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December 2 is the 336th day of the year (337th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Events 359 - Honoratus, the first known Prefect of the City of Constantinople, takes office Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common December 2007 is the twelfth month of that year It began on a Saturday and 31 days later ended on a Monday PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. December 2004: ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September December 2, 2003 December 2003 - please do not remove the date header or category redirect December 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - December 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - December 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 29 days remaining until the end of the year.

1 Events
2 Births
3 Deaths
4 Holidays and observances
5 External links

Events

1409 - The University of Leipzig opens. The University of Leipzig (Universität Leipzig located in Leipzig in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, is one of the oldest universities
1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire. Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Eddystone Lighthouse is on the treacherous Eddystone Rocks, 9 Statute miles (14 kilometres south west of Rame Head, United Kingdom
1804 - At Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Napoleon Bonaparte crowns himself Emperor of the French, the first French Emperor in a thousand years. Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a NotreDameFlyingButtressjpg|right|thumb|250px|Notre Dame de Paris Flying Buttress]] Notre Dame de Paris is a Gothic Cathedral on the eastern half of the Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. List of Queens and Empresses of France Wikipedia_talkFeatured_lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below
1805 - Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Austerlitz - French troops under Napoleon defeat a joint Russo-Austrian force. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or The Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815 involved Napoleon's French Empire and a shifting set of European allies and opposing coalitions The Battle of Austerlitz (Bitva u Slavkova also known as the Battle of the Three Emperors, was one of Napoleon's greatest victories effectively destroying the This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. The Russian Empire ( Pre-reform Russian: Pоссійская Имперія Modern Russian: Российская Империя translit: Rossiyskaya For the history of these states before 1804 see Holy Roman Empire, Habsburg Monarchy, and articles on each of the component countries.
1823 - Monroe Doctrine: US President James Monroe delivers a speech establishing American neutrality in future European conflicts. Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Monroe Doctrine is a US doctrine which on December 2 1823 stated that European powers were no longer to colonize or interfere with James Monroe (April 28 1758 – July 4 1831 was the fifth President of the United States (1817–1825 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
1845 - Manifest Destiny: US President James K. Polk announces to Congress that the United States should aggressively expand into the West. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Manifest Destiny was the belief that the United States was destined to expand from the Atlantic seaboard to the Pacific Ocean. James Knox Polk ( November 2 1795&ndashJune 15 1849 was the eleventh President of the United States, serving from March 4 1845 to March 4 1849 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
1848 - Franz Josef I becomes Emperor of Austria. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Franz Joseph I Karl (- German, in English Francis Joseph I Charles, see the name in other languages) (18 August 1830 &ndash 21 November The phrase Emperor of Austria describes an Hereditary Imperial title and position proclaimed in 1804 by the Austrian Habsburg
1851 - Newly-elected French President Charles Louis Bonaparte overthrows the Second Republic. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Napoléon III, also known as Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (full name Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte) (20 April 1808 9 January 1873 was the first President History Revolution of 1848 See also Mid-nineteenth century France The industrial population of the Faubourgs
1852 - Napoleon III becomes Emperor of the French. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Napoléon III, also known as Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (full name Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte) (20 April 1808 9 January 1873 was the first President List of Queens and Empresses of France Wikipedia_talkFeatured_lists#Proposed_change_to_all_featured_lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below
1859 - Militant abolitionist leader John Brown is hanged for his October 16th raid on Harper's Ferry. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Abolitionism was a political movement of the 18th and 19th century which sought to make Slavery illegal particularly in the United States and British West Indies John Brown (May 9 1800 December 2 1859 was an American Abolitionist who advocated and practiced armed Insurrection as a means to end all Slavery Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Harpers Ferry redirects here For other uses see Harpers Ferry (disambiguation.
1867 - In a New York City theater, British author Charles Dickens gives his first public reading in the United States. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The City of New York The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
1899 - Philippine-American War: The Battle of Tirad Pass, termed "The Filipino Thermopylae", is fought. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Battle of Tirad Pass, sometimes referred to as the " Philippine Thermopylae " was a battle in the Philippine-American War fought on December
1908 - Child Emperor Pu Yi ascends the Chinese throne at the age of two
1920 - Following more than a month of Turkish-Armenian War, the Turkish dictated peace treaty is concluded -Treaty of Alexandropol
1927 - Following 19 years of Ford Model T production, the Ford Motor Company unveils the Ford Model A as its new automobile. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year An emperor (from the Latin " Imperator " is a (male Monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an Empire or another type of Puyi ( ( February 7, 1906 &ndash October 17, 1967) of the Manchu Aisin-Gioro ruling family was the last Emperor China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar The Treaty of Alexandropol (Gümrü Antlaşması was a peace treaty between the Democratic Republic of Armenia and the Grand National Assembly of Turkey ending the Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Ford Model T (colloquially known as the Tin Lizzie and also the Flivver) was an Automobile produced by Henry Ford 's Ford Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following See also Ford Model A (1903 The Ford Model A (1927 - 1931 was the second huge success for the Ford Motor Company, after its predecessor
1930 - Great Depression: US President Herbert Hoover goes before the United States Congress and asks for a US$150 million public works program to help generate jobs and stimulate the economy. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10 1874 &ndash October 20 1964 was the thirty-first President of the United States (1929–1933 The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses
1939 - New York City's La Guardia Airport opens. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City of New York LaGuardia Airport (ləˈɡwɑɹdiə is an airport located in Queens County on Long Island in the The City of New York.
