January 2nd

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The Jan. 2 (in Austria and South Tyrol : January 2 ) is the second day of the Gregorian calendar , thus remain 363 (in leap years 364) day by year end.

Historic anniversaries
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events

Politics and world events

69: Vitellius
1492: Handover of Granada to Ferdinand and Isabella (historical picture)
1757: Robert Clive
1896: Capture of Jameson - Petit Parisien
1942: Members of the Duquesne spy ring
2002: Levy Mwanawasa
  • 2002: In an election that EU observers describe as chaotic and not entirely fair , Levy Mwanawasa is elected President of Zambia .
2002: Eduardo Duhalde

business

science and technology

2004: Wild 2

Culture

The Flying Dutchman 1843

society

religion

Disasters

Minor accidents are listed in the sub-articles of Disaster .

nature and environment

Sports

Entries of track and field world records can be found under the respective discipline under track and field .

Born

Before the 18th century

Osman III (* 1699)

18th century

19th century

1801-1850

Rudolf Clausius (* 1822)
Mili Alexejewitsch Balakirew (* 1837)

1851-1900

Johann Gottfried Bischoff (* 1871)
Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel (* 1886)
Folke Bernadotte (* 1895)

20th century

1901-1925

Walter Heitler (* 1904)

1926-1950

Daisaku Ikeda (* 1928)
Calvin Hill (born 1947)

1951-1975

Indulis Emsis (* 1952)
Tia Carrere (* 1967)
Taye Diggs (born 1972)

1976-2000

Paz Vega (born 1976)
Kate Bosworth (born 1983)

Died

Before the 18th century

Stephana Quinzani († 1530)

18th century

19th century

Barthold Georg Niebuhr († 1831)

20th century

1901-1950

James Longstreet († 1904)

1951-2000

Cuno Hoffmeister († 1968)

21st century

William P. Rogers († 2001)
Dirk Sager († 2014)

Holidays and memorial days

The list of commemorative and action days contains further entries .


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