Born on 2 December 1959

At A Glance

2 December 1959 at a glance

Day of the week

2 December 1959 was a Wednesday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Oh Yeah Uh Huh” by Col Joye and the Joy Boys 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 1959

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1959 was Ben-Hur.

Star sign

The star sign for 2 December is Sagittarius.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 2 December 1959 fell in the Year of the Pig.

Birthstone

The birthstone for December is Turquoise.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 2 December 1959 was Waxing Crescent.

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".
• 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.
• 1962 Vietnam War: After a trip to Vietnam at the request of U.S. President John F. Kennedy, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield becomes the first American official to comment adversely on the war's progress.

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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