January 2nd, 1755

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Born on January 2nd, 1755 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
Age in days, weeks and months
What happened on January 2nd?
Birthdays of famous people
Public holidays on January 2nd
Date as a Roman numeral / digit
Calendar (January 1755)

Born on January 2nd, 1755

Weekday

Thursday

January 2nd, 1755 was a Thursday.

Age

269

People born on January 2nd, 1755 (assuming the person is still alive) would have turned 269 years old this year (2024).

Zodiac

♑

Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)

December 22nd, 1754 - January 20th, 1755

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 98,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 645 days, exactly on January 21st, 2026, people who were born on January 2nd, 1755 will be 99,000 days old!

98,355 Days

14,050 Weeks

3,231 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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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?

Elise Ottesen-Jensen

(1886-1973) Swedish journalist

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

Jean Noël Hallé

French physician

*January 2nd, 1754, Paris †February 11th, 1822, Paris

Philip Freneau

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

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

Peter Patzak

Austrian film director and Screenwriter (1945-2021)

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

Alberto Zedda

Italian conductor (1928-2017)

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

Loïc Rémy

French association football player

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

Isaac Asimov

American writer and biochemist (1920–1992)

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

Renée Elise Goldsberry

American actress and singer

*January 2nd, 1971, San Jose

Taye Diggs

American actor

*January 2nd, 1971, Newark

Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel

German general and resistance fighter

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

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg

Danish painter (1783–1853)

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

Rudolf Clausius

German mathematical physicist and professor (1822-1888)

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

Slobodan Praljak

Bosnian Croat general and war criminal (1945–2017)

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

Mehmed IV

19th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1648 to 1687

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

Richard Westall

English painter (1765-1836)

*January 2nd, 1765, Norwich †December 4th, 1836, London

Daisaku Ikeda

Japanese Buddhist philosopher

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

Nicolae Linca

Boxer

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

Cuba Gooding Jr.

American actor

*January 2nd, 1968, New York City

Beth Malone

American singer and actor

*January 2nd, 1969, Auburn

Jean-Joseph Tranchot

French geographer

*January 2nd, 1752, Kœur-la-Petite †April 30th, 1815, Linas

Same year
Born in 1755

Marie Antoinette

Last Queen of France prior to the French Revolution

*November 2nd, 1755, Hofburg Palace †October 16th, 1793, place de la Concorde

Louis XVIII of France

Bourbon King of France and of Navarre (1755-1824)

*November 17th, 1755, Palace of Versailles †September 16th, 1824, Tuileries Palace

Gottlob Heinrich von Lindenau

*August 18th, 1755, Altenburg †July 15th, 1830, Neustädtel

Samuel Hahnemann

German physician known for creating homeopathy

*April 10th, 1755, Meissen †July 2nd, 1843, former 1st arrondissement of Paris

Paul François Jean Nicolas, vicomte de Barras

French politician (1745-1829)

*June 30th, 1755, Fox-Amphoux †January 29th, 1829, Chaillot

Donatien-Marie-Joseph de Rochambeau

French soldier

*April 7th, 1755, Paris †September 20th, 1813, Leipzig

Sarah Siddons

Welsh actress (1755-1831)

*July 5th, 1755, Brecon †June 8th, 1831, London

Jan Henryk Dąbrowski

Polish general (1755–1818)

*August 2nd, 1755, Pierzchów †June 6th, 1818, Winna Góra, Greater Poland Voivodeship

Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun

18th- and 19th-century French painter (1755–1842)

*April 16th, 1755, Paris †March 30th, 1842, Paris

Georges Couthon

French politician and lawyer (1755–1794)

*December 22nd, 1755, Orcet †July 28th, 1794, Paris

François Joseph Lefebvre

Marshal of France (1755-1820)

*October 25th, 1755, Rouffach †September 14th, 1820, Paris

Carl Ernst Christoph Hess

German copperplate engraver

*January 22nd, 1755, Darmstadt †July 25th, 1828, Munich

Anacharsis Cloots

Prussian noble (1755-1794)

*June 24th, 1755, Kleve †March 24th, 1794, Paris

Jean-Nicolas Corvisart

French physician (1755-1821)

*February 15th, 1755, Dricourt †September 18th, 1821, Paris

Paolo Mascagni

Italian physician (1755-1815)

*January 25th, 1755, Pomarance †October 19th, 1815, Chiusdino

Stephen Groombridge

British astronomer

*January 7th, 1755, Kent †March 30th, 1832, London

Robert Gray

American merchant sea captain

*May 10th, 1755, Tiverton †July 1st, 1806, Charleston

Axel von Fersen the Younger

Swedish politician (1755-1810)

*September 4th, 1755, Jakob and Johannes parish †June 20th, 1810, Stockholm

Werner Jasper Andreas Moltke

Danish geheimrat

*September 15th, 1755, Walkendorf †August 15th, 1835, Køge

Natalia Alexeievna of Russia

Russian Grand duchess (1755-1776)

*June 25th, 1755, Prenzlau †April 15th, 1776, Saint Petersburg

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 2nd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on January 2nd.

The first day of Blacks and Whites' Carnival, celebrated until January 7 (Colombia)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blacks_and_Whites'_Carnival

The ninth of the Twelve Days of Christmas (Western Christianity)

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelve_Days_of_Christmas

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

II.I.MDCCLV

2.1.1755

Legend

M = 1000

D = 500

C = 100

L = 50

V = 5

I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1755 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
January 1755

January 1755

w#	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
1			1	2	3	4	5
2	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
3	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
4	20	21	22	23	24	25	26
5	27	28	29	30	31

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January 2nd, 1755

Born on January 2nd, 1755

Weekday

Thursday

Age

Zodiac

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Capricorn (The Sea-Goat)

Age in days, weeks and months Wow, over 98,000 days old!

98,355 Days

14,050 Weeks

3,231 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

Seconds

Minutes

Hours

What happened on January 2nd?

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.

Nimr al-Nimr, a prominent Shia cleric in Saudi Arabia, was executed by the Saudi government along with 46 other people.

The Stardust space probe flew by the comet Wild 2 and collected particle samples from its coma, which were later returned to Earth.

Sharon Pratt Dixon was sworn in as the mayor of Washington, D.C., becoming the first African-American woman to hold the position.

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.

Ronald Reagan (pictured) began his career in government when he was sworn in as the 33rd governor of California.

Vietnam War: The Viet Cong won its first major victory at the Battle of Ap Bac.

The Soviet Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon, was launched by a Vostok rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

World War II: United States and Australian forces successfully landed in Papua New Guinea in an attempt to cut off a Japanese retreat.

Second World War: Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff, Wales, was severely damaged by German bombing during the Cardiff Blitz.

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.

Uruguayan War: Brazilian and Colorado Party forces captured the city of Paysandú from its Uruguayan defenders.

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.

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.

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?

Same year Born in 1755

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 2nd

Ancestry Day (Haiti)

Berchtold's Day (Switzerland)

Basil the Great (Catholic Church and Church of England)

Gregory of Nazianzus (Catholic Church)

Macarius of Alexandria

Seraphim of Sarov (Eastern Orthodox Church)

Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah (Episcopal Church)

January 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Kaapse Klopse (Cape Town, South Africa)

The first day of Blacks and Whites' Carnival, celebrated until January 7 (Colombia)

The ninth of the Twelve Days of Christmas (Western Christianity)

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

2.1.1755

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