1942 - Manhattan Project: A team led by Enrico Fermi initiates the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The World War II Manhattan Project developed the first Nuclear weapon (atomic bomb A nuclear chain reaction occurs when one Nuclear reaction causes an average of one or more nuclear reactions thus leading to a self-propagating number of these reactions
1943 - A Luftwaffe bombing raid on the harbour of Bari, Italy, sinks an American ship with a mustard gas stockpile. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force. Bari ( Barium in Latin, Bàrion or Vàrion in Greek, Bare in Neapolitan Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The sulfur mustards, of which mustard gas ( Bis (2-chloroethyl sulfide is a member are a class of related Cytotoxic, Vesicant Chemical Numerous fatalities (though the exact death toll is unresolved as the bombing raid itself caused hundreds of deaths too). Bari ( Barium in Latin, Bàrion or Vàrion in Greek, Bare in Neapolitan
1946 - British Government invites four Indian leaders, Nehru, Baldev Singh, Jinnah and Liaquat Ali Khan to obtain the participation of all parties in the Constituent Assembly. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jawaharlal Nehru (जवाहरलाल नेहरू ʤəʋäɦəɾläl nɛɦɾu (14 November 1889 27 May 1964 was a major political leader of the Congress Party Baldev Singh was an Indian Sikh political leader he was an Indian independence movement leader and first Defence Minister of India Muhammad Ali Jinnah Urdu: (December 25 1876 – September 11 1948 was a Pakistani politician and leader of the All India Muslim League who founded Pakistan For other people with the same or similar name see Liaqat Ali (disambiguation Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan (accurate transliteration Liāqat Alī Khān
1947 - Jerusalem Riots of 1947: Riots break out in Jerusalem in response to the approval of the 1947 UN Partition Plan. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The 1947 Jerusalem Riots occurred following the vote in the UN General Assembly in favour of the 1947 UN Partition Plan on 29 November 1947 Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the The United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine or United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181 was a plan approved by the General Assembly on November 29
1954 - Red Scare: The United States Senate votes 65 to 22 to condemn Joseph McCarthy for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) McCarthyism is a term describing the intense anti-communist suspicion in the United States in a period that lasted roughly from the late 1940s to the late 1950s The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Joseph Raymond McCarthy (November 14 1908 – May 2 1957 was an American politician who served as a Republican U "
1954 - The Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty, between the United States and the Republic of China, is signed in Washington, DC. Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty was a treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of China; it was signed on December 2 1954 and came into force The United States of America —commonly referred to as the REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D
1956 - The Granma yacht reaches the shores of Cuba's Oriente province and Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and 80 other members of the 26th of July Movement disembark to initiate the Cuban Revolution. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Granma is the Yacht that was used to transport the fighters of the Cuban Revolution from Mexico to Cuba in 1956 for the purpose of The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la Oriente ( Spanish for "East" was one of six Provinces of Cuba until 1976 Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13 1926 is a Cuban revolutionary leader who was prime minister of Cuba from December 1959 to December 1976 and then president until Ernesto "Che" Guevara (June 14 Following the Cuban revolution,Guevara reviewed The 26th of July Movement ( Spanish: Movimiento 26 de Julio; M-26-7) was the revolutionary organization planned and led by Fidel Castro that The Cuban Revolution refers to the revolution that led to the overthrow of the United States proxy ruler General Fulgencio Batista 's regime on January 1,
1961 - In a nationally-broadcast speech, Cuban leader Fidel Castro declares that he is a Marxist-Leninist and that Cuba is going to adopt Communism. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13 1926 is a Cuban revolutionary leader who was prime minister of Cuba from December 1959 to December 1976 and then president until Marxism is the political philosophy and practice derived from the work of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Leninism refers to various related political and economic theories elaborated by Bolshevik revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin. Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based
1962 - Vietnam War: After a trip to Vietnam at the request of US President John F. Kennedy, US Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield becomes the first American official to not make an optimistic public comment on the war's progress. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of Michael Joseph Mansfield (March 16 1903 – October 5 2001 was an American Democratic politician and the longest-serving Majority Leader of the United States
1970 - The United States Environmental Protection Agency begins operations. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
1971 - Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Fujairah, Sharjah, Dubai, and Umm Al Quwain form the United Arab Emirates. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Abu Dhabi, officially the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, (إمارة أبو ظبي, literally "Father of Gazelle " is one of seven emirates that Ajmān (or Ujman; Arabic: عجمان) is one of the seven emirates comprising the United Arab Emirates (UAE. Fujairah ( Arabic: الفجيرة,) is one of the seven Emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates, on the Gulf of Oman in Sharjah ( Arabic: الشارقة,, pronounced /'ʃɑɹdʒə/ in English) is one of the emirates of the United Arab Emirates (UAE Dubai (in دبيّ,) is one of the seven emirates and most populous city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE Umm al-Quwain ( Arabic: أمّ القيوين,, literally "Mother of two powers" is one of the emirates in the United Arab Emirates.
1972 - Gough Whitlam becomes the first Australian Labor Party Prime Minister of Australia for 23 years. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edward Gough Whitlam, AC, QC (born 11 July 1916 known as Gough Whitlam (ˈɡɒf goff is an Australian former politician and 21st This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
1975 - Pathet Lao seizes power in Laos, and establishes the Lao People's Democratic Republic. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Pathet Lao ( Lao ປະເທດລາວ, "Land of Laos" was a communist, Nationalist Political movement and The Kingdom of Laos was a sovereign state from 1953 until December 1975 when Communists overthrew the government and Laos (ˈlɑːoʊs or /ˈlaʊs/ officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a Landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma
1976 - Fidel Castro becomes President of Cuba replacing Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (born August 13 1926 is a Cuban revolutionary leader who was prime minister of Cuba from December 1959 to December 1976 and then president until The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado ( April 17, 1919 &ndash June 23, 1983) was a Cuban Politician who served as the 21st
1980 - Four U. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) S. nuns and churchwomen, Ita Ford, Maura Clarke, Jean Donovan, and Dorothy Kazel, are murdered by a death squad in El Salvador. Ita Ford, MM ( April 23, 1940 - December 2, 1980) was a Roman Catholic Maryknoll Sister missionary to Bolivia Maura Clarke ( January 13, 1931 – December 2, 1980) was an American Roman Catholic Maryknoll Nun Jean Donovan ( April 10, 1953 - December 2, 1980) was an American lay missionary who was murdered with three nuns in Dorothy Kazel ( June 30, 1939 &ndash December 2, 1980) was an American Ursuline Nun and Missionary A death squad is an armed Squad that kills civilians terrorists or guerillas El Salvador ( República de El Salvador,) is a country in Central America.
