Born on 2 December 1948

At A Glance

2 December 1948 at a glance

Day of the week

2 December 1948 was a Thursday.

Top Film of 1948

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1948 was Easter Parade.

Bestselling Novel of 1948

“The Big Fisherman” by Lloyd C. Douglas was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1948.

Star sign

The star sign for 2 December is Sagittarius.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 2 December 1948 fell in the Year of the Rat.

Birthstone

The birthstone for December is Turquoise.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 2 December 1948 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 2 December

• 1942 World War II: During the Manhattan Project, a team led by Enrico Fermi initiates the first artificial self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.
• 1950 Korean War: The Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River ends with a decisive Chinese victory and UN forces are completely expelled from North Korea.
• 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.

Famous people born on December 2

• 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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