Daily Calendar for December 2nd, 2020

The Old Farmer's Almanac daily calendar gives you quick reference for the significant events on any day throughout the year.

Every Year

• Independence Day (United Arab Emirates)

1760s

• 1763: Touro Synagogue, oldest in the United States, was dedicated in Newport, Rhode Island

1800s

• 1804: Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned French Emperor Napoleon I of France

1810s

• Born 1811: Jean-Charles Chapais (statesman)

1860s

• Born 1863: Charles Ringling (circus owner)

• Died 1863: Jane Means Appleton Pierce (U.S. First Lady)

1900s

• 1905: First T. Eaton Co. Santa Claus parade, in Toronto, Ontario

1910s

• Born 1910: Charles E. Bennett ("In God We Trust" promoter)

• 1919: Ambrose Small sold Canadian chain of theaters and disappeared the next day

1920s

• Born 1925: Julie Harris (actress)

1940s

• 1946: First controlled, self-sustained nuclear chain reaction

1950s

• 1952: The first televised human birth was transmitted on 49 NBC network stations

1960s

• Born 1968: Lucy Liu (actress)

1970s

• 1970: The United States Environmental Protection Agency began operation

• 1971: First unmanned landing on Mars, by USSR Mars 350 Years Ago

• Born 1973: Monica Seles (tennis player)

• 1974: Cowhide-made baseballs first accepted for use by Major League Baseball

• Born 1978: Nelly Furtado (singer & songwriter)

1980s

• Born 1981: Britney Spears (singer)

• Born 1983: Aaron Rogers (football player)

• Died 1986: Desi Arnaz (actor)

1990s

• Died 1990: Aaron Copland (composer)

2010s

• 2017: First pizza party in space took place on the International Space Station