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July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays and commemorations June 8 - Dragon Boat Festival ( Traditional Chinese) June 9 - Shavuot International holidays July 1 - Canada Day ( Canada) July 1 - July Morning ( Bulgaria) International holidays Independence Day - India National Heroes Day - Philippines Independence Day - Pakistan "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Events 911 - Signing of the Treaty of Saint-Clair-sur-Epte between Charles the Simple and Rollo of Normandy. Events 1191 - Saladin 's garrison surrenders ending the two-year Siege of Acre. Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays July 1 - Canada Day ( Canada) July 1 - July Morning ( Bulgaria) July 2007 is the seventh month of that year It began on a Sunday and 31 days later ended on a Tuesday. July 2006 was a month with thirty-one days The following events also occurred during the month 2005: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October July 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September July 2, 2003 July 2003 - please do not remove or delink the the date header remove July 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September July 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September July 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 182 days remaining until the end of the year.

It is the middle day of a non-leap year, because there are 182 days before and 182 days after (median of the year). A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the It falls on the same day of the week as New Year's Day (on non-leap years). New Year's Day is the first day of the Year. On the modern Gregorian calendar, it is celebrated on January 1, as it was also in ancient Rome (though

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Events

• 626 - In fear of assassination, Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival brothers Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng in the Incident at Xuanwu Gate. Events By Place Byzantine Empire The Byzantines defeat the Avars and Slavs, who were besieging Constantinople Emperor Taizong of Tang ( January 23, 599 &ndash July 10 649) personal name Lǐ Shìmín ( was the second emperor of the Li Yuanji (李元吉 ( 603 - July 2, 626) formally Prince La of Chao (巢剌王 more commonly known by the title of Prince of Qi Li Jiancheng (李建成 ( 589 - July 2, 626) formally Crown Prince Yin (隱太子 literally "the hidden crown prince" nickname The Incident at Xuanwu Gate (玄武門之變 refers to an incident on July 2, 626, when Li Shimin the Prince of Qin a son of Emperor Gaozu of Tang On September 4, Shimin's father abdicated to him, and so Shimin became Emperor Taizong of Tang, Emperor of China. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Emperor Taizong of Tang ( January 23, 599 &ndash July 10 649) personal name Lǐ Shìmín ( was the second emperor of the The Emperor of China ( refers to any sovereign of Imperial China reigning since the founding of the Qin Dynasty in 221 BC until the fall of
• 706 - In China, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang had the remains of Emperor Gaozong of Tang, his wife and recently-deceased ruling empress Wu Zetian, her son Li Xian, her grandson Li Chongrun, and granddaughter Li Xianhui all interred in a new tomb complex outside Chang'an known as the Qianling Mausoleum, located on Mount Liang. Events By region July 2 - In China, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang had the remains of his mother and recently-deceased ruling empress China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Background Li Xiǎn was born in 656 as the seventh son of his father Emperor Gaozong and the third son of his mother Emperor Gaozong's second wife Empress Wu Background and life as Prince of Jin Li Zhi was born in 628 He was the ninth son of his father Emperor Taizong, and the third son of his mother Emperor Taizong's wife Wu Zetian ( (625 – December 16, 705 In 705 she was overthrown in a coup and Emperor Zhongzong was returned to the throne Li Xian (李賢 (653&ndash684 Courtesy name Mingyun (明允 formally Crown Prince Zhanghuai (章懷太子 named Li De (李德 from 672 Li Chongrun (李重潤 ( 682 - October 8, 701) né Li Chongzhao (李重照 formally Crown Prince Yide (懿德太子 was an imperial Chang'an ( is an ancient Capital of more than ten dynasties in Chinese history. The Qianling Mausoleum ( is a Tang Dynasty (618&ndash907 tomb site located in Qian County, Shaanxi province China, and is 85 km (53 miles
• 963 - The imperial army proclaims Nicephorus Phocas to be Emperor of the Romans on the plains outside Cappadocian Caesarea. Events By Place Asia Turkish Khan Sebük Tigin establishes his empire in modern day Afghanistan. The Byzantine army was the primary military body of the Byzantine armed forces serving alongside the Byzantine navy. This is a list of the Emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire, commonly known as the Byzantine Empire by modern historians Kayseri ( Ottoman Turkish:قیصریه Greek: Καισάρεια / Kaisareia: Latin: Caesarea Mazaca Zazaish
• 1298 - The Battle of Göllheim is fought between Albert I of Habsburg and Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg. The Battle of Göllheim was fought on July 2, 1298 between Albert I of Habsburg and Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg. Albrecht I of Habsburg (July 1255 &ndash May 1, 1308) sometimes named as Albert I, was King of the Romans, Duke of Austria Adolf or Adolph (c 1255 &ndash 2 July 1298 was the King of Germany from 1292 until 1298
• 1561 - Menas, Emperor of Ethiopia defeats a revolt in Emfraz. Menas ( Ge'ez ሜናስ mēnās) throne name Admas Sagad I ( Ge'ez አድማስ ሰገድ admās sagad, Amh The Emperor ( Ge'ez: ንጉሠ ነገሥት nəgusä nägäst " King of Kings " of Ethiopia was the hereditary
• 1578 - Martin Frobisher sights Baffin Island. Sir Martin Frobisher (c 1535 or 1539 &ndash November 22, 1594) was an English seaman (from Wakefield, Yorkshire) who made three Baffin Island (ᕿᑭᖅᑖᓗᒃ Qikiqtaaluk, Île de Baffin Old Norse: Helluland) in the territory of Nunavut is the largest member
• 1582 - Battle of Yamazaki: Toyotomi Hideyoshi defeats Akechi Mitsuhide. The was fought in 1582 in Yamazaki, Japan, located in current day Kyoto Prefecture. nicknamed Jūbei or, was a Samurai who lived during the Sengoku period of Feudal Japan.
