A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
December 2: Day of the Week
December 2, 2024 is the 337th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 29 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Monday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is lundi.
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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.
December 2 Historical Event(s)
1775
The USS Alfred becomes the first vessel to fly the Grand Union Flag (the precursor to the Stars and Stripes); the flag is hoisted by John Paul Jones.
1805
Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Austerlitz – French troops under Napoleon Bonaparte defeat a joint Russo-Austrian force.
1845
Manifest Destiny: US President James K. Polk announces to Congress that the United States should aggressively expand into the West.
1848
Franz Josef I becomes Emperor of Austria.
1899
Philippine-American War: The Battle of Tirad Pass, termed “The Filipino Thermopylae”, is fought.
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.
1954
The Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty, between the United States and the Republic of China, is signed in Washington, D.C.
1980
Four U.S. nuns and churchwomen, Ita Ford, Maura Clarke, Jean Donovan, and Dorothy Kazel, are murdered by a death squad in El Salvador.
1988
Benazir Bhutto is sworn in as Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to head the government of an Islam-dominated state.
1999
The United Kingdom devolves political power in Northern Ireland to the Northern Ireland Executive.
Who were born on December 2?
1923
Maria Callas, Greek soprano (d. 1977)
1944
Botho Strauß, German author
1949
Ron Raines, American actor
1963
Rich Sutter, Canadian hockey player
1968
Nate Mendel, American bassist (Foo Fighters)
1973
Graham Kavanagh, Irish footballer
1977
Siyabonga Nomvethe, South African footballer
1978
Jarron Collins, American basketball player
1978
Luigi Malafronte, Italian footballer
1990
Hikaru Yaotome, Japanese idol (Hey! Say! JUMP)
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