WHAT HAPPENED ON 2. JANUARY
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World War II: Nuremberg, Germany (in German, Nürnberg) is severely bombed by Allied forces. (2. January 1945)

Luis Muñoz Marín becomes the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. (2. January 1949)

Panamanian president José Antonio Remón Cantera is assassinated. (2. January 1955)

Luna 1, the first spacecraft to reach the vicinity of the Moon and to orbit the Sun, is launched by the Soviet Union. (2. January 1959)

Vietnam War: The Viet Cong wins its first major victory in the Battle of Ap Bac. (2. January 1963)

Ronald Reagan sworn in as Governor of California (2. January 1967)

The second Ibrox disaster kills 66 fans at a Rangers-Celtic association football (soccer) match. (2. January 1971)

United States President Richard Nixon signs a bill lowering the maximum U.S. speed limit to 55 MPH in order to conserve gasoline during an OPEC embargo. (2. January 1974)

A bomb blast at Samastipur, Bihar, India, fatally wounds Minister of Railways Lalit Narayan Mishra. (2. January 1975)

Bangladeshi Marxist leader Siraj Sikder is arrested and dies while in police custody. (2. January 1975)

The Gale of January 1976 begins, which results in coastal flooding around the southern North Sea coasts, resulting in at least 82 deaths and US$1.3 billion in damage. (2. January 1976)

One of the largest investigations by a British police force ends when serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, the "Yorkshire Ripper", is arrested in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. (2. January 1981)

Leaders of armed opposition declare the President Zviad Gamsakhurdia deposed during a military coup in Georgia. (2. January 1992)

Sri Lankan Civil War: The Sri Lanka Navy kill 35-100 civilians on the Jaffna Lagoon. (2. January 1993)

A brutal snowstorm smashes into the Midwestern United States, causing 14 inches (359 mm) of snow in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and 19 inches (487 mm) in Chicago, Illinois, where temperatures plunge to -13 °F (-25 °C); 68 deaths are reported. (2. January 1999)

Stardust successfully flies past Comet Wild 2, collecting samples that are returned to Earth. (2. January 2004)

An explosion in a coal mine in Sago, West Virginia traps and kills 12 miners, while leaving one miner in critical condition. (2. January 2006)