December 2nd, 2009

Born on December 2nd, 2009

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 6,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 942 days, exactly on January 31st, 2029, people who were born on December 2nd, 2009 will be 7,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on December 2nd?

December 2nd, 2016

Thirty-six people died when a fire broke out at an illegally converted warehouse in Oakland, California, the deadliest U.S. building fire since 2003.

December 2nd, 2015

In San Bernardino, California, a married couple carried out a mass shooting at a Christmas party before fleeing and dying in a shootout with police.

December 2nd, 2001

Less than two months after disclosing accounting violations, the Texas-based energy firm Enron filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, evaporating nearly $11 billion in shareholder wealth.

December 2nd, 1989

The Malayan Communist Party and the Malaysian government signed a peace accord to end a 21-year communist insurgency.

December 2nd, 1988

Benazir Bhutto (pictured) took office as Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to head the government of a Muslim-majority state.

December 2nd, 1962

Returning from a fact-finding mission, U.S. senator Mike Mansfield became the first American official to comment adversely on the progress of the Vietnam War.

December 2nd, 1956

Cuban Revolution: The yacht Granma, carrying Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and 80 other members of the 26th of July Movement, reached the shores of Cuba.

December 2nd, 1954

The United States Senate voted of 67 to 22 to approve a resolution condemning Senator Joseph McCarthy who continued to serve in the Senate until his death two and a half years later.

December 2nd, 1950

Korean War: UN forces began a retreat from North Korea following defeat at the Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River.

December 2nd, 1943

World War II: The Luftwaffe conducted a surprise air raid on Allied ships in Bari, Italy, sinking twenty-eight vessels and releasing one ship's secret cargo of mustard gas.

December 2nd, 1942

Manhattan Project scientists led by Enrico Fermi initiated the first self-sustaining chain reaction in the experimental nuclear reactor Chicago Pile-1.

December 2nd, 1927

The Ford Motor Company introduced the second version of the Model A (pictured), its first new model in 18 years.

December 2nd, 1899

Philippine–American War: A 60-man Filipino rearguard was defeated at the Battle of Tirad Pass, but delayed the American advance long enough to ensure President Emilio Aguinaldo's escape.

December 2nd, 1852

Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte established the Second French Empire, declaring himself Emperor of the French as Napoleon III.

December 2nd, 1805

War of the Third Coalition: French forces led by Napoleon decisively defeated a Russo-Austrian army commanded by Tsar Alexander I at the Battle of Austerlitz (depicted).

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on December 2nd

Same year
Born in 2009

17

Julia Butters

American actress

*April 15th, 2009, Los Angeles

17

Walker Scobell

American actor

*January 5th, 2009, Virginia Beach

16

Marius De Saeger

Belgian actor

*September 28th, 2009, City of Brussels

17

Lou Goossens

Belgian actor

*February 24th, 2009, Opdorp

16

Owen Cooper

English actor (born 2009)

*December 5th, 2009, Warrington

16

Willis Gibson

Tetris player from Oklahoma

*November 30th, 2009, Stillwater

17

Count Henrik of Monpezat

Danish former prince; son of Prince Joachim and Princess Marie of Denmark

*May 4th, 2009, Rigshospitalet

17

Kim Kang-hoon

South Korean actor

*June 7th, 2009, Cheongju

17

Shin Rin-ah

South Korean actress

*May 14th, 2009, Seoul

16

Samaya Clark Gabriel

American basketball player

*October 1st, 2009, Brooklyn

16

Heo Yool

South Korean actress

*August 26th, 2009, South Korea

17

Claudia Scheunemann

Indonesian footballer (born 2009)

*April 24th, 2009, Tangerang

16

Kler Çaku

Albanian chess player

*November 30th, 2009, Shkodër

16

Leanne Bautista

Filipino child actress

*October 14th, 2009, Philippines

17

Alihan Türkdemir

Turkish actor

*June 29th, 2009, Istanbul

17

Fairooj Labiba

Bangladeshi singer

*June 13th, 2009, Khulna

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 2009 is a normal year and no leap year.

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