January 2nd, 1989

Born on January 2nd, 1989

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 12,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 104 days, exactly on August 6th, 2024, people who were born on January 2nd, 1989 will be 13,000 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, 1989

35

Fozil Musaev

Uzbekistani association football player

*January 2nd, 1989, Tashkent

35

Olivia Gallay Bertrand

French alpine skier

*January 2nd, 1989, Évian-les-Bains

35

Romain Dedola

French footballer

*January 2nd, 1989, Rillieux-la-Pape

35

Valentin Crețu

Romanian footballer

*January 2nd, 1989, Buzău

35

Chris Hussey

English footballer (born 1989)

*January 2nd, 1989, Hammersmith

35

Kevin Kowalski

American football player

*January 2nd, 1989, Bedford

35

Shao Shuai

Footballer

*January 2nd, 1989, Dalian

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

37

Loïc Rémy

French association football player

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

33

Davide Santon

Italian footballer

*January 2nd, 1991, Portomaggiore

76

Peter Patzak

Austrian film director and Screenwriter (1945-2021)

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

37

Shelley Hennig

American actress and model (born 1987)

*January 2nd, 1987, New Orleans

36

Nadia Nadim

Danish footballer

*January 2nd, 1988, Herat

53

Renée Elise Goldsberry

American actress and singer

*January 2nd, 1971, San Jose

32

Paulo Gazzaniga

Argentine footballer

*January 2nd, 1992, Murphy, Santa Fe

53

Taye Diggs

American actor

*January 2nd, 1971, Newark

41

Kate Bosworth

American actress

*January 2nd, 1983, Los Angeles

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

32

Lachlan Morton

Australian road cyclist

*January 2nd, 1992, Port Macquarie

37

Ali Fazal

Indian actor

*January 2nd, 1987, Mumbai

55

Beth Malone

American singer and actor

*January 2nd, 1969, Auburn

32

Viktor Claesson

Swedish association football player

*January 2nd, 1992, Värnamo

56

Cuba Gooding Jr.

American actor

*January 2nd, 1968, New York City

34

Mulher Pepita

Brazilian musician

*January 2nd, 1990, Rio de Janeiro

39

Carla Juri

Swiss actress

*January 2nd, 1985, Locarno

72

Slobodan Praljak

Bosnian Croat general and war criminal (1945–2017)

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

47

Benjamin Nivet

French footballer

*January 2nd, 1977, Chartres

Same year
Born in 1989

34

Daniel Radcliffe

British actor (born 1989)

*July 23rd, 1989, Hammersmith

35

Chen Long

Chinese badminton player

*January 18th, 1989, Shashi District

35

Corbin Bleu

American actor, model, dancer, film producer and singer-songwriter

*February 21st, 1989, Brooklyn

34

Alexandra Stan

Romanian singer

*June 10th, 1989, Constanța

34

Chris Adcock

Badminton player

*April 27th, 1989, Leicester

34

Jess Glynne

British singer

*October 20th, 1989, London

34

Thomas Müller

German association football player

*September 13th, 1989, Weilheim in Oberbayern

34

Lea Sirk

Slovene singer

*September 1st, 1989, Koper

34

Slimane

French singer-songwiter of Algerian descent

*October 13th, 1989, Chelles

34

Reika Kakiiwa

Badminton player

*July 19th, 1989, Kamiamakusa

34

Kenichi Tago

Japanese badminton player

*July 16th, 1989, Warabi

34

Chukwuma Akabueze

Footballer

*May 6th, 1989, Ilorin

34

Ivan Sozonov

Russian badminton player

*July 6th, 1989, Yekaterinburg

34

Wang Xiaoli

Chinese badminton player

*June 24th, 1989, Huangshi

34

Richi Puspita Dili

Indonesian badminton player

*July 10th, 1989, Sleman

35

Derek Wong

Singaporean badminton player

*January 13th, 1989, Singapore

34

Emis Killa

Italian rapper

*November 14th, 1989, Vimercate

34

Emmsjé Gauti

Icelandic rapper

*November 17th, 1989, Iceland

35

Holger Badstuber

German association football player

*March 13th, 1989, Memmingen

34

Lars Bender

German footballer (1989–)

*April 27th, 1989, Rosenheim

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1989 is a normal year and no leap year.

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