January 2nd, 1974

Born on January 2nd, 1974

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

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 624 days, exactly on January 9th, 2026, people who were born on January 2nd, 1974 will be 19,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on January 2nd, 1974?

January 2nd, 1974

United States President Richard Nixon signs a bill lowering the maximum U.S. speed limit to 55 mph in order to conserve gasoline during an OPEC embargo.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Nixon

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, 1974

50

Deborah Sengl

Austrian artist

*January 2nd, 1974, Vienna

50

Jason de Vos

Soccer player

*January 2nd, 1974, London

50

Toby Hadoke

British actor

*January 2nd, 1974, Shropshire

50

Torsten Abel

German triathlete

*January 2nd, 1974, Berlin

50

Juha Lind

Finnish ice hockey player

*January 2nd, 1974, Helsinki

50

Anika Ziercke

German handball player

*January 2nd, 1974, Böblingen

50

Abdul Wahab Sawadogo

Burkinabé bicycle racer

*January 2nd, 1974, Boussé

50

Birgit Muggenthaler

German musician

*January 2nd, 1974, Gröbenzell

50

Jean Nuttli

Swiss bicycle racer

*January 2nd, 1974, Kriens

50

Ludmila Formanová

Czech runner

*January 2nd, 1974, Čáslav

50

Tomáš Řepka

Czech soccer player

*January 2nd, 1974, Brumov-Bylnice

50

Charlie McWade

American actor

*January 2nd, 1974, Queens

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

53

Renée Elise Goldsberry

American actress and singer

*January 2nd, 1971, San Jose

53

Taye Diggs

American actor

*January 2nd, 1971, Newark

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

49

Oleksandr Shovkovskyi

Ukrainian footballer

*January 2nd, 1975, Kyiv

48

Danilo Di Luca

Italian cyclist

*January 2nd, 1976, Spoltore

55

Beth Malone

American singer and actor

*January 2nd, 1969, Auburn

52

Shiraz Minwalla

Indian physicist

*January 2nd, 1972, Mumbai

48

Paz Vega

Spanish actress

*January 2nd, 1976, Seville

56

Cuba Gooding Jr.

American actor

*January 2nd, 1968, New York City

47

Benjamin Nivet

French footballer

*January 2nd, 1977, Chartres

89

Alberto Zedda

Italian conductor (1928-2017)

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

87

Elise Ottesen-Jensen

(1886-1973) Swedish journalist

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

49

Dax Shepard

American actor and comedian

*January 2nd, 1975, Highland Township

41

Kate Bosworth

American actress

*January 2nd, 1983, Los Angeles

54

Andreas Wecker

East German gymnast

*January 2nd, 1970, Staßfurt

49

Vladyslav Vashchuk

Ukrainian footballer

*January 2nd, 1975, Kyiv

47

Patryk Vega

Polish film director, screenwriter and producer

*January 2nd, 1977, Warsaw

57

Tia Carrere

American actress

*January 2nd, 1967, Honolulu

72

Slobodan Praljak

Bosnian Croat general and war criminal (1945–2017)

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

Same year
Born in 1974

49

Arianne Zucker

American actress and model

*June 3rd, 1974, Northridge

50

Ty Olsson

Canadian actor (born 1974)

*January 28th, 1974, Halifax

49

Anggun

Indonesian-born French singer-songwriter and television personality

*April 29th, 1974, Jakarta

50

Maulik Pancholy

Indian American actor, author, activist, and speaker

*January 18th, 1974, Kissimmee

49

Yoo Yong-sung

Badminton player

*October 25th, 1974, Dangjin

49

Michelle Edwards

Badminton player

*July 11th, 1974, Durban

49

Kenneth Jonassen

Badminton player

*July 3rd, 1974, Herning

49

Markus Weinzierl

German association football player and manager

*December 28th, 1974, Straubing

49

Marina Andrievskaia

Badminton player

*November 20th, 1974, Moscow

49

Florentine Lahme

TV and film actress

*July 21st, 1974, Berlin

50

Anna Grisebach

German actress

*March 20th, 1974, Göttingen

49

Leonardo DiCaprio

American actor and film producer (born 1974)

*November 11th, 1974, Los Angeles

50

Adrian Holmes

Welsh-Canadian actor

*March 31st, 1974, Wrexham

50

Martin Dulig

German politician (SPD)

*February 26th, 1974, Plauen

50

Steve Lomas

Northern Irish association football player and manager

*January 18th, 1974, Hanover

49

Bas Böttcher

German writer and poetry slam performer

*December 31st, 1974, Bremen

50

Alyson Hannigan

American actress and television presenter

*March 24th, 1974, Washington, D.C.

50

Tri Kusharyanto

Badminton player

*January 18th, 1974, Yogyakarta City

49

Ye Zhaoying

Chinese badminton player

*May 7th, 1974, Hangzhou

49

Kim Ji-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*September 10th, 1974, Busan

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on January 2nd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on January 2nd.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Born on January 2nd, 1974
Future birthdays

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1974 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
January 1974