January 2nd, 1969

Born on January 2nd, 1969

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 20,000 days old!

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... in seconds, minutes and hours

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 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 (pictured) 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 (pictured), 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, 1969

57

Beth Malone

American singer and actor

*January 2nd, 1969, Auburn

57

Christy Turlington

American model

*January 2nd, 1969, Walnut Creek

57

Domingos Paciência

Portuguese football player/manager

*January 2nd, 1969, Leça da Palmeira

57

Karl-Heinz Grasser

Austrian politician, minister of finance

*January 2nd, 1969, Klagenfurt am Wörthersee

44

Tommy Morrison

Boxer (1969-2013)

*January 2nd, 1969, Gravette †September 1st, 2013, Omaha

57

Yavuz Seçkin

Turkish actor

*January 2nd, 1969, Istanbul

Same year
Born in 1969

57

Brian Krause

American actor

*February 1st, 1969, Lake Forest

56

Justine Frischmann

English musician

*September 16th, 1969, Kensington

56

Lucero

Mexican singer and actress

*August 29th, 1969, Mexico City

56

Ansgar Brinkmann

German footballer

*July 5th, 1969, Vechta

57

Thomas Vinterberg

Danish film director

*May 19th, 1969, Copenhagen

57

Søren Rasted

Danish musician

*June 13th, 1969, Blovstrød

57

Andreas Huber

German poolbillard trainer

*February 9th, 1969, Dachau

56

Magnus Samuelsson

Swedish strongman

*December 21st, 1969, Kisa

57

Michael Schumacher

German racing driver

*January 3rd, 1969, Hürth

54

Matthew Perry

American-Canadian actor (1969–2023)

*August 19th, 1969, Williamstown †October 28th, 2023, Los Angeles

56

Markus Gisdol

German association football player and manager

*August 17th, 1969, Geislingen an der Steige

57

Arabella Kiesbauer

German talk show host

*April 8th, 1969, Vienna

57

Andreas Reinke

German association football player and manager (born 1969)

*January 10th, 1969, Krakow am See

56

Linus Torvalds

Finnish-American software engineer

*December 28th, 1969, Helsinki

56

Jennifer Lopez

American singer and actress

*July 24th, 1969, The Bronx

57

Marilyn Manson

American musician (born 1969)

*January 5th, 1969, Canton

57

Paul Rudd

American actor

*April 6th, 1969, Passaic

57

Rödiger Voss

German-Swiss university teacher

*January 19th, 1969, Cologne

53

Anne Heche

American actress (1969–2022)

*May 25th, 1969, Aurora †August 12th, 2022, Los Angeles

57

Alexander Neu

German politician (Die Linke)

*March 19th, 1969, Harmonie

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1969 is a normal year and no leap year.

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January 1969