NationMaster - Encyclopedia: December 02

December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 29 days remaining. Woooooooooooooo! ...

December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 4 is the 338th day (339th on leap years) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search December 5 is the 339th day (340th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Owned By Jorge. ... December 7 is the 341st day (342nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 9 is the 343rd day (344th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 16 is the 350th day of the year (351st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... December 19 is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (358th in leap years). ... December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). ... December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining. ... December 26 is the 360th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, 361st in leap years. ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining. ... December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (Roman: MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Events

Events January 1 - The Welsh surrender Harlech Castle to the English. ... The University of Leipzig (UniversitÃ¤t Leipzig), located in Leipzig in the Free State and former Kingdom of Saxony, is one of the oldest universities in Europe. ... 1755 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Eddystone Lighthouse is a lighthouse off the coast of Devon, England. ... 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... Napoleon I of France, by Jacques-Louis David. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Napoleonic Wars were a series of wars fought during Napoleon Bonapartes rule of France. ... Map of the battle from the 4th edition of Meyers Konversationslexikon. ... Napoleon I of France, by Jacques-Louis David. ... The Varangian dynasty lasted several centuries, during which they affiliated with the Byzantine, or Orthodox church and moved the capital to Kiev in 1169 A.D. In this era the term Rhos, or Russ, first came to be applied to the Varangians and later also to the Slavs who peopled... 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... James Monroe (April 28, 1758 â€“ July 4, 1831) was the fifth (1817â€“1825) President of the United States. ... The Monroe Doctrine, expressed in 1823, proclaimed that the Americas should be closed to future European colonization and free from European interference in sovereign countries affairs. ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search This painting (circa 1872) by John Gast called American Progress is an allegorical representation of Manifest Destiny. ... Jump to: navigation, search James Knox Polk (November 2, 1795 â€“ June 15, 1849) was the eleventh President of the United States, serving from March 4, 1845 to March 4, 1849. ... 1848 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Franz Joseph I Franz Joseph (in English also Francis Joseph) (August 18, 1830 - November 21, 1916) of the Habsburg Dynasty was Emperor of Austria and King of Bohemia from 1848 until 1916 and King of Hungary from 1867 until 1916. ... 1851 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... ... The French Second Republic (often simply Second Republic) was the republican regime of France from February 25, 1848 to December 2, 1852. ... 1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Napoleon III of France Charles Louis NapolÃ©on Bonaparte (20 April 1808, Paris, France - 9 January 1873, Chislehurst, Kent, England) was a President of France, and later, Emperor of the French. ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... This article is about the abolition of slavery. ... John Brown John Brown (May 9, 1800 â€“ December 2, 1859) was an American abolitionist who played a major part in the history of slavery in the United States leading up to the American Civil War. ... October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in Leap years). ... Harpers Ferry, West Virginia 1865. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... New York City, officially named the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... Jump to: navigation, search Charles Dickens used his rich imagination, sense of humour and detailed memories, particularly of his childhood, to enliven his fiction. ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Philippine-American War was a war between the armed forces of the United States and the Philippines from 1899 through 1913. ... The Battle of Tirad Pass, sometimes referred to as the Philippine Thermopalye was a battle in the Philippine-American War fought on December 2, 1899 in northern Luzon in the Philippines, when a 60-man Filipino rearguard commanded by Brigadier General Gregorio del Pilar eventually succumbed to 500 Americans of... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Albert Einstein, by Yousuf Karsh Albert Einstein (March 14, 1879 â€“ April 18, 1955) was a German-born Jewish theoretical physicist of German, Swiss and American citizenship, who is widely regarded as the greatest scientist of the 20th century. ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Wikimedia Commons has more media related to: Ford Model T For the blues musician, see T-Model Ford. ... The Ford Motor Company (often referred to simply as Ford; sometimes nicknamed FoMoCo, NYSE: F is an automobile maker founded by Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan, and incorporated on June 16, 1903. ... The Model A was the designation of two cars made by Ford Motor Company. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... This article is about the worldwide economic crisis of the 1930s; for other uses of the term, see The Great Depression (disambiguation). ... Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 â€“ October 20, 1964) is best known as being the 31st President of the United States (1929-1933). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... FAA diagram of LaGuardia Airport Fiorello La Guardia Airport is located in Flushing, a neighborhood within the New York City borough of Queens, New York near the Flushing Bay. ... New York City, officially named the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... This article is about the year. ... Control panels and operators for calutrons at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. ... Enrico Fermi in the 1940s. ... Albert Einsteins letter to President Roosevelt in 1939 about his concern, about (Nuclear chain reactions) Click for closeup of letter A nuclear chain reaction occurs when on average more than one nuclear reaction is caused by another nuclear reaction, thus leading to an exponential increase in the number of... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article contains information that has not been verified. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two houses of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Joseph Raymond McCarthy Joseph Raymond McCarthy (November 14, 1908 â€“ May 2, 1957) was an American politician originally aligned with the United States Democratic Party and later with the United States Republican Party. ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... For the generic term for a high-tension rivalry between countries, see cold war (war). ... Fidel Castro Ruz (born August 13, 1926) has led Cuba since 1959, when, leading the 26th of July Movement, he overthrew the regime of Fulgencio Batista, and transformed Cuba into the first Socialist state in the Western Hemisphere. ... Marxism is the political practice and social theory based on the works of Karl Marx, a 19th century philosopher, economist, journalist, and revolutionary, along with Friedrich Engels. ... Vladimir Lenin in 1920 Leninism is a political and economic theory which builds upon Marxism; it is a branch of Marxism (and it has been the dominant branch of Marxism in the world since the 1920s). ... Communism refers to a theoretical system of social organization and a political movement based on common ownership of the means of production. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search The Vietnam War or Second Indochina War was a conflict between the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN, or North Vietnam), allied with the National Liberation Front (NLF, or Viet Cong) against the Republic of Vietnam (RVN, or South Vietnam), and its alliesâ€”notably the United States... JFK redirects here. ... Mike Mansfield Michael Joseph Mansfield (March 16, 1903 â€“ October 5, 2001) was an American politician from Montana. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... The mission of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment: air, water, and land. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Hon Gough Whitlam Edward Gough Whitlam (born July 11, 1916), Australian politician and 21st Prime Minister of Australia, was the only Australian Prime Minister to be dismissed by the Governor-General. ... The Australian Labor Party or ALP is Australias oldest political party. ... A prime minister may be either: chief or leading member of the cabinet of the top-level government in a country having a parliamentary system of government; or the official, in countries with a semi-presidential system of government, appointed to manage the civil service and execute the directives of... Jump to: navigation, search 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Communism - Wikipedia /**/ @import /w/skins-1. ... Pathet Lao was the name of the Laotian Communist movement from the 1950s to the 1970s and the Laotian equivalent of the Khmer Rouge, Viet Minh and Viet Cong. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of Utah (also The U or the U of U) was established by Mormon leader Brigham Young. ... Barney Clark (born 25 June 1993 in London, England) is a British actor. ... An artificial heart is a device that is implanted into the body to replace the original biological heart. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Benazir Bhutto at a Pakistan Peoples Party event in Newark, CA, 28 September 2004. ... Jump to: navigation, search Islam ( â™«) (Arabic: Ø§Ù„Ø¥Ø³Ù„Ø§Ù… al-islÄm) the submission to God is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions, and the worlds second-largest religion. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dr. Helmut Kohl (full name Helmut Josef Michael Kohl) (born 3 April 1930) is a German conservative politician and statesman. ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... QuickTime is a multimedia technology developed by Apple Computer, capable of handling various formats of digital video, sound, text, animation, music, and immersive virtual reality panoramic images. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The War on Drugs is an initiative undertaken in the United States to carry out an all-out offensive (as President Nixon described it) against the non-medical use of certain prohibited drugs. ... A drug lord is the term used to describe a person who controls a sizable network of persons involved in the illegal drugs trade. ... A WANTED poster of Escobar Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria (January 12, 1949 â€“ December 2, 1993) gained world infamy as a Colombian drug lord who became one of the richest men in the world by smuggling cocaine into the United States and countries around the world. ... Medellin Skyline. ... The Space Shuttle Columbia seconds after engine ignition, 1981 (NASA). ... Crew Commander: Richard O. Covey (4) Pilot: Kenneth D. Bowersox (2) Payload Commander: F. Story Musgrave (5) Mission Specialist 1: Kathryn C. Thornton (3) Mission Specialist 2: Claude Nicollier (2) - ESA Switzerland Mission Specialist 3: Jeffrey A. Hoffman (4) Mission Specialist 5: Thomas D. Akers (3) Mission Parameters Mass: Orbiter... Jump to: navigation, search NASA Logo Listen to this article Â· (info) This audio file was created from the revision dated 2005-09-01, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... Shuttle Orbiter Endeavour (NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-105) is the fifth and final operational NASA space shuttle to be built. ... The Hubble Space Telescope is a telescope in orbit around the Earth. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Royal motto: Quis separabit (Latin: Who will separate?) Northern Irelands location within the UK Official languages English, Irish, Ulster Scots Capital and largest city Belfast First Minister Office suspended Area - Total Ranked 4th 13,843 kmÂ² Population - Total (2001) - Density Ranked 4th 1,685,267 122/kmÂ² NUTS 1... The Northern Ireland Executive as established by the Northern Ireland Act 1998 is the (currently suspended) executive body for Northern Ireland, answerable to the Northern Ireland Assembly. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... The Smashing Pumpkins (formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988 and previously known as simply Smashing Pumpkins) were an influental American alternative rock band. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Enron Corporation Enron Corporation is an energy trading and communications company based in Houston, Texas that employed around 21,000 people in mid-2001 (before bankruptcy). ... Chapter 11 is a part of the United States Code dealing with bankruptcy. ... 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Nintendo DS is a dual-screen portable handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. ... 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... NBC Anchor Brian Williams Brian Williams (born May 5, 1959) is the anchor and managing editor of the most watched news program in the United States, NBC Nightly News, the flagship evening news program of the NBC Network. ... Tom Brokaw Thomas John Brokaw (born February 6, 1940) is a television journalist and the former NBC News anchorman and managing editor of the program NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw. ... NBC Nightly News logo, with Tom Brokaw at the news desk NBC Nightly News is the flagship evening news program for NBC News and broadcasts from Studio 3B in New York City. ... 2005 (Roman: MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) is the worlds largest software company, with global annual sales in the tens of billions of US dollars and nearly 60,000 employees in more than 90 countries. ... Jump to: navigation, search Xbox 360 is Microsofts successor to their Xbox video game console, referred to during development as Project Xenon, Xbox 2, or Xbox Next. ... The Nintendo GameCube is an example of a current generation video game console. ... World map showing Europe (geographically) When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second-smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 kmÂ² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ...

Births

Events January 31 - Battle of Gemblours - Spanish forces under Don John of Austria and Alexander Farnese defeat the Dutch. ... Agostino Agazzari (December 2, 1578 _ April 10, 1640) was an Italian composer and music theorist. ... Events December 1 - Portugal regains its independence from Spain and JoÃ£o IV of Portugal becomes king. ... Events February 6 - The colony Quilombo dos Palmares is destroyed. ... William Shirley (1694-1771) was the British governor of Massachusetts from 1741 to 1759. ... 1771 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Events February 2 - Earthquake in Aquila, Italy February 4 - In Japan, the 47 samurai commit seppuku (ritual suicide) February 14 - Earthquake in Norcia, Italy April 21 - Company of Quenching of Fire (ie. ... Ferdinand Konščak (Ferdinand Consag in Hungarian) (December 2, 1703 Varaždin, Croatia - September 10, 1759 San Ignacio, (Baja California) was a missionary, explorer, and cartographer. ... 1759 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Events January 1 - Bouvet Island is discovered by French explorer Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier. ... Richard Montgomery (December 2, 1738-December 31, 1775) was an Irish-American soldier. ... 1775 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1760 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... John Breckinridge served many positions in government throughout his life. ... 