• 1613 - First English expedition from Massachusetts against Acadia - led by Samuel Argall. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The Association for Computer Aided Design In Architecture ( ACADIA) is a Non-profit organization active in the area of Computer-aided architectural design Sir Samuel Argall (baptized 4 December 1580 &ndash c 24 January 1626) was an English adventurer and naval officer
• 1644 - English Civil War: Battle of Marston Moor. The English Civil War (1642-1651 was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists. The Battle of Marston Moor was fought on July 2 1644 during the First English Civil War of 1642&ndash1646
• 1698 - Thomas Savery patented the first steam engine
• 1679 - Europeans first visit Minnesota and see headwaters of Mississippi - led by Daniel Greysolon de Du Luth. Thomas Savery (c 1650 - 1715 was an English Inventor, born at Shilstone a Manor house near Modbury, Devon, England. Minnesota ( Native Americans demonstrated the name to early settlers The Mississippi River is the second longest River in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to Daniel Greysolon Sieur du Lhut ( c 1639 &ndash 25 February 1710) was a French soldier and explorer who is the first European known
• 1776 - The Continental Congress adopts a resolution severing ties with Great Britain; wording of the formal Declaration of Independence is not approved until July 4. Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that met beginning in May 10 1775 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The Lee Resolution, also known as the resolution of independence, was an act of the Second Continental Congress declaring the Thirteen Colonies to See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands The United States Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4 1776 announcing that the thirteen American colonies then Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples
• 1777 - Vermont becomes the first American territory to abolish slavery. Year 1777 ( MDCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Vermont ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another
• 1808 - Simon Fraser reaches Pacific near New Westminster. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Simon Fraser ( 20 May 1776 – 18 August 1862) was a Fur trader and an explorer who charted much of what is now the Canadian The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions
• 1823 - "Bahia Independence Day" - the end of Portuguese rule in Brazil, with the final defeat of the diehard Portuguese crown loyalists in the province of Bahia. Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Bahia (baˈia is one of the 26 States of Brazil, and is located in the northeastern part of the country on the Atlantic coast |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld
• 1839 - Twenty miles off the coast of Cuba, 53 rebelling African slaves led by Joseph Cinque take over the slave ship Amistad. Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Republic of Cuba (ˈkjuːbə or) consists of the island of Cuba (the largest and second-most populous island of the Greater Antilles) Isla de la Slavery is a social-economic system under which certain persons — known as slaves — are deprived of personal freedom and compelled to perform labour or services Sengbe Pieh (1813 &ndash ca 1879 later known as Joseph Cinqué, was a West African man of the Mende ethnic group and was the most prominent defendant La Amistad ( Spanish: "Friendship" was a 19th-century two- masted Schooner built in the United States but owned by a Spaniard
• 1850 - The self-contained gas mask is patented by Benjamin J. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link A gas mask is a Mask worn over the face to protect the wearer from inhaling airborne Pollutants and Toxic materials Lane.
• 1853 - The Russian Army invades Turkey, beginning the Crimean War. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches The Crimean War, also known in Russia as the Eastern War (Восточная война Vostochnaya Vojna) (March 1854–February 1856 was fought
• 1863 - American Civil War: Second day of the Battle of Gettysburg. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Background and movement to battle See also [[Gettysburg Campaign]] [[Gettysburg Battlefield]] [[Gettysburg Confederate order of battle]] [[Confederate order of battle]]
• 1878 - The Brighton Beach Line (now the BMT Brighton Line) opens in the then-city of Brooklyn. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The BMT Brighton Line is a Rapid transit line of the B Division of the New York City Subway in Brooklyn, New York City, United Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City.
• 1881 - Charles J. Guiteau shoots and fatally wounds U. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Charles Julius Guiteau ( September 8, 1841 &ndash June 30, 1882) was an American Lawyer who Assassinated S. President James Garfield, who eventually dies from infection on September 19. James Abram Garfield (November 19 1831 September 19 1881 was the twentieth President of the United States. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I.
