Daily Calendar for Wednesday, December 2, 2026
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Wednesday, December 2, 2026
Born
- Jean-Charles Chapais (statesman) –
- Charles Ringling (circus owner) –
- Charles E. Bennett (In God We Trust” promoter”) –
- Julie Harris (actress) –
- Lucy Liu (actress) –
- Monica Seles (tennis player) –
- Nelly Furtado (singer & songwriter) –
- Britney Spears (singer) –
- Aaron Rogers (football player) –
Died
- Jane Means Appleton Pierce (U.S. First Lady) –
- Desi Arnaz (actor) –
- Aaron Copland (composer) –
Events
- Touro Synagogue, oldest in the United States, was dedicated in Newport, Rhode Island –
- Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned French Emperor Napoleon I of France –
- First T. Eaton Co. Santa Claus parade, in Toronto, Ontario –
- Ambrose Small sold Canadian chain of theaters and disappeared the next day –
- First controlled, self-sustained nuclear chain reaction –
- The first televised human birth was transmitted on 49 NBC network stations –
- The United States Environmental Protection Agency began operation –
- First unmanned landing on Mars, by USSR Mars 3 –
- Cowhide-made baseballs first accepted for use by Major League Baseball –
- The bat Babe Ruth used to hit his first Yankee Stadium home run was sold for $1,265,000. –
- First pizza party in space took place on the International Space Station –
Weather
- A late-season tornado killed four people in Illinois –