1988 - Benazir Bhutto is sworn in as Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to head the government of an Islam-dominated state. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Benazir Bhutto ( Sindhi: بينظير ڀٽو Urdu: بینظیر بھٹو beːnəziːɾ bɦʊʈːoː (21 June 1953 &ndash 27 December 2007 was a The Prime Minister of Pakistan, in Urdu وزیر اعظم Wazir-e- Azam meaning "Grand Minister", is the Head of Government For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation.
1990 - A coalition led by Chancellor Helmut Kohl wins the first free all-German elections since 1932. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Helmut Josef Michael Kohl (born 3 April 1930 is a German conservative politician and statesman Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar.
1993 - Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar is shot and killed in Medellín. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Colombia (kəˈlʌmbɪə officially the Republic of Colombia () is a country in northwestern South America. A drug lord or drug baron is the term used to describe a person who controls a sizable network of persons involved in the Illegal drugs trade. Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria', aka El Patrón or El Doctor ( December 1, 1949 – December 2, 1993) gained Medellín, officially the Municipio de Medellín (Spanish or Municipality of Medellín (English pronunciation mɛdəˈjiːn or, Spanish: or) is the second
1993 - Space Shuttle program: STS-61 - NASA launches the Space Shuttle Endeavour on a mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. NASA 's Space Shuttle, officially called Space Transportation System ( STS) is the United States government's current manned Launch STS-61 was the first Hubble Space Telescope servicing mission and the fifth flight of the Space Shuttle ''Endeavour''. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program Space Shuttle Endeavour ( Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-105 is one of the three currently operational orbiters in the Space Shuttle fleet of The Hubble Space Telescope ( HST; also known colloquially as "the Hubble" or just "Hubble" is a space telescope that was carried into
1999 - The United Kingdom devolves political power in Northern Ireland to the Northern Ireland Executive. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of The Northern Ireland Executive is the executive arm of the Northern Ireland Assembly, the devolved Legislature for Northern Ireland
2001 - Enron files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Enron Creditors Recovery Corporation (formerly Enron Corporation, former NYSE ticker symbol ENE was an American Energy company based in Chapter 11 is a chapter of the United States Bankruptcy Code, which permits reorganization under the Bankruptcy laws of the United States
2005 - Van Tuong Nguyen is executed in Singapore for drug trafficking. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Van Tuong Nguyen ( Vietnamese: Nguyễn Tường Vân, baptised Caleb) ( 17 August 1980 – 2 December Singapore The illegal drug trade or drug trafficking is a global Black market consisting of the cultivation manufacture distribution and sale of illegal Drugs

Births

1578 - Agostino Agazzari, Italian composer and music theorist (d. Agostino Agazzari ( December 2, 1578 - April 10, 1640) was an Italian Composer and music theorist. 1640)
1694 - William Shirley, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts (d. For the English cricketer of the same name see William Shirley (cricketer William Shirley ( December 2, 1694 1771)
1703 - Ferdinand Konscak, Croatian explorer (d. Year 1771 ( MDCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1703 ( MDCCIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Ferdinand Konščak (variously also Fernando Consag Konsag Konschak etc 1759)
1710 - Bertinazzi, Italian actor and writer (d. Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1710 ( MDCCX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year Carlo Antonio Bertinazzi, called Carlin ( December 2, 1710 in Turin – September 6, 1783) was an Italian 1783)
1738 - Richard Montgomery, Irish-born soldier (d. Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1738 ( MDCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Richard Montgomery ( December 2, 1738 – December 31, 1775) was an Irish -born Soldier who first served in the 1775)
1754 - William Cooper, American judge (d. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Judge William Cooper ( December 2, 1754 &ndash December 22, 1809) was the founder of Cooperstown New York and father of writer 1809)
1760 - John Breckinridge, American politician (d. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1760 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap 1806)
1811 - Jean-Charles Chapais, French Canadian politician, Father of the Canadian Confederation (d. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Jean-Charles Chapais, PC ( 2 December 1811 &ndash 17 July 1885) was a Canadian Conservative politician Canadian Confederation was the process by which the federal Dominion of Canada was formed beginning 1 July 1867 from the 1885)
1817 - Heinrich von Sybel, German historian (d. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Heinrich Karl Ludolf von Sybel ( December 2, 1817 - August 1, 1895) German Historian, sprang from a Protestant 1895)
1825 - Emperor Pedro II of Brazil (d. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1825 ( MDCCCXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Pedro II, (ˈpedɾu seˈgũdu December 2, 1825 December 5, 1891) was the second and last Emperor of Brazil. 1891)
1846 - Pierre Marie René Ernest Waldeck-Rousseau, French statesman (d. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display 1904)
1859 - Georges Seurat, French painter (d. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Georges-Pierre Seurat ( December 2, 1859 &ndash March 29, 1891) was a French painter and Draftsman. 1891)
1863 - Charles Ringling, American circus owner (d. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1926)
1885 - George Richards Minot, American physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize (d. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common George Richards Minot ( December 2, 1885 in Boston, Massachusetts &ndash February 25, 1950) won the 1934 Nobel The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1950)
1886 - Harry Burleigh, American composer (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Harry Thacker Burleigh ( December 2, 1866 &ndash December 12, 1949) a Baritone, was an African American classical 1949)
1891 - Otto Dix, German painter and graphic artist (d. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Wilhelm 1969),Charles H. Wesley, author writer and Brother of Alpha Phi Alpha Inc. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Harris Wesley ( December 2, 1891 - August 16, 1987) was a noted African American historian
1892 - Leo Ornstein, Russian-born composer and pianist (d. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Leo Ornstein (born Лев Орнштейн, Lev Ornshteyn) (ca 2002)
1894 - Warren William, American Broadway and film actor (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Warren William ( December 2 1894 - September 24 1948) was a Broadway and Hollywood Actor, born Warren William 1948)
