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{{pp-move}} {{pp-pc}} {{calendar}} {{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1244]] – [[Pope Innocent IV]] arrives at [[Lyon]] for the [[First Council of Lyon]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=of Puylaurens |first1=William |last2=C |first2=William William |last3=Laurentii |first3=Guilelmus de Podio |title=The Chronicle of William of Puylaurens: The Albigensian Crusade and Its Aftermath |year=2003 |publisher=Boydell Press |isbn=978-0-85115-925-6 |page=109 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mIQTe2VaZQsC&pg=PA109 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1409]] – The [[University of Leipzig]] opens.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Dhondt |first1=Pieter |title=University Jubilees and University History Writing: A Challenging Relationship |date=28 October 2014 |publisher=BRILL |isbn=978-90-04-26507-3 |page=163 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xYEcBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA163 |language=en}}</ref> ===1601–1900=== *[[1697]] – [[St Paul's Cathedral]], rebuilt to the design of Sir [[Christopher Wren]] following the [[Great Fire of London]], is consecrated.<ref>{{cite book|author=J. S. Bromley|title=The New Cambridge Modern History: Volume 6, The Rise of Great Britain and Russia, 1688-1715/25|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OOgzAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA262|date=2 July 1970|publisher=CUP Archive|isbn=978-0-521-07524-4|pages=262}}</ref> *[[1763]] – Dedication of the [[Touro Synagogue]], in [[Newport, Rhode Island]], the first synagogue in what will become the United States.<ref>{{cite book|title=Touro Synagogue of Congregation Jeshuat Israel, Newport, Rhode Island: Founded 1658, Dedicated 1763, Designated as a National Historic Site, 1946|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HvY7AAAAMAAJ|year=1948|publisher=Society of Friends of Touro Synagogue National Historic Shrine|page=7}}</ref> *[[1766]] – Swedish parliament approves the [[Swedish Freedom of the Press Act]] and implements it as a ground law, thus being first in the world with freedom of speech. *[[1804]] – At [[Notre Dame Cathedral]] in Paris, [[Napoleon|Napoleon Bonaparte]] [[Coronation of Napoleon|crowns]] himself [[Emperor of the French]].<ref>{{cite book|author=[[Vincent Cronin]]|title=[[Napoleon Bonaparte: An Intimate Biography|Napoleon]]|year=1971 |page=250}}</ref> *[[1805]] – [[War of the Third Coalition]]: [[Battle of Austerlitz]]: French troops under [[Napoleon]] decisively defeat a joint [[Russian Empire|Russo]]-[[Austrian Empire|Austria]]n force.<ref>{{cite book|author=Frederick C. Schneid|title=Napoleon's conquest of Europe: the War of the Third Coalition|year=2005|publisher=Greenwood Press|page=137}}</ref> *[[1823]] – [[Monroe Doctrine]]: In a [[State of the Union address|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|Manifest Destiny]]: In a [[State of the Union address|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 of Austria|Franz Joseph I]] becomes [[Emperor of Austria]]. *[[1851]] – French President [[Napoleon III|Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte]] overthrows the [[French Second Republic|Second Republic]]. *[[1852]] – Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte becomes Emperor of the French as [[Napoleon III]]. *[[1859]] – [[Origins of the American Civil War]]: Militant [[Abolitionism in the United States|abolitionist]] leader [[John Brown (abolitionist)|John Brown]] is hanged for his [[John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry|October raid]] on [[Harpers Ferry, Virginia]] (now West Virginia).<ref>{{cite book |last1=Schraff |first1=Anne E. |title=John Brown: "We Came to Free the Slaves" |date=2010 |publisher=Enslow Publishers |isbn=9780766033559 |pages=103–107 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g9vccT4QhlIC&q=john%20brown%20executed&pg=PA103 |access-date=20 May 2021}}</ref> *[[1865]] – [[Alabama]] ratifies the [[13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution]], followed by North Carolina, then Georgia; U.S. slaves were legally free within two weeks. *[[1867]] – 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]], known as the "Filipino Thermopylae", is fought. ===1901–present=== *[[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 (Russia–Central Powers)|Treaty of Brest-Litovsk]] begin. *[[1927]] – Following 19 years of [[Ford Model T]] production, the [[Ford Motor Company]] unveils the [[Ford Model A (1927–1931)|Ford Model A]] as its new automobile. *[[1930]] – [[Great Depression]]: In a [[State of the Union address|State of the Union message]], U.S. President [[Herbert Hoover]] proposes a $150 million 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 [[Chicago Pile-1|first artificial self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction]]. *[[1943]] – World War II: A [[Air raid on Bari|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 [[mustard gas]]. *[[1947]] – [[Jerusalem Riots of 1947]]: Arabs riot 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]]: The [[Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River]] ends with a decisive Chinese victory and [[United Nations Command|UN forces]] are completely expelled from [[North Korea]]. *[[1954]] – [[McCarthyism|Cold War]]: The [[United States Senate]] [[Joseph McCarthy#Censure and the Watkins Committee|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 (yacht)|''Granma'']] reaches the shores of [[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 the [[Kashmir conflict]] is adopted. *[[1961]] – In a nationally broadcast speech, [[Cuba]]n leader [[Fidel Castro]] declares that he is a [[Marxism–Leninism|Marxist–Leninist]] and that Cuba will 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. *[[1968]] – [[Wien Consolidated Airlines Flight 55]] crashes into [[Pedro Bay, Alaska]], killing all 39 people on board.<ref name="asn">{{ASN accident|id=19681202-0|type=Accident|accessdate=September 2, 2009}}</ref> *[[1970]] – The [[United States Environmental Protection Agency]] begins operations. *[[1971]] – [[Emirate of Abu Dhabi|Abu Dhabi]], [[Ajman]], [[Fujairah]], [[Emirate of Sharjah|Sharjah]], [[Dubai]], and [[Umm al-Quwain]] form the [[United Arab Emirates]]. *[[1972]] – [[Gough Whitlam]] is elected the 21st [[Prime Minister of Australia]] in the [[1972 Australian federal election]], defeating [[William McMahon]] and leading the [[Australian Labor Party]] back into office after 23 years in Opposition.