Famous people born on December 2 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is December 2, you share it with Georges Seurat, Lucy Liu, Britney Spears — and you were born under Sagittarius, the sign of the adventurous, optimistic, and always planning the next trip.
Birthday basics for December 2
Sagittarius ♐
Zodiac sign
Turquoise
Birthstone
Narcissus
Birth flower
336th
Day of the year
December 2 is the 336th day of the year (337th in leap years), with 29 days still to come.
Famous people born on December 2
Georges Seurat — French painter who pioneered pointillism (born 1859).
Maria Callas (b. 1923) — American-born Greek soprano regarded as one of opera's greatest voices.
Monica Seles (b. 1973) — nine-time Grand Slam tennis champion.
Aaron Rodgers (b. 1983) — NFL quarterback and four-time league MVP.
December 2 in history
1804 — Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself Emperor of the French at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
1942 — A team led by Enrico Fermi achieved the world's first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction in Chicago.
1982 — Barney Clark became the first person to receive a permanent artificial heart.
1823 — President James Monroe outlined the Monroe Doctrine in his annual message to Congress.
1988 — Benazir Bhutto was sworn in as prime minister of Pakistan, the first woman to lead a modern Muslim-majority nation.
1993 — Space Shuttle Endeavour launched on the daring mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.
December 2 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is December 2?
Anyone born on December 2 is a Sagittarius — adventurous, optimistic, and always planning the next trip.
What is the birthstone for December 2?
The birthstone for a December 2 birthday is Turquoise, and the birth flower is the Narcissus.
Who is the most famous person born on December 2?
Georges Seurat is among the best known — French painter who pioneered pointillism (born 1859).
What happened on December 2?
In 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself Emperor of the French at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
What day of the year is December 2?
December 2 is the 336th day of the year (337th in leap years), with 29 days still to come.
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