1895 - Harriet Cohen, British pianist (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Harriet Cohen ( December 2, 1895 &ndash November 13, 1967) was a British pianist. 1967)
1897 - Hovhannes Bagramyan, Marshall of the Soviet Union (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Hovhannes Khachatury Bagramyan (Հովհաննես Խաչատուրի (or alternatively Քրիստափորի Christapory Բաղրամյան Оване́с Хачату́рович Баграмя́н 1982)
1898 - Indra Lal Roy, Indian pilot (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Indra Lal ("Laddie" Roy (ইন্দ্রলাল রায় DFC ( 2 December 1898 &ndash 22 July 1918) was 1918)
1899 - John Barbirolli, British conductor (d. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Sir John Giovanni Battista Barbirolli, CH ( 2 December 1970)
1899 - John Cobb, British racing driver (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Rhodes Cobb ( December 2, 1899 – September 29, 1952) was a British racing motorist 1952)
1899 - Ray Morehart, American baseball player (d. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Raymond Anderson Morehart ( December 2, 1899 - December 2, 1989) was an American major league Baseball player 1989)
1901 - Raimundo Orsi, Argentine-born footballer (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Raimundo Bibiani "Mumo" Orsi ( December 2, 1901 in Avellaneda &ndash April 6, 1986) was a footballer born in 1986)
1902 - Howard Koch, American screenwriter (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Howard Koch ( December 2, 1902 - August 17, 1995) was an American Screenwriter who was blacklisted by the 1995)
1906 - Peter Carl Goldmark, Hungarian-born recording engineer (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Peter Carl Goldmark (Goldmark Péter Károly ( December 2, 1906 – December 7, 1977) was a Hungarian-born, American engineer 1977)
1910 - Russell Lynes, American art historian, photographer, author and managing editor of Harper's Magazine (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Russell Lynes ( Joseph Russell Lynes Jr) December 2, 1910 &ndash September 14, 1991) was an American Art historian, 1991)
1914 - Adolph Green, American composer (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Adolph Green ( December 2, 1914 October 23, 2002) was an American Lyricist and Playwright who with long-time 2002)
1914 - Ray Walston, American actor (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Ray Walston ( December 2 1914 – January 1 2001) was an American stage, Television and Feature film 2001)
1917 - Sylvia Syms, American jazz singer (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Sylvia Syms ( December 2, 1917 - May 10, 1992) was a Jazz singer 1992)
1923 - Maria Callas, Greek soprano (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1977)
1924 - Alexander M. Haig, Jr., American soldier and politician
1924 - Vilgot Sjöman, Swedish writer and film director (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alexander Meigs Haig Jr (born December 2 1924 is a retired four-star General in the United States Army who served as the U David Harald Vilgot Sjöman ( December 2 1924 - April 9 2006) was a Swedish Writer and Film director. 2006)
1925 - Julie Harris, American actress
1930 - Gary Becker, American economist, recipient of the Bank of Sweden Prize
1930 - David Piper, British race car driver
1931 - Edwin Meese, American lawyer, U.S. attorney general and presidential advisor
1931 - Nigel Calder, British science writer
1931 - Hatsumi Masaaki, Founder and head of the Bujinkan Dojo organization
1931 - Wynton Kelly, American jazz pianist (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the American actress For the Academy Award-winning costume designer see Julie Harris Julie Harris (born December Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gary Stanley Becker (born December 2, 1930) is an American Economist and a Nobel laureate. The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk A different David Piper was Director of the National Portrait Gallery 1964-67 Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edwin "Ed" Meese III (born December 2, 1931 in Oakland California) served as the seventy-fifth Attorney General of the United The United States Attorney General is the head of the United States Department of Justice (see) concerned with legal affairs and is the chief law enforcement Nigel Calder (born December 2 1931) is a British Science writer. A science journalist (or science writer) is a Journalist who specializes in writing about Science topics and thus practices Science journalism Masaaki Hatsumi (初見良昭 Hatsumi Masaaki, born December 2, 1931) is the founder and current Soke, or The is an international Ninja organization originating in Japan, that trains their students in the combat martial arts and Unconventional warfare Wynton Kelly ( December 2, 1931 in Jamaica &mdash April 12 1971 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) was a Jazz pianist 1971)
1933 - Michael Larrabee, American athlete (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael ("Mike" Denny Larrabee ( December 2, 1933 &ndash April 22, 2003) was an American athlete, winner 2003)
1933 - K. Veeramani, Indian anti-caste activist
1934 - Andre Rodgers, baseball player (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Krishnasamy Veeramani (கிவீரமணி was born on December 2, 1933 in Cuddalore, South Arcot District Tamilnadu. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kenneth Andre Ian Rodgers ( December 2, 1934 - December 13, 2004) was a Major League Baseball Shortstop who played for the 2004)
1935 - David Hackett Fischer, American historian
1939 - Yael Dayan, Israeli writer and politician
1939 - Harry Reid, American politician
1939 - Francis Fox, Canadian politician, member of the Senate
1943 - Wayne Allard, American politician
1944 - Ibrahim Rugova, first President of Kosovo (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Hackett Fischer (born December 2, 1935) is University Professor and Earl Warren Professor of History at Brandeis University. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Yaël Dayan (יעל דיין born 2 December 1939) is an Israeli writer and political figure Harry Mason Reid (born December 2 1939 is the senior United States Senator from Nevada and a member of the Democratic Party, as well as See also Sir Francis Fox. Francis Fox, PC, QC (born December 2 1939) is a member of the Senate of Canada The Senate of Canada (Le Sénat du Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the sovereign (represented by the governor general Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alan Wayne Allard (born December 2, 1943) is the senior United States Senator from Colorado and a member of the Republican Party. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Prof Dr Ibrahim Rugova ( December 2, 1944 – January 21, 2006) was a politician of Albanian descent who was the first The President of the Republic of Kosovo (Kryetari i Kosovës or Serbian: sr-Cyrl председник Косова is Head of State of the Republic 2006)
1944 - Botho Strauß, German author
1944 - Dionysis Savvopoulos, Greek musician and songwriter
1944 - Inger Davidson, Swedish politician
1945 - Penelope Spheeris, American film director