<ref name="National Museum of Australia">{{cite web |date=6 December 2024 |title=Whitlam election |url=https://www.nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/whitlam-election |publisher=NMA}}</ref> *[[1975]] – [[Laotian Civil War]]: The [[Pathet Lao]] seizes the [[Laos|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]]. *[[1977]] – A [[Tupolev Tu-154]] [[1977 Libyan Arab Airlines Tu-154 crash|crashes]] near [[Benghazi]], Libya, killing 59.<ref name="ASN">{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |date= |title=Aviation Safety Network LZ-BTN accident description |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19771202-0 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050408123450/http://aviation-safety.net:80/database/record.php?id=19771202-0 |archive-date=8 April 2005 |access-date=23 July 2010 |website=Aviation Safety Network |publisher=[[Flight Safety Foundation]]}}</ref> *[[1980]] – [[Salvadoran Civil War]]: [[1980 murders of U.S. missionaries in El Salvador|Four American missionaries]] are raped and murdered by a death squad. *[[1982]] – At the [[University of Utah]], [[Barney Clark (patient)|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 a Muslim-majority state. *1988 – [[Space Shuttle Atlantis|Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'']] is launched on [[STS-27]], a classified mission for the [[United States Department of Defense]].<ref name="AmericaSpace 2012-01-30">{{cite news |last=Evans |first=Ben |date=January 30, 2012 |title=Into the Black: NASA's Secret Shuttle Missions – Part Two |url=https://www.americaspace.com/2012/01/30/into-the-black-nasas-secret-shuttle-missions-part-two/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210106083802/https://www.americaspace.com/2012/01/30/into-the-black-nasas-secret-shuttle-missions-part-two/ |archive-date=January 6, 2021 |work=AmericaSpace}}</ref> *[[1989]] – The [[Peace Agreement of Hat Yai (1989)|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 (1968–1989)|communist insurgency in Malaysia]]. *[[1990]] – [[Space Shuttle Columbia|Space Shuttle ''Columbia'']] is launched on [[STS-35]], carrying the ASTRO-1 [[spacelab]] observatory.<ref>{{cite news |date=December 2, 1990 |title=Columbia Makes Successful Night Launch |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/27544293/statesman_journal/ |newspaper=Statesman Journal |location=Salem, Oregon |page=3 |via=Newspapers.com |agency=Gannett News Service}}</ref> *[[1991]] – Canada and Poland become the first nations to recognize the independence of [[Ukraine]] from the [[Soviet Union]]. *[[1992]] – [[Space Shuttle Discovery|Space Shuttle ''Discovery'']] is launched on [[STS-53]] for the United States Department of Defense.<ref name="STS53KSC">{{cite web |date=June 29, 2001 |title=STS-53 (52) |url=https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-53/mission-sts-53.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210318083302/https://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-53/mission-sts-53.html |archive-date=March 18, 2021 |access-date=February 11, 2022 |publisher=NASA}} {{PD-notice}}</ref> *[[1993]] – [[Colombia]]n [[drug lord]] [[Pablo Escobar]] is shot and killed by police in [[Medellín]]. * 1993 – [[Space Shuttle program]]: [[STS-61]]: [[NASA]] launches the [[Space Shuttle Endeavour|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]] [[Enron scandal#Bankruptcy|files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy]]. *[[2015]] – [[2015 San Bernardino attack|San Bernardino attack]]: [[Sayyid|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 [[2016 Oakland warehouse fire|a fire]] at a converted [[Oakland, California]], warehouse serving as an [[artist collective]]. *[[2020]] – [[Cannabis (drug)|Cannabis]] is [[Removal of cannabis and cannabis resin from Schedule IV of the Single Convention on narcotic drugs, 1961|removed from the list of most dangerous drugs]] of the [[Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs|international drug control treaty]] by the [[United Nations|UN]] [[United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs|Commission on Narcotic Drugs]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://undocs.org/en/E/2020/28/Add.1|title=Commission on Narcotic Drugs Report on the reconvened sixty-third session (2–4 December 2020) – Economic and Social Council Official Records, 2020 Supplement No. 8A [E/CN.7/2020/15/Add.1]|publisher=[[United Nations]]|year=2020|location=New-York|pages=5|chapter=Decision 63/17: Deletion of cannabis and cannabis resin from Schedule IV of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 as amended by the 1972 Protocol}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=22 January 2021|title=The International Drug Control Conventions Schedules of the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs of 1961 as amended by the 1972 Protocol, as at 22 January 2021 [ST/CND/1/Add.1/Rev.7]|url=https://undocs.org/en/ST/CND/1/Add.1/Rev.7|url-status=live|website=[[United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309204653/https://undocs.org/en/ST/CND/1/Add.1/Rev.7 |archive-date=2021-03-09 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-12-02|title=UN commission reclassifies cannabis, yet still considered harmful|url=https://news.un.org/en/story/2020/12/1079132|access-date=2021-05-26|website=UN News|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Kwai|first=Isabella|date=2020-12-02|title=U.N. Reclassifies Cannabis as a Less Dangerous Drug|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/02/world/europe/cannabis-united-nations-drug-policy.html|access-date=2021-05-26|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> ==Births== ===Pre-1600=== * [[503]] – [[Emperor Jianwen of Liang]], emperor of the Chinese [[Liang dynasty]] (died 551) *[[1501]] – [[Queen Munjeong]], Korean queen (died 1565) *[[1578]] – [[Agostino Agazzari]], Italian composer and theorist (died 1641) *[[1599]] – [[Thomas Bruce, 1st Earl of Elgin]], Scottish nobleman (died 1663) ===1601–1900=== *[[1629]] – [[Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg]], Catholic cardinal (died 1704) *[[1694]] – [[William Shirley]], English-American lawyer and politician, [[List of colonial governors of Massachusetts|Governor of the province of Massachusetts Bay]] (died 1771) *[[1703]] – [[Ferdinand Konščak]], Croatian missionary and explorer (died 1759) *[[1738]] – [[Richard Montgomery]], Irish-American general (died 1775) *[[1754]] – [[William Cooper (judge)|William Cooper]], American judge and politician, founded [[Cooperstown, New York]] (died 1809) *[[1759]] – [[James Edward Smith (botanist)|James Edward Smith]], English botanist and mycologist, founded the [[Linnean Society]] (died 1828) *[[1760]] – [[John Breckinridge (U.S. Attorney General)|John Breckinridge]], American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 5th [[United States Attorney General]] (died 1806) * 1760 – [[Joseph Graetz]], German organist, composer, and educator (died 1826) *[[1798]] – [[António Luís de Seabra, 1st Viscount of Seabra]], Portuguese magistrate and politician (died 1895) *[[1810]] – [[Henry Yesler]], American businessman and politician, 7th [[Mayor of Seattle]] (died 1892) *[[1811]] – [[Jean-Charles Chapais]], Canadian farmer and politician, 1st [[Minister of Agriculture (Canada)|Canadian Minister of Agriculture]] (died 1885) *[[1817]] – [[Heinrich von Sybel]], German historian, academic, and politician (died 1895) *[[1825]] – [[Pedro II of Brazil]] (died 1891) *[[1827]] – [[William Burges]], English architect and designer (died 1881)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Crook|first=J. Mordaunt|url=http://archive.org/details/williamburgeshig0085croo|title=William Burges and the High Victorian Dream|date=1981|publisher=Chicago|others=University of Chicago Press|isbn=9780226121178|pages=38|via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> *[[1846]] – [[Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau]], French lawyer and politician, 68th [[Prime Minister of France]] (died 1904) *[[1847]] – [[Deacon White]], American baseball player and manager (died 1939) *[[1859]] – [[Kateryna Melnyk-Antonovych]], Ukrainian historian and archaeologist (died 1942)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Сьомочкіна-Рижко |first=О. М. |title=Антонович-Мельник Катерина Миколаївна |url=https://esu.com.ua/article-43012 |access-date=2024-11-08 |website=Енциклопедія Сучасної України |language=uk}}</ref> *[[1859]] – [[Georges Seurat]], French painter (died 1891) *[[1860]] – [[Charles Studd]], England cricketer and missionary (died 1931) *[[1863]] – [[Charles Edward Ringling]], American businessman, co-founded the [[Ringling Brothers Circus]] (died 1926) *[[1866]] – [[Harry Burleigh]], American singer-songwriter (died 1949) *[[1876]] – [[Yusuf Akçura]], Tatar-Turkish activist and ideologue of Turanism (died 1935) *[[1877]] – [[Cahir Healy]], Northern Irish [[Partitionism|Anti Partitionist]], writer and politician (died 1970)<ref>{{cite report |author-link= |author= |date=November 2007 |title=Cahir Healy Papers |url=https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/sites/default/files/publications/healy-cahir-d2991.pdf |publisher=Public Records Office of Northern Ireland |page=3 |docket= |access-date=26 January 2023 |quote=}}</ref> *[[1884]] – [[Erima Harvey Northcroft]], New Zealand soldier, lawyer, and judge (died 1953) * 1884 – [[Yahya Kemal Beyatlı]], Turkish poet and author (died 1958) *[[1885]] – [[George Minot]], American physician and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1950) *[[1891]] – [[Otto Dix]], German painter and illustrator (died 1969) * 1891 – [[Charles H. Wesley]], American historian and author (died 1987) *[[1894]] – [[Warren William]], American actor (died 1948) *[[1895]] – [[Harriet Cohen]], English pianist (died 1967) *[[1897]] – [[Ivan Bagramyan]], Russian general (died 1982) * 1897 – [[Rewi Alley]], New Zealand writer and political activist (died 1987)<ref>{{cite web |title=Alley, Rewi |url=https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/4a10/alley-rewi |website=teara.govt.nz |publisher=New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage |access-date=26 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1898]] – [[Indra Lal Roy]], Indian lieutenant and first Indian fighter aircraft pilot (died 1918) *[[1899]] – [[John Barbirolli]], English cellist and conductor (died 1970) * 1899 – [[John Cobb (racing driver)|John Cobb]], English race car driver and pilot (died 1952) * 1899 – [[Ray Morehart]], American baseball player (died 1989) *[[1900]] – [[Elisa Godínez Gómez de Batista]], former First Lady of Cuba (died 1993) * 1900 – [[Herta Hammerbacher]], German landscape architect and professor (died 1985) ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[Raimundo Orsi]], Argentinian-Italian footballer (died 1986) *[[1906]] – [[Peter Carl Goldmark]], Hungarian-American engineer (died 1977) *[[1909]] – [[Arvo Askola]], Finnish runner (died 1975) * 1909 – [[Walenty Kłyszejko]], Estonian–Polish basketball player and coach (died 1987) * 1909 – [[Joseph P. Lash]], American activist and author (died 1987) *[[1910]] – [[Russell Lynes]], American photographer, historian, and author (died 1991) * 1910 – [[Taisto Mäki]], Finnish runner (died 1979) *[[1912]] – [[George Emmett]], English cricketer and coach (died 1976) *[[1913]] – [[Marc Platt (dancer)|Marc Platt]], American actor, singer, and dancer (died 2014) *[[1914]] – [[Bill Erwin]], American actor (died 2010) * 1914 – [[Adolph Green]], American playwright and composer (died 2002) *[[1915]] – [[Takahito, Prince Mikasa]] of Japan (died 2016) *[[1916]] – [[Howard Finster]], American minister and painter (died 2001) *[[1917]] – [[Sylvia Syms (singer)|Sylvia Syms]], American singer (died 1992) *[[1921]] – [[Carlo Furno]], Italian cardinal (died 2015) *[[1922]] – [[Iakovos Kambanelis]], Greek author, poet, and screenwriter (died 2011) *[[1923]] – [[Maria Callas]], American-Greek soprano and actress (died 1977)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Dec. 2: Britney Spears, Charlie Puth |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/12/02/Famous-birthdays-for-Dec-2-Britney-Spears-Charlie-Puth/5201669941940/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=30 