1806 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1817 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Heinrich von Sybel (December 2, 1817 - August 1, 1895), German historian, sprang from a Protestant family which had long been established at Soest, in Westphalia. ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Pierre Marie RenÃ© Ernest Waldeck-Rousseau (December 2, 1846 - August 20, 1904) was a French statesman. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Le Chahut was painted by Seurat from 1889 to 1890. ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Charles Ringling (December 2, 1863 â€“ 1926) was one of the owners of the Ringling Bros. ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... George Richards Minot (December 2, 1885 (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.) - February 25, 1950) won the 1934 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with William P. Murphy and George H. Whipple for their work in the study of anemia. ... Sir Edward Appletons medal Photographs of Nobel Prize Medals. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Otto Dix (December 2, 1891 - July 25, 1969) was a German expressionist and anti-war painter and a veteran of the First World War. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Leo Ornstein (December 2, 1892 - February 24, 2002) was an avant-garde composer and pianist. ... 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1895 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Harriet Cohen (December 2, 1895 - November 13, 1967) was a British pianist. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Indra Lal (Laddie) Roy, DFC (2 December 1898-22 July 1918) was the first (and only) Indian flying ace. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Sir John (Giovanni Battista) Barbirolli (December 2, 1899 - July 29, 1970), was a British conductor and cellist who led the London Symphony Orchestra and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, among many others. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Peter Goldmark, Columbia Records engineer and developer of the long-playing 33-1/3 rpm vinyl discs which defined home audio for two generations. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Adolph Green (December 2, 1914 - October 23, 2002) was an American lyricist and playwright, who penned most of his songs, plays, and movies with Betty Comden. ... 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Maria Callas on book cover Maria Callas (Greek name: ÎœÎ±ÏÎ¯Î± ÎšÎ±Î»Î¿Î³ÎµÏÎ¿Ï€Î¿ÏÎ»Î¿Ï…; December 2, 1923 â€“ September 16, 1977) was a Greek-American soprano and perhaps the best-known opera singer of the post-World War II period. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Alexander Meigs Haig, Jr. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Julie Harris is an American actress who was born Julia Ann Harris on December 2, 1925 in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan to a wealthy family. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Gary Stanley Becker (born December 2, 1930) is an American economist. ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Edwin Meese III (born December 2, 1931 in Oakland, California) served as the seventy-fifth Attorney General of the United States (1985 - 1988). ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Michael Denny Mike Larrabee (December 2, 1933 – April 22, 2003) was an American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1964 Summer Olympics. ... 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Kenneth Andre Ian Rodgers (December 2, 1934 _ December 13, 2004) was a Major League Baseball shortstop who played for the New York and San Francisco Giants (1957-60), Chicago Cubs (1961-64) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1965_67). ... 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Yael Dayan (born December 2, 1939) is an Israeli writer and political figure. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Harry Mason Reid (born December 2, 1939) is the senior United States Senator from Nevada and a member of the Democratic Party, for which he serves as Senate Minority Leader. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Office: Senior Senator, Colorado Political party: Republican Term of office: January, 1997â€“Present Preceded by: Hank Brown Succeeded by: Incumbent (2009) Date of birth: December 2, 1943 Place of birth: Fort Collins, Colorado Marriage: Joan Malcolm Alan Wayne Allard (born December 2, 1943) is a United States Senator from Colorado... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Botho Strauss is a German playwright. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Penelope Spheeris (born 2 December 1945) is and American director and writer, best known for directing Waynes World, Suburbia and The Decline of Western Civilization. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Gianni Versace (December 2, 1946 â€“ July 15, 1997) was a fashion designer and occasional photographer from Calabria, in southern Italy. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... John Archibald Banks (born 2 December 1946) has made a career as a New Zealand politician. ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Michael McDonald is an American blue-eyed soul singer, known for his trademark husky tenor voice. ... 