1946 - Gianni Versace, Italian fashion designer (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Botho Strauss (born December 2 1944 in Naumburg) is a German Playwright, Novelist and Essayist. Dionysis Savvopoulos (Διονύσης Σαββόπουλος (born December 2, 1944) is a Greek music composer, lyricist and singer Inger Davidson, born Inger Windblad ( 2 December[[ 944]] is a Swedish christian democrat politician Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Penelope Spheeris (born December 2, 1945) is an American director, producer, and Screenwriter. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gianni Versace ( December 2, 1946 &ndash July 15, 1997) was an Italian Fashion designer and founder of Gianni Versace S 1997)
1947 - Isaac Bitton, French rock band drummer (Les Variations)
1947 - Ivan Atanassov Petrov, Bulgarian neurologist
1947 - Tommy Jenkins, English football player
1948 - T. Coraghessan Boyle, American writer
1950 - Bob Kevoian, American radio personality
1951 - Adrian Devine, American baseball pitcher
1952 - Carol Shea-Porter, American Congresswoman
1954 - Dan Butler, American actor
1954 - Stone Phillips, American television journalist
1957 - Dagfinn Høybråten, Norwegian politician
1958 - Uladzimir Parfianovich, Belarusian canoer
1958 - Eric L. Harry, American novelist
1958 - George Saunders, American writer
1960 - Nicholas Dingley alias Razzle, British Drummer (Hanoi Rocks)
1960 - Rick Savage, British bassist (Def Leppard)
1962 - Kardam, Prince of Turnovo, titular Bulgarian royal family
1963 - Ann Patchett, American novelist
1963 - Ron Sutter, National Hockey League player
1966 - Jinsei Shinzaki, Japanese professional wrestler
1968 - Lucy Liu, American actress
1968 - Nate Mendel, American bassist (Foo Fighters)
1968 - Rena Sofer, American actress
1968 - Chris Wedge, American animator
1968 - Darryl Kile, baseball player (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Isaac “Jacky” Bitton (born December 2, 1947) was the drummer for Les Variations, a French rock band that rose to stardom between 1967 and 1975 after Les Variations was a French rock band from the 1960s and 1970s that sang in English and was known for its Rock guitar based music Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ivan Atanassov Petrov, (b 1947) is a noted Bulgarian Tommy Jenkins may also refer to Tommy Jenkins (Australian rules footballer. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. T Coraghessan Boyle (also known as TC Boyle, born Thomas John Boyle on December 2, 1948) is a U Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bob Kevoian (Robert James Kevoian (born December 2, 1950 in Los Angeles, California) is an American radio host of the nationally- Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Paul Adrian Devine (born December 2, 1951 in Galveston Texas) was a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1973 to 1980 for the Atlanta Braves Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carol Shea-Porter (born December 2, 1952) is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of New Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Dan Butler may refer to Dan Butler (actor, American actor Dan Butler (civil servant, Assistant Deputy Director of National Intelligence Stone Stockton Phillips (born December 2, 1954 in Texas City Texas) is the former co-anchor of Dateline NBC, a Newsmagazine Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Dagfinn Høybråten (born December 2 1957) is a Norwegian politician representing the Christian Democratic Party ( KrF) Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. George Saunders (born December 2, 1958) is an acclaimed American Writer of short stories Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nicholas Dingley, alias Razzle ( December 2, 1960 – December 8, 1984) was the Drummer of Hanoi Rocks from 1982 Hanoi Rocks are a Finnish Glam punk band formed in 1979 whose most successful period came in the early 1980s Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rick "Sav" Savage (born Richard Savage 2 December 1960, in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, where he attended Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Prince Kardam of Bulgaria Prince of Turnovo, Crown Prince of Bulgaria (born December 2, 1962) is the eldest son of Tsar Simeon II Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ann Patchett (born December 2, 1963) is an American author She received the Orange Prize for Fiction and the PEN/Faulkner Award Ron Sutter (born 2 December, 1963 in Viking, Alberta, Canada) is a retired professional Ice hockey centre. The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Kensuke Shinzaki (新崎健介 Shinzaki Kensuke, born December 2, 1966 in Tokushima Tokushima) is a Japanese Professional Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lucy Alexis Liu ( born December 2, 1968) is an American actress. Nathan Gregor "Nate" Mendel (born December 2, 1968 in Richland Washington) is the bassist in the band Foo Fighters Foo Fighters is an American Alternative rock and Post-grunge band formed by singer/guitarist Dave Grohl in 1995 Rena Sherel Sofer (born December 2, 1968 in Arcadia, California) is an American Actress. John Christian "Chris" Wedge (born March 20 1957 in Binghamton, New York) is an American film director best known for the films Darryl Andrew Kile ( December 2 1968 – June 22 2002) born in Garden Grove California, was an American right-handed 2002)
1970 - Treach, American rapper (Naughty by Nature)
1971 - Wilson Jermaine Heredia, American actor
1971 - Francesco Toldo, Italian Football Player (Inter Milan)
1972 - Sergei Zholtok, Latvian ice hockey player (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Treach is the Stage name of Anthony Criss (born December 2, 1970 in East Orange, New Jersey) an American Naughty by Nature is a Grammy Award -winning American Hip hop group that at the time of its formation in 1989 consisted of Treach, Vin Rock and Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Wilson Jermaine Heredia (born December 2, 1971, Brooklyn, New York) is a Dominican - American Actor perhaps Francesco Toldo (born December 2, 1971 in Padua) is an Italian football Goalkeeper, who currently plays for Inter Football Club Internazionale Milano, most commonly referred to as simply Internazionale, or Inter, is an Italian professional football club Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sergei Zholtok (Sergejs Žoltoks Сергей Жолток ( December 2, 1972 — November 3, 2004) was a Latvian Professional 2004)
1973 - Graham Kavanagh, Irish footballer
1973 - Monica Seles, Yugoslavian-born tennis player
1973 - Jan Ullrich, German cyclist
1976 - Eddy Garabito, professional baseball player
1977 - Siyabonga Nomvethe, South African footballer plays for Aalborg BK
1978 - Nelly Furtado, Canadian singer and songwriter
1978 - Chris Wolstenholme, British bassist (Muse)
1978 - David Rivas, Spanish Footballer plays for Real Betis
1978 - Jason Collins, American basketball player for New Jersey Nets
1978 - Jarron Collins, American basketball player for Utah Jazz
1979 - Yvonne Catterfeld, German singer and actress
1979 - Michael McIndoe, Scottish professional footballer (Wolverhampton Wanderers)
1981 - Isabella Soprano, American pornographic actress
1981 - Danijel Pranjić, Croatian football player plays for SC Heerenveen
1981 - Britney Spears, American singer
1982 - Matt Ware, American football player
1982 - Michelle Banzer, model/beauty queen
1982 - Pizon, American rapper/producer
1982 - Hristos Karipidis, Greek footballer
1983 - Bibiana Candelas, Mexican volleyball player
1983 - Chris Burke (footballer), Scottish footballer plays for Rangers F.C.
