December 2nd, 1947

Born on December 2nd, 1947

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What happened on December 2nd, 1947?

December 2nd, 1947

Jerusalem Riots of 1947: Arabs riot in Jerusalem in response to the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1947_Jerusalem_riots

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, 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.

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

Born on December 2nd, 1947

76

Rudolf Scharping

German politician

*December 2nd, 1947, Niederelbert

76

Ivan Atanassov Petrov

Bulgarian neurologist

*December 2nd, 1947, Sofia

76

Isaac Bitton

French musician

*December 2nd, 1947, Casablanca

76

Tommy Jenkins

English footballer (born 1947)

*December 2nd, 1947, Bethnal Green

71

Charles Mungoshi

Zimbabwean writer

*December 2nd, 1947, Southern Rhodesia †February 16th, 2019, Chitungwiza

75

Janet Landgard

Actress

*December 2nd, 1947, Pagosa Springs †November 6th, 2023

Same Day
Who's birthday is on December 2nd?

63

Sydney Youngblood

American/German singer

*December 2nd, 1960, San Antonio

75

Patricia Hewitt

British politician (born 1948)

*December 2nd, 1948, Canberra

77

John Banks

New Zealand politician

*December 2nd, 1946, Wellington

66

Dagfinn Høybråten

Norwegian politician

*December 2nd, 1957, Oslo

42

Britney Spears

American singer-songwriter, dancer and actress (born 1981)

*December 2nd, 1981, McComb

46

Zhang Wei

Chinese badminton player, born 1977

*December 2nd, 1977, Shanghai

77

David Macaulay

British-born American illustrator and writer

*December 2nd, 1946, Lancashire

50

Michael Boisvert

Canadian actor and choreographer

*December 2nd, 1973, Timmins

74

Ron Raines

American actor and singer

*December 2nd, 1949, Texas City

75

Antonín Panenka

Czech footballer

*December 2nd, 1948, Prague

87

Julie Harris

American actress (1925–2013)

*December 2nd, 1925, Grosse Pointe †August 24th, 2013, West Chatham

50

Michaël Youn

French comedian and actor

*December 2nd, 1973, Suresnes

55

Lucy Liu

American actress

*December 2nd, 1968, Jackson Heights

32

Charlie Puth

American singer, songwriter and producer

*December 2nd, 1991, Rumson

75

Elizabeth Berg

American novelist

*December 2nd, 1948, Saint Paul

61

Ibrahim Rugova

President of Kosovo (1944-2006)

*December 2nd, 1944, Cerrcë †January 21st, 2006, Prishtina

33

Tzancă Uraganu

Romanian singer

*December 2nd, 1990, Ploiești

75

Toninho Horta

Brazilian musician

*December 2nd, 1948, Belo Horizonte

82

Harry Reid

American politician (1939–2021)

*December 2nd, 1939, Searchlight †December 28th, 2021, Henderson

69

Jorge Wagensberg Lubinski

Spanish writer and professor

*December 2nd, 1948, Barcelona †March 3rd, 2018, Barcelona

Same year
Born in 1947

76

Rodney Williams

Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda (born 1947)

*November 2nd, 1947, Swetes

76

Hillary Clinton

American politician and diplomat (born 1947)

*October 26th, 1947, Edgewater Hospital

77

Ulf Brunnberg

Actor

*April 7th, 1947, Bromma parish

69

Gregg Allman

American musician

*December 8th, 1947, Saint Thomas Hospital †May 27th, 2017, Richmond Hill

76

Hans-Jürgen Kreische

German association football player and manager

*July 19th, 1947, Dresden

69

David Bowie

English musician and actor (1947–2016)

*January 8th, 1947, Brixton †January 10th, 2016, Manhattan

77

Wiranto

Indonesian politician

*April 4th, 1947, Yogyakarta City

76

Stephen King

American writer (born 1947)

*September 21st, 1947, Portland

76

Angry Anderson

Australian rock singer

*August 5th, 1947, Melbourne

76

Kjell Magne Bondevik

33rd Prime Minister of Norway

*September 3rd, 1947, Molde Municipality

76

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Austrian and American actor, bodybuilder, and politician (born 1947)

*July 30th, 1947, Thal

76

Paul Yule

German-American archaeologist

*August 18th, 1947, Minneapolis

77

Mitt Romney

United States Senator from Utah since 2019

*March 12th, 1947, Detroit

76

Dilma Rousseff

President of Brazil from 2011 to 2016 (born 1947)

*December 14th, 1947, Belo Horizonte

77

Ulrich Manthe

German legal scientist and legal historian

*April 8th, 1947, Homburg

76

Françoise Barré-Sinoussi

French virologist and Nobel laureate, co-discoverer of HIV

*July 30th, 1947, Paris

77

Robert Kiyosaki

American finance author and investor

*April 8th, 1947, Hilo

68

Johan Cruyff

Dutch footballer and manager (1947–2016)

*April 25th, 1947, Amsterdam †March 24th, 2016, Barcelona

77

Glenn Close

American actress

*March 19th, 1947, Greenwich

77

Edward James Olmos

American actor

*February 24th, 1947, Los Angeles

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No: With 365 days 1947 is a normal year and no leap year.

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