November 2023 |date=2 December 2022}}</ref> *[[1924]] – [[Jonathan Frid]], Canadian actor (died 2012) * 1924 – [[Alexander Haig]], American general and politician, 59th [[United States Secretary of State]] (died 2010)<ref name="UPI" /> * 1924 – [[Else Marie Pade]], Danish composer (died 2016) * 1924 – [[Vilgot Sjöman]], Swedish actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2006) *[[1925]] – [[Julie Harris (actress)|Julie Harris]], American actress (died 2013) *[[1927]] – [[Ralph Beard]], American basketball player (died 2007)<ref>{{cite web |title=Ralph Beard |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/76131/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=30 November 2023}}</ref> *[[1928]] – [[Guy Bourdin]], French photographer (died 1991) *[[1929]] – [[Dan Jenkins]], American journalist and author (died 2019) * 1929 – [[Leon Litwack]], American historian and author (died 2021) *[[1930]] – [[Gary Becker]], American economist and academic, [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 2014) * 1930 – [[David Piper (racing driver)|David Piper]], English race car driver *[[1931]] – [[Nigel Calder]], English journalist, author, and screenwriter (died 2014) * 1931 – [[Masaaki Hatsumi]], Japanese martial artist and educator, founded [[Bujinkan]] * 1931 – [[Wynton Kelly]], American pianist and composer (died 1971) * 1931 – [[Edwin Meese]], American lawyer, 75th [[United States Attorney General]]<ref name="UPI" /> * 1931 – [[Gareth Wigan]], British film studio executive (died 2010) *[[1933]] – [[Peter Harding (RAF officer, born 1933)|Peter Robin Harding]], English marshal and pilot (died 2021) * 1933 – [[Mike Larrabee]], American sprinter and educator (died 2003) *[[1934]] – [[Tarcisio Bertone]], Italian cardinal *[[1935]] – [[David Hackett Fischer]], American historian, author, and academic *[[1937]] – [[Manohar Joshi]], Indian lawyer and politician, 15th [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]] (died 2024) *[[1939]] – [[Yael Dayan]], Israeli journalist, author, and politician * 1939 – [[Francis Fox]], Canadian lawyer and politician, 48th [[Secretary of State for Canada]] * 1939 – [[Harry Reid]], American lawyer and politician, 25th [[Lieutenant Governor of Nevada]] (died 2021) <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2021/12/28/harry-reid-nevada-senate-leader-obit-033261|title=Harry Reid, former Senate leader, dead at 82|publisher=Politico|last=Cohen|first=David|date=December 28, 2021|accessdate=December 28, 2021}}</ref> *[[1940]] – [[Willie Brown (American football)|Willie Brown]], American football player, coach, and manager (died 2019) *[[1941]] – [[Mike England]], Welsh footballer and manager * 1941 – [[Tom McGuinness (musician)|Tom McGuinness]], English guitarist, songwriter, author, and producer *[[1942]] – [[Anna G. Jónasdóttir]], Icelandic political scientist and academic *[[1943]] – [[Wayne Allard]], American veterinarian and politician *[[1944]] – [[Cathy Lee Crosby]], American actress and tennis player<ref name="AP" /> * 1944 – [[Ibrahim Rugova]], Kosovan journalist and politician, 1st [[President of Kosovo]] (died 2006) * 1944 – [[Dionysis Savvopoulos]], Greek singer-songwriter * 1944 – [[Botho Strauß]], German author and playwright *[[1945]] – [[Penelope Spheeris]], American director, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP" /> * 1945 – [[Alan Thomson (cricketer)|Alan Thomson]], Australian cricketer (died 2022) *[[1946]] – [[John Banks (New Zealand politician)|John Banks]], New Zealand businessman and politician, 38th [[Mayor of Auckland City]] * 1946 – [[David Macaulay]], English-American author and illustrator * 1946 – [[Gianni Versace]], Italian fashion designer, founded [[Versace]] (died 1997)<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1947]] – [[Isaac Bitton]], Moroccan-French drummer and songwriter * 1947 – [[Tommy Jenkins]], English footballer and manager * 1947 – [[Ivan Atanassov Petrov]], Bulgarian neurologist and author *[[1948]] – [[Elizabeth Berg (author)|Elizabeth Berg]], American nurse and author * 1948 – [[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 guitarist<ref name="AP" /> * 1950 – [[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 politician * 1952 – [[Keith Szarabajka]], American actor<ref name="AP" /> *[[1954]] – [[Dan Butler]], American actor, director, and screenwriter<ref name="AP" /> *[[1956]] – [[Steven Bauer]], Cuban-American actor and producer<ref name="AP" /> *[[1957]] – [[Dagfinn Høybråten]], Norwegian political scientist and politician, [[Minister of Health and Care Services|Norwegian Minister of Health]] *[[1958]] – [[Randy Gardner (figure skater)|Randy Gardner]], American figure skater<ref name="UPI" /> * 1958 – [[Andrew George (politician)|Andrew George]], English politician * 1958 – [[Vladimir Parfenovich]], Belarusian canoe racer and politician * 1958 – [[George Saunders]], American short story writer and essayist *[[1959]] – [[Kelefa Diallo]], Guinean general (died 2013) *[[1960]] – [[Peter Blakeley]], Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1960 – [[Deb Haaland]], American politician, 54th [[United States Secretary of the Interior]]<ref name="UPI" /> * 1960 – [[Razzle (musician)|Razzle]], English rock drummer (died 1984) * 1960 – [[Rick Savage]], English singer-songwriter and bass player<ref name="AP" /> * 1960 – [[Silk Smitha]], Indian film actress<ref>{{cite web |title=Silk Smitha's bold interview |url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/silk-smithas-bold-interview-4813-1.html|website=filmfare.com/ |access-date=2 December 2013 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1962]] – [[John Dyegh]], Nigerian businessman and politician *[[1963]] – [[Brendan Coyle]], English actor<ref name="AP" /> * 1963 – [[Ann Patchett]], American author<ref name="UPI" /> * 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 coach *[[1966]] – [[Philippe Etchebest]], French chef and television host * 1966 – [[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 footballer * 1968 – [[Jiří Dopita]], Czech ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jiri Dopita |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/jiri-dopita-8459069 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=30 November 2023}}</ref> * 1968 – [[Darryl Kile]], American baseball player (died 2002) * 1968 – [[Lucy Liu]], American actress and producer<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for December 2, 2022 includes celebrities Britney Spears, Lucy Liu |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/12/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-december-2-2022-includes-celebrities-britney-spears-lucy-liu.