1983 - Aaron Rodgers, American football player for Green Bay Packers
1984 - Péter Máté, Hungarian footballer (Reading F.C.)
1985 - Dorell Wright, American basketball player
1986 - Claudiu Keserü, Romanian football player (FC Nantes Atlantique)
1987 - Teairra Mari, American R&B singer
1988 - Alfred Enoch, British Actor
1988 - Soniya Mehra, Indian Actress
1989 - Cassie Steele, Canadian actress

Deaths

1348 - Emperor Hanazono of Japan (b. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Graham Anthony Kavanagh (born December 2, 1973 in Dublin, Republic of Ireland) is an Irish footballer, currently playing Monica Seles (Szeles Mónika Serbian: Моника Селеш Monika Seleš, /sɛlɛʃ/ born December 2 1973 is a former World No Jan Ullrich (born December 2 1973 in Rostock, East Germany) is a German former professional Road bicycle racer. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eddy Jorge Garabito is a former second basemen for the Baltimore Orioles. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Siyabonga Nomvethe (born December 2, 1977) is a South African professional Football (soccer player who has played in several European leagues Aalborg Boldspilklub is a Danish professional Sports club based in the city of Aalborg. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Nelly Kim Furtado (born December 2 1978 is a Canadian Singer-songwriter, record producer actor and instrumentalist, who also holds Portuguese Christopher Tony Wolstenholme (born 2 December 1978, in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England) better known as Chris Wolstenholme Muse are David Rivas Rodríguez, Rivas (born 2 December 1978 in Dos Hermanas, Seville, Andalusia) is a Spanish Real Betis Balompié is a Spanish football club in Sevilla founded in 1907 Jason Paul Collins (born December 2, 1978 in Northridge California) is an American professional Basketball player for the Minnesota The New Jersey Nets are a professional Basketball team in the National Basketball Association that plays in the Eastern Conference 's Atlantic Jarron Collins (born December 2 1978 in Northridge California) is an American professional Basketball player for the Utah Jazz The Utah Jazz is a professional Basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Yvonne Catterfeld (born 1979-12-02 in Erfurt, Thuringia) is a German singer actress and TV host Michael McIndoe (born December 2, 1979 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional footballer who is currently playing as a Midfielder Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Isabella Soprano (born December 2, 1981 in Exeter New Hampshire) is an American pornographic actress, fetish model and Prostitute Danijel Pranjić (born December 2, 1981 in Našice) is a Croatian footballer. sc Heerenveen ( Frisian: sc It Hearrenfean) is a Dutch football club currently playing in the Eredivisie, the Dutch Premier Division Britney Jean Spears (born December 2 1981 is an American recording artist and entertainer Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Matthew Jesse Ware (born December 2, 1982 in Santa Monica California) is currently an American football Defensive back in the Michelle Stephanie Banzer (born December 2, 1982) also known as Michelle Zen is a model and beauty queen from Louisville Kentucky who competed Michael Scala (born December 2, 1982) also known as Pizon, is an Italian-American Rapper and Record producer from Hristos Karipidis (born 2 December 1982 in Thessaloniki) is a Greek professional footballer currently playing for Scottish Premier Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Bibiana Candelas Ramírez (born December 2, 1983) is a 6'5" (195 cm Beach volleyball player who represented her native country Mexico Christopher Burke (born 2 December, 1983 in Glasgow) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Rangers Rangers Football Club are an Association football team based in Glasgow Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. Aaron Charles Rodgers (nicknamed "A-Rod" by teammates(born December 2, 1983 in Chico California, U The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay Wisconsin. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Péter Máté (born 2 December 1984 in Püspökladány, Hungary) is a professional footballer currently playing for Debreceni Reading Football Club are an Association football club based in the English town of Reading, in Berkshire. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Dorell Lawrence Wright (born December 2 1985, in Los Angeles California) is an American professional Basketball player with Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Claudiu Andrei Keserü (born December 2, 1986 in Oradea, Romania) is a Romanian football striker currently playing for Nantes Football Club de Nantes is a French football team based in the city of Nantes, currently playing in Ligue 1. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Teairra Marí (born Teairra Maria Thomas) is an American R&B / hip hop singer Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Alfred "Alfie" Enoch (born 2 December 1988 is a British actor Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Soniya Mehra (born December 02, 1988, India) is an upcoming actress in Bollywood films Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Cassandra Rae Steele (born December 2 1989, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Filipino / British-Canadian Television Emperor Hanazono (花園天皇 Hanazono-tennō) ( August 14, 1297 - December 2, 1348) was the 95th emperor of 1297)
1381 - John of Ruysbroeck, Flemish mystic
1463 - Archduke Albert VI of Austria (b. The Blessed John of Ruysbroeck (Jan van Ruusbroec (1293 or 1294 Ruisbroek &ndash December 2, 1381, Groenendaal) was one of the Albert VI, Duke of Austria and later Archduke of Austria ( December 12, 1418 &ndash December 2, 1463) was a Habsburg Archduke 1418)
1469 - Piero di Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. Piero de' Medici (the Gouty, Italian Piero "il Gottoso" (1416 &ndash December 2 1469 was the de facto ruler of 1416)
1515 - Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Spanish general and statesman (b. Don Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba Duke of Terranova and Santangelo, also known simply as Gonzalo de Córdoba ( Italian: Consalvo di Cordova 1453)
1547 - Hernán Cortés, Spanish explorer and conqueror (b. Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro 1st Marqués del Valle de Oaxaca ( 1485&ndash December 2, 1485)
1552 - Francis Xavier, Spanish Catholic missionary (b. Saint Francis Xavier ( Konkani / Konknni: Sam Fransisku Xavier/ Sanv Fransisk Xavier Basque: San Frantzisko Xabierkoa Spanish: San Francisco 1506)
1615 - Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon, French general
