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2 December 2024
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2016 - Thirty-six people died when a fire broke out at an illegally converted warehouse in Oakland, California, the deadliest U.S. building fire since 2003.2016 California underground warehouse party inferno
Anniversary
2015 - In San Bernardino, California, a married couple carried out a mass shooting at a Christmas party before fleeing and dying in a shootout with police.City in California, United States
Anniversary
2001 - Less than two months after disclosing accounting violations, the Texas-based energy firm Enron filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, evaporating nearly $11 billion in shareholder wealth.2001 accounting scandal
Anniversary
1989 - The Malayan Communist Party and the Malaysian government signed a peace accord to end a 21-year communist insurgency.Far-left political party in Malaya
Anniversary
1988 - Benazir Bhutto (pictured) took office as Prime Minister of Pakistan, becoming the first woman to head the government of a Muslim-majority state.Prime Minister of Pakistan (1988–1990; 1993–1996)
Historical events
History
2020 - Cannabis is removed from the list of most dangerous drugs of the international drug control treaty by the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs.Psychoactive drug from the cannabis plant
History
2016 - Thirty-six people die in a fire at a converted Oakland, California, warehouse serving as an artist collective.2016 California underground warehouse party inferno
History
2015 - San Bernardino attack: Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik kill 14 people and wound 22 at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California.Mass shooting in California, U.S.
History
2001 - Enron files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.Defunct American energy company
History
1999 - The United Kingdom devolves political power in Northern Ireland to the Northern Ireland Executive following the Good Friday Agreement.Part of the United Kingdom
History
1993 - Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar is shot and killed by police in Medellín.Country in South America
History
1993 - Space Shuttle program: STS-61: NASA launches the Space Shuttle Endeavour on a mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.1972–2011 United States human spaceflight program
History
1992 - Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-53 for the United States Department of Defense.Space Shuttle orbiter (1984–2011)
History
1991 - Canada and Poland become the first nations to recognize the independence of Ukraine from the Soviet Union.Country in Eastern Europe
History
1990 - Space Shuttle Columbia is launched on STS-35, carrying the ASTRO-1 spacelab observatory.Space Shuttle orbiter (1981–2003)
Notable births
Born
2005 - Learner Tien, American tennis playerAmerican tennis player (born 2005)
Born
2004 - Ilia Malinin, American competitive figure skaterAmerican figure skater (born 2004)
Born
2003 - Neil Erasmus, South African-Australian footballerAustralian rules football player
Born
1998 - Anna Kalinskaya, Russian tennis playerRussian tennis player (born 1998)
Born
1998 - Juice Wrld, American rapper, singer and songwriter (died 2019)American rapper (1998–2019)
Born
1997 - De'Andre Hunter, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 1997)
Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Ed Botterell, Canadian Olympic sailor (born 1931)Canadian sailor (1931–2024)
Died
2024 - Helmut Duckadam, Romanian footballer (born 1959)Romanian footballer (1959–2024)
Died
2024 - Neale Fraser, Australian tennis player (born 1933)Australian tennis player (1933–2024)
Died
2024 - Paul Maslansky, American film producer and writer (born 1933)American film producer and writer (1933–2024)
Died
2024 - Debbie Mathers, Mother of Eminem (born 1955)American rapper (born 1972)
Died
2020 - Pat Patterson, American wrestler (born 1941)Canadian-American professional wrestler (1941–2020)
Died
2015 - Sandy Berger, American lawyer and politician, 19th United States National Security Advisor (born 1945)American political advisor (1945–2015)
Sky
Moon phase
New Moon
2.0% illuminated
Lunar age: 1.3 days
Sun zodiac
Sagittarius
10.80 degrees
Constellation: Ophiuchus
Moon zodiac
Sagittarius
25.13 degrees
Constellation: Ophiuchus
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.