January 2
January 2nd ( in Austria and South Tyrol: January 2, ) is the second day of the Gregorian calendar: thus remain still 363 ( 364 in leap years ) days of the year.
- 3.1 Before the 19th century
- 3.2 19th century
- 3.3 20th century
- 3.4 21st century
Events
Politics and World Affairs
- 0069: The Year of the Four Emperors can be Aulus Vitellius in Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium cry of his legions to the Roman emperor, although already Galba at Rome ruled.
- 1200: In the Peace of Peronne, the French King Philip II and Count Baldwin IX some. of Flanders over disputed ownership claims in Artois.
- 1452: Duke Wartislaw IX. of Pomerania - Wolgast admits the cities of Stralsund, Greifswald, Demmin and Anklam in Golden privilege to certain rights.
- 2002: In an election designated by EU observers as " messy and not entirely fair " Levy Mwanawasa was elected president of Zambia.
- 2002: Eduardo Duhalde takes office as President of Argentina. He is the fifth president of Argentina in just 13 days.
Economy
Science and Technology
- 2004: NASA's Stardust spacecraft begins the first time a comet dust in space. Collected particles of the comet Wild 2 are brought to Earth on 15 January 2006.
- 2010: The world's only combined operation of conventional and automated metro in Nuremberg is completely converted to automatic operation.
Culture
Society
Religion
- 0533: Mercurius takes over as Pope John Paul II into office. He is the first Catholic church leader that uses a new name after his election because he did not want to wear the name of the Roman god Mercurius as Pope.
- 1525: As part of the Reformation Memminger Memminger disputation will be held, at the end, unlike other talks, an agreement is.
- 1817: Marcellin Champagnat founded in France, the Marist Brothers, with the aim of religious education of young people.
- 1907: In France, the law on the separation of church and state comes into force. France is thus a secular state.
Disasters
Minor accidents are listed in the sub- items of disaster.
Nature and Environment
Sports
Entries of Athletics world records are located under the respective discipline under Athletics.
Born
Before the 19th century
19th century
20th century
1901-1950
1951-2000
Died
Before the 19th century
19th century
20th century
21st Century
- 2001: William P. Rogers, U.S. Secretary of State
- 2004: Mihai Ivăncescu, Romanian football player
- 2005: Arnold Denker, American chess player
- 2005: Charles Paul Wilp, German artist, photographer and short film director
- 2005: Frank Kelly Freas, American SF and fantasy artist
- 2005: Maclyn McCarty, American biochemist and DNA researchers
- 2005: Edo Murtić, Croatian painter
- 2006: Toni Hilti, Liechtenstein entrepreneurs
- 2007: Teddy Kollek, Israeli politician, mayor of Jerusalem
- 2007: Paek Nam -sun, North Korean Foreign Minister
- 2007: Wiard Popkes, Baptist theologian
- 2008: Moon Kim, American rock 'n ' roll singer
- 2008: Günter Schubert, German actor
- 2008: George MacDonald Fraser, British author
- 2008: O. G. Style, American rapper
- 2009: Inger Christensen, Danish writer
- 2009: Steven Gilborn, American actor
- 2010: Alexandru Ionitza, Romanian opera singer
- 2010: Hannie Pollmann- Zaal, Dutch diplomat
- 2011: Anne Francis, American actress
- 2011: Pete Postlethwaite, British actor
- 2011: Richard Winters, American officer
- 2012: Kristian Anderson, Australian blogger and Video Editor
- 2012: Ian Bargh, British- Canadian jazz pianist
- 2012: Ivan Calin, Soviet and Moldovan politicians
- 2014: Thomas Kurzhals, German composer and musician
- 2014: Dirk Sager, German journalist
Holidays and observances
- Religious observances St. Basil the Great, bishop and ascetic, Doctor of the Church and patron saint (Protestant, Catholic)
- St. Gregory of Nazianzus, Doctor of the Church and Archbishop of Constantinople Opel ( Anglican, Catholic)
- Wilhelm Lohe, pastor and founder of the deaconess in Neuendettelsau ( Protestant)
- Name Days Dietmar Gregory
- Customs Germany: Waldmännchentag
- Switzerland: Berchtold ( in Alemannic areas with population)
More entries contains the list of commemorative and action days.
- Day
- Day in January
Pictures of January 2
