December 2nd, 1949

Born on December 2nd, 1949

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on December 2nd, 1949?

December 2nd, 1949

Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others is adopted.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_for_the_Suppression_of_the_Traffic_in_Persons_and_of_the_Exploitation_of_the_Prostitution_of_Others

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, 1949

74

Ron Raines

American actor and singer

*December 2nd, 1949, Texas City

55

Adolfo Aguilar Zínser

Mexican diplomat and politician

*December 2nd, 1949, Mexico City †June 5th, 2005, Tepoztlán

74

Shūichi Ikeda

Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator

*December 2nd, 1949, Tokyo

74

Nancy Snyder

American actress

*December 2nd, 1949, Kankakee

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

66

Dagfinn Høybråten

Norwegian politician

*December 2nd, 1957, Oslo

77

John Banks

New Zealand politician

*December 2nd, 1946, Wellington

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

50

Michael Boisvert

Canadian actor and choreographer

*December 2nd, 1973, Timmins

75

Antonín Panenka

Czech footballer

*December 2nd, 1948, Prague

55

Lucy Liu

American actress

*December 2nd, 1968, Jackson Heights

50

Michaël Youn

French comedian and actor

*December 2nd, 1973, Suresnes

32

Charlie Puth

American singer, songwriter and producer

*December 2nd, 1991, Rumson

87

Julie Harris

American actress (1925–2013)

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

75

Elizabeth Berg

American novelist

*December 2nd, 1948, Saint Paul

63

Deb Haaland

United States Secretary of the Interior since 2021

*December 2nd, 1960, Winslow

33

Tzancă Uraganu

Romanian singer

*December 2nd, 1990, Ploiești

75

Toninho Horta

Brazilian musician

*December 2nd, 1948, Belo Horizonte

77

David Macaulay

British-born American illustrator and writer

*December 2nd, 1946, Lancashire

45

Chris Wolstenholme

British bassist

*December 2nd, 1978, Rotherham

76

Rudolf Scharping

German politician

*December 2nd, 1947, Niederelbert

61

Ibrahim Rugova

President of Kosovo (1944-2006)

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

Same year
Born in 1949

75

Joachim Witt

German rock musician

*February 22nd, 1949, Hamburg

74

Rudy Hartono

Indonesian badminton player

*August 18th, 1949, Surabaya

75

Åse Kleveland

Swedish-Norwegian singer and politician

*March 18th, 1949, Stockholm

70

Jahn Teigen

Norwegian singer, musician, and comedian (1949–2020)

*September 27th, 1949, Tønsberg Municipality †February 24th, 2020, Ystad

74

David Rubenstein

American businessman

*August 11th, 1949, Baltimore

74

Sherman Howard

American actor

*June 11th, 1949, Chicago

74

Egon Flaig

German university teacher, Historian of classical antiquity and writer

*May 16th, 1949, Oberstenfeld

74

Meryl Streep

American actress (born 1949)

*June 22nd, 1949, Summit

74

Odaline de la Martinez

American conductor and composer

*October 31st, 1949, Matanzas

74

Gertrúd Ladányi

Badminton player

*May 3rd, 1949, Esztergom

66

Papa Wemba

Congolese singer and musician

*June 14th, 1949, Lubefu †April 24th, 2016, Abidjan

67

Denis Johnson

American writer (novel, drama, poetry, essay) (1949-2017)

*July 1st, 1949, Munich †May 24th, 2017, Sea Ranch

40

Stiv Bators

American punk rock vocalist and guitarist

*October 22nd, 1949, Youngstown †June 3rd, 1990, 1st arrondissement of Paris

74

Sverre Årnes

Norwegian writer

*May 14th, 1949, Surnadal Municipality

74

Gloria Gaynor

American singer

*September 7th, 1949, Newark

74

Jessica Lange

American actress

*April 20th, 1949, Cloquet

67

Carlos Slepoy

Argentinian lawyer (1949-2017)

*October 2nd, 1949, Buenos Aires †April 17th, 2017, Madrid

68

Stanley Greene

American photographer (1949-2017)

*February 14th, 1949, Brooklyn †May 19th, 2017, Paris

74

Bruce Springsteen

American rock singer (born 1949)

*September 23rd, 1949, Long Branch

74

Benjamin Netanyahu

Prime Minister of Israel (1996–1999, 2009–2021, 2022–present)

*October 21st, 1949, Tel Aviv

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