January 2nd, 2261

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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

Birthdays and future age on January 2nd, 2261

274

Loïc Rémy

French association football player

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

290

Renée Elise Goldsberry

American actress and singer

*January 2nd, 1971, San Jose

290

Taye Diggs

American actor

*January 2nd, 1971, Newark

293

Cuba Gooding Jr.

American actor

*January 2nd, 1968, New York City

292

Beth Malone

American singer and actor

*January 2nd, 1969, Auburn

278

Kate Bosworth

American actress

*January 2nd, 1983, Los Angeles

312

Christopher Durang

American playwright (born 1949)

*January 2nd, 1949, Montclair

300

Neil Dudgeon

British actor

*January 2nd, 1961, Doncaster

294

Tia Carrere

American actress

*January 2nd, 1967, Honolulu

269

Paulo Gazzaniga

Argentine footballer

*January 2nd, 1992, Murphy, Santa Fe

284

Benjamin Nivet

French footballer

*January 2nd, 1977, Chartres

285

Danilo Di Luca

Italian cyclist

*January 2nd, 1976, Spoltore

309

Wendy Phillips

American actress

*January 2nd, 1952, Brooklyn

270

Davide Santon

Italian footballer

*January 2nd, 1991, Portomaggiore

289

Shiraz Minwalla

Indian physicist

*January 2nd, 1972, Mumbai

274

Shelley Hennig

American actress and model (born 1987)

*January 2nd, 1987, New Orleans

317

George Hungerford

Canadian rower

*January 2nd, 1944, Vancouver

285

Paz Vega

Spanish actress

*January 2nd, 1976, Seville

291

Andreas Wecker

East German gymnast

*January 2nd, 1970, Staßfurt

263

Manu García

Spanish association football player, born 1998

*January 2nd, 1998, Oviedo

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