January 2 birthdays, facts & history
Everything about being born on January 2, from your sign and birth stone to who shares your birthday.
Zodiac sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Dec 22 – Jan 19
Birth stone
Garnet
Birth flower
Carnation
How common
#362 of 366
by US birth counts
Famous January 2 birthdays
Rudolf Clausius · German mathematical physicist and professor1822
Vasily Perov · Russian painter1834
Thérèse of Lisieux · French Discalced Carmelite nun, Doctor of the Church1873
Dziga Vertov · Russian-Soviet documentary/avantgarde filmmaker1896
Kane Tanaka · Japanese supercentenarian1903
Isaac Asimov · American writer and biochemist1920
Nobuyuki Kato · Japanese association football player1920
Toshiki Kaifu · Japanese politician1931
Jan Fischer · Czech politician1951
Tia Carrere · American actress1967
Basile Boli · French footballer1967
Cuba Gooding Jr. · American actor1968
Oleksandr Shovkovskyi · Ukrainian footballer1975
Paz Vega · Spanish actress1976
Davit Mujiri · Georgian footballer1978
Kemi Badenoch · British politician and Leader of the Opposition to the British1980
Maxi Rodríguez · Argentine association football player1981
Kate Bosworth · American actress1983
Loïc Rémy · French footballer1987
Carlos Soler · Spanish association football player1997
On this day in history
1944World War II: United States and Australian forces successfully landed in Papua New Guinea in an attempt to cut off a Japanese retreat.
1967Ronald Reagan began his career in government when he was sworn in as the 33rd governor of California.
1991Sharon Pratt Dixon was sworn in as the mayor of Washington, D.C., becoming the first African-American woman to hold the position.
2009Sri Lankan civil war: The Sri Lankan army captured the town of Kilinochchi from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, concluding the Battle of Kilinochchi.
1900American statesman and diplomat John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade with China.
1959The Soviet Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon, was launched by a Vostok rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
1963Vietnam War: The Viet Cong won its first major victory at the Battle of Ap Bac.
2004The Stardust space probe flew by the comet Wild 2 and collected particle samples from its coma, which were later returned to Earth.
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