January 2nd (1942) was a Friday. It's the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 364 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 2nd January, 1942
» The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) convicts 33 members of a German spy ring headed by Fritz Joubert Duquesne in the largest espionage case in United States history—the Duquesne Spy Ring.
» World War II: Manila, Philippines is captured by Japanese forces.
Famous Birthdays on January 2 in 1942
» Dennis Hastert, American politician, 59th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
» Ray Moore (broadcaster) called Ray Moore, English radio host (d. 1989)
» Hugh Shelton, American general
January 2nd Holidays in History
» Public holidays in Haiti known as Ancestry Day (Haiti)
» Carnival named Carnival Day (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
» Christian Calendar of saints called Feast Day:
» Basil of Caesarea named Basil the Great (Catholic Church and Church of England)
» Defendens called Defendens of Thebes
» Gregory of Nazianzus (Catholic Church)
» Johann Konrad Wilhelm Löhe (Lutheran Church)
» Macarius of Alexandria
» Seraphim of Sarov (repose)
» Vedanayagam Samuel Azariah (Episcopal Church (United States) named Episcopal Church)
» January 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» The first day of the Riosucio, Caldas Carnival of Riosucio called Carnival of Riosucio, celebrated until January 8 every 2 years. (Riosucio, Caldas or Riosucio)
» The ninth Twelve Days of Christmas e.g day of Christmas (Western Christianity)
» The second day of New Year (a holiday in Kazakhstan, Republic of Macedonia Macedonia, Culture of Mauritius Mauritius, Montenegro, Public holidays in New Zealand New Zealand, Romania, Russia, Switzerland, Ukraine):
» Public and Bank holidays in Scotland e.g Bank Holiday, if it is a Sunday, the day moves to January 3 (Scotland)