January 2nd, 1978

Born on January 2nd, 1978

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on January 2nd, 1978?

January 2nd, 1978

On the orders of the President of Pakistan, Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, paramilitary forces opened fire on peaceful protesting workers in Multan, Pakistan; it is known as 1978 massacre at Multan Colony Textile Mills.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Pakistan

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, 1978

46

Yevhen Levchenko

Ukrainian footballer

*January 2nd, 1978, Kostiantynivka

46

Karina Smirnoff

Dancer

*January 2nd, 1978, Kharkiv

46

Yoon Se-ah

South Korean actress

*January 2nd, 1978, Daegu

46

Davit Mujiri

Georgian footballer (born 1978)

*January 2nd, 1978, Tbilisi

46

Aimo Diana

Italian footballer

*January 2nd, 1978, Brescia

46

Froylán Ledezma

Costa Rican footballer

*January 2nd, 1978, San José

46

Megumi Toyoguchi

Japanese voice actress

*January 2nd, 1978, Machida

46

Chandra Davis

American model from Michigan

*January 2nd, 1978, Detroit

46

Andrew Hughes

English footballer (born 1978)

*January 2nd, 1978, Stockport

35

Frank Chamberlin

American football player (1978-2013)

*January 2nd, 1978, Mahwah †November 17th, 2013, New Jersey

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

37

Loïc Rémy

French association football player

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

47

Benjamin Nivet

French footballer

*January 2nd, 1977, Chartres

53

Renée Elise Goldsberry

American actress and singer

*January 2nd, 1971, San Jose

53

Taye Diggs

American actor

*January 2nd, 1971, Newark

76

Peter Patzak

Austrian film director and Screenwriter (1945-2021)

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

47

Patryk Vega

Polish film director, screenwriter and producer

*January 2nd, 1977, Warsaw

48

Danilo Di Luca

Italian cyclist

*January 2nd, 1976, Spoltore

48

Paz Vega

Spanish actress

*January 2nd, 1976, Seville

41

Kate Bosworth

American actress

*January 2nd, 1983, Los Angeles

44

Catherine Bailey

British actress

*January 2nd, 1980, London

89

Alberto Zedda

Italian conductor (1928-2017)

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

55

Beth Malone

American singer and actor

*January 2nd, 1969, Auburn

87

Elise Ottesen-Jensen

(1886-1973) Swedish journalist

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

56

Cuba Gooding Jr.

American actor

*January 2nd, 1968, New York City

49

Oleksandr Shovkovskyi

Ukrainian footballer

*January 2nd, 1975, Kyiv

45

Alessandro Cittadini

Italian basketball player

*January 2nd, 1979, Perugia

45

Jagmeet Singh

Canadian politician, leader of the New Democratic Party

*January 2nd, 1979, Scarborough

52

Shiraz Minwalla

Indian physicist

*January 2nd, 1972, Mumbai

47

Ahu Türkpençe

Turkish actress

*January 2nd, 1977, Samsun

72

Slobodan Praljak

Bosnian Croat general and war criminal (1945–2017)

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

Same year
Born in 1978

45

Miroslav Klose

German association football player

*June 9th, 1978, Opole

45

Ani Lorak

Ukrainian singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur

*September 27th, 1978, Kitsman

45

Joachim Fischer Nielsen

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1978, Copenhagen

45

Vibeke Stene

Gothic metal soprano singer, ex female vocals of Tristania

*August 17th, 1978, Sokndal

46

Malin Arvidsson

Swedish actress and dancer

*February 19th, 1978, El Salvador

45

Marit Berger Røsland

Norwegian lawyer and politician

*September 21st, 1978, Lørenskog

45

Ella Diehl

Badminton player

*August 5th, 1978, Samara

46

Didier Drogba

Ivorian and French association football player

*March 11th, 1978, Abidjan

46

Jonas Dahl

Danish politician

*February 26th, 1978, Randers

45

Kim Yong-hyun

South Korean badminton player

*May 13th, 1978, Incheon

46

Yim Bang-eun

Badminton player

*April 25th, 1978, Incheon

46

Chris Blair

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1978, Invercargill

45

Konstrakta

Serbian singer-songwriter

*October 12th, 1978, Belgrade

45

Jessica Pilnäs

Swedish singer

*July 5th, 1978, Åryd

45

Poo Bear

American songwriter and singer

*September 4th, 1978, Connecticut

46

Jamie Carragher

English footballer and sportcaster

*January 28th, 1978, Bootle

46

Aparna Popat

Indian badminton player

*January 18th, 1978, Mumbai

46

Gianluigi Buffon

Former Italian footballer (born 1978)

*January 28th, 1978, Carrara

46

Donna Kellogg

Badminton player

*January 20th, 1978, Derby

45

Rio Ferdinand

English association football player (born 1978)

*November 7th, 1978, Camberwell

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No: With 365 days 1978 is a normal year and no leap year.

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