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=30 November 2023 |date=2 December 2022}}</ref> * 1968 – [[Nate Mendel]], American singer-songwriter and bass player<ref name="AP" /> * 1968 – [[Rena Sofer]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> *[[1969]] – [[Ulrika Bergquist]], Swedish journalist * 1969 – [[Chris Kiwomya]], English footballer * 1969 – [[Pavel Loskutov]], Estonian runner * 1969 – [[Tanya Plibersek]], Australian journalist and politician, 45th [[Minister for Health (Australia)|Australian Minister of Health]] *[[1970]] – [[Joe Lo Truglio]], American actor and comedian<ref name="AP" /> * 1970 – [[Maksim Tarasov]], Russian pole vaulter * 1970 – [[Treach]], American rapper and actor<ref name="AP" /> *[[1971]] – [[Wilson Jermaine Heredia]], American actor and singer * 1971 – [[Rachel McQuillan]], Australian tennis player * 1971 – [[Jüri Reinvere]], Estonian-German composer and poet * 1971 – [[Francesco Toldo]], Italian footballer * 1971 – [[Mine Yoshizaki]], Japanese illustrator *[[1972]] – [[Alan Henderson]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Alan Henderson |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/673/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=30 November 2023}}</ref> * 1972 – [[Sergei Zholtok]], Latvian ice hockey player (died 2004) *[[1973]] – [[Graham Kavanagh]], Irish footballer and manager * 1973 – [[Monica Seles]], Serbian-American tennis player<ref name="AP" /> * 1973 – [[Lee Steele]], English footballer * 1973 – [[Jan Ullrich]], German cyclist *[[1975]] – [[Mark Kotsay]], American baseball player and manager * 1976 – [[Masafumi Gotoh]], Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer *[[1977]] – [[Siyabonga Nomvethe]], South African footballer *[[1978]] – [[Jarron Collins]], American basketball player and coach * 1978 – [[Jason Collins]], American basketball player * 1978 – [[Nelly Furtado]], Canadian singer-songwriter, producer, and actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1978 – [[Luigi Malafronte]], Italian footballer * 1978 – [[Peter Moylan]], Australian baseball player * 1978 – [[Maëlle Ricker]], Canadian snowboarder * 1978 – [[David Rivas]], Spanish footballer * 1978 – [[Andrew Ryan (rugby league)|Andrew Ryan]], Australian rugby league player and sportscaster * 1978 – [[Christopher Wolstenholme]], English singer-songwriter and bass player *[[1979]] – [[Yvonne Catterfeld]], German singer-songwriter and actress * 1979 – [[Michael McIndoe]], Scottish footballer * 1979 – [[Abdul Razzaq (cricketer)|Abdul Razzaq]], Pakistani cricketer *[[1980]] – [[Adam Kreek]], Canadian rower * 1980 – [[Darryn Randall]], South African cricketer (died 2013) * 1980 – [[Joel Ward (ice hockey)|Joel Ward]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Joel Ward |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/joel-ward-8468208 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=30 November 2023}}</ref> *[[1981]] – [[Maria Ferekidi]], Greek canoe racer * 1981 – [[Eric Jungmann]], American actor * 1981 – [[Thomas Pöck]], Austrian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Thomas Pock |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/thomas-pock-8469919 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=30 November 2023}}</ref> * 1981 – [[Danijel Pranjić]], Croatian footballer * 1981 – [[Britney Spears]], American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress<ref name="AP" /> *[[1982]] – [[Christos Karipidis]], Greek footballer * 1982 – [[Matt Walsh (basketball)|Matt Walsh]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Matt Walsh |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/101190/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=30 November 2023}}</ref> *[[1983]] – [[Action Bronson]], American rapper, songwriter, chef, and television host<ref>{{cite web |last1=Steiner |first1=BJ |title=Happy Birthday, Action Bronson! |url=https://www.xxlmag.com/happy-birthday-action-bronson/ |publisher=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]] |access-date=30 November 2023 |date=2 December 2014}}</ref> * 1983 – [[Chris Burke (footballer)|Chris Burke]], Scottish footballer * 1983 – [[Bibiana Candelas]], Mexican volleyball player * 1983 – [[Jaime Durán]], Mexican footballer * 1983 – [[Eugene Jeter]], American-Ukrainian basketball player, coach, and executive<ref>{{cite web |title=Pooh Jeter |url=https://gleague.nba.com/player/200817/pooh-jeter |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=30 November 2023}}</ref> * 1983 – [[Jana Kramer]], American actress and singer<ref name="AP" /> * 1983 – [[Aaron Rodgers]], American football player * 1983 – [[Daniela Ruah]], Portuguese-American actress<ref name="AP" /> *[[1984]] – [[Péter Máté (footballer, born 1984)|Péter Máté]], Hungarian footballer *[[1985]] – [[Amaury Leveaux]], French swimmer * 1985 – [[Dorell Wright]], American basketball player *[[1986]] – [[Song Ha-yoon]], South Korean actress * 1986 – [[Claudiu Keșerü]], Romanian footballer * 1986 – [[Renee Montgomery]], American basketball player and executive<ref>{{cite web |title=Renee Montgomery |url=https://www.wnba.com/player/201904/renee-montgomery |publisher=[[WNBA]] |access-date=30 November 2023}}</ref> * 1986 – [[Tal Wilkenfeld]], Australian bass player and composer *[[1988]] – [[Alfred Enoch]], English actor<ref name="AP" /> * 1988 – [[Stephen McGinn]], Scottish footballer *[[1989]] – [[Etta Bond]], English singer-songwriter * 1989 – [[Matteo Darmian]], Italian footballer * 1989 – [[Cassie Steele]], Canadian singer-songwriter and actress * 1989 – [[Robert Turbin]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Robert Turbin |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/14894/robert-turbin |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=30 November 2023}}</ref> *[[1990]] – [[Emmanuel Agyemang-Badu]], Ghanaian footballer * 1990 – [[Gastón