1665 - Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet, French socialite (b. Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon (c 1541 Murs, Provence - December 2 1615, Avignon) Catherine de Vivonne marquise de Rambouillet (1588&ndash December 2, 1665) better known simply as Madame de Rambouillet, was a society hostess and 1588)
1694 - Pierre Paul Puget, French artist (b. Pierre Paul Puget ( October 31, 1620 - December 2, 1694) was a French painter, sculptor, Architect 1622)
1719 - Pasquier Quesnel, French Jansenist theologian (b. Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Pasquier Quesnel ( July 14, 1634 - December 2, 1719) was a French Jansenist theologian. 1634)
1726 - Samuel Penhallow, English-born American colonist and historian (b. Year 1726 ( MDCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Samuel Penhallow ( July 2, 1665 - December 2, 1726) American Colonist and Historian, was born at St Mabon 1665)
1747 - Vincent Bourne, English classical scholar (b. Year 1747 ( MDCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Vincent Bourne ( 1695 - December 2, 1747) English classical scholar familiarly known as Vinny Bourne, was born at Westminster 1695)
1748 - Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset, English politician (b. Year 1748 ( MDCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Charles Seymour 6th Duke of Somerset ( 13 August 1662 &ndash December 2 1748) sometimes referred to as the "Proud Duke" 1662)
1774 - Johann Friedrich Agricola, German composer and organist (b. Year 1774 ( MDCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Johann Friedrich Agricola ( January 4, 1720 &ndash December 2, 1774) was a German Composer, Organist, Singer 1720)
1814 - Marquis de Sade, French writer (b. Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Donatien Alphonse François de Sade, Marquis de Sade ( June 2, 1740 – December 2, 1814) ( was a French aristocrat 1740)
1844 - Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko, Polish general and politician (b. Year 1740 ( MDCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Memoirs Wykaz doswiadczen przez ojca dla dzieci w roku 1815 spisany (published 1876 with the title Pamiętnik 1786-1815) 1768)
1849 - Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen, wife of William IV of the United Kingdom (b. Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (Adelaide Louise Theresa Caroline Amelia later Queen Adelaide 13 August 1792 – 2 December 1849 was the Queen consort of William William IV (William Henry 21 August 1765 &ndash 20 June 1837 was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until 1792)
1859 - John Brown, American abolitionist (hanged) (b. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Brown (May 9 1800 December 2 1859 was an American Abolitionist who advocated and practiced armed Insurrection as a means to end all Slavery 1800)
1860 - Alfred Bunn, British theatrical manager (b. Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Alfred Bunn ( April 8, 1796 in London – December 20, 1860 in Boulogne-sur-Mer) was an English theatrical manager 1796)
1892 - Jay Gould, American entrepreneur (b. Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Jason "Jay" Gould ( May 27, 1836 &ndash December 2, 1892) was an American Financier who became a leading American railroad 1836)
1899 - Gregorio del Pilar, Filipino general (killed at Battle of Tirad Pass) (b. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Gregorio del Pilar y Sempio ( November 14, 1875 &mdash December 2, 1899) was one of the youngest general in the Philippine Revolutionary Forces The Battle of Tirad Pass, sometimes referred to as the " Philippine Thermopylae " was a battle in the Philippine-American War fought on December 1875)
1918 - Edmond Rostand, French poet and dramatist (b. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Edmond Eugène Alexis Rostand ( April 1, 1868 &ndash December 2, 1918) was a French Poet and Dramatist. 1868)
1924 - Kazimieras Būga, Lithuanian philologist (b. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kazimieras Būga ( November 6 1879 &ndash December 2 1924) was a Lithuanian linguist and Philologist. 1879)
1931 - Vincent d'Indy, French composer (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Marie Théodore Vincent d'Indy (March 27 1851 &ndash December 2 1931 was a French Composer and teacher 1851)
1936 - John Ringling, American circus owner (b. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1866)
1943 - Nordahl Grieg, Norwegian author and journalist (b. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1902)
1944 - Josef Lhévinne, Russian pianist (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Josef Lhévinne ( 13 December 1874 &ndash 2 December 1944) was a Russian Pianist and piano teacher 1874)
1944 - Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Italian writer (b. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Filippo Tommaso Emilio Marinetti ( December 22, 1876 – December 2, 1944) was an Italian ideologue 1876)
1950 - Dinu Lipatti, Romanian pianist (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dinu Lipatti ( March 19 1917, Bucharest &ndash December 2 1950, Geneva) was a Romanian classical 1917)
1957 - Manfred Sakel, Polish psychiatrist (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Manfred Joshua Sakel, Polish neurophysiologist and psychiatrist was born on June 6, 1900, in Nadwórna, in the 1902)
1963 - Thomas J. Hicks, British-born runner (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas J Hicks ( January 7, 1875 &ndash December 2, 1963) was an American track and field athlete, winner of the 1875)
1963 - Sabu Dastagir, Indian-born American actor (b. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sabu Dastagir ( January 27, 1924 &ndash December 2, 1963) was a Film Actor of Indian South Asian origin—although 1924)
1968 - Adamson-Eric (Eric Adamson), Estonian painter (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Adamson-Eric ( August 18, 1902, Tartu, Estonia - December 2, 1968, Tallinn, Estonia was an Estonian artist who 1902)
1969 - Kliment Yefremovich Voroshilov, Russian politician (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (Климе́нт Ефре́мович Вороши́лов Kliment Efremovič Vorošilov, Климент Єфремович Ворошилов popularly known as Klim Voroshilov 1881)
1974 - Max Weber, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Max Weber ( August 2, 1897 - December 2, 1974) was a Swiss politician 1897)
1976 - Danny Murtaugh, baseball player and manager (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Daniel Edward Murtaugh ( October 8, 1917 – December 2, 1976) was an American Second baseman and manager 1917)
1980 - Chaudhry Muhammad Ali, Prime Minister of Pakistan (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Chaudhry Muhammad Ali ( Urdu: چوہدری محمد علی) ( July 15, 1905 - December 2, 1980) was a Pakistani Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and 1905)
