Historical Events In December - 02

2007  On December - 02 united Russia wins parliamentary elections in Russia, increasing their majority with 60% of the votes.  

2007  Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez's proposed changes to the Venezuelan constitution are narrowly defeated in a nationwide referendum on this day in history.  

2010  On December - 02 nASA announces the discovery of the bacterium GFAJ-1, which may be able to partially replace phosphorous with arsenic in some of its biomolecules.  

2012  9 people are killed after 30 cars are trapped in Sasago Tunnel, Japan on this day in history.  

2014  On this day in history stephen Hawking claims that Artificial Intelligence could be a "threat to mankind" and spell the end of the human race  

2017  On December - 02 egyptian lawyer Nabih al-Wahsh sentenced to 3 years in prison for saying women wearing ripped jeans should be raped  

2018  Trade war truce agreed between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping at G-20 meeting in Argentina on this day in history.  

2018  On this day in history andrés Manuel López Obrador is sworn in as President of Mexico  

2018  Israeli police recommend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife be charged with fraud and bribery on this day in history.  

2018  Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari denies he has died and been replaced by a Sudanese impostor after ill health on this day in history.  

2019  On this day in history fIFA Ballon d'Or: Barcelona forward Lionel Messi wins his record 6th award from Liverpool's Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk; American midfielder Megan Rapinoe is Women's World Player of the Year  

2019  The 2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference takes place in Madrid, Spain, after Chilean President Sebastián Piñera announced his country could not host the conference due to political unrest in the country on this day in history.  

2020  US Attorney General William Barr says there is no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election, despite claims by President Donald Trump on December - 02.  

2020  On December - 02 [COVID-19 pandemic] The United Kingdom approves Pfizer-BioNTech's BNT162b2 vaccine, being the first country in the world to do so.  

2020  On this day in history three activists in Hong Kong were jailed for their roles in the 2019–20 Hong Kong protests, with Joshua Wong getting the heaviest at 13.5 months.  

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1578  Agostino Agazzari, composer was born on December - 02.  

1678  On December - 02 birth of nicolaas S Cruquius, Dutch hydraulic engineer (drained Haarlemmermeer)  

1694  On December - 02 birth of william Shirley, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1771)  

1703  On December - 02 birth of ferdinand Konscak, Croatian explorer (d. 1759)  

1710  On December - 02 birth of bertinazzi, Italian actor and writer (d. 1783)  

1728  On this day in history birth of ferdinando Galiani, Italian economist/philosopher/diplomat  

1738  Richard Montgomery, Irish-born soldier (d. 1775) was born on December - 02.  

1754  On December - 02 birth of william Cooper, American judge (d. 1809)  

0537  On December - 02 sylvester, Italian Pope (536-37), dies  

1348  On this day in history death of emperor Hanazono of Japan (b. 1297)  

1381  On December - 02 death of john of Ruysbroeck, Flemish mystic  

1463  On December - 02 albrecht VI, archduke of Habsburg, dies  

1515  Gonzalo de Cordoba, Spanish general/strategist/viceroy of Naples, dies on this day in history.  

1552  On December - 02 death of francis Xavier, Spanish Catholic missionary (b. 1506)  

1592  On December - 02 alexander Farnese, land guardian of Neth (1579-92), dies at 46  

1615  On December - 02 death of louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon, French general