Ramírez]], Uruguayan footballer *[[1991]] – [[Chloé Dufour-Lapointe]], Canadian skier * 1991 – [[Brandon Knight (basketball)|Brandon Knight]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Brandon Knight |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/202688/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=30 November 2023}}</ref> * 1991 – [[Charlie Puth]], American singer-songwriter and pianist<ref name="AP" /> *[[1992]] – [[Sim Bhullar]], Canadian basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Sim Bhullar |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/204021/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=30 November 2023}}</ref> * 1992 – [[Gary Sánchez]], Dominican baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Gary Sánchez |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/gary-sanchez-596142 |publisher=[[Major League Baseball]] |access-date=30 November 2023}}</ref> *[[1993]] – [[Haruka Ishida]], Japanese singer and actress * 1993 – [[Kostas Stafylidis]], Greek footballer *[[1994]] – [[Zach Cunningham]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Zach Cunningham |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3051750/zach-cunningham |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=30 November 2023}}</ref> * 1994 – [[Aaron Jones (running back)|Aaron Jones]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Aaron Jones |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3042519/aaron-jones |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=30 November 2023}}</ref> * 1994 – [[Elias Lindholm]], Swedish ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Elias Lindholm |url=https://www.nhl.com/flames/player/elias-lindholm-8477496 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=30 November 2023}}</ref> * 1994 – [[Fumika Shimizu]], Japanese actress and model * 1994 – [[Tomokaze Yūta]], Japanese sumo wrestler *[[1995]] – [[Uladzislau Hancharou]], Belarusian trampolinist * 1995 – [[Inori Minase]], Japanese actress, voice actress and singer *[[1996]] – [[Jake Doran]], Australian cricketer<ref>{{cite web |title=Jake Doran |website=ESPNcricinfo |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/jake-doran-605570 |access-date=11 December 2023}}</ref> *[[1997]] – [[De'Andre Hunter]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=De'Andre Hunter |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4065732/de'andre-hunter |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=30 November 2023}}</ref> *[[1998]] – [[Annalise Basso]], American actress<ref name="UPI" /> * 1998 – [[Anna Kalinskaya]], Russian tennis player<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/323942/anna-kalinskaya|title=WTAtennis.com Profile: Anna Kalinskaya|publisher=[[Women's Tennis Association]]|access-date=17 October 2022}}</ref> * 1998 – [[Juice Wrld]], American rapper, singer and songwriter (died 2019)<ref>{{Cite web|last1=VIBE|last2=VIBE|date=2020-12-03|title=Juice Wrld's Mom Shares Touching Tribute In Honor Of His Birthday|url=https://www.vibe.com/music/music-news/juice-wrld-mom-marks-rappers-birthday-with-touching-tribute-685388/|access-date=2021-05-04|website=VIBE.com|language=en-US}}</ref> *[[2003]] – [[Neil Erasmus]], South African-Australian footballer<ref name=afltables>{{cite web|url=https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/N/Neil_Erasmus.html|title=Neil Erasmus|publisher=AFL Tables|access-date=25 May 2022}}</ref> *[[2004]] – [[Ilia Malinin]], American competitive figure skater<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.com/figure-skating/ilia-malinin_prs575286/person.shtml|title=Ilia Malinin - Player Profile - Figure Skating|website=Eurosport|access-date=29 March 2024}}</ref> ==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[537]] – [[Pope Silverius]] * [[930]] – [[Ma Yin]], Chinese warlord, king of [[Chu (Ten Kingdoms)]] (born 853) * [[949]] – [[Odo of Wetterau]], German nobleman *[[1022]] – [[Elvira Menéndez (died 1022)|Elvira Menéndez]], queen of [[Alfonso V of Castile]] (born 996) *[[1255]] – [[Muhammad III of Alamut]], Nizari Ismaili Imam<ref name=Daftary1992p422>{{cite book |last1=Daftary |first1=Farhad |title=The Isma'ilis: Their History and Doctrines |date=1992 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-42974-0 |page=422 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1340]] – [[Geoffrey le Scrope]], Chief Justice of King Edward III of England *[[1348]] – [[Emperor Hanazono]] of Japan (born 1297) *[[1381]] – [[John of Ruusbroec]], Flemish priest and mystic (born 1293) *[[1455]] – [[Isabel of Coimbra]], queen of Portugal (born 1432)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Anne Commire|author2=Deborah Klezmer|title=Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gDsOAQAAMAAJ|year=2000|publisher=Yorkin Publications|isbn=978-0-7876-4066-8|page=702}}</ref> *[[1463]] – [[Albert VI, Archduke of Austria]] (born 1418) *[[1469]] – [[Piero di Cosimo de' Medici]], Italian banker and politician (born 1416) *[[1510]] – [[Muhammad Shaybani]], [[Khan (title)|Khan]] of [[Bukhara]] (born 1451) *[[1515]] – [[Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba]], Spanish general (born 1453) *[[1547]] – [[Hernán Cortés]], Spanish general and explorer (born 1485)<ref>{{cite book |last1=MacNutt |first1=Francis Augustus |title=Fernando Cortes and the Conquest of Mexico, 1485-1547 |date=1909 |publisher=G. P. Putnam's Sons |location=New York |page=432}}</ref> *[[1594]] – [[Gerardus Mercator]], Flemish mathematician, cartographer, and philosopher (born 1512) ===1601–1900=== *[[1615]] – [[Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon]], French general (born 1541) *[[1665]] – [[Catherine de Vivonne, marquise de Rambouillet]], French author (born 1588) *[[1694]] – [[Pierre Puget]], French painter, sculptor, and architect (born 1622) *[[1719]] – [[Pasquier Quesnel]], French theologian and author (born 1634) *[[1723]] – [[Philippe II, Duke of Orléans]] (born 1674) *[[1726]] – [[Samuel Penhallow]], English-American historian and author (born 1665) *[[1747]] – [[Vincent Bourne]], English poet and scholar (born 1695) *[[1748]] – [[Charles Seymour, 6th Duke of Somerset]], English politician, [[Lord President of the Council]] (born 1662) *[[1774]] – [[Johann Friedrich Agricola]], German