• 1890 - The U.S. Congress passes the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses The Sherman Antitrust Act ( Sherman Act, July 2, 1890, ch 647,) was the first United States Federal statute to limit Cartels and
• 1900 - First zeppelin flight on Lake Constance near Friedrichshafen, Germany. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar A Zeppelin is a type of Rigid airship pioneered by the German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin in the early 20th century based on designs he had outlined Under the designation Lake Constance or Lake of Constance ( German Bodensee) one summarizes the three independent bodies of water Obersee Friedrichshafen is a town on the northern side of Lake Constance ( Bodensee) in southern Germany, near the borders with Switzerland and Austria Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• 1917 - Forty-eight die in rioting in East St. Louis, Illinois, as lower-paid black laborers clash with whites. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year East St Louis is a city located in St Clair County Illinois, USA directly across the Mississippi River from St
• 1934 - The end of the Night of the Long Knives, with the death of the German Military Officer Ernst Röhm
• 1937 - Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan disappear over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first equatorial round-the-world flight. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Night of the Long Knives (German) or " Operation Hummingbird " was a Purge that took place in Nazi Germany between June 30 and July Ernst Julius Röhm, (Munich November 28, 1887 – July 2, 1934) was a German military officer and later the commander and co-founder Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions
• 1940 - Indian independence leader Subhas Chandra Bose arrested and detained in Calcutta. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Subhas Chandra Bose (সুভাষ চন্দ্র বসু (born January 23, 1897; presumed to have died August 18, 1945
• 1941 - Nazi massacre of Jews in Lutsk, Ukraine. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Lutsk (Луцьк translit Luts’k, Łuck is a city located by the Styr River in north-western Ukraine. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Jewish men were summoned for work, about 2000 of them were taken to the Lubart Fortress and murdered. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ German soldiers from rearguard units stationed in the city participated in the murder. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• 1947 - An object speculated to be a UFO crashes near Roswell, New Mexico, though the United States Air Force claims it is a weather balloon. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Roswell Incident involved the recovery of materials near Roswell New Mexico, USA, on July 7, 1947, which has become the subject of intense Roswell is a city in and the County seat of Chaves County in the southeastern quarter of the state of New Mexico, United States. A weather or sounding balloon is a Balloon (specifically a type of High altitude balloon) which carries instruments aloft to send back information
• 1950 - Kinkaku-ji in Kyoto, Japan was burned down. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. is the informal name of Rokuon-ji (鹿苑寺 Deer Garden Temple) in Kyoto, Japan. (IPA /kʲoːto / is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• 1962 - The first Wal-Mart store opens for business in Rogers, Arkansas. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wal-Mart Stores Inc (or Walmart as written in its new logo is an American public corporation that runs a chain of large discount department stores For the surrounding metropolitan area (Northwest Arkansas see Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metropolitan area Rogers is a suburban city in
• 1964 - President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits segregation in public places. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Origins The bill was introduced by President John F Kennedy in his civil rights speech of June 11 1963, in which he asked for legislation "giving
• 1966 - The French military explode their nuclear test bomb codenamed Aldébaran in Mururoa, their first nuclear test in the Pacific. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Mururoa (Mururura Moruroa also historically known as Aopuni, (
• 1976 - North and South Vietnam, divided since 1954, reunite to form the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN or less commonly Vietnamese Democratic Republic (Việt Nam Dân Chủ Cộng Hòa was a Country on the northern half of Vietnam "RVN" redirects here RVN is also the former callsign of a TV station in Wagga Wagga New South Wales Australia Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially
• 1979 - The first U.S. coin to honor a woman, the Susan B. Anthony dollar, is introduced. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) United States coinage was first minted by the new republic in 1792 The Susan B Anthony dollar is a United States coin minted from 1979 to 1981, and again in 1999.
• 1985 - Andrei Gromyko is appointed the chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko (Андре́й Андре́евич Громы́ко Андрэй Андрэевіч Грамыка July 2 1989 was a Soviet politician The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet ( Президиум Верховного Совета in Russian, or Prezidium Verkhovnogo Soveta was a Soviet The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
• 1990 - A stampede inside a pedestrian tunnel leads to the deaths of 1,426 pilgrims in Mecca during hajj. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Mecca ˈmɛkə also spelled Makkah ˈmækə (in full Makkah Al-Mukarramah (Arabic mækːæ(t ælmʊkarˑamæ مكّة المكرمة, literally Honored The Hajj (حج is a pilgrimage to Mecca (Makkah It is the largest annual pilgrimage in the world
• 1993 - My B-Day
• 2000 - Vicente Fox Quesada is elected the first President of México from an opposition party, the Partido Acción Nacional (PAN) after more than 70 years of continuous rule by the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI). Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Vicente Fox Quesada ( born July 2 1942) is a Mexican politician who served as President of Mexico from 2000 to 2006 and currently The Constitutional Citizen President of the United Mexican States (the official title in Spanish is Ciudadano Presidente Constitucional de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos The National Action Party ( Spanish Partido Acción Nacional) known by the acronym PAN, is a conservative and Christian democratic The Institutional Revolutionary Party ( Spanish: Partido Revolucionario Institucional or PRI) is a Mexican Political party that wielded
