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December 2 is the 336th day of the year (337th in leap years ) in the Gregorian calendar . 29 days remain until the end of the year.
1244 – Pope Innocent IV arrives at Lyon for the First Council of Lyon .1409 – The University of Leipzig opens.1697 – St Paul's Cathedral is consecrated in London.1763 – Dedication of the Touro Synagogue , in Newport, Rhode Island, the first synagogue in what will become the United States.1766 – Swedish parliament approved the Swedish Freedom of the Press Act and implemented it as a ground law, thus being first in the world with freedom of speech.1804 – At Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Napoleon Bonaparte crowns himself Emperor of the French .1805 – War of the Third Coalition : Battle of Austerlitz : French troops under Napoleon Bonaparte decisively defeat a joint Russo -Austrian force.1823 – Monroe Doctrine : In a State of the Union message , U.S. President James Monroe proclaims American neutrality in future European conflicts, and warns European powers not to interfere in the Americas.1845 – Manifest destiny : In a State of the Union message , U.S. President James K. Polk proposes that the United States should aggressively expand into the West.1848 – Franz Joseph I becomes Emperor of Austria .1851 – French President Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte overthrows the Second Republic .1852 – Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte becomes Emperor of the French as Napoleon III .1859 – Militant abolitionist leader John Brown is hanged for his October 16 raid on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia .1865 – Alabama ratifies 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution , followed by North Carolina then Georgia, and U.S. slaves were legally free within two weeks1867 – At Tremont Temple in Boston , British author Charles Dickens gives his first public reading in the United States.1899 – Philippine–American War : The Battle of Tirad Pass , termed "The Filipino Thermopylae", is fought.1908 – Puyi becomes Emperor of China at the age of two.1917 – World War I : Russia and the Central Powers sign an armistice at Brest-Litovsk , and peace talks leading to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk begin.1927 – Following 19 years of Ford Model T production, the Ford Motor Company unveils the Ford Model A as its new automobile.1930 – Great Depression : In a State of the Union message , U.S. President Herbert Hoover proposes a $150 million (equivalent to $2,296,000,000 in 2019) public works program to help generate jobs and stimulate the economy.1939 – New York City's LaGuardia Airport opens.1942 – World War II : During the Manhattan Project , a team led by Enrico Fermi initiates the first artificial self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction .1943 – World War II: A Luftwaffe bombing raid on the harbour of Bari , Italy, sinks numerous cargo and transport ships, including the American SS John Harvey , which is carrying a stockpile of World War I-era mustard gas .1947 – Jerusalem Riots of 1947 : Riots break out in Jerusalem in response to the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine .1949 – Convention for the Suppression of the Traffic in Persons and of the Exploitation of the Prostitution of Others is adopted.1950 – Korean War : Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River ended, with decisive Chinese victory, UN forces were completely expelled from North Korea .1954 – Cold War : The United States Senate votes 65 to 22 to censure Joseph McCarthy for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute".1954 – The Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty , between the United States and Taiwan , is signed in Washington, D.C. 1956 – The Granma Cuba 's Oriente Province . Fidel Castro , Che Guevara and 80 other members of the 