Monday, December 2, 2013

December 2nd in History


1697 - St Paul's Cathedral is opened in London.

1804 - At Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, Napoleon Bonaparte crowns himself Emperor of the French, the first French Emperor in a thousand years.

1805 - Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Austerlitz – French troops under Napoleon Bonaparte defeat a joint Russo-Austrian force.

1823 - Monroe Doctrine: US President James Monroe delivers a speech establishing American neutrality in future European conflicts.

1848 - Franz Josef I becomes Emperor of Austria.

1851 - French President Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte overthrows the Second Republic.

1852 - Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte becomes Emperor of the French (Napoleon III).

1908 - Child Emperor Pu Yi ascends the Chinese throne at the age of two

1917 - An armistice is signed between Russia and the Central Powers at Brest-Litovsk and peace talks leading to the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk began.

1930 - Great Depression: US President Herbert Hoover goes before the United States Congress and asks for a US$150 million public works program to help generate jobs and stimulate the economy.

1947 - Jerusalem Riots of 1947: Riots break out in Jerusalem in response to the approval of the 1947 UN Partition Plan.

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.

1971 - Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Fujairah, Sharjah, Dubai, and Umm Al Quwain form the United Arab Emirates.

1975 - Pathet Lao seizes Vientiane which gives way for their power in Laos, and establishes the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

1976 - Fidel Castro becomes President of Cuba replacing Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado.

1988 - Benazir Bhutto is sworn in as Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to head the government of an Islam-dominated state.

1999 - The United Kingdom devolves political power in Northern Ireland to the Northern Ireland Executive.

Famous Birthdays:

1595 - Henry Lawes, musician and composer

1811 - Jean-Charles Chapais, Father of the Canadian Confederation

1825 - Emperor Pedro II of Brazil

1893 - Leo Ornstein, composer and pianist

1914 - Bill Erwin, actor

1915 - HIH Prince Mikasa of Japan, youngest son of Emperor Taishō and Empress Teimei.

1921 - Carlo Furno, Cardinal Grand Master Emeritus of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem

1944 - Ibrahim Rugova, First President of Kosovo

1962 - Kardam, Prince of Turnovo, eldest son of Tsar Simeon II of Bulgaria

1968 - Lucy Liu, actress

1978 - Chris Wolstenholme, bassist

1983 - Jana Kramer, actress

1990 - Fausto Rossi, footballer

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