Daily Calendar for Friday, December 2, 2022
Born
- Jean-Charles Chapais (statesman) β
- Charles Ringling (circus owner) β
- Charles E. Bennett (In God We Trustβ promoterβ) β
- Julie Harris (actress) β
- Lucy Liu (actress) β
- Monica Seles (tennis player) β
- Nelly Furtado (singer & songwriter) β
- Britney Spears (singer) β
- Aaron Rogers (football player) β
Died
- Jane Means Appleton Pierce (U.S. First Lady) β
- Desi Arnaz (actor) β
- Aaron Copland (composer) β
Events
- Touro Synagogue, oldest in the United States, was dedicated in Newport, Rhode Island β
- Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned French Emperor Napoleon I of France β
- First T. Eaton Co. Santa Claus parade, in Toronto, Ontario β
- Ambrose Small sold Canadian chain of theaters and disappeared the next day β
- First controlled, self-sustained nuclear chain reaction β
- The first televised human birth was transmitted on 49 NBC network stations β
- The United States Environmental Protection Agency began operation β
- First unmanned landing on Mars, by USSR Mars 3 β
- Cowhide-made baseballs first accepted for use by Major League Baseball β
- First pizza party in space took place on the International Space Station β
Weather
- A late-season tornado killed four people in Illinois β
Explore Other Dates on the Calendar