• 2001 - AbioCor self contained artificial heart created. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. AbioCor is an Artificial heart developed by the Massachusetts -based company ABIOMED (see AbioMed)
• 2002 - Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly solo around the world nonstop in a balloon. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. James Stephen Fossett (born April 22 1944 missing September 3 2007 declared legally dead February 15 2008 On September 3 2007 Fossett was reported missing after
• 2004 - ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) accepts Pakistan as the 24th member. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, commonly referred to as ASEAN, ˈɑːsiːɑːn AH-see-ahn in English (the Official language Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and

Births

• 419 - Valentinian III, Roman Emperor (d. Events By Place Europe Theodorid succeeds Wallia as king of the Visigoths. Flavius Placidius Valentinianus ( July 2, 419 &ndash March 16, 455) known in English as Valentinian III, was among the last The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (starting at about 27 BC 455)
• 1029 - Caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (d. Events By Place Western Roman Empire March 16 — Valentinian III is murdered by former soldiers of Aëtius, in revenge For the 13th century Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad see Al-Mustansir. 1094)
• 1262 - Arthur II, Duke of Brittany (d. Arthur II ( July 2, 1262 &ndash August 27, 1312) of the House of Dreux, was Duke of Brittany from 1305 to his death 1312)
• 1489 - Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the chief bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the 1556)
• 1492 - Elizabeth Tudor, English princess (d. Elizabeth Tudor ( July 2, 1492 &ndash September 14, 1495) was the second daughter and fourth child of Henry VII of England and 1495)
• 1647 - Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham, English privy councilor (d. Daniel Finch 2nd Earl of Nottingham 7th Earl of Winchilsea ( July 2 1647 &ndash January 1 1730) son of Heneage Finch 1st Earl of Nottingham 1730)
• 1665 - Samuel Penhallow, English-born American colonist and historian (d. Year 1730 ( MDCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Samuel Penhallow ( July 2, 1665 - December 2, 1726) American Colonist and Historian, was born at St Mabon 1726)
• 1667 - Pietro Ottoboni, Italian cardinal (d. Year 1726 ( MDCCXXVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Sharing the same name the cardinal's grand-uncle became Pope Alexander VIII. 1740)
• 1714 - Christoph Willibald von Gluck, German composer (d. Year 1740 ( MDCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1714 ( MDCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 1787)
• 1724 - Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, German poet (d. Year 1787 ( MDCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1724 ( MDCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock (ˈklɔpʃtɔk July 2, 1724 &ndash March 14, 1803) was a German Poet. 1803)
• 1819 - Charles-Louis Hanon, French composer (d. 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Charles-Louis Hanon ( July 2, 1819 &ndash March 19, 1900) was a French Piano Pedagogue and Composer 1900)
• 1820 - George Law Curry, Newspaper publisher and Governor of Oregon (d. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year George Law Curry (1820-1878 was a US political figure and newspaper publisher most notable for his activities in Oregon. 1878)
• 1821 - Charles Tupper, sixth Prime Minister of Canada (d. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Not to be confused with Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper who was Charles Tupper's son The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus 1915)
• 1849 - Maria Theresia of Austria-Este, queen of Bavaria (d. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Maria Theresia Henriette Dorothee of Austria-Este ( July 2, 1849 - February 3, 1919) was the daughter and only child of Archduke 1919)
• 1862 - William Henry Bragg, English physicist, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Sir William Henry Bragg OM, KBE (2 July 1862 – 10 March 1942 was a British Physicist and Chemist who uniquely shared the The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1942)
• 1865 - Lily Braun, German writer (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Lily Braun ( 2 July 1865 &ndash 8 August 1916) born Amalie von Kretschmann, was a German Feminist writer 1916)
• 1876 - Wilhelm Cuno, Chancellor of Germany (d. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Wilhelm Cuno ( 2 July 1876 &ndash 3 January 1933) was a German Politician who was the Chancellor of Germany The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler 1933)
• 1877 - Hermann Hesse, German-born writer, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Hermann Hesse (ˈhɛʀman ˈhɛsə ( 2 July, 1877 — 9 August, 1962) was a German - Swiss poet novelist and painter The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1962)
• 1881 - Royal H. Weller, American politician (d. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Royal Hurlburt Weller ( July 2[[ 881]] - March 1[[ 929]] was a United States Representative from New York. 1929)
• 1884 - Alfons Maria Jakob, German neurologist (d. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Alfons Maria Jakob ( July 2, 1884, Aschaffenburg / Bavaria – October 17, 1931, Hamburg) was a German 1931)
• 1890 - Earl Roy Curry, religious thinker and Kirtland Temple overseer (d. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Earl Roy Curry ( July 2, 1890 - September 25, 1980) is best remembered for his publications on spiritual subjects 1980)
• 1893 - Ralph Hancock, Welsh garden designer (Rockefeller Center) (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ralph Hancock (1893-1950 built gardens in the UK in the 1920s 30s and 40s and in the United States in the 1930s 1950)
