October 19th, 1704, La Serra d'en Galceran †November 30th, 1783, Madrid

72

Benjamin Huntsman

British inventor (1704-1776)

*June 4th, 1704, Epworth †June 20th, 1776, Attercliffe

88

August Gottlieb Spangenberg

German theologian and minister; bishop of the Moravian Brethren

*July 15th, 1704, Klettenberg †September 18th, 1792, Berthelsdorf

68

Charles Pinot Duclos

French writer (1704-1772)

*February 12th, 1704, Dinan †March 26th, 1772, Paris

74

Paul Daniel Longolius

German encyclopedist

*November 1st, 1704, Kesselsdorf †February 24th, 1779, Hof

60

Giovanni Domenico Barbieri

Swiss architect

*January 14th, 1704, Roveredo †September 13th, 1764, Eichstätt

56

Andrija Kačić Miošić

Croatian poet and Franciscan monk

*April 17th, 1704, Gradac †December 14th, 1760, Zaostrog

66

Jean-Baptiste de Boyer, Marquis d'Argens

French philosopher and writer (1704-1771)

*June 24th, 1704, Aix-en-Provence †January 11th, 1771, Toulon

72

Johann Joachim Gottlob Am Ende

German theologian

*May 16th, 1704, Gräfenhainichen †May 2nd, 1777, Dresden

91

Ivan Betskoy

Russian philanthropist

*February 14th, 1704, Stockholm †September 10th, 1795, Saint Petersburg

69

Johann Georg, Chevalier de Saxe

German general

*August 21st, 1704, Dresden †February 25th, 1774, Dresden

69

Willem Bentinck

Dutch politician (1704-1774)

*November 6th, 1704, Whitehall †October 13th, 1774, The Hague

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Leap year

Yes: 1704 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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