26th of July Movement disembark to initiate the Cuban Revolution .1957 – United Nations Security Council Resolution 126 relating to Kashmir conflict is adopted.1961 – In a nationally broadcast speech, Cuban leader Fidel Castro declares that he is a Marxist–Leninist and that Cuba is going to adopt Communism .1962 – Vietnam War : After a trip to Vietnam at the request of U.S. President John F. Kennedy , U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield becomes the first American official to comment adversely on the war's progress.1970 – The United States Environmental Protection Agency begins operations.1971 – Abu Dhabi , Ajman , Fujairah , Sharjah , Dubai , and Umm al-Quwain form the United Arab Emirates .1975 – Laotian Civil War : The Pathet Lao seizes the Laotian capital of Vientiane , forces the abdication of King Sisavang Vatthana , and proclaims the Lao People's Democratic Republic.1976 – Fidel Castro becomes President of Cuba , replacing Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado .1980 – Salvadoran Civil War : Four American missionaries are raped and murdered by a death squad.1982 – At the University of Utah , Barney Clark becomes the first person to receive a permanent artificial heart .1988 – Benazir Bhutto is sworn in as Prime Minister of Pakistan , becoming the first woman to head the government of an Islam-dominated state.1989 – The Peace Agreement of Hat Yai is signed and ratified by the Malayan Communist Party (MCP) and the governments of Malaysia and Thailand, ending the over two-decade-long communist insurgency in Malaysia .1991 – Canada and Poland become the first nations to recognize the independence of Ukraine from the Soviet Union .1993 – Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar is shot and killed in Medellín .1993 – Space Shuttle program : STS-61 : NASA launches the Space Shuttle Endeavour on a mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope . 1999 – The United Kingdom devolves political power in Northern Ireland to the Northern Ireland Executive following the Good Friday Agreement .2001 – Enron files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy .2015 – San Bernardino attack : Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik kill 14 people and wound 22 at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California .2016 – Thirty-six people die in a fire at a converted Oakland, California , warehouse serving as an artist collective .503 – Emperor Jianwen of Liang , emperor of the Chinese Liang dynasty (d. 551)1501 – Queen Munjeong , Korean queen (d. 1565)1578 – Agostino Agazzari , Italian composer and theorist (d. 1641)1599 – Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin , Scottish nobleman (d. 1663)1629 – William Egon of Fürstenberg , Catholic cardinal (d. 1704)1694 – William Shirley , English-American lawyer and politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (d. 1771)1703 – Ferdinand Konščak , Croatian missionary and explorer (d. 1759)1738 – Richard Montgomery , Irish-American general (d. 1775)1754 – William Cooper , American judge and politician, founded Cooperstown, New York (d. 1809)1759 – James Edward Smith , English botanist and mycologist, founded the Linnean Society (d. 1828)1760 – John Breckinridge , American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 5th United States Attorney General (d. 1806)1760 – Joseph Graetz , German organist, composer, and educator (d. 1826) 1798 – António Luís de Seabra, 1st Viscount of Seabra , Portuguese magistrate and politician (d. 1895)1810 – Henry Yesler , American businessman and politician, 7th Mayor of Seattle (d. 1892)1811 – Jean-Charles Chapais , Canadian farmer and politician, 1st Canadian Minister of Agriculture (d. 1885)1817 – Heinrich von Sybel , German historian, academic, and politician (d. 1895)1825 – Pedro II of Brazil (d. 1891)1827 – William Burges , English architect and designer (d. 