December 2nd, 1729

Born on December 2nd, 1729

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 107,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 405 days, exactly on August 12th, 2025, people who were born on December 2nd, 1729 will be 108,000 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

58

Ferdinando Galiani

Italian economist

*December 2nd, 1728, Chieti †October 30th, 1787, Naples

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

92

William Ellery

American politician and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence

*December 2nd, 1727, Newport †February 15th, 1820, Newport

32

Charlie Puth

American singer, songwriter and producer

*December 2nd, 1991, Rumson

69

Charles Abel

Franco-German lawyer and politician

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

50

Michael Boisvert

Canadian actor and choreographer

*December 2nd, 1973, Timmins

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

55

Lucy Liu

American actress

*December 2nd, 1968, Jackson Heights

83

Jean Paulhan

French writer

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

100

Marc Platt

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

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

75

Patricia Hewitt

British politician (born 1948)

*December 2nd, 1948, Canberra

45

Chris Wolstenholme

British bassist

*December 2nd, 1978, Rotherham

77

John Banks

New Zealand politician

*December 2nd, 1946, Wellington

68

Erima Northcroft

New Zealand judge

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

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Born in 1729

67

Catherine II of Russia

Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796

*April 21st, 1729, Szczecin †November 17th, 1796, Saint Petersburg

52

Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

German writer, philosopher, publicist, and art critic (1729–1781)

*January 22nd, 1729, Kamenz †February 15th, 1781, Brunswick

83

Johannes le Francq van Berkhey

Dutch author and illustrator (1729-1812)

*January 23rd, 1729, Leiden †March 13th, 1812, Leiden

68

Edmund Burke

Anglo-Irish statesman, political theorist and conservative philosopher (1729–1797)

*January 12th, 1729, Dublin †July 9th, 1797, Beaconsfield

56

Moses Mendelssohn

German-Jewish philosopher and theologian (1729–1786)

*September 6th, 1729, Dessau †January 4th, 1786, Berlin

90

George Leonard

American politician (1729-1819)

*July 4th, 1729, Norton †July 26th, 1819, Raynham

77

Michael von Melas

Austrian general

*May 12th, 1729, Roadeș †May 31st, 1806, Týnec nad Labem

94

Charles Thomson

American patriot leader (1729-1824)

*November 29th, 1729, Maghera †August 16th, 1824, Lower Merion Township

44

Florian Leopold Gassmann

Austrian composer

*May 3rd, 1729, Most †January 21st, 1774, Vienna

70

Niklaus Friedrich von Steiger

Swiss politician (1729-1799)

*May 17th, 1729, Bern †December 3rd, 1799, Augsburg

56

Antonio Sacchini

Italian composer (1730–1786)

*November 30th, 1729, Florence †November 30th, 1785, Paris

70

Giuseppe Parini

Italian poet

*May 23rd, 1729, Bosisio Parini †August 15th, 1799, Milan

78

Georg Thomas von Asch

Russian physician and court official

*April 12th, 1729, Saint Petersburg †June 23rd, 1807, Göttingen

64

František Xaver Pokorný

Czech violinist and composer

*December 20th, 1729, Městec Králové †July 2nd, 1794, Regensburg

65

John Penn

Last governor of colonial Pennsylvania

*July 14th, 1729, London †February 9th, 1795, Philadelphia

77

Friedrich Gabriel Resewitz

German educationist and theologian (1729-1806)

*March 9th, 1729, Berlin †October 30th, 1806, Magdeburg

69

Helena Dorothea von Schönberg

German noblewoman and business person (1729-1799)

*November 22nd, 1729, Erlau †March 29th, 1799, Limbach-Oberfrohna

84

William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe

British General in the American War of Independence (1729-1814)

*August 10th, 1729, London †July 12th, 1814, Plymouth

72

Giuseppe Sarti

Italian opera composer (1729–1802)

*December 1st, 1729, Faenza †July 28th, 1802, Berlin

70

Lazzaro Spallanzani

Italian priest, biologist and physiologist (1729-1799)

*January 12th, 1729, Scandiano †February 11th, 1799, Pavia

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1729 is a normal year and no leap year.

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