January 2 in history: • 533 – Mercurius, a Roman priest, was elected Pope John II; he was likely the first pope to adopt a new name upon elevation to the papacy. → go there • 1680 – Trunajaya rebellion: Amangkurat II of Mataram of Java and his courtiers stabbed Trunajaya to death a week after the rebel leader surrendered to VOC forces. → go there • 1941 – Second World War: Llandaff Cathedral (pictured) in Cardiff, Wales, was severely damaged by German bombing during the Cardiff Blitz. → go there • 1976 – An extratropical cyclone began affecting parts of western Europe, resulting in coastal flooding around the southern portions of the North Sea and leading to at least 82 deaths. → go there • 2024 – While landing at Haneda Airport, Japan Airlines Flight 516 collided with a De Havilland Canada Dash 8 which killed five people in total. → go there Died 1096: William de St-Calais Wiki link Born 1870: Tex Rickard Wiki link Born 1938: Lynn Conway Wiki link Died 2009: Dnyaneshwar Agashe Wiki link Pictured: Llandaff Cathedral.