December 2nd, 1760

Born on December 2nd, 1760

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 97,000 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

Same year
Born in 1760

36

François-Noël Babeuf

French political agitator and journalist (1760-1797)

*November 23rd, 1760, Saint-Quentin †May 27th, 1797, Vendôme

64

Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-Simon

French early socialist theorist (1760-1825)

*October 17th, 1760, Paris †May 19th, 1825, Paris

81

Luigi Cherubini

Italian Classical and Romantic composer (1760–1842)

*September 14th, 1760, Florence †March 15th, 1842, Paris

59

Jiaqing Emperor

Chinese emperor (1760-1820) of the Qing dynasty

*November 13th, 1760, Old Summer Palace †September 2nd, 1820, Chengde Mountain Resort and its outlying temples

73

Landolin Ohmacht

German sculptor

*November 11th, 1760, Dunningen †March 31st, 1834, Strasbourg

34

Alexandre de Beauharnais

French general; president of the National Constituent Assembly in 1791

*May 28th, 1760, Fort-de-France †July 23rd, 1794, Paris

82

Auguste Vestris

French dancer (1760-1842)

*March 27th, 1760, Paris †December 5th, 1842, Paris

77

Maria Louisa Catherine Cecilia Cosway

Painter from Italy who lived and worked in Italy, England and France (1760-1838)

*June 11th, 1760, Florence †January 5th, 1838, Lodi

73

Sigismund Friedrich Hermbstädt

German chemist and pharmacist

*April 24th, 1760, Erfurt †October 22nd, 1833, Berlin

38

Friedrich Albrecht Carl Gren

German chemist

*May 1st, 1760, Bernburg †November 26th, 1798, Halle (Saale)

62

Franz Bühler

German composer (1760-1823)

*April 12th, 1760, Unterschneidheim †February 4th, 1823, Augsburg

37

Aristide Aubert du Petit-Thouars

French naval officer

*August 31st, 1760, Saumur †August 1st, 1798, Abu Qir

65

Domenico Pino

Italian General in Napoleon’s Grande Armée

*September 8th, 1760, Milan †March 29th, 1826, Cernobbio

72

Dora Stock

German artist (1760–1832)

*March 6th, 1760, Nuremberg †March 30th, 1832, Berlin

32

Louis-Michel le Peletier, marquis de Saint-Fargeau

French politician (1760-1793)

*May 29th, 1760, Paris †January 21st, 1793, Paris

89

Joseph Plumb Martin

American revolutionary war soldier; farmer; public official

*November 21st, 1760, Becket †May 2nd, 1850, Stockton Springs

46

Louis Léonard Antoine de Colli-Ricci

Italian general (1760-1806)

*March 23rd, 1760, Alessandria †March 31st, 1806, Alessandria

78

Amaury Duval

French lawyer, historian and diplomat (1760-1838)

*January 28th, 1760, Rennes †November 12th, 1838, Paris

40

Charles-Albert Demoustier

French writer

*March 13th, 1760, Villers-Cotterêts †March 2nd, 1801, Paris

93

Christoph Wilhelm Mitscherlich

German classical philologist

*September 20th, 1760, Weißensee †January 6th, 1854, Göttingen

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Leap year

Yes: 1760 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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