• 1896 - Lydia Mei, Estonian artist (d. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Lydia Mei ( July 2, 1896 - 1965 was an Estonian artist who specialized in watercolors and still lifes 1965)
• 1900 - Tyrone Guthrie, English actor (d. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Sir William Tyrone Guthrie ( 2 July 1900 &ndash 15 May 1971) was an Anglo-Irish Tony Award -winning theatrical director 1971)
• 1903 - Alec Douglas-Home, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home Baron Home of the Hirsel, KT, PC (2 July 1903 - 9 October 1995 14th Earl of Home from 1951 to 1963 was a British The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1995)
• 1903 - King Olav V of Norway (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Olav V (2 July 1903 &ndash 17 January 1991 was the King of Norway from 1957 until his death 1991)
• 1904 - René Lacoste, French tennis player (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Jean René Lacoste ( July 2, 1904 - October 12, 1996) was a famous French Tennis player and businessman nicknamed "the 1996)
• 1906 - Hans Bethe, German-born nuclear physicist, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Hans Albrecht Bethe (/hans ˈalbʀɛçt ˈbeːtə/ ( July 2 1906 &ndash March 6, 2005) was a German - American Physicist The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 2005)
• 1908 - Thurgood Marshall, American Supreme Court Justice (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Thurgood Marshall ( July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993) was an American Jurist and the first African American 1993)
• 1914 - Frederick Fennell, American conductor (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Frederick Fennell ( July 2, 1914 in Cleveland Ohio – December 7, 2004 in Siesta Key Florida) was an internationally 2004)
• 1914 - Mário Schenberg, Brazilian physicist (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Mário Schenberg, (b July 2, 1914, Recife ( Pernambuco) d November 10, 1990, São Paulo) var 1990)
• 1916 - Ken Curtis, American actor and singer (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Ken Curtis ( July 2, 1916 - April 28, 1991) was an American singer and Actor best known for his role as " Festus Haggen 1991)
• 1916 - Hans-Ulrich Rudel, Combat pilot and highest-decorated German soldier of WWII (d. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Hans-Ulrich Rudel ( July 2, 1916 – December 18, 1982) was a Stuka dive-bomber pilot during World War II. 1982)
• 1917 - Murry Wilson, American musician and producer (The Beach Boys) (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Murry Gage Wilson ( July 2, 1917 – June 4, 1973) was an American Musician and Record producer, best remembered as The Beach Boys is an American rock band Formed in 1961 the group gained popularity for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a California Youth culture 1973)
• 1918 - Wibo, Dutch cartoonist (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Willem Louis Joseph Boost ( July 2, 1918, Breda - August 1, 2005, Breukelen) was a Dutch Cartoonist 2005)
• 1919 - Jean Craighead George, American writer
• 1923 - Wisława Szymborska, Polish writer, Nobel laureate
• 1925 - Medgar Evers, American civil rights activist (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jean Craighead George (b 2 July 1919 in Washington DC) is an American Author. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wisława Szymborska (vʲisˈwava ʃɨmˈbɔrska born July 2, 1923 in Kórnik, Poland) is a Polish poet, Essayist The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Medgar Willy Evers ( July 2, 1925 June 12, 1963) was an African American civil rights activist from Mississippi 1963)
• 1925 - Patrice Lumumba, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Patrice Émery Lumumba ( 2 July, 1925 – 17 January, 1961) was an African anti-colonial leader and the first legally elected Prime 1961)
• 1926 - Octavian Paler, Romanian writer, journalist, (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Octavian Paler ( July 2, 1926 &ndash May 7, 2007) was a Romanian writer journalist politician in Communist Romania, and 2007)
• 1927 - Brock Peters, American actor (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Brock Peters ( July 2, 1927 – August 23, 2005) was an American Actor, best known for the role in the 1962 film To Kill 2005)
• 1927 - Gene Ray, Founder of the Time Cube website and proponent of Time Cube philosophy
• 1929 - Imelda Marcos, First Lady of the Philippines
• 1929 - John A. Cade, American politician
• 1930 - Carlos Menem, President of Argentina
• 1932 - Dave Thomas, American fast food entrepreneur (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Time Cube is a website created by Gene Ray in 1997 where he sets out his proposed theory of everything, a description of the nature of the universe Time Cube is a website created by Gene Ray in 1997 where he sets out his proposed theory of everything, a description of the nature of the universe Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Imelda Remedios Visitacion Romualdez-Marcos (born Imelda Remedios Visitacion Trinidad Romualdez on July 2, 1929 in Manila) is the widow John A Cade ( July 2, 1929 - November 14, 1996) was a Republican State Senator from District 33 in the U Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carlos Saúl Menem Akil (born July 2, 1930) was President of Argentina from July 8, 1989 to December 10, 1999 The President of Argentina (full title President of the Argentine Nation, Spanish: Presidente de la Nación Argentina) is the Head of state Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. David "Dave" Thomas ( July 2, 1932 January 8, 2002) was an American restaurateur and Philanthropist. 2002)
• 1933 - Kenny Wharram, Canadian hockey player
• 1934 - Tom Springfield, British singer and songwriter (The Springfields)
• 1937 - Polly Holliday, American actress
• 1937 - Richard Petty, American race car driver
• 1939 - John H. Sununu, White House Chief of Staff under George HW Bush
• 1939 - Alexandros Panagoulis, Greek politician and poet
