December 2

Events

 * - The opens.
 * - The second is destroyed by fire.
 * - At in,  crowns himself , the first French Emperor in a thousand years.
 * - : -  troops  under  defeat a joint -n force.
 * - : US President delivers a speech establishing  neutrality in future European conflicts.
 * - : US President announces to Congress that the  should aggressively expand into the West.
 * - becomes.
 * - Newly-elected President  overthrows the.
 * - becomes.
 * - Militant leader  is hanged for his th raid on.
 * - In a theater, British author  gives his first public reading in the.
 * - : The, termed "The Filipino Thermopylae", is fought.
 * - Child  ascends the  throne at the age of two
 * - Following more than a month of, the Turkish dictated peace treaty is concluded -
 * - Following 19 years of production, the  unveils the  as its new automobile.
 * - : US President goes before the  and asks for a US$150 million public works program to help generate jobs and stimulate the economy.
 * - 's opens.
 * - : A team led by initiates the first self-sustaining.
 * - A bombing raid on the harbour of, , sinks an American ship with a  stockpile.  (though the exact death toll is unresolved as the bombing raid itself caused hundreds of deaths too).
 * - British Government invites four Indian leaders,, , and  to obtain the participation of all parties in the Constituent Assembly.
 * - : Riots break out in in response to the approval of the.
 * - : The votes 65 to 22 to condemn  for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute."
 * 1954  - The, between the  and the , is signed in.
 * - The  reaches the shores of   province and,  and 80 other members of the  disembark to initiate the.
 * - and followers suffer auto accident in ,.
 * - In a nationally-broadcast speech, n leader declares that he is a - and that Cuba is going to adopt.
 * - : After a trip to at the request of US President, US Senate Majority Leader  becomes the first American official to not make an optimistic public comment on the war's progress.
 * - The begins operations.
 * -, , , , , and form the.
 * - becomes the first   of  for 23 years.
 * - seizes power in, and establishes the.
 * - becomes President of  replacing.
 * - Four U.S. nuns and churchwomen,, , , and , are murdered by a in.
 * - is sworn in as, becoming the first woman to head the government of an -dominated state.
 * - A coalition led by Chancellor wins the first free all- elections since.
 * - n  is shot and killed in.
 * 1993  - :  -  launches the  on a mission to repair the.
 * - The devolves political power in  to the.
 * - files for.
 * - is executed in  for.

Births

 * -, Italian composer and music theorist (d. )
 * -, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts (d. )
 * -, Croatian explorer (d. )
 * -, Italian actor and writer (d. )
 * -, Irish-born soldier (d. )
 * -, American judge (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, French Canadian politician, Father of the (d. )
 * -, German historian (d. )
 * - Emperor (d. )
 * -, French statesman (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, French painter (d. )
 * -, American circus owner (d. )
 * -, American physician, recipient of the (d. )
 * -, American composer (d. )
 * -, German painter and graphic artist (d. )
 * -, Russian-born composer and pianist (d. )
 * -, American Broadway and film actor (d. )
 * -, British pianist (d. )
 * -, Marshall of the Soviet Union (d. )
 * -, Indian pilot (d. )
 * -, British conductor (d. )
 * 1899  -, British racing driver (d. )
 * -, Argentine-born footballer (d. )
 * -, American screenwriter (d. )
 * -, Hungarian-born recording engineer (d. )
 * -, American composer (d. )
 * 1914  -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American jazz singer (d. )
 * -, Greek soprano (d. )
 * -, American soldier and politician
 * -, American actress
 * -, American economist, recipient of the
 * -, American politician
 * 1931  -, British
 * 1931  -, Founder and head of the  organization
 * 1931  -, American jazz pianist (d. )
 * -, American athlete (d. )
 * 1933  -, Indian anti-caste activist
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * -, American historian
 * -, Israeli writer and politician
 * 1939  -, American politician
 * 1939  -, Canadian politician, member of the
 * -, American politician
 * -, first (d. )
 * 1944  -, German author
 * 1944  -, Greek musician and songwriter
 * 1944  -, Swedish politician
 * -, American film director
 * -, Italian fashion designer (d. )
 * -, French rock band drummer
 * -, Bulgarian neurologist
 * 1947  -, English football player
 * -, American writer
 * -, American radio personality
 * -, American baseball pitcher
 * -, American Congresswoman
 * -, American actor
 * 1954  -, American television journalist
 * -, Norwegian politician
 * -, Belarusian canoer
 * 1958  -, American novelist
 * 1958  -, American writer
 * - alias Razzle, British Drummer
 * -, British bassist
 * -, titular Bulgarian royal family
 * -, American novelist
 * 1963  -,  player
 * -, Japanese professional wrestler
 * -, American actress
 * 1968  -, American bassist
 * 1968  -, American actress
 * 1968  -, American animator
 * 1968  -, baseball player (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * 1971  -, Italian Football Player
 * -, Latvian ice hockey player (d. )
 * -, Irish footballer
 * 1973  -, Yugoslavian-born tennis player
 * 1973  -, German cyclist
 * -, professional baseball player
 * -, South African footballer plays for
 * -, Canadian singer and songwriter
 * 1978  -, British bassist
 * 1978  -, Spanish Footballer plays for
 * 1978  -, American basketball player for
 * 1978  -, American basketball player for
 * -, German singer and actress
 * 1979  -, Scottish professional footballer
 * -, American pornographic actress
 * 1981  -, Croatian football player plays for
 * 1981  -, American singer
 * -, American football player
 * 1982  -, American rapper/producer
 * 1982  -, Greek footballer
 * -, Mexican volleyball player
 * 1983  -, Scottish footballer plays for
 * 1983  -, American football player for
 * -, Hungarian footballer
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, Romanian football player
 * -, American R&B singer
 * -, British Actor
 * -, Canadian actress

