December 2nd, 1972

Born on December 2nd, 1972

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 18,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 233 days, exactly on December 9th, 2024, people who were born on December 2nd, 1972 will be 19,000 days old!

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What 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.

December 2nd, 1805

War of the Third Coalition: French forces led by Napoleon decisively defeated a Russo-Austrian army commanded by Tsar Alexander I at the Battle of Austerlitz (depicted).

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

Born on December 2nd, 1972

51

Andy Curtis

English association football player (born 1972)

*December 2nd, 1972, Doncaster

51

Roman Rossa

German actor

*December 2nd, 1972, Bruchsal

51

Alan Henderson

American basketball player

*December 2nd, 1972, Morgantown

31

Sergejs Žoltoks

Latvian professional ice hockey centre

*December 2nd, 1972, Riga †November 3rd, 2004, Minsk

51

Apurva Agnihotri

Indian actor

*December 2nd, 1972, Kolkata

51

Serhiy Kandaurov

Ukrainian footballer

*December 2nd, 1972, Zheleznogorsk

51

Trond Fausa Aurvåg

Norwegian actor

*December 2nd, 1972, Fetsund

51

Derick Martini

American screenwriter and director

*December 2nd, 1972, New York City

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

63

Sydney Youngblood

American/German singer

*December 2nd, 1960, San Antonio

50

Michael Boisvert

Canadian actor and choreographer

*December 2nd, 1973, Timmins

50

Michaël Youn

French comedian and actor

*December 2nd, 1973, Suresnes

46

Zhang Wei

Chinese badminton player, born 1977

*December 2nd, 1977, Shanghai

42

Britney Spears

American singer-songwriter, dancer and actress (born 1981)

*December 2nd, 1981, McComb

66

Dagfinn Høybråten

Norwegian politician

*December 2nd, 1957, Oslo

52

Homie Doroodian

Actor

*December 2nd, 1971, Boston

55

Lucy Liu

American actress

*December 2nd, 1968, Jackson Heights

52

Francesco Toldo

Italian association football player

*December 2nd, 1971, Padua

45

Chris Wolstenholme

British bassist

*December 2nd, 1978, Rotherham

45

Nelly Furtado

Canadian singer

*December 2nd, 1978, Victoria

32

Charlie Puth

American singer, songwriter and producer

*December 2nd, 1991, Rumson

50

Jan Ullrich

German cyclist

*December 2nd, 1973, Rostock

33

Tzancă Uraganu

Romanian singer

*December 2nd, 1990, Ploiești

50

Monica Seles

Yugoslav and American tennis player

*December 2nd, 1973, Novi Sad

42

Josef Schovanec

French autistic philosopher and writer

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

39

Péter Máté

Hungarian association football player (b. 1984)

*December 2nd, 1984, Püspökladány

43

Adam Kreek

Canadian rower

*December 2nd, 1980, London

63

Deb Haaland

United States Secretary of the Interior since 2021

*December 2nd, 1960, Winslow

60

Brendan Coyle

British and Irish actor

*December 2nd, 1963, Corby

Same year
Born in 1972

51

Stephen Barclay

British politician

*May 3rd, 1972, Lytham St Annes

51

Maia Sandu

President of Moldova since 2020

*May 24th, 1972, Risipeni

47

Ari Behn

Norwegian author and artist (1972-2019)

*September 30th, 1972, Aarhus †December 25th, 2019, Lommedalen

52

Roland Møller

Danish actor

*March 20th, 1972, Odense

51

Bang Soo-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*September 13th, 1972, Seoul

52

Heryanto Arbi

Indonesian badminton player

*January 21st, 1972, Kota Kudus

51

Zinedine Zidane

French football manager and former player

*June 23rd, 1972, Marseille

51

Dwayne Johnson

American actor and professional wrestler

*May 2nd, 1972, Hayward

51

Joanne Goode

English badminton player

*November 17th, 1972, Harlow

51

Eminem

American rapper, record producer and actor (born 1972)

*October 17th, 1972, St. Joseph

52

Milaine Cloutier

Canadian badminton player

*February 16th, 1972, Granby

51

Michael Wiesinger

German association football player and manager

*December 27th, 1972, Burghausen

51

Chris Leslie

British politician (born 1972)

*June 28th, 1972, Keighley

51

Anniken Hauglie

Conservative Norwegian politician

*September 10th, 1972, Oslo

51

Gwyneth Paltrow

American actress, entrepreneur, writer and singer

*September 27th, 1972, Los Angeles

51

Steffen Wöller

German luger

*September 10th, 1972, Erfurt

51

Johann von Bülow

German actor

*September 26th, 1972, Munich

51

Jude Law

English actor

*December 29th, 1972, Lewisham

51

Josh Duhamel

American actor

*November 14th, 1972, Minot

52

Ong Ewe Hock

Badminton player

*March 14th, 1972, Penang

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Leap year

Yes: 1972 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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