• 1939 - Paul Williams, American singer (The Temptations) (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kenneth Malcolm Wharram (born July 2, 1933 in North Bay, Ontario, Canada) is a retired Professional Ice hockey right Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tom Springfield (born Dion O'Brien 2 July 1934, Hampstead, London) was the brother of Dusty Springfield and an important The Springfields were a British pop-folk vocal trio in the early 1960s who had success in the UK USA and Ireland but are now best remembered as the launch pad for singer Dusty Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Polly Dean Holliday (born July 2, 1937 in Jasper, Alabama) to Ernest Sullivan Holliday and Velma Mabell Holliday Richard Lee Petty (born July 2, 1937) is a former NASCAR driver who raced in the Strictly Stock/Grand National Era and the Winston Cup Series Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Henry Sununu (born July 2, 1939 in Havana Cuba is a former Governor of New Hampshire (1983–89 and former White House Chief The White House Chief of Staff is the highest-ranking member of the Executive Office of the President of the United States and a senior aide to the President George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 1924 served as the forty-first President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 Biography Alexandros Panagoulis was born in the Glyfada neighbourhood of Athens. Paul Williams ( July 2, 1939 – August 17, 1973) was an American second Tenor / Baritone Singer The Temptations (sometimes abbreviated as The Temps or The Tempts) are a Grammy -winning vocal group that achieved fame as one of the most successful 1973)
• 1940 - Kenneth Harry Clarke, British politician
• 1941 - Stéphane Venne, French Canadian songwriter
• 1942 - Vicente Fox, Former Mexican president
• 1943 - Walter Godefroot, Belgian cyclist
• 1946 - Richard Axel, American scientist, Nobel laureate
• 1946 - Ron Silver, American actor
• 1947 - Larry David, American television producer
• 1948 - Saul Rubinek, Canadian film actor
• 1948 - Gene McFadden, American songwriter (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kenneth Harry "Ken" Clarke QC MP (born 2 July 1940) is a British Politician. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stéphane Venne (born July 2, 1941, in Verdun, Quebec, Canada) is a French-Canadian Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vicente Fox Quesada ( born July 2 1942) is a Mexican politician who served as President of Mexico from 2000 to 2006 and currently Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Walter Godefroot (born 2 July 1943) is a retired Belgian professional Road bicycle racer and former Directeur sportif of the Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Axel (born July 2, 1946, New York City) is an American Neuroscientist whose work on the Olfactory system won him The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Ronald Silver (born July 2 1946) is an American Actor, director, and producer. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lawrence Eugene "Larry" David (born July 2 1947 is an American Emmy -winning Actor, Writer, Comedian, producer Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Saul Rubinek (born July 2, 1948) is a Canadian film actor often cast as a shady professional Gene McFadden (July 2 1948 – January 27 2006 was an American Singer, Songwriter, and Record producer. 2006)
• 1949 - Roy Bittan, American musician (E Street Band)
• 1949 - Hanno Pöschl, Austrian actor
• 1949 - Robert Paquette, French Canadian singer and songwriter
• 1953 - Mark Hart, British musician (Crowded House and Supertramp)
• 1953 - Tony Armas, Venezuelan baseball player
• 1954 - Pete Briquette, Irish musician (Boomtown Rats)
• 1955 - Andrew Divoff, Venezuelan actor
• 1955 - Kevin Michael Grace, Canadian journalist
• 1956 - Jerry Hall, American actress
• 1957 - Bret "Hitman" Hart, Canadian wrestler
• 1958 - Thomas Bickerton, American Methodist bishop
• 1959 - Mike Hallett, English snooker player
• 1960 - Terry Rossio, American screenwriter
• 1961 - Michael Lindsay, Voice actor
• 1963 - Mark Kermode, British film critic
• 1964 - José Canseco, Cuban-born American baseball player
• 1964 - Ozzie Canseco, Cuban-born American baseball player
• 1964 - Joe Magrane, American baseball player
• 1964 - Charles Robinson, American wrestling referee
• 1969 - Matthew Cox, American convicted felon
• 1970 - Yancy Butler, American actress
• 1970 - Colin Edwin, Australian musician (Porcupine Tree)
• 1970 - Scotty 2 Hotty, American wrestler
• 1970 - Monie Love, English rapper
• 1970 - Steve Morrow, Irish footballer
• 1971 - Evelyn Lau, Canadian author
• 1971 - Troy Brown, American football player
• 1972 - Darren Shan, Irish children's author
• 1973 - Peter Kay, British comedian
• 1974 - Sean Casey, American baseball player
• 1974 - Moon So-ri, South Korean actress
• 1974 - Matthew Reilly, Australian author
• 1974 - Rocky Gray, American musician
• 1975 - Erik Ohlsson, Swedish guitarist (Millencolin)
• 1975 - Eric Daze, French Canadian ice hockey player
• 1976 - Krisztián Lisztes, Hungarian footballer
• 1976 - Tomáš Vokoun, Czech hockey player
• 1978 - Jüri Ratas, Estonian politician
• 1979 - Sam Hornish, Jr., American race car driver
• 1979 - Joe Thornton, Canadian hockey player
• 1981 - Alex Koroknay-Palicz, American youth rights activist
• 1981 - Angel Pagán, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 1982 - Olivia Munn, American television hostess
• 1982 - Susanne Pollatschek, Scottish actress
• 1983 - Michelle Branch, American Singer (The Wreckers)
• 1984 - Johnny Weir, American figure skater
• 1984 - Thomas Kortegaard, Danish footballer
• 1985 - Rhett Bomar, American football player
• 1985 - Chad Henne, American football player
• 1985 - Ashley Tisdale, American actress and singer
• 1986 - Lindsay Lohan, American actress and singer
• 1992 - Stefan Roberts, British finance heir

Deaths