1881)[1] 1846 – Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau , French lawyer and politician, 68th Prime Minister of France (d. 1904)1847 – Deacon White , American baseball player and manager (d. 1939)1859 – Georges Seurat , French painter (d. 1891)1860 – Charles Studd , England cricketer and missionary (d. 1931)1863 – Charles Edward Ringling , American businessman, co-founded the Ringling Brothers Circus (d. 1926)1866 – Harry Burleigh , American singer-songwriter (d. 1949)1876 – Yusuf Akçura , Tatar-Turkish activist and ideologue of Turanism (d. 1935)1884 – Erima Harvey Northcroft , New Zealand soldier, lawyer, and judge (d. 1953)1884 – Yahya Kemal Beyatlı , Turkish poet and author (d. 1958) 1885 – George Minot , American physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1950)1891 – Otto Dix , German painter and illustrator (d. 1969)1891 – Charles H. Wesley , American historian and author (d. 1987) 1894 – Warren William , American actor (d. 1948)1895 – Harriet Cohen , English pianist (d. 1967)1897 – Ivan Bagramyan , Russian general (d. 1982)1897 – Rewi Alley , New Zealand writer and political activist (d. 1987)[2] 1898 – Indra Lal Roy , Indian lieutenant and first Indian fighter aircraft pilot (d. 1918)1899 – John Barbirolli , English cellist and conductor (d. 1970)1899 – John Cobb , English race car driver and pilot (d. 1952) 1899 – Ray Morehart , American baseball player (d. 1989) 1900 – Elisa Godínez Gómez de Batista , First Lady of Cuba from 1940 to 1944 (d. 1993)1900 – Herta Hammerbacher , German landscape architect and professor (d. 1985) 1901 – Raimundo Orsi , Argentinian-Italian footballer (d. 1986)1906 – Peter Carl Goldmark , Hungarian-American engineer (d. 1977)1909 – Arvo Askola , Finnish runner (d. 1975)1909 – Walenty Kłyszejko , Estonian–Polish basketball player and coach (d. 1987) 1909 – Joseph P. Lash , American activist and author (d. 1987) 1910 – Russell Lynes , American photographer, historian, and author (d. 1991)1910 – Taisto Mäki , Finnish runner (d. 1979) 1912 – George Emmett , English cricketer and coach (d. 1976)1913 – Marc Platt , American actor, singer, and dancer (d. 2014)1914 – Bill Erwin , American actor (d. 2010)1914 – Adolph Green , American playwright and composer (d. 2002) 1915 – Takahito, Prince Mikasa of Japan (d. 2016)1916 – Howard Finster , American minister and painter (d. 2001)1917 – Sylvia Syms , American singer (d. 1992)1921 – Carlo Furno , Italian cardinal (d. 2015)1922 – Iakovos Kambanelis , Greek author, poet, and screenwriter (d. 2011)1923 – Maria Callas , American-Greek soprano and actress (d. 1977)1924 – Jonathan Frid , Canadian actor (d. 2012)1924 – Alexander Haig , American general and politician, 59th United States Secretary of State (d. 2010) 1924 – Else Marie Pade , Danish composer (d. 2016) 1924 – Vilgot Sjöman , Swedish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2006) 1925 – Julie Harris , American actress (d. 2013)1928 – Guy Bourdin , French photographer (d. 1991)1929 – Dan Jenkins , American journalist and author (d. 2019)1929 – Leon Litwack , American historian and author 1930 – Gary Becker , American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2014)1930 – David Piper , English race car driver 1931 – Nigel Calder , English journalist, author, and screenwriter (d. 2014)1931 – Gareth Wigan , British film studio executive (Star Wars Chariots of Fire 1931 – Masaaki Hatsumi , Japanese martial artist and educator, founded Bujinkan 1931 – Wynton Kelly , American pianist and composer (d. 1971) 1931 – Edwin Meese , American colonel, lawyer, and politician, 75th United States Attorney General 1933 – Peter Robin Harding , English marshal and pilot1933 – Mike Larrabee , American sprinter and educator (d. 2003) 1934 – Tarcisio Bertone , Italian cardinal1934 – Andre Rodgers , Bahamian baseball player (d. 2004) 1935 – David Hackett Fischer , American historian, author, and