Arthur Conan Doyle, a Scottish writer, developed the fictitious character Sherlock Holmes. Conan Doyle's A Study in Scarlet, published in Beeton's Christmas Annual in 1887, established Holmes as the template for the contemporary clever detective. As the world's first and only "consulting detective," he tracked down criminals in Victorian and Edwardian London, the south of England, and continental Europe. Although Edgar Allan Poe's C. Auguste Dupin and Émile Gaboriau's Monsieur Lecoq foreshadowed the fictional detective, Holmes had a distinctive impression on the popular imagination and has been the most lasting figure of the detective novel.

Nagaland, a picturesque north-eastern highland state, was established on December 1, 1963. Over the course of 150 years, a convoluted (and at times contentious) set of events resulted in Nagaland becoming the 16th state of the Indian union. In 1816, much of what is now Nagaland and Assam fell under Burmese control. After ten years, the British East India Company took over Assam and gradually expanded its grip over the Naga Hills. Because the Nagas, as Nagaland's tribes are generally known, had little written history, information of them before to the British era is limited.

Benazir Bhutto was a Pakistani politician who served as the country's 11th and 13th prime ministers, from 1988 to 1990 and 1993 to 1996, respectively. She was the first woman to lead a democratic administration in a country with a Muslim majority. She headed or co-chaired the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from the early 1980s until her assassination in 2007. She was an ideological liberal and a secularist. On December 2, 1988, she was sworn in as Pakistan's Prime Minister. Bhutto was the first female Prime Minister of a Muslim-majority country and Pakistan's second democratically elected Prime Minister.

Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan (born 3 December 1986) is a Dalit-Bahujan rights activist from India. He is an Ambedkarite who co-founded and serves as national president of the Bhim Army. Time magazine will include him in its annual list of 100 Emerging Leaders Shaping the Future in February 2021.

On 2 December 1898, Indra Lal Roy was born. He was born in Calcutta, where his father was a barrister and Director of Public Prosecutions, as the second son of Piera Lal Roy and Lolita Roy. In World War I, he was the only Indian ace pilot. He earned 10 aerial victories in just over 170 hours of flying time while serving in the Royal Flying Corps and its successor, the Royal Air Force, making him the first Indian flying ace.

Britney Jean Spears is an American singer, songwriter, and dancer who was born on December 2, 1981. She is known as the "Princess of Music" because she is credited with encouraging the resurrection of adolescent pop in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Spears is regarded as a pop legend, having sold more than 100 million albums worldwide, including more than 70 million in the United States alone, making her one of the best-selling music artists in the world.

Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria (January 1, 1949 – December 2, 1993) was a Colombian drug lord and narcoterrorist who founded and led the Medelln Cartel. Escobar, dubbed "The King of Cocaine," is the wealthiest criminal in history, with an estimated net worth of US$30 billion at the time of his death—equivalent to $64 billion in 2021—during the 1980s and early 1990s, when his drug cartel monopolised the cocaine trade into the United States.

Lucy Liu is an American actress, producer, and artist who has worked in both television and cinema. She was born on December 2, 1968. She has two SAG Awards, a Critics' Choice Television Award, and a Seoul International Drama Award to her belt. She's also up for a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.

Napoleon I was the French Emperor from 1804 through 1814, and again in 1815. During the Napoleonic Wars, Napoleon controlled European and global events for more than a decade while leading France against a succession of alliances. He won the great majority of these wars and conflicts, establishing a massive empire that dominated over continental Europe until its eventual collapse in 1815. His conflicts and campaigns are studied in military colleges all throughout the world, making him one of history's greatest commanders. He is still one of the most well-known and divisive political personalities in history.

The Medelln Cartel was founded and led by Pablo Emilio Escobar, a Colombian drug lord and narco-terrorist. Escobar, dubbed "The King of Cocaine," is the wealthiest criminal in history, with a net worth of US$30 billion at the time of his death—equivalent to $64 billion in 2021—during the 1980s and early 1990s, when his drug cartel monopolised the cocaine trade into the United States. On December 2, 1993, he was shot dead.

Kanaka Dasa was a Haridasa, a well-known Carnatic music composer, poet, philosopher, and musician. He is well-known for his keertanas and ugabhoga, which are compositions in Kannada for Carnatic music. For his writings, he employed basic Kannada language and native metrical styles, as did other Haridasas. Kanakadasa Jayanti is observed to honour their great poet, saint, philosopher, composer, and musician. On December 3, 1509, he was born.

The United Arab Emirates, also known as the UAE or the Emirates, is a nation in the eastern section of the Arabian Peninsula that is situated on the Gulf of Oman and Persian Gulf coasts, respectively. Seven emirates make up the United Arab Emirates, which was established as a federation on December 2, 1971.

King Camp Gillette was an American businessman who lived from January 5, 1855 to July 9, 1932.  He created a popular version of the safety razor. Before Gillette's creation, there were other versions. The tiny, affordable, disposable stamped steel blade was Gillette's breakthrough. Gillette is incorrectly credited with developing the "razor and blades" business strategy, in which razors are marketed inexpensively in order to boost the demand for blades. Gillette Safety Razor Company, on the other hand, embraced the business strategy of its rivals.

Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was the first woman to be selected as the sixth Governor of Maharashtra and the eighth President of the United Nations General Assembly. Her brother Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India, her niece Indira Gandhi, the first female Prime Minister of India, and her grand-nephew Rajiv Gandhi, the sixth Prime Minister of India, all came from a notable political family. Mrs. Pandit died on December 1, 1990, in Dehra Dun, a Himalayan foothills town where she had lived for the previous 20 years.

Ip Man, also known as Yip Man died on 2nd December 1972. He was a Chinese martial artist who was a grandmaster of the Wing Chun martial art. He taught a number of students who went on to become martial arts experts in their own right, the most well-known of whom being Bruce Lee.

Jackie Chan is a Hong Kong actor, director, martial artist, and stuntman who is noted for his comedic acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, and inventive stunts, which he usually executes himself. Chan has been acting since the 1960s and has been in over 150 films. He is one of the most well-known action movie stars ever. Chan married Joan Lin, a Taiwanese actress, on December 1, 1982. Jaycee Chan, a singer and actor, was born the same year.

The Bhopal catastrophe, also known as the Bhopal gas tragedy, occurred on the night of December 2–3, 1984, at the Union Carbide India Limited (UCIL) pesticide facility in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, when a gas leak occurred. It is regarded as one of the greatest industrial disasters in history. Methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas was inhaled by over 500,000 persons. The very hazardous chemical found its way into and around the nearby little towns.

Giovanni "Gianni" Versace was an Italian fashion designer and businessman who was born on December 2, 1946. Versace, a worldwide luxury fashion brand that manufactures accessories, perfumes, make-up, home furnishings, and clothing, was founded by him. He was the world's most famous Italian fashion designer, as well as a costume designer for theatre and movies. He was one of the first designers to mix fashion with music, being a friend of Eric Clapton, Princess Diana, Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss, Madonna, Elton John, Tupac Shakur, and many other celebrities.