December 2nd, 1829

Born on December 2nd, 1829

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 71,000 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 1829

57

Chester A. Arthur

President of the United States from 1881 to 1885

*October 5th, 1829, Fairfield †November 18th, 1886, New York City

68

Manuel Tamayo y Baus

Spanish dramatist (1829–1898)

*September 15th, 1829, Madrid †June 20th, 1898, Madrid

55

Ferdinand von Hochstetter

German geologist

*April 30th, 1829, Esslingen am Neckar †July 18th, 1884, Vienna

66

Camillo Walzel

German librettist (1829-1895)

*February 11th, 1829, Magdeburg †March 17th, 1895, Vienna

61

Louis Constanz Berger

German manufacturer and liberal politician (1829-1891)

*August 28th, 1829, Witten †August 9th, 1891, Koblenz-Horchheim

83

Auguste Beernaert

Belgian prime minister and human rights activist (1829-1912)

*July 26th, 1829, Ostend †October 6th, 1912, Lucerne

73

Levi Strauss

German-Jewish-born American businessman

*February 26th, 1829, Buttenheim †September 26th, 1902, San Francisco

78

Oscar II of Sweden

King of Sweden from 1872 to 1907 and Norway from 1872 to 1905

*January 21st, 1829, Stockholm †December 8th, 1907, Stockholm

64

Anton Rubinstein

Russian pianist, composer and conductor

*November 16th, 1829, Ofatinți †November 8th, 1894, Petergof

55

Alfred Brehm

German naturalist (1829-1884)

*February 2nd, 1829, Renthendorf †November 11th, 1884, Renthendorf

71

Edward Moran

American artist (1829-1901)

*August 19th, 1829, Bolton †June 8th, 1901, New York City

50

Anselm Feuerbach

German painter (1829–1880)

*September 12th, 1829, Speyer †January 4th, 1880, Venice

50

Frederick VIII, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein

German noble (1829–1880)

*July 6th, 1829, Augustenborg †January 14th, 1880, Wiesbaden

71

Adolf Fick

German-born physician and physiologist (1829-1901)

*September 3rd, 1829, Kassel †August 21st, 1901, Blankenberge

48

José de Alencar

Brazilian writer (1829–1877)

*May 1st, 1829, Fortaleza †December 12th, 1877, Rio de Janeiro

71

Euphémie Vauthier

French writer and journalist

*May 3rd, 1829, Montignac-Lascaux †December 4th, 1900, Antony

72

Jenny Hirsch

German writer, editor (1829-1902)

*November 25th, 1829, Zerbst †March 10th, 1902, Berlin

80

Ernest Pictet

Swiss banker and politician (1829-1909)

*July 9th, 1829, Petit-Saconnex †August 19th, 1909, Petit-Saconnex

68

Francisco Javier Simonet

Spanish historian, writer and author (1829-1897)

*June 1st, 1829, Málaga †July 9th, 1897, Madrid

50

André Moinier

French politician and lawyer (1829-1880)

*September 14th, 1829, Joze †March 11th, 1880, Clermont-Ferrand

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1829 is a normal year and no leap year.

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