academic1937 – Manohar Joshi , Indian lawyer and politician, 15th Chief Minister of Maharashtra 1939 – Yael Dayan , Israeli journalist, author, and politician1939 – Francis Fox , Canadian lawyer and politician, 48th Secretary of State for Canada 1939 – Harry Reid , American lawyer and politician, 25th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada 1940 – Willie Brown , American football player, coach, and manager (d. 2019)1941 – Mike England , Welsh footballer and manager1941 – Tom McGuinness , English guitarist, songwriter, author, and producer 1942 – Anna G. Jónasdóttir , Icelandic political scientist and academic1943 – Wayne Allard , American veterinarian and politician1944 – Ibrahim Rugova , Kosovan journalist and politician, 1st President of Kosovo (d. 2006)1944 – Dionysis Savvopoulos , Greek singer-songwriter 1944 – Botho Strauß , German author and playwright 1945 – Penelope Spheeris , American director, producer, and screenwriter1945 – Alan Thomson , Australian cricketer 1946 – John Banks , New Zealand businessman and politician, 38th Mayor of Auckland City 1946 – Pedro Borbón , Dominican-American baseball player (d. 2012) 1946 – David Macaulay , English-American author and illustrator 1946 – Gianni Versace , Italian fashion designer, founded Versace (d. 1997) 1947 – Isaac Bitton , Moroccan-French drummer and songwriter1947 – Tommy Jenkins , English footballer and manager 1947 – Ivan Atanassov Petrov , Bulgarian neurologist and author 1948 – Elizabeth Berg , American nurse and author1948 – T. Coraghessan Boyle , American novelist and short story writer 1948 – Patricia Hewitt , Australian-English educator and politician, English Secretary of State for Health 1948 – Toninho Horta , Brazilian guitarist and composer 1948 – Antonín Panenka , Czech footballer 1950 – John Wesley Ryles , American country music singer-songwriter and guitarist1950 – Amin Saikal , Afghan-Australian political scientist and academic 1950 – Benjamin Stora , Algerian-French historian and author 1950 – Paul Watson , Canadian activist, founded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society 1952 – Carol Shea-Porter , American social worker, academic, and politician1954 – Dan Butler , American actor, director, and screenwriter1956 – Steven Bauer , Cuban-American actor and producer1957 – Dagfinn Høybråten , Norwegian political scientist and politician, Norwegian Minister of Health 1958 – Andrew George , English politician1958 – Vladimir Parfenovich , Belarusian canoe racer and politician 1958 – George Saunders , American short story writer and essayist 1959 – Kelefa Diallo , Guinean general (d. 2013)1960 – Peter Blakeley , Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist1960 – Razzle , English rock drummer (d. 1984) 1960 – Rick Savage , English singer-songwriter and bass player 1962 – John Dyegh , Nigerian businessman and politician1963 – Brendan Coyle , English actor1963 – Ann Patchett , American author 1963 – Rich Sutter , Canadian ice hockey player and scout 1963 – Ron Sutter , Canadian ice hockey player and coach 1965 – Shane Flanagan , Australian rugby league player and coach1966 – Philippe Etchebest , French chef and television host1966 – Jinsei Shinzaki , Japanese wrestler and promoter, co-founded Sendai Girls' Pro Wrestling 1967 – Mary Creagh , English scholar and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Transport 1968 – David Batty , English footballer1968 – Darryl Kile , American baseball player (d. 2002) 1968 – Lucy Liu , American actress and producer 1968 – Nate Mendel , American singer-songwriter and bass player 1968 – Rena Sofer , American actress 1969 – Yang Hyun-suk , South Korean singer-songwriter and producer1969 – Pavel Loskutov , Estonian runner 1969 – Ulrika Bergquist , Swedish journalist 1969 – Tanya Plibersek , Australian journalist and politician, 45th Australian Minister of Health 1969 – Chris Kiwomya , English