organist and composer (born 1720) *[[1814]] – [[Marquis de Sade]], French philosopher, author, and politician (born 1740) *[[1844]] – [[Eustachy Erazm Sanguszko]], Polish general and politician (born 1768) *[[1849]] – [[Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen]] (born 1792) *[[1859]] – [[John Brown (abolitionist)|John Brown]], American abolitionist (born 1800) *[[1881]] – [[Jenny von Westphalen]], German author (born 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." (born 1826) *[[1888]] – [[Namık Kemal]], Turkish journalist, poet, and playwright (born 1840) *[[1892]] – [[Jay Gould]], American businessman and financier (born 1836) *[[1899]] – [[Gregorio del Pilar]], Filipino general and politician, 1st [[Governor of Bulacan]] (born 1875) ===1901–present=== *[[1918]] – [[Edmond Rostand]], French poet and playwright (born 1868) *[[1924]] – [[Kazimieras Būga]], Lithuanian linguist and philologist (born 1879) *[[1927]] – [[Paul Heinrich von Groth]], German scientist who systematically classified minerals and founded the journal ''[[Zeitschrift für Krystallographie und Mineralogie]]'' (born 1843) *[[1931]] – [[Vincent d'Indy]], French composer and educator (born 1851)<ref>{{cite book|author1=John Warrack|author2=Ewan West|title=The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WbDbuLJPKBgC&pg=PA243|date=7 March 1996|publisher=Oxford University Press, USA|isbn=978-0-19-280028-2|pages=243}}</ref> *[[1936]] – [[John Ringling]], American businessman, co-founded [[Ringling Brothers Circus]] (born 1866) *[[1943]] – [[Nordahl Grieg]], Norwegian journalist and author (born 1902) *[[1944]] – [[Josef Lhévinne]], Russian pianist and educator (born 1874) * 1944 – [[Filippo Tommaso Marinetti]], Egyptian-Italian poet and composer (born 1876) * 1944 – [[Eiji Sawamura]], Japanese baseball player and soldier (born 1917) *[[1950]] – [[Dinu Lipatti]], Romanian pianist and composer (born 1917) *[[1953]] – [[Reginald Baker (sportsman)|Reginald Baker]], Australian rugby player (born 1884) * 1953 – [[Trần Trọng Kim]], Vietnamese historian, scholar, and politician, [[List of Prime Ministers of Vietnam|Prime Minister of Vietnam]] (born 1883) *[[1957]] – [[Harrison Ford (silent film actor)|Harrison Ford]], American actor (born 1884) * 1957 – [[Manfred Sakel]], Ukrainian-American neurophysiologist and psychiatrist (born 1902) *[[1966]] – [[L. E. J. Brouwer]], Dutch mathematician and philosopher (born 1881) * 1966 – [[Giles Cooper (playwright)|Giles Cooper]], Irish author, playwright, and screenwriter (born 1918) *[[1967]] – [[Francis Spellman]], American cardinal (born 1889).<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.anb.org/view/10.1093/anb/9780198606697.001.0001/anb-9780198606697-e-0801438|title=Spellman, Francis Joseph (1889-1967), Roman Catholic prelate |website=[[American National Biography]] |year=2000 |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0801438 |isbn=978-0-19-860669-7 |access-date=May 4, 2021|last1=Fogarty |first1=Gerald P. }}</ref> *[[1969]] – [[José María Arguedas]], Peruvian anthropologist, author, and poet (born 1911) * 1969 – [[Kliment Voroshilov]], Ukrainian-Russian marshal and politician, 3rd [[List of heads of state of the Soviet Union|Head of State of The Soviet Union]] (born 1881) *[[1974]] – [[Sylvi Kekkonen]], Finnish writer and wife of President of Finland [[Urho Kekkonen]] (born 1900)<ref name="kb">{{cite web |title=Kekkonen, Sylvi (1900-1974) |url=https://kansallisbiografia.fi/kansallisbiografia/henkilo/8089 |website=Kansallisbiografia.fi |publisher=National Biography of Finland |access-date=1 August 2021 |language=fi}}</ref> * 1974 – [[Max Weber (Swiss politician)|Max Weber]], Swiss lawyer and politician (born 1897) *[[1976]] – [[Danny Murtaugh]], American baseball player and manager (born 1917) *[[1980]] – [[Chaudhry Muhammad Ali]], Indian-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 4th [[Prime Minister of Pakistan]] (born 1905) * 1980 – [[Romain Gary]], Lithuanian-French author, director, and screenwriter (born 1914) *[[1981]] – [[Wallace Harrison]], American architect, co-founded [[Harrison & Abramovitz]] (born 1895) *[[1982]] – [[Marty Feldman]], English actor and comedian (born 1934) * 1982 – [[Giovanni Ferrari]], Italian footballer and manager (born 1907) *[[1983]] – [[Fifi D'Orsay]], Canadian-American actress and singer (born 1904) *[[1985]] – [[Philip Larkin]], English poet, author, and librarian (born 1922) *[[1986]] – [[Desi Arnaz]], Cuban-American actor, singer, businessman, and television producer (born 1917) * 1986 – [[John Curtis Gowan]], American psychologist and academic (born 1912) *[[1987]] – [[Luis Federico Leloir]], French-Argentinian physician and biochemist, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1906) * 1987 – [[Yakov Borisovich Zel'dovich]], Belarusian physicist, astronomer, and cosmologist (born 1914) *[[1988]] – [[Karl-Heinz Bürger]], German colonel (born 1904) * 1988 – [[Tata Giacobetti]], Italian singer-songwriter (born 1922) *[[1990]] – [[Aaron Copland]], American composer and conductor (born 1900) * 1990 – [[Robert Cummings]], American actor, director, and producer (born 1908) *[[1993]] – [[Pablo Escobar]], Colombian drug lord (born 1949) *[[1995]] – [[Robertson Davies]], Canadian author, playwright, and critic (born 1913) * 1995 – [[Roxie Roker]], American actress (born 1929) * 1995 – [[Mária Telkes]], Hungarian–American biophysicist and chemist (born 1900) *[[1997]] – [[Shirley Crabtree]], English wrestler (born 1930) * 1997 – [[Michael Hedges]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1953) *[[1999]] – [[Charlie Byrd]], American guitarist (born 1925) *[[2000]] – [[Gail Fisher]], American actress (born 1935) *[[2002]] – [[Ivan Illich]], Austrian priest and philosopher (born 1926) * 2002 – [[Arno Peters]], German cartographer and historian (born 1916) *[[2003]] – [[Alan Davidson (food writer)|Alan Davidson]], British soldier, historian, and author (born 1924) *[[2004]] – [[Alicia Markova]], English ballerina and choreographer (born 1910) * 2004 – [[Mona Van Duyn]], American poet and academic (born 1921) *[[2005]] – [[William P. Lawrence]], American admiral and pilot (born 1930) * 2005 – [[Van Tuong Nguyen]], Australian convicted drug trafficker (born 1980) *[[2006]] – [[Mariska Veres]], Dutch singer (born 1947) *[[2007]] – [[Jennifer Alexander]], Canadian-American ballerina and actress (born 1972) * 2007 – [[Elizabeth Hardwick (writer)|Elizabeth Hardwick]], American literary critic, novelist, and short story writer (born 1916) *[[2008]] – [[Odetta]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress (born 1930) * 2008 – [[Henry Molaison]], American [[memory disorder]] patient (born 1926) * 2008 – [[Edward Samuel Rogers]], Canadian lawyer and businessman (born 1933) * 2008 – [[Renato de Grandis]], Italian composer, musicologist, and writer (born 1927) *[[2009]] – [[Foge Fazio]], American football player and coach (born 1938) * 2009 – [[Eric Woolfson]], Scottish singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (born 1945) *[[2012]] – [[Tom Hendry]], Canadian playwright, co-founded the [[Manitoba Theatre Centre]] (born 1929) * 2012 – [[Ehsan Naraghi]], Iranian sociologist and author (born 1926) *[[2013]] – [[William Allain]], American soldier and politician, 58th [[Governor of Mississippi]] (born 1928) * 2013 – [[Jean-Claude Beton]], Algerian-French engineer and businessman, founded [[Orangina]] (born 1925) * 2013 – [[Marcelo Déda]], Brazilian lawyer and politician (born 1960) * 2013 – [[Junior Murvin]], Jamaican singer-songwriter (born 1946) *[[2014]] – [[A. R. Antulay]], Indian lawyer and politician, 8th [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]] (born 1929) * 2014 – [[Jean Béliveau]], Canadian ice hockey player (born 1931) * 2014 – [[Josie Cichockyj]], English basketball player and coach (born 1964) * 2014 – [[Bobby Keys]], American saxophonist (born 1943) * 2014 – [[Don Laws]], American figure skater and coach (born 1929) *[[2015]] – [[Sandy Berger]], American lawyer and politician, 19th [[National Security Advisor (United States)|United States National Security Advisor]] (born 1945) * 2015 – [[Will McMillan (actor)|Will McMillan]], American actor, director, and producer (born 1944) * 2015 – [[George T. Sakato]], American soldier, [[Medal of Honor]] recipient (born 1921) *[[2020]] – [[Pat Patterson (wrestler)|Pat Patterson]], American wrestler (born 1941)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tony Marinaro on Twitter: "Just got a text from my buddy Rodger Brulotte letting me know that legendary wrestler Pat Patterson of @WWE passed away earlier this morning in a Miami hospital. Patterson, had cancer. He was 79. Thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends. RIP. #WWE"|url=https://twitter.com/tonymarinaro/status/1334124104228741129|access-date=December 2, 2020|work=Twitter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=WWE Hall of Famer Pat Patterson passes away|url=https://www.wwe.com/article/wwe-hall-of-famer-pat-patterson-passes-away|work=WWE|date=December 2, 2020|access-date=December 2, 2020}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[Ed Botterell]], Canadian Olympic sailor (born 1931)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-03 |title=Eight Bells - Ed Botterell: Another Legend Gone - Sailing in Canada |url=https://sailingincanada.ca/lifestyle/people-profiles/eight-bells-ed-botterell-another-legend-gone/ |access-date=2024-12-05 |website=sailingincanada.ca |language=en-US}}</ref> *2024 – [[Helmut Duckadam]], Romanian footballer (born 1959)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ex-Steaua Bucharest keeper Duckadam, the 'Hero of Seville', dies at 65|url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/ex-steaua-bucharest-keeper-duckadam-hero-seville-dies-65-2024-12-02/|work=Reuters|date=December 2, 2024|access-date=December 2, 2024}}</ref> *2024 – [[Neale Fraser]], Australian tennis player (born 1933)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Flink |first=Steve |date=December 3, 2024 |title=Farewell Neale Fraser, 3-time major champion & Australian Davis Cup hero {{!}} ATP Tour {{!}} Tennis |url=https://www.atptour.com/en/news/neale-fraser-passes-away-december-2024 |access-date=December 3, 2024 |website=ATP Tour |language=en}}</ref> *2024 – [[Paul Maslansky]], American film producer and writer (born 1933)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Buenahora |first=Andrés |date=December 7, 2024 |title=Paul Maslansky, 'Police Academy' Producer, Dies at 91 |url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/paul-maslansky-dead-police-academy-1236242106/ |access-date=December 8, 2024 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US}}</ref> *2024 – [[Debbie Mathers]], Mother of Eminem (born 1955)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Correal |first=Annie |date=December 3, 2024 |title=Debbie Nelson, Eminem's Mother, Dies at 69 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/03/arts/music/debbie-nelson-eminem-mother-dead.html |access-date=December 4, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> *2024 – [[Israel Vázquez]], Mexican boxer (born 1977)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cauich |first=Eduard |date=December 3, 2024 |title=Mexican boxing star Israel 'El Magnífico' Vázquez dies at age 46 |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2024-12-03/israel-magnifico-vazquez-mexican-boxer-dies |access-date=December 5, 2024 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US}}</ref> ==Holidays and observances== *[[Armed Forces Day (Cuba)]] *Christian [[feast day]]: **[[Avitianus|Avitus of Rouen]] **[[Saint Bibiana|Bibiana]] **[[Channing Moore Williams]] ([[Anglicanism]]) **[[Chromatius]] **[[Habakkuk]] ([[Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar|Eastern Orthodox]]) **[[December 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]] *[[International Day for the Abolition of Slavery]] ([[United Nations]])<ref>{{cite web |title=International Days |url=https://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/ |website=www.un.org |access-date=2 January 2021 |language=en |date=6 January 2015}}</ref> *[[Lao National Day]] *[[National Day (United Arab Emirates)]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{commons}} * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/december/2 BBC: On This Day] * {{NYT On this day|month=12|day=2}} * [https://www.onthisday.com/events/december/2 Historical Events on December 2] {{months}} [[Category:Days of December]]
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