December 2nd: What is special about this date?

December 2nd marks the 336th day of the Gregorian calendar year (or the 337th in case of leap years). There are 29 days remaining until the end of the year. Discover famous birthdays on December 2nd, celebrities died on this date, the zodiac sign associated to December 2nd and what happened on December 2nd in history. On this page we will address all your questions and curiosities about December 2nd.

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December 2nd: what famous birthdays are on this date?

On December 2nd there are the following famous birthdays:


  • Britney Spears
    Britney Spears (1981)

    American singer of dance-pop, who was a huge success at age 19.

  • Nelly Furtado
    Nelly Furtado (1978)

    Portuguese-canadian singer/songwriter.

  • Lucy Liu
    Lucy Liu (1968)

    American actress and producer.

  • Steven Bauer
    Steven Bauer (1956)

    Havana, cuba -- actor ("scarface, thief of hearts").

  • Brendan Coyle
    Brendan Coyle (1963)

    English actor.

  • Julie Harris
    Julie Harris (1925)

    American actress who rose to fame on the stage in 1945.

  • Yvonne Catterfeld
    Yvonne Catterfeld (1979)

    German actress and singer.

  • Alexander Haig
    Alexander Haig (1924)

    American soldier & civil servant, 7th supreme all allied commander europe (7th white house chief of staff, 59th united states secretaryof...

  • Jana Kramer
    Jana Kramer (1983)

    Jana Kramer is an American actress known for her roles in TV shows and movies.

  • Penelope Spheeris
    Penelope Spheeris (1945)

    American screenwriter and producer of director films.

  • See more celebrities born on December 2nd

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December 2nd: who died on this date?

On December 2nd the following celebrities died:


  • Harrison Ford
    Harrison Ford (1957)

    American actor.

  • Desi Arnaz
    Desi Arnaz (1986)

    Cuban-american actor and musician.

  • Marty Feldman
    Marty Feldman (1982)

    Marty feldman was a british comedian, writer, and actor known for his bulging eyes and comedic roles in films such as young frankenstein.

  • Robert Cummings
    Robert Cummings (1990)

    American actor.

  • Gail Fisher
    Gail Fisher (2000)

    American actress (born 1935).

  • Michael Gothard
    Michael Gothard (1992)

    English actor (born 1939).

  • Bensyn Johnson (1988)

    Legendary sprinter who set world records in the 100m and 200m.

  • Cartel de Medellin (1993)

    Infamous Colombian drug lord and leader of the Medellin Cartel.

  • Nera Wolfe (1974)

    Famous mystery writer best known for creating the detective character Nero Wolfe.

  • Marquis de Sade (1814)

    French nobleman and writer known for his erotic works and libertine lifestyle.

  • See all famous people who died on December 2nd

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December 2nd: what zodiac sign is associated with this date?


On December 2nd, the zodiac sign associated with this date is Sagittarius according to the Western Zodiac.

Sagittarius zodiac sign

December 2nd: what is special about the Sagittarius sign?

The Sagittarius sign encompasses people born between November 22nd and December 21st.

You can discover Sagittarius's personality traits and attitude and Sagittarius's most and least compatible signs.

If you're a Sagittarius born in December discover why December born are so special.

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December 2nd: what happened on this date in history?

Here's what happened on December 2nd in history:


  • Dec 2, 1904: The St. Petersburg Soviet urges a run on the banks: the attempt fails and the executive committee is arrested.
  • Dec 2, 1907: Tommy Burns knocks out Gunner Moir in 10 to retain the heavyweight boxing title.
  • Dec 2, 1943: A Luftwaffe bombing raid on the harbour of Bari, Italy, sinks numerous cargo and transport ships, including an American Liberty ship, the John Harvey, with a stockpile of World War I-era mustard gas.
  • Dec 2, 1948: Stan Musial is picked National League Most Valuable Player.
  • Dec 2, 1957: 1st US large scale nuclear power plant opens
  • Dec 2, 1975: Laos King Sisavang Vatthana resigns, Republic forms
  • Dec 2, 1983: Michael Jackson's music video for "Thriller" is broadcast for the first time.
  • Dec 2, 1987: Chicago City Council elects Eugene Sawyer acting mayor
  • Dec 2, 1990: 1st parlimentary election in newly reunified Germany
  • Dec 2, 2000: The 2000 MAC Championship Game (American football) is played at Marshall Stadium in Huntington, West Virginia, USA.ampref name=ampquotannouncementampquotamp and is won by the Marshall Thundering Herd.
  • Dec 2, 2006: Protestors begin the second day of demonstrations to pressure the Lebanese government to step down.
  • Dec 2, 2008: Barack Obama, the US President-elect, names Hillary Clinton, a New York Senator as his secretary of state nominee and asks Robert Gates, U.S. Defense Secretary to stay in office.
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What day of the year is December 2nd?


December 2nd marks the 336th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (or the 337th in case of leap years).

There are 29 days remaining until the end of the year.

December 2nd is the 2nd day of the month of December.