Today: December 2nd, 2021.

Basic facts.

Basic facts and information about this date.

• Week Number: We are currently in Week 48 of 2021.
• Leap Year: 2021 is NOT a leap year.
• Unix Timestamp: The Unix Timestamp for this date is 1638403200.

On this day: 2nd of December.

Events that have occurred on the 2nd of December.

• December 2nd, 1954: The US Senate votes to censure Senator Joseph McCarthy for his behavior.
• December 2nd, 1971: The United Arab Emirates is formed.
• December 2nd, 1976: Fidel Castro becomes the new president of Cuba.
• December 2nd, 1980: Four American missionaries are raped and murdered by members of the El Salvador National Guard.
• December 2nd, 1987: The song "It Must Have Been Love" is released by Roxette.
• December 2nd, 1988: Benazir Bhutto becomes the new Prime Minister of Pakistan.
• December 2nd, 1988: The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) is released.
• December 2nd, 1993: Salt-n-Pepa release their single "What a Man".
• December 2nd, 1993: Pablo Escobar is killed in Medellin, Colombia.
• December 2nd, 1995: Actress Roxie Roker dies from breast cancer at the age of 66.
• December 2nd, 1999: The video game "Quake III Arena" is released.
• December 2nd, 2001: American energy company Enron files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
• December 2nd, 2002: The Cheeky Girls release their single "Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)".
• December 2nd, 2007: Brazilian footballer Kaka is awarded the 2007 Ballon d'Or.
• December 2nd, 2008: Cristiano Ronaldo is awarded the 2008 Ballon d'Or.
• December 2nd, 2013: British diver Tom Daley comes out as gay in a Youtube video.
• December 2nd, 2015: 14 people are shot dead in a terrorist attack at the Inland Regional Center in San Bernardino, California.
• December 2nd, 2015: Kylian Mbappé makes his first team debut for Monaco.
• December 2nd, 2016: Childish Gambino releases his album "Awaken, My Love!".
• December 2nd, 2016: Ghost Ship: 36 people lose their lives in a fire at a warehouse in Oakland, California.
• December 2nd, 2019: Lionel Messi is awarded the 2019 Ballon d'Or.
• December 2nd, 2020: WWE legend Pat Patterson dies from cancer at the age of 79.
• December 2nd, 2020: The United Kingdom approves Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine.
• December 2nd, 2020: Coronavirus outbreak: Los Angeles issues stay-at-home orders.

Around this time.

Notable events that occurred around December 2nd, 2021.

• November 2nd, 2021: Soccer: Antonio Conte is announced as the new manager of Tottenham Hotspur.
• November 2nd, 2021: The trial of Kyle Rittenhouse for murder begins in Kenosha County, Wisconsin.
• November 3rd, 2021: Missing four-year-old Cleo Smith is found alive and well at a house in Carnarvon, Australia.
• November 3rd, 2021: Former FIFA officials Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini are charged with fraud in Switzerland.
• November 5th, 2021: The first-person shooter game "Call of Duty: Vanguard" is released.
• November 5th, 2021: Eight people are crushed to death at Travis Scott's Astroworld Festival in Houston, Texas.
• November 5th, 2021: Season 3 of "Narcos: Mexico" is released on Netflix.
• November 6th, 2021: UFC 268: Kamaru Usman defeats Colby Covington by unanimous decision.
• November 7th, 2021: Actor Dean Stockwell dies at the age of 85.
• November 8th, 2021: Irish banker Seán FitzPatrick dies at the age of 73.
• November 11th, 2021: Former South African president F. W. de Klerk passes away at the age of 85.
• November 11th, 2021: Soccer: Steven Gerrard is announced as the new manager of Aston Villa.
• November 12th, 2021: The 13-year-long conservatorship of pop singer Britney Spears is terminated by an LA judge.
• November 12th, 2021: The Netherlands imposes new lockdown measures after COVID-19 cases reach a new high.
• November 14th, 2021: Queen Elizabeth misses the Remembrance Sunday service at the Cenotaph in London due to a sprained back.
• November 14th, 2021: One person is killed after a car explodes outside of a hospital in Liverpool, England.
• November 15th, 2021: Iraq begins to repatriate citizens stuck on the border between Poland and Belarus.
• November 15th, 2021: Austria begins a lockdown for people who are not vaccinated against COVID-19.
• November 17th, 2021: Singers Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes announce their decision to end their relationship.
• November 17th, 2021: Rapper Young Dolph is shot dead outside of a store in Memphis, Tennessee.
• November 17th, 2021: Amazon announces that it will no longer accept payments from Visa credit cards in the UK due to high post-Brexit transaction fees.
• November 17th, 2021: The second season of Tiger King is released on Netflix.
• November 19th, 2021: Adele releases her album "30".
• November 19th, 2021: Austria imposes a national 20-day lockdown and announces that it will be making vaccinations mandatory.
• November 19th, 2021: It is officially announced that Kim Kardashian and Pete Davidson are dating.
• November 19th, 2021: Kyle Rittenhouse is found not guilty of murder.
• November 19th, 2021: The game "Battlefield 2042" is released.
• November 21st, 2021: Soccer: Manchester United sack Ole Gunnar Solskjær following a disastrous 4-1 defeat against Watford.
• November 21st, 2021: Five people are killed after a car crashes into the annual Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin.
• November 22nd, 2021: A new Covid variant called Omicron (B.1.1.529) is identified.
• November 24th, 2021: Scientists warn that the new Covid variant Omicron (B.1.1.529) has a high number of mutations.
• November 24th, 2021: 27 migrants die after their inflatable dinghy capsizes in the English Channel.
• November 26th, 2021: The European Union announces that it will ban air travel from South Africa due to a 'deeply concerning' new Covid variant.
• November 27th, 2021: The United Kingdom, Germany and Belgium identify cases of the new Covid variant Omicron.
• November 29th, 2021: The trial of British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell for sex trafficking begins in New York.
• November 29th, 2021: Japan closes its borders due to the new Omicron variant of Covid-19.
• November 29th, 2021: Soccer: Manchester United announce the appointment of Ralf Rangnick as interim manager.
• November 29th, 2021: Lionel Messi is awarded the 2020 Ballon d'Or.
• November 30th, 2021: Three students are killed in a high school shooting in the Oxford Township of Michigan.
• This date: December 2nd, 2021

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Horoscope, birthstone & birth flower information.

Zodiac & Birthstone information.

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• Zodiac Sign (Astrology): Anyone born on December 2nd, 2021, will have the star sign Sagittarius.
• However, if you are going by the new star sign system that was discovered in 2020, then the sign for this date is actually Ophiuchus.
• Zodiac Element: Fire.
• Chinese Zodiac Animal: In the Chinese Zodiac, 2021 is the year of the Ox (Yin Wood).
• The Life Path Number for this date is 1.
• Native American Zodiac: December 2nd, 2021 falls under the Owl.
• Birthstone: Anyone born during the month of December will have the birthstones Tanzanite, Zircon and Turquoise.
• Birth flower (December): The Narcissus and the Holly.

Conception dates.

Conception estimates for this date.

Warning! These conception dates are based on broad estimates.

• If your baby is due on December 2nd, 2021, then the date of conception was probably around March 11th, 2021.
• A baby that is conceived on December 2nd, 2021, will be due around August 25th, 2022.

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