January 2nd, 1971

Born on January 2nd, 1971

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on January 2nd, 1971?

January 2nd, 1971

The second Ibrox disaster kills 66 fans at a Rangers-Celtic association football (soccer) match.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_Ibrox_disaster

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, 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.

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

Born on January 2nd, 1971

53

Renée Elise Goldsberry

American actress and singer

*January 2nd, 1971, San Jose

53

Taye Diggs

American actor

*January 2nd, 1971, Newark

53

Igor Chmela

Czech actor

*January 2nd, 1971, Ostrava

53

Pascal Amoyel

French pianist

*January 2nd, 1971, Rozay-en-Brie

53

Vasile Sănduleac

Moldavian chess player

*January 2nd, 1971, Bălți

53

Slobodan Komljenović

Serbian footballer

*January 2nd, 1971, Frankfurt

26

Markus Hoffmann

German actor (1971-1997)

*January 2nd, 1971, Berlin †January 16th, 1997

53

Scot Gemmill

Scottish footballer (born 1971)

*January 2nd, 1971, Paisley

53

Yutaka Takenouchi

Japanese actor

*January 2nd, 1971, Tokyo

53

Lisa Harrison

American basketball player

*January 2nd, 1971, Louisville

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

55

Beth Malone

American singer and actor

*January 2nd, 1969, Auburn

52

Shiraz Minwalla

Indian physicist

*January 2nd, 1972, Mumbai

54

Andreas Wecker

East German gymnast

*January 2nd, 1970, Staßfurt

56

Cuba Gooding Jr.

American actor

*January 2nd, 1968, New York City

37

Loïc Rémy

French association football player

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

76

Peter Patzak

Austrian film director and Screenwriter (1945-2021)

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

89

Alberto Zedda

Italian conductor (1928-2017)

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

52

René Ifrah

American actor

*January 2nd, 1972, Frankfurt

87

Elise Ottesen-Jensen

(1886-1973) Swedish journalist

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

55

Christy Turlington

American model

*January 2nd, 1969, Walnut Creek

57

Tia Carrere

American actress

*January 2nd, 1967, Honolulu

48

Danilo Di Luca

Italian cyclist

*January 2nd, 1976, Spoltore

52

Roger Beuchat

Swiss bicycle racer

*January 2nd, 1972, Court

47

Benjamin Nivet

French footballer

*January 2nd, 1977, Chartres

51

Carlo Schäfer

German crime writer

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

48

Paz Vega

Spanish actress

*January 2nd, 1976, Seville

52

Rita Guedes

Actress

*January 2nd, 1972, Catanduva

72

Slobodan Praljak

Bosnian Croat general and war criminal (1945–2017)

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

41

Kate Bosworth

American actress

*January 2nd, 1983, Los Angeles

49

Oleksandr Shovkovskyi

Ukrainian footballer

*January 2nd, 1975, Kyiv

Same year
Born in 1971

52

Kali Rocha

American actress

*December 5th, 1971, Memphis

52

Christina Cox

Canadian actress

*July 31st, 1971, Toronto

52

Billy Bush

American radio and television host (born 1971)

*October 13th, 1971, Los Angeles

53

Helge Sten

Norwegian musician

*January 26th, 1971, Røros Municipality

52

Stephan Groth

Danish-Norwegian singer

*August 10th, 1971, Odense

52

Anna Netrebko

Russian-born Austrian operatic soprano

*September 18th, 1971, Krasnodar

52

Elon Musk

Businessman (born 1971)

*June 28th, 1971, Pretoria

53

Susi Susanti

Indonesian badminton player

*February 11th, 1971, Tasikmalaya City

52

Chen Ying

Badminton player

*December 1st, 1971, Xijiang, Guizhou

52

John 5

American guitarist

*July 31st, 1971, Grosse Pointe

53

Ricky Subagja

Badminton player

*January 27th, 1971, Bandung City

52

Zarinah Abdullah

Badminton player

*July 12th, 1971, Singapore

52

Mario Abdo Benítez

50st President of Paraguay

*November 10th, 1971, Asunción

52

David Gauke

British politician and solicitor (born 1971)

*October 8th, 1971, Ipswich

52

Raoul Bova

Italian actor

*August 14th, 1971, Rome

52

Martin Gerster

German politician

*August 30th, 1971, Biberach an der Riss

52

Justin Trudeau

Prime Minister of Canada since 2015

*December 25th, 1971, Ottawa

52

Valentina Polkhanova

Russian racing cyclist

*August 15th, 1971, Saransk

53

Jeremy Renner

American actor, producer, and musician

*January 7th, 1971, Modesto

53

Ewan McGregor

Scottish-American actor

*March 31st, 1971, Perth

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1971 is a normal year and no leap year.

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