Born on 2 January 1981

At A Glance

2 January 1981 at a glance

Day of the week

2 January 1981 was a Friday.

UK Number One

The UK Number One single was “There's No One Quite Like Grandma” by St Winifred's School Choir.

Top Film of 1981

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1981 was Raiders of the Lost Ark.

Star sign

The star sign for 2 January is Capricorn.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 2 January 1981 fell in the Year of the Monkey.

Birthstone

The birthstone for January is Garnet.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 2 January 1981 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 2 January

• 1959 Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon and to orbit the Sun, is launched by the Soviet Union.
• 1963 Vietnam War: The Viet Cong wins its first major victory, at the Battle of Ap Bac.
• 1967 Ronald Reagan, past movie actor and future President of the United States, is sworn in as Governor of California.
• 1991 Sharon Pratt Dixon becomes the first African American woman mayor of a major city and first woman Mayor of the District of Columbia.
• 2004 Stardust successfully flies past Comet Wild 2, collecting samples that are returned to Earth.

Famous people born on 2 January

• Jim Bakker, American televangelist (1940–2026)
• Kemi Badenoch, English politician (born 1980)
• Dax Shepard, American actor (born 1975)
• Kate Bosworth, American actress (born 1983)

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