1980 - Romain Gary, Lithuanian-born French writer (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Romain Gary ( May 8 1914 – December 2 1980) was a French Novelist, Film director, World War II 1914)
1980 - Yunwei Li, Great man borned (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year 1980)
1982 - Marty Feldman, British comedian, writer and actor (b. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Martin Alan "Marty" Feldman ( 8 July 1934 &ndash 2 December 1982) was an English writer comedian and Actor, 1933)
1983 - Fifi d'Orsay, Canadian actress (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Fifi D'Orsay ( April 16, 1904 - December 2, 1983) was an actress 1904)
1985 - Aniello Dellacroce, American gangster (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Aniello John Dellacroce, also known as "Father O'Neil" "The Archangel of Darkness" "The Tall Guy" and "The Pollack" ( March 15 1914)
1985 - Philip Larkin, English writer and jazz critic (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Philip Arthur Larkin, CH, CBE, FRSL (9 August 1922 – 2 December 1985 was an English Poet, Novelist and Jazz 1922)
1986 - Desi Arnaz, Cuban-born actor, musician, band leader, and composer (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Desi Arnaz (born Desiderio Alberto Arnaz y de Acha III) ( March 2, 1917 – December 2, 1986) was a Cuban American 1917)
1986 - John Curtis Gowan, American psychologist (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) John Curtis Gowan ( May 21, 1912 - December 2, 1986) was a psychologist who studied along with E 1912)
1987 - Luis Federico Leloir, French-born chemist and Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Luis Federico Leloir ( September 6, 1906 – December 2, 1987) was an Argentine doctor and biochemist who The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1906)
1987 - Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich, Russian physicist (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich (Яков Борисович Зельдович ( March 8, 1914 &ndash December 2, 1987) was a prolific Soviet 1914)
1988 - Tata Giacobetti, Italian singer and lyricist (Quartetto Cetra)
1990 - Aaron Copland, American composer (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Giovanni "Tata" Giacobetti ( 24 June 1922 - 2 December 1988) was one of the singers of Quartetto Cetra, a very famous Quartetto Cetra, or simply I Cetra, was an Italian vocal quartet established during 1940s Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Aaron Copland (November 14 1900 &ndash December 2 1990 was an American Composer of concert and film music as well as an accomplished Pianist. 1900)
1990 - Robert Cummings, American film and television actor (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Robert Cummings ( June 10, 1908 – December 2, 1990) also known as Bob Cummings, was an American Motion picture 1908)
1993 - Pablo Escobar, Colombian drug dealer (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria', aka El Patrón or El Doctor ( December 1, 1949 – December 2, 1993) gained 1949)
1995 - Robertson Davies, Canadian novelist (b. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 William Robertson Davies, CC, FRSC, FRSL (born August 28, 1913, at Thamesville, Ontario, and died December 1913)
1995 - Roxie Roker, American actress/news personality (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Roxie Roker ( August 28, 1929 &ndash December 2, 1995) was an American actress of Bahamian heritage who was best known 1929)
1997 - Shirley Crabtree, British professional wrestler (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Shirley Crabtree Jr, better known as Big Daddy ( 14 November 1929 — 2 December 1997) was an English Professional 1930)
1997 - Michael Hedges, American guitarist known for originality (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Hedges ( December 31, 1953 &ndash December 2, 1997) was an American acoustic Guitarist born in Sacramento 1953)
2002 - Ivan Illich, Austrian priest and philosopher (b. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Ivan Illich (ɪˈvɑn ˈɪlɪtʃ ( Vienna, 4 September 1926 &ndash Bremen, 2 December 2002) was an Austrian 1926)
2002 - Arno Peters, German historian (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arno Peters ( May 22, 1916 - December 2, 2002) developed the Peters world map based on the Gall-Peters projection. 1916)
2003 - Alan Davidson, British author (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Alan Eaton Davidson (30 March 1924 – 2 December 2003 was a British diplomat and historian best known for his writing and editing on food and Gastronomy. 1924)
2004 - Mona Van Duyn, American poet (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Mona Jane Van Duyn ( May 9, 1921 – December 2, 2004) was an American Poet. 1921)
2004 - Alicia Markova, British ballerina (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Dame Alicia Markova, DBE, DMus (1 December 1910 &ndash 2 December 2004 was the first English dancer to be titled a Prima Ballerina Assoluta 1910)
2005 - Nat Mayer Shapiro, American painter (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nat Mayer Shapiro (b New York City NY, June 2 1919 - d New York NY, December 2 2005) was a prolific American 1919)
2005 - Van Tuong Nguyen, Australian drug smuggler (hanged) (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Van Tuong Nguyen ( Vietnamese: Nguyễn Tường Vân, baptised Caleb) ( 17 August 1980 – 2 December 1980)
2005 - Kenneth Lee Boyd, American convicted murderer (executed) (b. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Kenneth Lee Boyd ( January 19, 1948 &ndash December 2, 2005) was a murderer who was executed by the U 1948)
2006 - Mariska Veres, Dutch singer (b. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Mariska Veres ( ( 1 October 1947 - 2 December 2006) was a Dutch Singer who was best known 1947)

Holidays and observances

R.C. Saints - St Bibiana, Saint Chromatius
Laos - National Day
United Arab Emirates - National Day (independence from Britain, 1971)
International Day for the Abolition of Slavery - United Nations

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Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints This article refers to the fourth century saint See also Saint Vibiana of Los Angeles fame "Saint Chromatius" is also the name of the father of Saint Tiburtius Laos (ˈlɑːoʊs or /ˈlaʊs/ officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a Landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma The National Day is a designated date on which celebrations mark the Nationhood of a Nation or non-sovereign Country. The National Day is a designated date on which celebrations mark the Nationhood of a Nation or non-sovereign Country. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security

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