1954 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Daniel E. Butler (born December 2, 1954 in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is an openly gay television actor who is most famous for his role as Bulldog Briscoe on the series Frasier. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dagfinn HÃ¸ybrÃ¥ten Dagfinn HÃ¸ybrÃ¥ten (born December 2, 1957), is a Norwegian politician, representing the Christian Democratic Party (KrF). ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Rick Savage is the bassist of Def Leppard. ... Def Leppard are a British rock band from Sheffield, England, that emerged in the late 1970s as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Tracy Ann Austin (b. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Lucy Liu Lucy Liu in Kill Bill Liu with Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore in Charlies Angels (2000) Lucy Alexis Liu (born December 2, 1968 in New York City, New York) is an American actress of Chinese ancestry, who starred in the TV series Ally McBeal and in the... Nathan Gregor Mendel (born December 2, 1968) is a rock bassist. ... Foo Fighters are a rock music group formed by musician Dave Grohl in 1995. ... Chris Wedge (born December 2, 1968 in New York City, New York) is the director of Ice Age, Robots, Ice Age 2, Fox Dogs and Robots 2 Categories: American people stubs ... Variations in CO2, temperature and dust from the Vostok ice core over the last 400 000 years For the animated movie, see Ice Age (movie). ... (Redirected from Robots) For other uses, see Robot (disambiguation). ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... Monica Seles Monica Seles (born December 2, 1973) is a former World No. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... Jan Ullrich in the T-Mobile Team uniform in Pforzheim during the 2005 Tour de France Jan Ullrich in Hanover Jan Ullrich (born December 2, 1973 in Rostock, Germany) is a German professional road bicycle racer. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Nelly Furtado Nelly Furtado (born December 2, 1978) is a Portuguese-Canadian singer-songwriter, who has been one of Canadas most visible pop stars in recent years. ... Jump to: navigation, search This page refers to the year 1979. ... Yvonne Catterfield ( born 2 December 1979, Erfurt, Germany) is a German Actress and singer. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Britney Spears performs on the National Mall in Washington, DC, September of 2003. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Deaths

Events January 5 - Poet Francois Villon is banned from Paris Births January 17 - Frederick III, Elector of Saxony (died 1525) February 24 - Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, Italian philosopher (died 1494) October 20 - Alessandro Achillini, Italian philosopher (died 1512) Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de Medici, Italian patron of the arts (died 1503... Albert VI (born December 12, 1418 in Vienna, died December 2, 1463 in Vienna) was a Habsburg Archduke and son of Ernest the Iron. ... Events May 19 - Capture of Paris by John, Duke of Burgundy September - Beginning of English Siege of Rouen Mircea the Old, ruler of Wallachia dies and is succeeded by Vlad I Uzurpatorul. ... Events July 26 - Battle of Edgecote Moor October 17 - Prince Ferdinand of Aragon wed princess Isabella of Castile. ... Piero de Medici (the Gouty) (1416-1469) (Italian: Piero il Gottoso), ruler of Florence from 1464 to 1469, during the Italian Renaissance, and father of Lorenzo de Medici (the Magnificent). ... Events May 30 - The Catholic Church burns Jerome of Prague as a heretic. ... // Events June - Invasion of Persia by Sultan Selim I of the Ottoman Empire. ... Gonzalo FernÃ¡ndez de CÃ³rdoba, also known simply as Gonsalvo de CÃ³rdoba (March 16, 1453 â€“ December 2, 1515), was a Spanish general and statesman. ... Events May 29 - Fall of Constantinople to Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II the Conqueror, marking the end of the Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire). ... Events January 16 - Grand Duke Ivan IV of Muscovy becomes the first Tsar of Russia. ... HernÃ¡n CortÃ©s HernÃ¡n CortÃ©s, marquÃ©s del Valle de Oaxaca (1485â€“December 2, 1547) was the conquistador who conquered Mexico for Spain. ... // Events August 5-7 - First outbreak of sweating sickness in England begins August 22 - Battle of Bosworth Field is fought between the armies of King Richard III of England and rival claimant to the throne of England Henry Tudor, Earl of Richmond. ... Events April - War between Henry II of France and Emperor Charles V. Henry invades Lorraine and captures Toul, Metz, and Verdun. ... Memorial to St. ... // Events January 21 - Pope Julius II founds the Swiss Guard Second outbreak of the sweating sickness in England Leonardo da Vinci completes the Mona Lisa. ... Events February 27 - Henry IV is crowned King of France at Rheims. ... Gerardus Mercator (March 5, 1512 â€“ December 2, 1594) was a Flemish cartographer of German descent, remembered for the Mercator projection named after him. ... Events April 11 - Battle of Ravenna. ... Events March 4 - Start of the Second Anglo-Dutch War. ... Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet (1588 - December 2, 1665), better known simply as Madame de Rambouillet, was a society hostess and a major figure in the literary history of France. ... 