CiteOn This Day: December 02nd
This is 336th day of the year and 29 days remain in the year.
- Hebrew calendar—4 Kislev 5780
- Chinese calendar—the 7th day of the 11th month of 4717 (Ji Hai)
- Islamic calendar—(note)
in history
1804
Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned emperor of France in Paris by Pope Pius VII.
1823
President James Monroe outlined his famous doctrine opposing European expansion in the Western Hemisphere.
1859
Abolitionist John Brown was hanged for his raid on Harper's Ferry.
1942
The first controlled nuclear chain reaction was demonstrated at the University of Chicago.
1954
The Senate voted to condemn Republican senator Joseph R. McCarthy of Wisconsin for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute."
1970
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was established.
1982
Barney B. Clark became the first person to receive an artificial heart in a transplant operation.
1988
Benazir Bhutto was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to head an Muslim nation.
1990
Composer Aaron Copland died at age 90.
1999
A Protestant and Catholic cabinet convened for the first time in Northern Ireland.
2001
Enron Corp., under CEO Kenneth Lay, filed for bankruptcy.
December 02 BirthdaysGeorges Seurat
Britney Spearspop singer
Gianni Versacefashion designer
Nelly Furtadosinger
Lucy Liuactor, model
Julie Harrisactress
Peter Carl Goldmarkinventor and engineer
Maria Callassoprano
Alexander Haiggeneral
Monica Selestennis player
1859–1891, French painter.
Britney Spearspop singer
Gianni Versacefashion designer
Nelly Furtadosinger
Lucy Liuactor, model
Julie Harrisactress
Peter Carl Goldmarkinventor and engineer
Maria Callassoprano
Alexander Haiggeneral
Monica Selestennis player
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Note: Dates in the Islamic calendar are provided for planning purposes only, and calculated with the hdate Islamic calendar program for moonrise in Boston, Masschusetts. Depending on your location and other factors, this result may differ from actual religious observances by one day. Please consult your local religious authority for any religious determinations of hejiric date.
