December 2nd, 1968

Born on December 2nd, 1968

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on December 2nd, 1968?

December 2nd, 1968

Wien Consolidated Airlines Flight 55 crashes into Pedro Bay, Alaska, killing all 39 people on board.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wien_Consolidated_Airlines_Flight_55

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, 1968

55

Lucy Liu

American actress

*December 2nd, 1968, Jackson Heights

55

Rena Sofer

American actress

*December 2nd, 1968, Arcadia

55

Nate Mendel

American bassist

*December 2nd, 1968, Richland

55

John Ajvide Lindqvist

Swedish writer

*December 2nd, 1968, Stockholm

55

Suzy Nakamura

American actress

*December 2nd, 1968, Chicago

55

Jiří Dopita

Czech ice hockey player

*December 2nd, 1968, Šumperk

55

Steve Martin

Australian motorcycle racer

*December 2nd, 1968, Adelaide

55

David Batty

English association football player

*December 2nd, 1968, Leeds

33

Darryl Kile

American baseball player

*December 2nd, 1968, Garden Grove †June 22nd, 2002, Chicago

55

Gerardo Morán de Romero

Ecuadorian singerCantante no profesional

*December 2nd, 1968, Canton Caluma

55

Jennifer Bransford

American actress

*December 2nd, 1968, Washington, D.C.

55

Greg Orman

American businessman and politician

*December 2nd, 1968, Mankato

55

Renee Tenison

American actress

*December 2nd, 1968, Caldwell

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

63

Sydney Youngblood

American/German singer

*December 2nd, 1960, San Antonio

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

50

Michael Boisvert

Canadian actor and choreographer

*December 2nd, 1973, Timmins

50

Michaël Youn

French comedian and actor

*December 2nd, 1973, Suresnes

52

Homie Doroodian

Actor

*December 2nd, 1971, Boston

32

Charlie Puth

American singer, songwriter and producer

*December 2nd, 1991, Rumson

52

Francesco Toldo

Italian association football player

*December 2nd, 1971, Padua

45

Chris Wolstenholme

British bassist

*December 2nd, 1978, Rotherham

33

Tzancă Uraganu

Romanian singer

*December 2nd, 1990, Ploiești

57

Philippe Etchebest

French chef and television host

*December 2nd, 1966, Soissons

60

Brendan Coyle

British and Irish actor

*December 2nd, 1963, Corby

45

Nelly Furtado

Canadian singer

*December 2nd, 1978, Victoria

63

Deb Haaland

United States Secretary of the Interior since 2021

*December 2nd, 1960, Winslow

56

Mary Creagh

British politician (born 1967)

*December 2nd, 1967, Coventry

42

Josef Schovanec

French autistic philosopher and writer

*December 2nd, 1981, Charenton-le-Pont

75

Patricia Hewitt

British politician (born 1948)

*December 2nd, 1948, Canberra

39

Péter Máté

Hungarian association football player (b. 1984)

*December 2nd, 1984, Püspökladány

54

Pavel Loskutov

Estonian athletics competitor

*December 2nd, 1969, Valka

Same year
Born in 1968

55

Casper Van Dien

American actor

*December 18th, 1968, Milton

55

Sidse Babett Knudsen

Danish actress

*November 22nd, 1968, Copenhagen

55

Peter Runggaldier

Italian alpine skier

*December 29th, 1968, Brixen

55

Chris Hunt

English badminton player

*December 1st, 1968, Bolton

55

Massi Furlan

Italian-American actor and film producer

*September 29th, 1968, Treviso

56

Minarti Timur

Indonesian badminton player, coach

*March 24th, 1968, Surabaya

56

Alan Budikusuma

Badminton player

*March 29th, 1968, Surabaya

56

Céline Dion

Canadian singer (born 1968)

*March 30th, 1968, Charlemagne

56

Rexy Mainaky

Badminton player

*March 9th, 1968, Ternate Island

55

Hugh Jackman

Australian actor (born 1968)

*October 12th, 1968, Sydney

56

Petra Schubert

Badminton player

*January 31st, 1968, Finsterwalde

55

Darren Le Tissier

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1968, Bailiwick of Guernsey

56

Árni Þór Hallgrímsson

Badminton player

*March 10th, 1968, Akranes

55

Marine Le Pen

French politician (born 1968)

*August 5th, 1968, Neuilly-sur-Seine

56

Monica Mæland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*February 6th, 1968, Bergen

55

Gillian Anderson

American-British actress (born 1968)

*August 9th, 1968, Chicago

56

Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović

Croatian politician and diplomat

*April 29th, 1968, Rijeka

55

Larry Sanger

American former professor, co-founder of Wikipedia, founder of Citizendium and other projects

*July 16th, 1968, Bellevue

55

Ralph Brinkhaus

German politician

*June 15th, 1968, Wiedenbrück

55

Kylie Minogue

Australian singer and actress (born 1968)

*May 28th, 1968, Melbourne

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Leap year

Yes: 1968 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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