January 2 Events in HistoryJanuary 2 Birthdays - January 2 Deaths 2015 U.S. President Barack Obama targets three organizations and ten officials in new financial sanctions issued against North Korea in response to the recent hacking attack on Sony Pictures

What Happened On This Day – January 2 1981 The “Yorkshire Ripper” is caught. Peter Sutcliffe confessed to murdering 13 women and was sentenced to life imprisonment. 1971 66 football fans die in the Ibrox disaster

01/01/2002 · Jan 2 in Film & TV. 1955 1st "Bob Cummings Show" premieres on NBC (later on CBS) Jan 2 in Music. 1843 Richard Wagner's opera "The Flying Dutchman" premieres in …

03/01/2015 · January 2 significant news events for this day include 1971 Ibrox Disaster, 1920 Palmer Raids, 1929 Niagara Falls, 1959 Luna 1, 1974 55 MPH Speed Limit, 1993 Bosnian Serbs, Muslims and Croats meet peace talks, 2006 Sago Mine Disaster, 2014 Colorado Sells Marijuana,

Historical Events For January 2. American Revolutionary War: American forces under the command of George Washington repulsed a British attack at the Battle of the Assunpink Creek near Trenton, New Jersey. Re-establishment of British rule on the Falkland Islands.

Historical Events for January 2nd. Year 366 » The Alemanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers, invading the Roman Empire. Year 533 » Mercurius becomes Pope John II, the first pope to adopt a new name upon elevation to the Pope called papacy.

01/01/2022 · January 2: Facts & Historical Events On This Day. January 2 nd is officially Pet Safety Travel Day and Run It up the Flagpole and See If Anyone Salutes It Day. It’s the second day of the year and the New Year is officially older than 24 hours!

January 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Nyinlong ; The first day of Blacks and Whites' Carnival, celebrated until January 7. (southern Colombia) The first day of the Carnival of Riosucio, celebrated until January 8 every 2 years. The ninth of the Twelve Days of …

Among many other events, January saw Harold Godwin, Earl of Wessex, become the last Anglo-Saxon King of England (hence the Viking invaders pictured above!) 1 Jan. 1622. The Catholic Church adopted 1 Jan as the beginning of the New Year (instead of 25 March). 2 Jan.