Deaths

 * - of Japan (b. )
 * -, Flemish mystic
 * - Archduke (b. )
 * -, ruler of Florence (b. )
 * -, Spanish general and statesman (b. )
 * -, Spanish explorer and conqueror (b. )
 * -, Spanish Catholic missionary (b. )
 * -, French general
 * -, French socialite (b. )
 * -, French artist (b. )
 * -, French Jansenist theologian (b. )
 * -, English-born American colonist and historian (b. )
 * -, English classical scholar (b. )
 * -, English politician (b. )
 * -, German composer and organist (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * -, Polish general and politician (b. )
 * -, wife of (b. )
 * -, American abolitionist (hanged) (b. )
 * -, British theatrical manager (b. )
 * -, American entrepreneur (b. )
 * -, French poet and dramatist (b. )
 * -, Lithuanian philologist (b. )
 * -, French composer (b. )
 * -, American circus owner (b. )
 * -, Norwegian author and journalist (b. )
 * -, Russian pianist (b. )
 * 1944  -, Italian writer (b. )
 * -, Romanian pianist (b. )
 * 1957  -, Polish psychiatrist (b. )
 * -, British-born runner (b. )
 * 1963  -, Indian-born American actor (b. )
 * - (Eric Adamson), Estonian painter (b. )
 * -, Russian politician (b. )
 * -, Swiss Federal Councilor (b. )
 * -, baseball player and manager (b. )
 * -, Prime Minister of (b. )
 * 1980  -, Lithuanian-born French writer (b. )
 * -, British comedian, writer and actor (b. )
 * -, Canadian actress (b. )
 * -, American gangster (b. )
 * 1985  -, English writer and jazz critic (b. )
 * -, Cuban-born actor, musician, band leader, and composer (b. )
 * -, French-born chemist and laureate (b. )
 * 1987  -, Russian physicist (b. )
 * -, Italian singer and lyricist
 * -, American composer (b. )
 * 1990  -, American film and television actor (b. )
 * -, Colombian drug dealer (b. )
 * -, Canadian novelist (b. )
 * -, British professional wrestler (b. )
 * 1997  -, American guitarist known for originality  (b. )
 * -, Austrian priest and philosopher (b. )
 * 2002  -, German historian (b. )
 * -, British author (b. )
 * -, American poet (b. )
 * -, British ballerina (b. )
 * -, American painter (b. )
 * -, Australian drug smuggler (hanged) (b. )
 * -, American convicted murderer (executed) (b. )
 * -, Dutch singer (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - (independence from Britain, )
 * International Day for the of  -
 * - (independence from Britain, )
 * International Day for the of  -