• 862 - St. Swithun, Bishop of Winchester(b. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Roy Bittan (born July 2 1949 in Rockaway Beach Queens, New York City) is an American Keyboardist, best known as a member The E Street Band is a musical group that has periodically toured and recorded with Rock musician Bruce Springsteen since 1972 Hanno Pöschl (born July 2, 1949 in Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian Television Actor. Robert Paquette (born July 2, 1949 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a Canadian folk Singer-songwriter. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mark Hart (born July 2 1953, Fort Scott, Kansas) is a multi Instrumentalist best known for his stints as a member of Supertramp Crowded House is a rock group formed in Melbourne, Australia and led by New Zealand musician and Singer-songwriter Neil Finn. See also Supertramp (ecology and Alexander Supertramp Supertramp were a British Progressive rock band This page is about the baseball player in the 1970s and 1980s Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Pete Briquette is the Stage name of Patrick Andrew Cusack (born 2 July 1954, Ballyjamesduff, County Cavan, Ireland The Boomtown Rats were a new wave group led by Bob Geldof. All six members were originally from Dún Laoghaire, Republic of Ireland. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Andrew Daniel Divoff (born July 2, 1955) is a Venezuelan born film and television Actor, best known for playing the evil Djinn in the two first Kevin Michael Grace (born July 2, 1955 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian Journalist and blogger. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jerry Faye Hall (born July 2, 1956) is an American model and actress, also known for her long-term relationship with Mick Jagger Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Bret Sergeant Hart (born July 2 1957 is a retired Canadian professional wrestler and Actor. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas J Bickerton is a Bishop in The United Methodist Church, elected and consecrated to the Episcopacy in 2004 The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mike Hallett (born July 2, 1959) is an English professional Snooker player and Television Sports commentator. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Terry Rossio was born in Kalamazoo Michigan. After graduating from Saddleback High School in Santa Ana California, he went on to study at California Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Lindsay is the name of a voice actor who also goes by the name of Dylan Tully Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mark Kermode (born Mark Fairey, 2 July 1963) is an English film critic who regularly writes for Sight and Sound Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. José Canseco y Capas Jr (born July 2, 1964 in Havana, Cuba) is a former Outfielder and Designated hitter in Major Osvaldo "Ozzie" Canseco Capas (born July 2, 1964 in Havana, Cuba) is the Twin brother of former Major League Baseball Joseph David Magrane (born July 2, 1964 in Des Moines, Iowa) was a Major League Baseball Pitcher and is currently Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Matthew Bevan Cox (born July 2 1969 commonly known as Matthew Cox, also sometimes known as Matthew B In Common law legal systems a felony is a serious Crime, often contrasted with a Misdemeanor. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Yancy Victoria Butler (born July 2, 1970 in Greenwich Village, New York City) is an American Television and movie Colin Edwin (born 2 July 1970 in Melbourne Australia) is a member of the British Progressive rock band Porcupine Tree Porcupine Tree are a Progressive rock band formed by Steven Wilson in 1987 in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. Simone Wilson or Simone Gooden (born July 2, 1970, in London) known by her Stage name Monie Love, is a female English Stephen Joseph "Steve" Morrow (born July 2, 1970 in Belfast) is a Northern Irish former football player Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Evelyn Lau ( (born July 2 1971) is a Canadian Poet and Novelist. Troy Fitzgerald Brown (born July 2, 1971 in) is a former American football Wide receiver in the National Football League. Darren O'Shaughnessy (born July 2, 1972 in London, England) who commonly writes under the pen name Darren Shan, is an Irish Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Peter John Kay (born 2 July 1973 in Farnworth, Lancashire, England) is an English Comedian, Writer, producer Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Moon So-ri (born on July 2, 1974) is a Marcello Mastroianni Award, Grand Bell Award, Golden Space Needle Award winning South Matthew John "Matt" Reilly (born 2 July, 1974 in Sydney) is an Australian action/thriller Writer. Rocky Gray (born William Gray on July 2, 1974 in Jacksonville Arkansas, U Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Erik Ohlsson (born July 2, 1975 in Örebro, Sweden) is the Lead and rhythm guitarist of Swedish Punk rock band Millencolin Millencolin is a Punk Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Krisztián Lisztes ˈlistɛʃ}} (born July 2, 1976 in Budapest) is a Hungarian professional footballer Tomáš Vokoun (born July 2, 1976 in Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia, now the Czech Republic) is a professional Ice hockey Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Jüri Ratas (born July 2, 1978 in Tallinn) is an Estonian politician since 2 April, 2007 Vice-President of the Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Samuel Jon Hornish Jr (born July 2, 1979 in Bryan Ohio) is an American race car driver Joseph Eric Thornton (born July 2, 1979) is a professional Ice hockey centre and an alternate captain for the San Jose Sharks Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Alex Koroknay-Palicz (born July 2, 1981) is an American activist in Washington D Angel Pagán (born July 2, 1981 in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico) is currently an Outfielder in Major League Baseball Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Olivia Munn (born July 2, 1982) is an American actress, model and Television personality She began her career being Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Michelle Jacquet Branch-Landau (born July 2, 1983) is an American Singer, Songwriter and Guitarist She made her The Wreckers is an American Country pop duo formed in 2004 by Singer-songwriters Michelle Branch and Jessica Harp, both of whom had Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Personal life Weir was born in Coatesville Chester County Pennsylvania (sometimes referred Thomas Kortegaard (born 2 July 1984) is a Danish professional football midfielder who currently plays for the Danish Superliga club Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Rhett Matthew Bomar (born July 2, 1985 in Groesbeck Texas) is an American football Quarterback who is currently enrolled Chad Steven Henne (born July 2, 1985 in) is an American football Quarterback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football Ashley Michelle Tisdale (born July 2 1985 is an American actress and singer Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Lindsay Dee Lohan (born July 2 1986 is an American Actress, model and Pop music Singer. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events By Place Asia Rurik gains control of Novgorod. Fan Chuo finishes his Manchu ( Book Saint Swithun (or Swithin) (died 2 July, 862) was an early English Bishop of Winchester, now best known for the popular British 789)
