January 2nd, 1983

Born on January 2nd, 1983

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 15,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 910 days, exactly on October 23rd, 2026, people who were born on January 2nd, 1983 will be 16,000 days old!

... 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 (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.

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, 1983

41

Kate Bosworth

American actress

*January 2nd, 1983, Los Angeles

41

Gippy Grewal

Indian actor

*January 2nd, 1983, Punjab

41

Lidia San José

Spanish actress

*January 2nd, 1983, Madrid

41

Fuad Aslanov

Boxer

*January 2nd, 1983, Sumgait

41

Juan Sebastián Calero

Colombian actor

*January 2nd, 1983, Bogotá

41

Anthony Carrigan

American actor

*January 2nd, 1983, Boston

41

Fernando Rodríguez

Uruguayan association football player

*January 2nd, 1983, Montevideo

41

J. D. Martin

American baseball player

*January 2nd, 1983, Ridgecrest

41

Jefferson

Brazilian association football player

*January 2nd, 1983, São Vicente

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

37

Loïc Rémy

French association football player

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

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

42

Dustin Clare

Australian actor

*January 2nd, 1982, Grafton

89

Alberto Zedda

Italian conductor (1928-2017)

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

40

Robert Helenius

Finnish professional boxer

*January 2nd, 1984, Stockholm

44

Catherine Bailey

British actress

*January 2nd, 1980, London

87

Elise Ottesen-Jensen

(1886-1973) Swedish journalist

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

37

Shelley Hennig

American actress and model (born 1987)

*January 2nd, 1987, New Orleans

39

Carla Juri

Swiss actress

*January 2nd, 1985, Locarno

47

Benjamin Nivet

French footballer

*January 2nd, 1977, Chartres

43

Kirk Hinrich

American basketball player

*January 2nd, 1981, Sioux City

55

Beth Malone

American singer and actor

*January 2nd, 1969, Auburn

56

Cuba Gooding Jr.

American actor

*January 2nd, 1968, New York City

48

Danilo Di Luca

Italian cyclist

*January 2nd, 1976, Spoltore

39

Heather O'Reilly

American professional association football player

*January 2nd, 1985, New Brunswick

33

Davide Santon

Italian footballer

*January 2nd, 1991, Portomaggiore

32

Paulo Gazzaniga

Argentine footballer

*January 2nd, 1992, Murphy, Santa Fe

48

Paz Vega

Spanish actress

*January 2nd, 1976, Seville

Same year
Born in 1983

40

Kamilla Rytter Juhl

Danish badminton player

*November 23rd, 1983, Skagen

40

Loreen

Moroccan and Swedish singer and songwriter

*October 16th, 1983, Danderyd

40

Katrina Kaif

British-Indian actress (born 1983)

*July 16th, 1983, Hong Kong

41

John Lundvik

Swedish singer, songwriter, and former sprinter

*January 27th, 1983, London

41

Kaisa Mäkäräinen

Finnish biathlete

*January 11th, 1983, Ristijärvi

40

Carsten Mogensen

Danish badminton player

*July 24th, 1983, Roskilde

41

Lee Jae-jin

South Korean badminton player

*January 26th, 1983, Miryang

41

Bao Chunlai

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1983, Changsha

41

Summer Cem

German rapper

*April 11th, 1983, Mönchengladbach

40

Liisi Koikson

Estonian singer

*June 4th, 1983, Kilingi-Nõmme

40

Philipp Lahm

German association football player

*November 11th, 1983, Munich

41

Laura de Boer

Dutch actress

*February 26th, 1983, Amsterdam

40

Lin Dan

Chinese badminton player

*October 14th, 1983, Longyan

40

Petya Nedelcheva

Bulgarian badminton player

*July 30th, 1983, Stara Zagora

41

Vitaa

French singer-songwriter

*March 14th, 1983, Mulhouse

41

Michelle Butler-Emmett

Badminton player

*March 4th, 1983, Durban

40

Shama Aboobakar

Mauritian badminton player

*June 7th, 1983, Beau Bassin-Rose Hill

40

Mila Kunis

Ukrainian-American actress

*August 14th, 1983, Chernivtsi

40

Chris Dednam

Badminton player

*August 8th, 1983, Bloemfontein

40

Anastasia Russkikh

Russian badminton player

*May 20th, 1983, Gatchina

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1983 is a normal year and no leap year.

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