December 2nd, 1749

Born on December 2nd, 1749

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 100,000 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, 1749

72

Elisabeth Berenberg

German banker

*December 2nd, 1749, Hamburg †January 16th, 1822

Same year
Born in 1749

77

Pierre-Simon Laplace

French mathematician and astronomer (1749–1827)

*March 23rd, 1749, Beaumont-en-Auge †March 5th, 1827, Paris

73

Edward Jenner

English physician, scientist and pioneer of vaccination (1749–1823)

*May 17th, 1749, Berkeley †January 26th, 1823, Berkeley

72

Jean-Baptiste Joseph Delambre

French mathematician and astronomer

*September 19th, 1749, Amiens †August 19th, 1822, Paris

29

Thomas Lynch

Signer of the United States Declaration of Independence from South Carolina (1749-1779)

*August 5th, 1749, Georgetown County †January 1st, 1779, Atlantic Ocean

83

Jeremy Bentham

British philosopher, jurist, and social reformer (1748–1832)

*February 15th, 1749, Houndsditch †June 6th, 1832, London

51

Domenico Cimarosa

Italian opera composer of the Neapolitan school

*December 17th, 1749, Aversa †January 11th, 1801, Venice

89

Lorenzo Da Ponte

Italian opera librettist, poet and Roman Catholic priest (1749–1838)

*March 10th, 1749, Ceneda †August 17th, 1838, New York City

69

Johann Nikolaus Forkel

German musician, musicologist and music theorist (1749-1818)

*February 22nd, 1749, Meeder †March 20th, 1818, Göttingen

67

Abraham Gottlob Werner

German geologist (1749-1817)

*September 25th, 1749, Osiecznica †June 30th, 1817, Dresden

57

Charles James Fox

British Whig statesman (1749–1806)

*January 24th, 1749, Westminster †September 13th, 1806, Chiswick

84

Anton Matthias Sprickmann

German writer (1749-1833)

*September 7th, 1749, Münster †November 22nd, 1833, Münster

64

Georg Joseph Vogler

German composer, organist, teacher and music theorist (1747–1814)

*June 15th, 1749, Würzburg †May 6th, 1814, Darmstadt

72

Peter Godeffroy

German merchant from Hamburg

*June 4th, 1749, Hamburg †November 30th, 1821, Hamburg

45

Edvard Storm

Norwegian poet (1749-1794)

*August 21st, 1749, Vågå †September 29th, 1794, Copenhagen

66

Justus Perthes

German publisher (1749-1816)

*September 11th, 1749, Rudolstadt †May 2nd, 1816, Gotha

66

Cornelis van der Aa

Bookseller, author (1749-1815)

*October 22nd, 1749, Leiden †October 26th, 1815, Amsterdam

77

Domenico Alberto Azuni

Italian jurist (1749-1827)

*August 3rd, 1749, Sassari †January 23rd, 1827, Cagliari

79

Valentin Sonnenschein

German sculptor (1749-1828)

*May 22nd, 1749, Stuttgart †September 22nd, 1828, Bern

79

Gregorio Funes

Argentine clergyman and academic (1749-1829)

*May 25th, 1749, Córdoba †January 10th, 1829, Buenos Aires

68

Christian Gottlieb Gmelin

German jurist

*November 3rd, 1749, Tübingen †March 6th, 1818, Tübingen

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No: With 365 days 1749 is a normal year and no leap year.

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