January 2nd, 1987

Born on January 2nd, 1987

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 13,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 370 days, exactly on May 2nd, 2025, people who were born on January 2nd, 1987 will be 14,000 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, 1987

37

Loïc Rémy

French association football player

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

37

Shelley Hennig

American actress and model (born 1987)

*January 2nd, 1987, New Orleans

37

Ali Fazal

Indian actor

*January 2nd, 1987, Mumbai

37

Syesha Mercado

American actress, model and musician

*January 2nd, 1987, Bridgeport

37

Danny Care

English rugby union footballer

*January 2nd, 1987, Leeds

37

Sören Halfar

German football player

*January 2nd, 1987, Hanover

37

Robert Milsom

English footballer (born 1987)

*January 2nd, 1987, Surrey

24

Vitaly Anikeyenko

Russian ice hockey player

*January 2nd, 1987, Kyiv †September 7th, 2011, Tunoshna

37

Lauren Storm

American actress and model

*January 2nd, 1987, Chicago

37

Valeriya Lanskaya

Russian actress

*January 2nd, 1987, Moscow

37

Michele Vannucci

Italian film director

*January 2nd, 1987, Rome

37

Michelle Galdenzi

American actress and model

*January 2nd, 1987, Hamilton

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

41

Kate Bosworth

American actress

*January 2nd, 1983, Los Angeles

76

Peter Patzak

Austrian film director and Screenwriter (1945-2021)

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

53

Renée Elise Goldsberry

American actress and singer

*January 2nd, 1971, San Jose

53

Taye Diggs

American actor

*January 2nd, 1971, Newark

89

Alberto Zedda

Italian conductor (1928-2017)

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

33

Davide Santon

Italian footballer

*January 2nd, 1991, Portomaggiore

87

Elise Ottesen-Jensen

(1886-1973) Swedish journalist

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

32

Paulo Gazzaniga

Argentine footballer

*January 2nd, 1992, Murphy, Santa Fe

39

Carla Juri

Swiss actress

*January 2nd, 1985, Locarno

38

Michael Jakobsen

Danish footballer

*January 2nd, 1986, Copenhagen

35

Fozil Musaev

Uzbekistani association football player

*January 2nd, 1989, Tashkent

55

Beth Malone

American singer and actor

*January 2nd, 1969, Auburn

56

Cuba Gooding Jr.

American actor

*January 2nd, 1968, New York City

32

Lachlan Morton

Australian road cyclist

*January 2nd, 1992, Port Macquarie

38

Rashad Johnson

American football player

*January 2nd, 1986, Sulligent

47

Benjamin Nivet

French footballer

*January 2nd, 1977, Chartres

44

Catherine Bailey

British actress

*January 2nd, 1980, London

72

Slobodan Praljak

Bosnian Croat general and war criminal (1945–2017)

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

48

Danilo Di Luca

Italian cyclist

*January 2nd, 1976, Spoltore

40

Robert Helenius

Finnish professional boxer

*January 2nd, 1984, Stockholm

Same year
Born in 1987

36

Kendrick Lamar

American rapper, singer and record producer (born 1987)

*June 17th, 1987, Compton

36

Tontowi Ahmad

Indonesian badminton player

*July 18th, 1987, Banyumas

37

Annari Viljoen

Badminton player

*January 16th, 1987, Bloemfontein

36

Jax Jones

English DJ, songwriter, record producer and remixer

*July 25th, 1987, London

36

Kontra K

German rapper

*July 3rd, 1987, Berlin

36

Milan Borjan

Canadian association football player

*October 23rd, 1987, Knin

37

Eva Avila

Canadian singer, songwriter and actress

*February 25th, 1987, Gatineau

36

Philippa Strache

Austrian presenter and politician

*December 1st, 1987, Vienna

36

Rosalie Thomass

German actress

*August 14th, 1987, Munich

36

Lionel Messi

Argentine association football player (born 1987)

*June 24th, 1987, Rosario

36

Vladimir Ivanov

Russian badminton player

*July 3rd, 1987, Kusa

37

Andrew Ellis

Badminton player

*January 21st, 1987, Leeds

36

Shendy Puspa Irawati

Indonesian badminton player

*May 20th, 1987, Nganjuk

36

Sevdaliza

Iranian-Dutch singer-songwriter, record producer, visual artist and director

*September 1st, 1987, Tehran

37

Anna Hopkins

Canadian actress

*February 12th, 1987, Montreal

37

Vaidas Baumila

Lithuanian singer

*March 28th, 1987, Vilnius

37

Megan Sweeney

American luger

*February 17th, 1987, Portland

36

Duda Beat

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*October 8th, 1987, Recife

37

Kevin-Prince Boateng

Ghanaian association football player

*March 6th, 1987, West Berlin

36

Novak Djokovic

Serbian tennis player (1987–)

*May 22nd, 1987, Belgrade

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1987 is a normal year and no leap year.

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January 1987