December 2nd, 1741

Born on December 2nd, 1741

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 103,000 days old!

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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 (pictured), 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

Born on December 2nd, 1741

69

Leonhard Meister

Swiss teacher, politician and evangelical clergyman

*December 2nd, 1741, Neftenbach †October 23rd, 1811

Same year
Born in 1741

54

Marie-Elisabeth von Humboldt

Mother of Alexander von Humboldt and Wilhelm von Humboldt (1741–1796)

*December 8th, 1741, Berlin †November 19th, 1796, Tegel

38

Charles Clerke

British Royal Navy officer

*August 22nd, 1741, Essex †August 22nd, 1779, Kamchatka Peninsula

48

Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790

*March 13th, 1741, Hietzing †February 20th, 1790, Vienna

69

Peter Simon Pallas

German zoologist and botanist (1741–1811)

*September 22nd, 1741, Berlin †September 8th, 1811, Berlin

61

Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

French novelist, official and army general

*October 18th, 1741, Amiens †September 5th, 1803, Taranto

82

Szczepan Hołowczyc

Polish archbishop

*August 19th, 1741, Orsha †August 27th, 1823, Warsaw

60

Benedict Arnold

Army officer who betrayed America to the British during the Revolutionary War (1740–1801)

*January 14th, 1741, Norwich †June 14th, 1801, London

66

Angelica Kauffmann

Swiss artist (1741–1807)

*October 30th, 1741, Chur †November 5th, 1807, Rome

59

Johann Kaspar Lavater

Swiss poet (1741-1801)

*November 15th, 1741, Zurich †January 2nd, 1801, Zurich

21

Momozono

Emperor of Japan

*April 14th, 1741, Kyoto †August 31st, 1762, Kyoto

72

André Grétry

Composer from present-day Belgium (1741–1813)

*February 8th, 1741, Liège †September 24th, 1813, Montmorency

68

Justin Bonaventure Morard de Galles

French admiral

*March 30th, 1741, Goncelin †July 23rd, 1809, Guéret

61

Alberto Fortis

Italian writer, naturalist and cartographer (1741-1803)

*November 9th, 1741, Padua †October 21st, 1803, Bologna

47

John Penn

Signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation

*May 17th, 1741, Caroline County †September 14th, 1788, Granville County

78

John Langdon

American politician and Founding Father (1741-1819)

*June 26th, 1741, Portsmouth †September 18th, 1819, Portsmouth

86

Johann Jakob Hess

Swiss theologian

*October 21st, 1741, Zürich †May 29th, 1828, Zürich

70

Gregorio García de la Cuesta

Spanish general and noble (1741-1811)

*May 9th, 1741, La Lastra †November 26th, 1811, Palma

55

Theodor Gottlieb von Hippel the Elder

German writer (1741-1796)

*January 31st, 1741, Zheleznodorozhny, Kaliningrad Oblast †April 23rd, 1796, Königsberg

80

Johann Christian von Mannlich

German artist (1741-1822)

*October 2nd, 1741, Strasbourg †January 3rd, 1822, Munich

74

Jean-Paul-Égide Martini

German composer

*August 31st, 1741, Freystadt †February 14th, 1816, Paris

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1741 is a normal year and no leap year.

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