footballer 1970 – Maksim Tarasov , Russian pole vaulter1970 – Treach , American rapper and actor 1971 – Wilson Jermaine Heredia , American actor and singer1971 – Rachel McQuillan , Australian tennis player 1971 – Jüri Reinvere , Estonian-German composer and poet 1971 – Francesco Toldo , Italian footballer 1971 – Mine Yoshizaki , Japanese illustrator 1972 – Sergejs Žoltoks , Latvian ice hockey player (d. 2004)1973 – Graham Kavanagh , Irish footballer and manager1973 – Lee Steele , English footballer 1973 – Monica Seles , Serbian-American tennis player 1973 – Jan Ullrich , German cyclist 1975 – Mark Kotsay , American baseball player1976 – Eddy Garabito , Dominican baseball player1976 – Masafumi Gotoh , Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer 1977 – Siyabonga Nomvethe , South African footballer1978 – Jarron Collins , American basketball player and coach1978 – Jason Collins , American basketball player 1978 – Nelly Furtado , Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress 1978 – Luigi Malafronte , Italian footballer 1978 – Peter Moylan , Australian baseball player 1978 – Maëlle Ricker , Canadian snowboarder 1978 – David Rivas , Spanish footballer 1978 – Andrew Ryan , Australian rugby league player and sportscaster 1978 – Christopher Wolstenholme , English singer-songwriter and bass player 1979 – Yvonne Catterfeld , German singer-songwriter and actress1979 – Michael McIndoe , Scottish footballer 1979 – Abdul Razzaq , Pakistani cricketer 1980 – Adam Kreek , Canadian rower1980 – Darryn Randall , South African cricketer (d. 2013) 1981 – Maria Ferekidi , Greek canoe racer1981 – Eric Jungmann , American actor 1981 – Danijel Pranjić , Croatian footballer 1981 – Britney Spears , American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress 1982 – Christos Karipidis , Greek footballer1982 – Matt Ware , American football player 1983 – Chris Burke , Scottish footballer1983 – Daniela Ruah , Portuguese-American actress 1983 – Bibiana Candelas , Mexican volleyball player 1983 – Jaime Durán , Mexican footballer 1983 – Jana Kramer , American actress and singer 1983 – Aaron Rodgers , American football player 1984 – Péter Máté , Hungarian footballer1985 – Amaury Leveaux , French swimmer1985 – Dorell Wright , American basketball player 1986 – Edson Décimo Alves Araújo , Brazilian footballer (d. 2014)1986 – Veronika Kapshay , Ukrainian tennis player 1986 – Claudiu Keșerü , Romanian footballer 1986 – Adam le Fondre , English footballer 1986 – Song Ha-yoon , South Korean actress 1986 – Tal Wilkenfeld , Australian bass player and composer 1988 – Alfred Enoch , English actor1988 – Fuse ODG , English recording artist 1988 – Stephen McGinn , Scottish footballer 1989 – Etta Bond , English singer-songwriter1989 – Cassie Steele , Canadian singer-songwriter and actress 1989 – Matteo Darmian , Italian footballer 1990 – Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu , Ghanaian footballer1990 – Jamille Matt , Jamaican footballer 1990 – Gastón Ramírez , Uruguayan footballer 1990 – Fausto Rossi , Italian footballer 1990 – Hikaru Yaotome , Japanese idol, singer, model and actor 1991 – Chloé Dufour-Lapointe , Canadian skier1991 – Charlie Puth , American singer-songwriter and pianist 1992 – Gary Sánchez , Dominican baseball player1993 – Haruka Ishida , Japanese singer and actress1993 – Kostas Stafylidis , Greek footballer 1994 – Fumika Shimizu , Japanese actress and model1994 – Cauley Woodrow , English footballer 1994 – Tomokaze Yūta , Japanese sumo wrestler 1995 – Uladzislau Hancharou , Belarusian trampolinist1995 – Joe Stimson , Australian rugby league player 1995 – Inori Minase , Japanese actress, voice actress and singer 1998 – Juice Wrld , American rapper (d. 2019)537 – Pope Silverius 930 – Ma Yin , Chinese warlord, king of Chu (Ten Kingdoms) (b. 853)949 – Odo of Wetterau , German nobleman1022 – Elvira Menéndez , queen of Alfonso V of Castile (b. 