January 2nd, 1963

Born on January 2nd, 1963

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What happened on January 2nd, 1963?

January 2nd, 1963

Vietnam War: The Viet Cong wins its first major victory, at the Battle of Ap Bac.

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January 2nd, 1963

Vietnam War: The Viet Cong won its first major victory at the Battle of Ap Bac.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War

What else happened on January 2nd?

January 2nd, 2009

Sri Lankan Civil War: The Sri Lankan army captured the town of Kilinochchi from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, concluding the Battle of Kilinochchi.

January 2nd, 2016

Nimr al-Nimr, a prominent Shia cleric in Saudi Arabia, was executed by the Saudi government along with 46 other people.

January 2nd, 2004

The Stardust space probe flew by the comet Wild 2 and collected particle samples from its coma, which were later returned to Earth.

January 2nd, 1991

Sharon Pratt Dixon was sworn in as the mayor of Washington, D.C., becoming the first African-American woman to hold the position.

January 2nd, 1976

An extratropical cyclone began affecting parts of western Europe, resulting in coastal flooding around the southern portions of the North Sea and leading to at least 82 deaths.

January 2nd, 1967

Ronald Reagan (pictured) began his career in government when he was sworn in as the 33rd governor of California.

January 2nd, 1959

The Soviet Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon, was launched by a Vostok rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

January 2nd, 1944

World War II: United States and Australian forces successfully landed in Papua New Guinea in an attempt to cut off a Japanese retreat.

January 2nd, 1941

Second World War: Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff, Wales, was severely damaged by German bombing during the Cardiff Blitz.

January 2nd, 1920

Under the leadership of Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer, U.S. Department of Justice agents launched a series of raids against radical leftists and anarchists in more than 30 cities and towns across 23 states.

January 2nd, 1865

Uruguayan War: Brazilian and Colorado Party forces captured the city of Paysandú from its Uruguayan defenders.

January 2nd, 1860

French mathematician Urbain Le Verrier (pictured) announced the putative discovery of the planet Vulcan at a meeting at the French Academy of Sciences in Paris.

January 2nd, 1777

American Revolutionary War: American forces under the command of George Washington repulsed a British attack at the Battle of the Assunpink Creek near Trenton, New Jersey.

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

Born on January 2nd, 1963

61

David Cone

American baseball player

*January 2nd, 1963, Kansas City

61

Xesús Constela

Spanish writer

*January 2nd, 1963, Ferrol

61

Harry Nuttall

Sports marketing entrepreneur

*January 2nd, 1963, London

61

Tzimon Barto

American author

*January 2nd, 1963, Eustis

61

Luis d'Antin

Spanish motorcycle racer

*January 2nd, 1963, Madrid

61

Gert Anhalt

German television presenter and journalist

*January 2nd, 1963, Bad Wildungen

61

Edgar Martínez

American Hall of Fame baseball player

*January 2nd, 1963, New York City

61

Gigi Levangie Grazer

American novelist and screenwriter

*January 2nd, 1963, Los Angeles

53

Andreas Hutter

Austrian author

*January 2nd, 1963, Linz †April 29th, 2016, Linz

61

Hilde Lyrån

Norwegian actor and comedian

*January 2nd, 1963, Oslo

61

Sergey Zhigunov

Russian actor

*January 2nd, 1963, Rostov-on-Don

61

Julie Piekarski

American actress

*January 2nd, 1963, St. Louis

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51

Carlo Schäfer

German crime writer

*January 2nd, 1964, Heidelberg †September 8th, 2015, Heidelberg

76

Peter Patzak

Austrian film director and Screenwriter (1945-2021)

*January 2nd, 1945, Vienna †March 11th, 2021, Krems

53

Renée Elise Goldsberry

American actress and singer

*January 2nd, 1971, San Jose

53

Taye Diggs

American actor

*January 2nd, 1971, Newark

63

Neil Dudgeon

British actor

*January 2nd, 1961, Doncaster

37

Loïc Rémy

French association football player

*January 2nd, 1987, 4th arrondissement of Lyon

56

Cuba Gooding Jr.

American actor

*January 2nd, 1968, New York City

52

Shiraz Minwalla

Indian physicist

*January 2nd, 1972, Mumbai

89

Alberto Zedda

Italian conductor (1928-2017)

*January 2nd, 1928, Milan †March 6th, 2017, Pesaro

55

Beth Malone

American singer and actor

*January 2nd, 1969, Auburn

87

Elise Ottesen-Jensen

(1886-1973) Swedish journalist

*January 2nd, 1886, Høyland †September 4th, 1973, Kungsholm parish

62

Carmelo Gómez

Spanish actor

*January 2nd, 1962, Sahagún

57

Tia Carrere

American actress

*January 2nd, 1967, Honolulu

72

Slobodan Praljak

Bosnian Croat general and war criminal (1945–2017)

*January 2nd, 1945, Čapljina †November 29th, 2017, The Hague

60

David Braben

British computer programmer

*January 2nd, 1964, Basford

72

Isaac Asimov

American writer and biochemist (1920–1992)

*January 2nd, 1920, Petrovichi †April 6th, 1992, Manhattan

63

Todd Haynes

American film director and screenwriter

*January 2nd, 1961, Encino

54

Andreas Wecker

East German gymnast

*January 2nd, 1970, Staßfurt

63

Craig James

American football player and broadcaster (born 1961)

*January 2nd, 1961, Jacksonville

72

Wendy Phillips

American actress

*January 2nd, 1952, Brooklyn

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61

Xuxa

Brazilian television presenter, actress, singer and former model and Wiggles member

*March 27th, 1963, Santa Rosa

61

Martin Brygmann

Danish composer, comedian and actor

*January 25th, 1963, Kølvrå

60

Shane Reti

New Zealand politician and doctor

*June 5th, 1963, Hamilton

60

Alexandra Paul

American actress

*July 29th, 1963, New York City

61

Daniel Roebuck

American actor and writer

*March 4th, 1963, Bethlehem

60

Uwe Steimle

German actor

*June 20th, 1963, Dresden

60

Kim Moon-soo

South Korean badminton player

*December 29th, 1963, Busan

61

Michael Jordan

American basketball player and businessman (born 1963)

*February 17th, 1963, Brooklyn

60

Florence Parly

French politician

*May 8th, 1963, Boulogne-Billancourt

61

Johann Wadephul

German politician

*February 10th, 1963, Husum

60

Johnny Depp

American actor (born 1963)

*June 9th, 1963, Owensboro

61

Roger Lewentz

German politician

*March 19th, 1963, Lahnstein

53

Mika Vainio

Finnish electronic musician

*May 15th, 1963, Helsinki †April 12th, 2017, Trouville-sur-Mer

60

Brad Pitt

American actor and filmmaker

*December 18th, 1963, Shawnee

60

Viktor Orbán

Prime Minister of Hungary (1998–2002; 2010–present)

*May 31st, 1963, Székesfehérvár

48

Whitney Houston

American singer and actress

*August 9th, 1963, Newark †February 11th, 2012, The Beverly Hilton

60

Grete Mogensen

Badminton player

*May 15th, 1963, Skive

60

Mark Strong

British actor

*August 5th, 1963, London

60

Si-An Deng

Badminton player

*June 25th, 1963, Shanghai

61

Karl Lauterbach

German politician and Federal Minister of Health

*February 21st, 1963, Düren

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No: With 365 days 1963 is a normal year and no leap year.

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