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January 2 Quiz

Historical events, births, deaths, and celebrations, for the 2nd of January. Can you answer all 20 correctly?
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Last updated: October 10, 2022
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The second day of the New Year is a public holiday in ten countries including New Zealand and Russia
366
Alemanni cross the frozen Rhine river in attempt to invade the Roman Empire
1492
Granada falls to the Spanish, marking the end of the 750+ year period known as the Reconquista
1788
Georgia becomes the 4th U.S. state to ratify the Constitution. Then it included the north of AL and MS
1903
The oldest verified living person from 2018–2022, Kane Tanaka, is born
1909
Conservative Arizona senator and 1964 Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater is born
1920
Birth in Russia of American science fiction writer Isaac Asimov, known for his Foundation series
1921
Science fiction play R.U.R premieres, introducing the word robot to the English language
1942
Manila is captured by Japan
1944
The 1st Prime Minister of Cambodia (Siem Reap's country), Norodom Ranariddh, is born
1954
The Bharat Ratna and Padma Vibhushan, the highest civillian awards in India, are established
1959
Luna 1, the first spacecraft to orbit the Sun, is launched by the Soviet Union
1963
In the Vietnam War, the Battle of Ấp Bắc occurs
1967
Ronald Reagan becomes Governor of California
1968
American actor Cuba Gooding Jr., future star of Jerry Maguire and Rat Race, is born
1974
In the 1973 oil crisis (initiated as a political move by OPEC) the max U.S. speed limit lowers to 55mph
1976
The beginning of the Gale of January 1976, with high winds affecting the North Sea (hint: type of wind)
1978
The 1978 massacre at Multan Colony Textile Mills occurs in Pakistan
1993
The Jaffna lagoon massacre occurs in Sri Lanka as part of the 1983–2009 civil war
2001
1969–73 U.S. Secretary of State William P. Rogers dies
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