996)1255 – Muhammad III of Alamut , Nizari Ismaili Imam[3] 1340 – Geoffrey le Scrope , Chief Justice of King Edward III of England1348 – Emperor Hanazono of Japan (b. 1297)1381 – John of Ruusbroec , Flemish priest and mystic (b. 1293)1455 – Isabel of Coimbra , queen of Portugal (b. 1432)1463 – Albert VI, Archduke of Austria (b. 1418)1469 – Piero di Cosimo de' Medici , Italian banker and politician (b. 1416)1510 – Muhammad Shaybani , Khan of Bukhara (b. 1451)1515 – Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba , Spanish general (b. 1453)1547 – Hernán Cortés , Spanish general and explorer (b. 1485)1594 – Gerardus Mercator , Flemish mathematician, cartographer, and philosopher (b. 1512)1615 – Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon , French general (b. 1541)1665 – Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet , French author (b. 1588)1694 – Pierre Puget , French painter, sculptor, and architect (b. 1622)1719 – Pasquier Quesnel , French theologian and author (b. 1634)1723 – Philippe II, Duke of Orléans (b. 1674)1726 – Samuel Penhallow , English-American historian and author (b. 1665)1747 – Vincent Bourne , English poet and scholar (b. 1695)1748 – Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset , English politician, Lord President of the Council (b. 1662)1774 – Johann Friedrich Agricola , German organist and composer (b. 1720)1814 – Marquis de Sade , French philosopher, author, and politician (b. 1740)1844 – Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko , Polish general and politician (b. 1768)1849 – Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen (b. 1792)1859 – John Brown , American abolitionist (b. 1800)1881 – Jenny von Westphalen , German author (b. 1814)1885 – Allen Wright , Principal chief of the Choctaw Nation (1866-1870); proposed the name "Oklahoma", from Choctaw words okra and umma , meaning "Territory of the Red People." (b. 1826)1888 – Namık Kemal , Turkish journalist, poet, and playwright (b. 1840)1892 – Jay Gould , American businessman and financier (b. 1836)1899 – Gregorio del Pilar , Filipino general and politician, 1st Governor of Bulacan (b. 1875)1918 – Edmond Rostand , French poet and playwright (b. 1868)1924 – Kazimieras Būga , Lithuanian linguist and philologist (b. 1879)1927 – Paul Heinrich von Groth , German scientist who systematically classified minerals and founded the journal Zeitschrift für Krystallographie und Mineralogie 1931 – Vincent d'Indy , French composer and educator (b. 1851)1936 – John Ringling , American businessman, co-founded Ringling Brothers Circus (b. 1866)1943 – Nordahl Grieg , Norwegian journalist and author (b. 1902)1944 – Josef Lhévinne , Russian pianist and educator (b. 1874)1944 – Filippo Tommaso Marinetti , Egyptian-Italian poet and composer (b. 1876) 1944 – Eiji Sawamura , Japanese baseball player and soldier (b. 1917) 1950 – Dinu Lipatti , Romanian pianist and composer (b. 1917)1953 – Reginald Baker , Australian rugby player (b. 1884)1953 – Trần Trọng Kim , Vietnamese historian, scholar, and politician, Prime Minister of Vietnam (b. 1883) 1957 – Harrison Ford , American actor (b. 1884)1957 – Manfred Sakel , Ukrainian-American neurophysiologist and psychiatrist (b. 1902) 1966 – L. E. J. Brouwer , Dutch mathematician and philosopher (b. 1881)1966 – Giles Cooper , Irish author, playwright, and screenwriter (b. 1918) 1969 – José María Arguedas , Peruvian anthropologist, author, and poet (b. 1911)1969 – Kliment Voroshilov , Ukrainian-Russian marshal and politician, 3rd Head of State of The Soviet Union (b. 1881) 1974 – Max Weber , Swiss lawyer and politician (b. 1897)1976 – Danny Murtaugh , American baseball player and manager (b. 1917)1980 – Chaudhry Muhammad Ali , Indian-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Pakistan (b. 1905)1980 – Romain Gary , Lithuanian-French author, director, and screenwriter (b. 1914) 1981 – Wallace Harrison , American architect, co-founded Harrison & Abramovitz (b. 1895)1982 – Marty Feldman , English actor and comedian (b. 1933)1982 – Giovanni Ferrari , Italian footballer and manager (b. 1907) 1983 – Fifi D'Orsay , Canadian-American actress and singer (b. 1904)1985 – Philip Larkin , English poet, author, and librarian (b. 1922)1986 – Desi Arnaz , Cuban-American actor, singer, businessman, and television producer (b. 1917)1986 – John Curtis Gowan , American psychologist and academic (b. 1912) 1987 – Luis Federico Leloir , French-Argentinian physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1906)1987 – Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich , Belarusian physicist, astronomer, and cosmologist (b. 1914) 1988 – Karl-Heinz Bürger , German colonel (b. 1904)1988 – Tata Giacobetti , Italian singer-songwriter (b. 1922) 1990 – Aaron Copland , American composer and conductor (b. 1900)1990 – Robert Cummings , American actor, director, and producer (b. 1908) 1993 – Pablo Escobar , Colombian drug lord (b. 1949)1995 – Robertson Davies , Canadian author, playwright, and critic (b. 1913)1995 – Roxie Roker , American actress (b. 1929) 1995 – Mária Telkes , Hungarian–American biophysicist and chemist (b. 1900) 1997 – Shirley Crabtree , English wrestler (b. 1930)1997 – Michael Hedges , American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1953) 1999 – Charlie Byrd , American guitarist (b. 1925)2000 – Gail Fisher , American actress (b. 1935)2002 – Ivan Illich , Austrian priest and philosopher (b. 1926)2002 – Arno Peters , German cartographer and historian (b. 1916) 2003 – Alan Davidson , British soldier, historian, and author (b. 1924)2004 – Alicia Markova , English ballerina and choreographer (b. 1910)2004 – Mona Van Duyn , American poet and academic (b. 1921) 2005 – William P. Lawrence , American admiral and pilot (b. 1930)2005 – Van Tuong Nguyen , Australian convicted drug trafficker (b. 1980) 2006 – Mariska Veres , Dutch singer (b. 1947)2007 – Jennifer Alexander , Canadian-American ballerina and actress (b. 1972)2007 – Elizabeth Hardwick , American literary critic, novelist, and short story writer (b. 1916) 2008 – Odetta , American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (b. 1930)2008 – Henry Molaison , American memory disorder patient (b. 1926) 2008 – Edward Samuel Rogers , Canadian lawyer and businessman (b. 1933) 2008 – Renato de Grandis , Italian composer, musicologist, and writer (b. 1927) 2009 – Foge Fazio , American football player and coach (b. 1938)2009 – Eric Woolfson , Scottish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (b. 1945) 2012 – Tom Hendry , Canadian playwright, co-founded the Manitoba Theatre Centre (b. 1929)2012 – Ehsan Naraghi , Iranian sociologist and author (b. 1926) 2013 – William Allain , American soldier and politician, 58th Governor of Mississippi (b. 1928)2013 – Jean-Claude Beton , Algerian-French engineer and businessman, founded Orangina (b. 1925) 2013 – Marcelo Déda , Brazilian lawyer and politician (b. 1960) 2013 – Junior Murvin , Jamaican singer-songwriter (b. 1946) 2014 – A. R. Antulay , Indian lawyer and politician, 8th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (b. 1929)2014 – Jean Béliveau , Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1931) 2014 – Josie Cichockyj , English basketball player and coach (b. 1964) 2014 – Bobby Keys , American saxophonist (b. 1943) 2014 – Don Laws , American figure skater and coach (b. 1929) 2015 – Sandy Berger , American lawyer and politician, 19th United States National Security Advisor (b. 1945)2015 – Will McMillan , American actor, director, and producer (b. 1944) 2015 – George T. Sakato , American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1921) Holidays and observances [ edit ] References [ edit ] External links [ edit ] Wikimedia Commons has media related to December 2
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