Historical Events In December - 02

2007  United Russia wins parliamentary elections in Russia, increasing their majority with 60% of the votes on this day in history.   

2007  Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez's proposed changes to the Venezuelan constitution are narrowly defeated in a nationwide referendum on December - 02.   

2010  On this day in history 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 December - 02.   

2014  On December - 02 stephen Hawking claims that Artificial Intelligence could be a "threat to mankind" and spell the end of the human race   

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

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

2018  Andrés Manuel López Obrador is sworn in as President of Mexico on this day in history.   

2018  Israeli police recommend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife be charged with fraud and bribery on December - 02.   

2018  Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari denies he has died and been replaced by a Sudanese impostor after ill health on this day in history.   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  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 on December - 02.   

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  On December - 02 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   

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

2020  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 on this day in history.   

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1578  On this day in history birth of agostino Agazzari, composer   

1678  Nicolaas S Cruquius, Dutch hydraulic engineer (drained Haarlemmermeer) was born on this day in history.   

1694  William Shirley, Colonial Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1771) was born on December - 02.   

1703  On this day in history birth of ferdinand Konscak, Croatian explorer (d. 1759)   

1710  On this day in history birth of bertinazzi, Italian actor and writer (d. 1783)   

1728  Ferdinando Galiani, Italian economist/philosopher/diplomat was born on this day in history.   

1738  On this day in history birth of richard Montgomery, Irish-born soldier (d. 1775)   

1754  William Cooper, American judge (d. 1809) was born on December - 02.   

0537  Sylvester, Italian Pope (536-37), dies on this day in history.   

1348  On December - 02 death of emperor Hanazono of Japan (b. 1297)   

1381  On this day in history death of john of Ruysbroeck, Flemish mystic   

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

1515  On December - 02 gonzalo de Cordoba, Spanish general/strategist/viceroy of Naples, dies   

1552  Death of Francis Xavier, Spanish Catholic missionary (b. 1506) on this day in history.   

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

1615  Death of Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon, French general on this day in history.