December 2nd, 1879

Born on December 2nd, 1879

Age in days, weeks and months
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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 1879

76

Albert Einstein

German-born theoretical physicist; developer of the theory of relativity (1879–1955)

*March 14th, 1879, Ulm †April 18th, 1955, Princeton

60

Leon Trotsky

Russian Marxist revolutionary (1879–1940)

*October 26th, 1879, Bereslavka †August 21st, 1940, Coyoacán

77

Frieda Lawrence

German writer

*August 11th, 1879, Metz †August 11th, 1956, Taos

66

Alla Nazimova

Russian-American actress, screenwriter and producer (1879–1945)

*June 3rd, 1879, Yalta †July 13th, 1945, Los Angeles

84

Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor

First female Member of Parliament to take her seat (1879-1964)

*May 19th, 1879, Danville †May 2nd, 1964, Grimsthorpe Castle

63

Jean Gilbert

German composer and conductor

*February 11th, 1879, Hamburg †December 20th, 1942, Buenos Aires

80

Max von Laue

German physicist, Nobel laureate and anti-Nazi

*October 9th, 1879, Koblenz †April 24th, 1960, West Berlin

92

Rudolf Friml

Czech composer (1879–1972)

*December 7th, 1879, Prague †November 12th, 1972, Hollywood

52

Vachel Lindsay

American poet

*November 10th, 1879, Springfield †December 5th, 1931, Springfield

67

Eduardo Marquina

Spanish writer (1879-1946)

*January 21st, 1879, Barcelona †November 21st, 1946, New York City

78

Natanael Berg

Swedish composer (1879-1957)

*February 9th, 1879, Stockholm †October 14th, 1957, Stockholm

79

Owen Willans Richardson

British physicist (1879-1959)

*April 26th, 1879, Dewsbury †February 15th, 1959, Alton

84

Hermann Barrelet

French rower

*September 25th, 1879, Neuchâtel †September 24th, 1964

82

Mazo de la Roche

Canadian writer (1879-1961)

*January 15th, 1879, Newmarket †July 12th, 1961, Toronto

47

Emperor Taishō

Emperor of Japan from 1912 until 1926

*August 31st, 1879, Akasaka Estate †December 25th, 1926, Hayama Imperial Villa

80

Jack Norworth

American songwriter, singer and vaudeville performer (1879-1959)

*January 5th, 1879, Philadelphia †September 1st, 1959, Laguna Beach

85

Louis Prével

French rower (1879-1964)

*January 29th, 1879, Nice †November 26th, 1964, Nice

64

Adolf Altmann

Holocaust victim

*September 8th, 1879, Huncovce †June 1st, 1944, Auschwitz

72

Charles Montier

Racing driver, engineer, and entrepreneur (1879-1952)

*June 28th, 1879, Naples †June 18th, 1952, Asnières-sur-Seine

66

Charles Delestraint

French general (1879-1945)

*March 12th, 1879, Biache-Saint-Vaast †April 19th, 1945, Dachau concentration camp

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1879 is a normal year and no leap year.

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