1588 was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... Events February 6 - The colony Quilombo dos Palmares is destroyed. ... Pierre Paul Puget (October 31, 1622 - December 2, 1694), French painter, sculptor, architect and engineer, was born at Marseilles. ... Events January 1 - In the Gregorian calendar, January 1 is declared as the first day of the year, instead of March 25. ... // Events January 23 - The Principality of Liechtenstein is created within the Holy Roman Empire April 25 - Daniel Defoe publishes Robinson Crusoe June 10 - Battle of Glen Shiel Prussia conducts Europes first systematic census Ongoing events Great Northern War (1700-1721) Births November 30 - Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, Princess of... Pasquier Quesnel (July 14, 1634 - December 2, 1719) was a French Jansenist theologian. ... Events Moses Amyrauts Traite de la predestination is published CuraÃ§ao captured by the Dutch Treaty of Polianovska First meeting of the AcadÃ©mie franÃ§aise The witchcraft affair at Loudun Jean Nicolet lands at Green Bay, Wisconsin Opening of Covent Garden Market in London English establish a settlement... Events February 16 - Louis XV of France attains his majority Births February 24 - John Burgoyne, British general (d. ... Philippe of OrlÃ©ans Philippe II, Duke of OrlÃ©ans, Philippe Charles (August 2, 1674 - December 2, 1723) called Duke of Chartres (1674-1701), and then Duke of OrlÃ©ans (1701-1723) was Regent of France from 1715 to 1723. ... Events February 19 - England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster. ... Events George Friderich Handel becomes a British subject. ... Samuel Penhallow (July 2, 1665-December 2, 1726), American colonist and historian, was born at St Mabon, Cornwall, England. ... Events March 4 - Start of the Second Anglo-Dutch War. ... // Events January 31 - The first venereal diseases clinic opens at London Dock Hospital April 9 - The Scottish Jacobite Lord Lovat was beheaded by axe on Tower Hill, London, for high treason; he was the last man to be executed in this way in Britain May 14 - First battle of Cape... Vincent Bourne (1695 - December 2, 1747), English classical scholar, familiarly known as Vinny Bourne, was born at Westminster. ... Events January 27 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed II to Mustafa II (1695-1703) July 17 - The Bank of Scotland is founded by an Act of Parliament of the old Scottish Parliament. ... Events April 24 - A congress assembles at Aix-la-Chapelle with the intent to conclude the struggle known as the War of Austrian Succession - at October 18 - The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle is signed to end the war Adam Smith begins to deliver public lectures in Edinburgh Building of... Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset (13 August 1662 - December 2, 1748), succeeded his brother Francis, the 5th Duke, when the latter was shot in 1678 at the age of twenty, by a Genoese gentleman, named Horatio Botti, whose wife Somerset was said to have insulted at Lerici. ... Events March 18 â€“ Short-timed experiment of the first public buses holding 8 passengers begins in Paris May 3/May 2 - Catherine of Braganza marries Charles II of England â€“ as part of the dowry, Portugal cedes Bombay and Tangier to England May 9 - Samuel Pepys witnessed a Punch and Judy... 1774 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Johann Friedrich Agricola (January 4, 1720–December 2, 1774) was a German composer, organist, singer, teacher and writer on music. ... // Events January 6 - The Committee of Inquiry on the South Sea Bubble publishes its findings February 11 - Sweden and Prussia sign the (2nd Treaty of Stockholm) declaring peace. ... 1814 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Portrait of the Marquis de Sade by Van Loo (~1761) Donatien Alphonse François de Sade, better known as the Marquis de Sade (pronounced saad; June 2, 1740 - December 2, 1814), was a French aristocrat best known as a writer of philosophy-laden pornography, as well as a some strictly... Events May 31 - Friedrich II comes to power in Prussia upon the death of his father, Friedrich Wilhelm I. October 20 - Maria Theresia of Austria inherits the Habsburg hereditary dominions (Austria, Bohemia, Hungary and present-day Belgium). ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (Adelaide Louise Theresa Caroline Amelia) ( 13 August 1792 - 2 December 1849 ) as Queen Adelaide was the Queen consort of King William IV of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... William IV ( William Henry )( 21 August 1765â€“20 June 1837 ) was King of the United Kingdom and of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his death. ... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... John Brown John Brown (May 9, 1800 â€“ December 2, 1859) was an American abolitionist who played a major part in the history of slavery in the United States leading up to the American Civil War. ... 1800 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Jay Gould (1836-1892) Jason Gould (May 27, 1836 â€“ December 2, 1892) was an American financier. ... 1836 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1931 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Photograph of Vincent dIndy Paul Marie ThÃ©odore Vincent dIndy (March 27, 1851 â€“ December 2, 1931) was a French composer and teacher. ... 1851 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Josef LhÃ©vinne (December 13, 1874 â€“ December 2, 1944) was a Russian pianist and piano teacher. ... 