December 2nd, 1823

Born on December 2nd, 1823

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on December 2nd, 1823?

December 2nd, 1823

Monroe Doctrine: In a State of the Union message, U.S. President James Monroe proclaims American neutrality in future European conflicts, and warns European powers not to interfere in the Americas.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monroe_Doctrine

December 2nd, 1823

U.S. president James Monroe issued the Monroe Doctrine, a proclamation of opposition to European colonialism in the New World.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Monroe

What else 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.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 2nd

Same year
Born in 1823

90

Alfred Russel Wallace

British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist (1823-1913)

*January 8th, 1823, Usk †November 7th, 1913, Broadstone

38

Abdülmecid I

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1823-1861)

*April 25th, 1823, Istanbul †June 25th, 1861, Istanbul

62

Eduard Oscar Schmidt

German zoologist (1823–1886)

*February 21st, 1823, Torgau †January 17th, 1886, Kappelrodeck

70

Louis Martin

Father of Saint Thérèse de Lisieux, spouse of and Marie-Azélie Guérin (1823-1894)

*August 22nd, 1823, Bordeaux †July 29th, 1894, Arnières-sur-Iton

63

Alexander Ostrovsky

Russian playwright (1823-1886)

*March 31st, 1823, Moscow †June 2nd, 1886, Schelykovo

67

Théodore de Banville

French writer (1823-1891)

*March 14th, 1823, Moulins †March 13th, 1891, Paris

76

Friedrich Max Müller

German-born British philologist, orientalist and indologist (1823–1900)

*December 6th, 1823, Dessau †October 28th, 1900, Oxford

68

Leopold Kronecker

German mathematician who worked on number theory and algebra (1823–1891)

*December 7th, 1823, Legnica †December 29th, 1891, Berlin

91

Jean-Henri Fabre

French entomologist and author (1823-1915)

*December 21st, 1823, Saint-Léons †October 11th, 1915, Sérignan-du-Comtat

65

Alexandre Cabanel

French painter (1823–1889)

*September 28th, 1823, Montpellier †January 23rd, 1889, Paris

72

John Russell Hind

English astronomer

*May 12th, 1823, Nottingham †December 23rd, 1895, Twickenham

76

Friedrich Max Müller

German-born British philologist, orientalist and indologist (1823–1900)

*December 6th, 1823, Dessau †October 28th, 1900, Oxford

29

Gotthold Eisenstein

German mathematician

*April 16th, 1823, Berlin †October 11th, 1852, Berlin

36

Phineas Gage

19th century American railway worker who survived a large brain trauma

*July 9th, 1823, Grafton County †May 21st, 1860, San Francisco

72

Adolf Streckfuß

German author (1823–1895)

*May 10th, 1823, Berlin †October 11th, 1895, Berlin

37

Zacharias Dase

German mental calculator

*November 30th, 1823, Hamburg †November 30th, 1860, Hamburg

56

William Henry Powell

American artist (1823–1879)

*February 14th, 1823, New York City †October 6th, 1879, New York City

62

Hedwig Prohl

German writer (1823–1886)

*June 30th, 1823, Gniew †February 12th, 1886, Wrocław

76

Emma Hardinge Britten

British spiritualist, editor (1823-1899)

*May 2nd, 1823, London †October 2nd, 1899, Manchester

68

Edward Augustus Freeman

English historian (1823–1892)

*August 2nd, 1823, Harborne †March 16th, 1892, Alicante

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1823 is a normal year and no leap year.

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