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1804 : Bonaparte crowned emperor


On December 2, 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned emperor in Notre Dame de Paris by the Pope. Since 1800, Bonaparte had been First Consul in a France in war against much of Europe. French victories continued until 1807 when the Emperor controled much of Europe. In 1812 the first defeats came, many French soldiers were killed and Napoleon was finally defeated in 1815.

1805 : Battle of Austerlitz


On December 2, 1805, French forces won an important victory against the Russians and Austrians at Austerlitz near Brno (Czech Republic today).

1851 : Coup of Louis Napoleon Bonaparte


On December 2, 1851, Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, then President of the French Republic, seeing the end of his term arriving and knowing that he could not be elected a second time according to the Constitution, fomented a coup with the money of his mistress Harriet Howard in order to keep his place. He was crowned emperor a year later.

1942 : First nuclear chain reaction


On December 2, 1942, physicist Enrico Fermi demonstrated the first nuclear chain reaction in the first reactor in the world, Chicago Pile-1, under a former football stadium of the University of Chicago.

1959 : Collapse of the Malpasset Dam


On December 2, 1959, the Malpasset dam in the Var collapsed and water rushed down the town of Frejus. 412 people were killed. Some people were buried in their home in the mud while others finished their lives in the sea.

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International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
December 2 is the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, on the anniversary of the Convention for the Suppression of Trafficking in Human Beings adopted by the United Nations on December 2, 1949.Slavery of all kinds (debt bondage, exploitation of prostitution, sexual slavery, sale of children and women ...) are still burning issues today.
National Day in United Arab Emirates
December 2nd is National Day in UAE which celebrate their independence gained from the United Kingdom on December 2nd, 1971.

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Enrico Fermi
There are two possible outcomes: if the result confirms the hypothesis, then you've made a measurement. If the result is contrary to the hypothesis, then you've made a discovery.

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Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau, Uomo politico francese (1846)
George Minot, Ricercatore americano, Premio Nobel per la Fisiologia e Medicina (1885)
Harriet Cohen, Pianista inglese (1895)
Maria Callas, Soprano greca (1923)
Léon Schwartzenberg, Oncologo francese (1923)
Alexander Haig, Generale e politico americano (1924)
Julie Harris, Attrice americana (1925)
Mike Larrabee, Atleta americano (1933)
Gianni Versace, Stilista italiano (1946)
Rick Savage, Musicista inglese (Def Leppard) (1960)
Dan Gauthier, Attore americano (1963)
Brendan Coyle, Attore britannico (1963)
Lucy Liu, Attrice americana (1968)
Nate Mendel, Musicista americano (Foo Fighters) (1968)
Graham Kavanagh, Calciatore irlandese (1973)
Monica Seles, Tennista americana (1973)
Jan Ullrich, Ciclista tedesco (1973)
Michaël Youn, Attore francese (1973)
Nelly Furtado, Cantante canadese (1978)
Christopher Wolstenholme, Musicista inglese (Muse) (1978)
Britney Spears, Cantante americana (1981)
Chris Burke, Calciatore scozzese (1983)
Amaury Leveaux, Nuotatore francese (1985)

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Hanazono, Imperatore del Giappone (1348)
Hernán Cortés, Esploratore spagnolo (1547)
Marquis de Sade, Scrittore francese (1814)
John Brown, Abolizionista americano (1859)
Edmond Rostand, Poeta francese (1918)
Yip Man, Artista marziale cinese (1972)
Romain Gary, Pilota e scrittore francese (1980)
Luis Federico Leloir, Chimico argentino, Premio Nobel (1987)
Robert Cummings, Attore americano (1990)
Pablo Escobar, Signore della droga colombiano (1993)
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