Historical Events on December 2

17 significant historical events occurred on December 2. December 2 has seen several political and military events. Notable among these are Napoleon's victory at the Battle of Austerlitz in 1805, Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte's coup d'état in France in 1851, and the 1990 German federal election, which helped consolidate the newly reunified nation.

Total Events

Time Span

1233–2016

13 famous birthdays on December 2

Including George R. Minot, Pedro II of Brazil, Kelvin Kiptum

View Birthdays

Event Distribution by Century

Darker = Higher Density

13th C.21st C.

13th Century

1 event

1233

war

Battle fought in 1233 between (mainly) Welsh and invading Normans

17th Century

1 event

1629

war

Sinking of the Flensborg

19th Century

6 events

1815

politics

Sugauli Treaty — 1816 treaty between East India Company and King of Nepal

1816

politics

1816 incidents in England

1851

culture

1851 French coup d'état — coup d'état staged by Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte

1856

war

1856 battle between Zulu factions

1899

war

1899 battle of the Philippine–American War

1899

politics

Treaty ending the Second Samoan Civil War

20th Century

6 events

1917

war

Night action of 1/2 December 1917

1920

politics

Treaty of Alexandropol — peace treaty

1922

politics

Agreement at Uqair on 2 December 1922 which defined the boundaries between Iraq and the Sultanate of Nejd (modern Saudi Arabia) and between Kuwait and Nejd

1975

general

Murder of an American man by a police officer

1984

general

1984 massacre of Sri Lankan Tamil civilians

1990

politics

1990 German federal election — 1990 elections to choose the members of Germany parliament