January 2nd, 1965

Born on January 2nd, 1965

Age in days, weeks and months
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What 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, 1963

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

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.

January 2nd, 1680

Trunajaya rebellion: Amangkurat II of Mataram of Java and his courtiers stabbed Trunajaya to death a week after the rebel leader surrendered to VOC forces.

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

Born on January 2nd, 1965

59

Daphne Barak Erez

Israeli legal scholar

*January 2nd, 1965, United States of America

59

Waldemar Reinfelder

German judge

*January 2nd, 1965, Fürth

59

Antonio Paradiso

Italian actor

*January 2nd, 1965, San Nicandro Garganico

59

Andy Ashurst

British pole vaulter

*January 2nd, 1965, Manchester

50

Pijush Ganguly

Indian Bengali actor (1965-2015)

*January 2nd, 1965, Narayanganj †October 25th, 2015

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Who's birthday is on January 2nd?

51

Carlo Schäfer

German crime writer

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

53

Renée Elise Goldsberry

American actress and singer

*January 2nd, 1971, San Jose

53

Taye Diggs

American actor

*January 2nd, 1971, Newark

76

Peter Patzak

Austrian film director and Screenwriter (1945-2021)

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

56

Cuba Gooding Jr.

American actor

*January 2nd, 1968, New York City

55

Beth Malone

American singer and actor

*January 2nd, 1969, Auburn

37

Loïc Rémy

French association football player

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

57

Tia Carrere

American actress

*January 2nd, 1967, Honolulu

89

Alberto Zedda

Italian conductor (1928-2017)

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

63

Neil Dudgeon

British actor

*January 2nd, 1961, Doncaster

87

Elise Ottesen-Jensen

(1886-1973) Swedish journalist

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

72

Slobodan Praljak

Bosnian Croat general and war criminal (1945–2017)

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

54

Andreas Wecker

East German gymnast

*January 2nd, 1970, Staßfurt

55

Christy Turlington

American model

*January 2nd, 1969, Walnut Creek

52

Shiraz Minwalla

Indian physicist

*January 2nd, 1972, Mumbai

72

Isaac Asimov

American writer and biochemist (1920–1992)

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

56

Anky van Grunsven

Dutch equestrian

*January 2nd, 1968, Erp

58

Siobhan Finneran

English actress

*January 2nd, 1966, Oldham

41

Kate Bosworth

American actress

*January 2nd, 1983, Los Angeles

57

Ruth Gemmell

English actress

*January 2nd, 1967, Darlington

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Born in 1965

58

Martin Sonneborn

German satirist, journalist and politician

*May 15th, 1965, Göttingen

58

J. K. Rowling

British author and philanthropist (born 1965)

*July 31st, 1965, Yate

58

Norbert Röttgen

German politician (CDU)

*July 2nd, 1965, Meckenheim

59

Hansi Flick

German association football player and manager

*February 24th, 1965, Heidelberg

59

Thomas Kemmerich

German politician

*February 20th, 1965, Aachen

58

Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen

Danish badminton player and administrator

*September 20th, 1965, Esbønderup

58

Dmitry Medvedev

President of Russia from 2008 to 2012

*September 14th, 1965, Saint Petersburg

58

Karl-Heinz Riedle

German association football player and manager

*September 16th, 1965, Weiler-Simmerberg

58

Andreas Thom

German association football player and manager

*September 7th, 1965, Rüdersdorf bei Berlin

59

Claudine Loquen

French painter and sculptor

*February 22nd, 1965, Sainte-Adresse

58

Jan Tore Sanner

Norwegian politician

*May 6th, 1965, Bærum Municipality

58

Karin Beier

German theatre director

*December 14th, 1965, Cologne

58

Gunnar Beck

German EU lawyer and legal philosopher

*May 1st, 1965, Düsseldorf

59

Inger Lise Hegge

Norwegian cross-country skier

*January 6th, 1965, Steinkjer Municipality

48

Wolfgang Herrndorf

German novelist, painter, and illustrator (1965-2013)

*June 12th, 1965, Hamburg †August 26th, 2013, Berlin

58

Eva Christiane Cancik-Kirschbaum

German assyriologist

*August 29th, 1965, Tübingen

59

Sven Demandt

German footballer

*February 13th, 1965, Cologne

53

Jörg Stübner

German footballer (1965–2019)

*July 23rd, 1965, Freiberg †June 24th, 2019, Dresden

58

Zhao Jianhua

Badminton player

*April 21st, 1965, Nantong

58

Viola Davis

American actress and producer (born 1965)

*August 11th, 1965, St. Matthews

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No: With 365 days 1965 is a normal year and no leap year.

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