Born on 2 December 1956

At A Glance

2 December 1956 at a glance

Day of the week

2 December 1956 was a Sunday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Hot Diggity (Dog Ziggity Boom)” by Perry Como was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1956

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1956 was The Ten Commandments.

Star sign

The star sign for 2 December is Sagittarius.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 2 December 1956 fell in the Year of the Monkey.

Birthstone

The birthstone for December is Turquoise.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 2 December 1956 was New Moon.

On this day: 2 December

• 1954 Cold War: The United States Senate votes 65 to 22 to censure Joseph McCarthy for "conduct that tends to bring the Senate into dishonor and disrepute".
• 1954 The Sino-American Mutual Defense Treaty, between the United States and Taiwan, is signed in Washington, D.C.
• 1956 The Granma reaches the shores of Cuba's Oriente Province. Fidel Castro, Che Guevara and 80 other members of the 26th of July Movement disembark to initiate the Cuban Revolution.
• 1957 United Nations Security Council Resolution 126 relating to the Kashmir conflict is adopted.
• 1961 In a nationally broadcast speech, Cuban leader Fidel Castro declares that he is a Marxist–Leninist and that Cuba will adopt Communism.

Famous people born on 2 December

• Aaron Rodgers, American football player (born 1983)
• Britney Spears, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (born 1981)
• Learner Tien, American tennis player (born 2005)
• Monica Seles, Serbian-American tennis player (born 1973)

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