1874 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Dinu Lipatti Dinu Lipatti (March 19, 1917 â€“ December 2, 1950) was a Romanian pianist whose career was tragically cut short by his death from HodgkinÂ´s disease (a malignancy originating in the lymph nodes) at age 33. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Thomas J. Hicks (January 7, 1875 – December 2, 1963) was an American track and field athlete, winner of the Olympic marathon in 1904. ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The actor Sabu (January 27, 1924-December 2, 1963) was born in Mysore, India. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Marshal of the Soviet Union Kliment Voroshilov Kliment Yefremovich Voroshilov (Климе́нт Ефре́мович Вороши́лов) (January 23, 1881 - December 2, 1969) was a Soviet military commander and politician. ... 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Max Weber (August 2, 1897 - December 2, 1974) was a Swiss politician. ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Daniel Edward Murtaugh ( October 8, 1917 - December 2, 1976) was an American second baseman and manager in Major League Baseball best known for his leadership of the Pittsburgh Pirates from the 1950s to the 1970s. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Romain Gary (May 8, 1914â€“December 2, 1980) was a novelist, film director, WWII pilot and diplomat. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Actor Marty Feldman in Young Frankenstein (1974) Marty Feldman (July 8, 1933â€“December 2, 1982). ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fifi DOrsay (April 16, 1904 â€“ December 2, 1983) was an actress. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Aniello Dellacroce (1914 - December 2, 1985) was a gangster, and high-ranking member of the Gambino crime family, one of the five major Mafia factions in New York City. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Desi Arnaz Desi Arnaz (March 2, 1917 â€“ December 2, 1986) was a Cuban born musician, actor, comedian and television producer. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Yakov Borisovich Zeldovich (Russian:Яков Борисович Зельдович) (March 8, 1914 – December 2, 1987) was a prolific Soviet physicist. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Giovanni Tata Giacobetti (Rome, 24 June 1922 - Rome, 2 December 1988) was one of the singers of Quartetto Cetra, a very famous Italian vocal quartet. ... Quartetto Cetra, or simply I Cetra, was an Italian vocal quartet established during 1940s. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Aaron Copland Aaron Copland (November 14, 1900â€“December 2, 1990) was an American composer of modern tonal music as well as film music. ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... A WANTED poster of Escobar Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria (January 12, 1949 â€“ December 2, 1993) gained world infamy as a Colombian drug lord who became one of the richest men in the world by smuggling cocaine into the United States and countries around the world. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Robertson Davies in 1984 Robertson Davies, CC, FRSC (born August 28, 1913 at Thamesville, Ontario, and died December 2, 1995 at Orangeville, Ontario) was a Canadian novelist, playwright, critic, journalist, and professor. ... Link title1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Shirley Crabtree, better known as Big Daddy (November 30, 1930 – December 2, 1997) was an English professional wrestler. ... 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ivan Illich Ivan Illich (Vienna, September 4, 1926 - Bremen, December 2, 2002), polymath, polemicist. ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Arno Peters (May 22, 1916 - December 2, 2002) was the developer of the Peters Projection map. ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alan Eaton Davidson (March 30, 1924 - December 2, 2003) was a British diplomat and historian best known for his books on food and gastronomy. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dame Alicia Markova (1 December 1910 â€“ 2 December 2004) was an English prima ballerina. ... 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Mona Jane Van Duyn (May 9, 1921 - December 2, 2004) was an American poet. ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

Holidays and observances

The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organising a liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with a saint, and referring to the day as the saints day of that saint. ... The earliest mention in an authentic historical authority of St. ...

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December 1 - December 3 - November 2 - January 2 -- listing of all days December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Condensed list of historical anniversaries. ...

Categories: Days January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... This article is about the month of May. ... June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Note: as an adjective (stressed on the second syllable instead of the first), august means honorable. ... September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with 30 days. ... October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... For other uses, see November (disambiguation). ... December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ...

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