December 2: Day of the Week
December 2, 2022 is the 336th day of the year 2022 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 29 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Friday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is vendredi.
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Here’s the December calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Sagittarius is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Turquoise is the modern birthstone for this month. Onyx is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
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December 2 Historical Event(s)
- 1409The University of Leipzig opens.
- 1805Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Austerlitz – French troops under Napoleon Bonaparte defeat a joint Russo-Austrian force.
- 1899Philippine-American War: The Battle of Tirad Pass, termed “The Filipino Thermopylae”, is fought.
- 1908Child Emperor Pu Yi ascends the Chinese throne at the age of two
- 1917An armistice is signed between Russia and the Central Powers at Brest-Litovsk and peace talks leading to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk began.
- 1927Following 19 years of Ford Model T production, the Ford Motor Company unveils the Ford Model A as its new automobile.
- 1942Manhattan Project: A team led by Enrico Fermi initiates the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.
- 1947Jerusalem Riots of 1947: Riots break out in Jerusalem in response to the approval of the 1947 UN Partition Plan.
- 1954The Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty, between the United States and the Republic of China, is signed in Washington, D.C.
- 1976Fidel Castro becomes President of Cuba replacing Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado.
Who were born on December 2?
- 1897Hovhannes Bagramyan, Marshall of the Soviet Union (d. 1982)
- 1925Julie Harris, American actress
- 1933K. Veeramani, Indian anti-caste activist
- 1944Cathy Lee Crosby, American actress
- 1950Amin Saikal, Afghan-Australian academic
- 1950Benjamin Stora, French historian
- 1950Bob Kevoian, American radio personality
- 1970Yang Hyun Suk, South Korean record producer
- 1973Jan Ullrich, German cyclist
- 1988Alfred Enoch, British actor
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