• 1298 - Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg, King of the Romans(b. Events By Place Asia An uprising in Japan leads to a major defeat for Emperor Kammu, alongside a severe Drought and Adolf or Adolph (c 1255 &ndash 2 July 1298 was the King of Germany from 1292 until 1298 1220)
• 1504 - Ştefan cel Mare, Prince of Moldova (b. Stephen III of Moldavia or Stephen III (c 1433 - July 2, 1504) also known as Stephen the Great ( Romanian: Ştefan 1434)
• 1566 - Nostradamus, French astrologer (b. Michel de Nostredame (14 December 1503 or 21 December 1503 &ndash 2 July 1566 usually Latinized to Nostradamus, was a French Apothecary 1503)
• 1582 - Akechi Mitsuhide, Japanese samurai (b. nicknamed Jūbei or, was a Samurai who lived during the Sengoku period of Feudal Japan. 1528)
• 1591 - Vincenzo Galilei, Italian composer (b. Vincenzo Galilei (c 1520 &ndash July 2, 1591) was an Italian lutenist, Composer, and music theorist, and the father of 1520)
• 1621 - Thomas Harriot, English astronomer
• 1656 - François-Marie, comte de Broglie, Italian-born French commander (b. Thomas Harriot ( c 1560 – 2 July 1621) was an English astronomer, Mathematician, Ethnographer, and Translator François-Marie comte de Broglie ( 1 November 1611 &ndash 2 July 1656) was a prominent soldier and commander in the Thirty Years' War 1611)
• 1674 - Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg (b. Eberhard III Duke of Württemberg (16 December 1614 &ndash 2 July 1674 ruled as Duke of Württemberg from 1628 until his death in 1674 1614)
• 1684 - John Rogers, president of Harvard University (b. John Rogers ( January 11, 1630 &ndash July 12, 1684) was an early American academic 1630)
• 1743 - Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington, second Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
• 1746 - Thomas Baker, English antiquarian (b. Year 1743 ( MDCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Spencer Compton 1st Earl of Wilmington, KG, KB, PC (1673 &ndash 2 July 1743 was a British Whig Statesman who served The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom Year 1746 ( MDCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Thomas Baker ( September 14, 1656, Lanchester, Durham &ndash July 2, 1740) English Antiquarian, was the 1656)
• 1778 - Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Swiss philosopher (b. Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or 1712)
• 1778 - Bathsheba Spooner, American murderer
• 1822 - Denmark Vesey, American who planned slave revolt, hanged (b. Year 1712 ( MDCCXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Bathsheba Ruggles Spooner (c 1746 &ndash July 2, 1778) was the first woman to be executed in the United States by Americans rather than the Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Denmark Vesey (originally Telemaque,1767? &ndash July 2, 1822) was a West Indian slave brought to the United States ca. 1767)
• 1833 - Gervasio Antonio de Posadas, Argentine politician (b. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Gervasio Antonio de Posadas y Dávila ( Buenos Aires, June 18, 1757 &ndash July 2, 1833) was a member of Argentina 1757)
• 1843 - Samuel Hahnemann, German physician (b. Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann ( 10 April 1755 &ndash 2 July 1843) was a German Physician who created Homoeopathy 1755)
• 1850 - Robert Peel, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Sir Robert Peel 2nd Baronet (5 February 1788 &ndash 2 July 1850 was the Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 10 December 1834 to 8 April The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1788)
• 1903 - Ed Delahanty, American Hall of Fame baseball player (b. Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Edward James Delahanty (October 30 1867 &ndash July 2 1903 nicknamed "Big Ed" was a Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player from 1888 to 1903 1867)
• 1912 - Tom Richardson, English cricket player (b. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Tom Richardson (born August 11, 1870, Byfleet, Surrey; died July 2, 1912, Chambéry, France) was 1870)
• 1914 - Joseph Chamberlain, Mayor of Birmingham and Father of Neville (b. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Joseph Chamberlain ( 8 July 1836 &ndash 2 July 1914) was an influential British businessman politician and statesman 1836)
• 1915 - Porfirio Díaz, President of Mexico (b. Year 1836 ( MDCCCXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year José de la Cruz Porfirio Díaz Mori was a Mexican politician ( September 15, 1830 – 2 July 1915) that would later become the president of Mexico The Constitutional Citizen President of the United Mexican States (the official title in Spanish is Ciudadano Presidente Constitucional de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos 1830)
• 1920 - William Louis Marshall, American general and engineer (b. For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar William Louis Marshall was born June 11, 1846, in Washington Kentucky, a scion of the family of Chief Justice John Marshall. 1846)
• 1926 - Émile Coué, French psychologist (b. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Émile Coué ( February 26, 1857, Troyes, France &ndash July 2, 1926, Nancy) was a French 1857)
• 1929 - Gladys Brockwell, American actress (b. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gladys Brockwell, ( September 26, 1893 in Brooklyn New York – July 2, 1929 in Hollywood California) was an 1893)
• 1932 - Manuel II of Portugal (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Manuel II (mɐnuˈɛɫ Emanuel II the Patriot ( Port o Patriota) or the Missed King ( Port 1889)
• 1934 - Ernst Röhm, Nazi official (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ernst Julius Röhm, (Munich November 28, 1887 – July 2, 1934) was a German military officer and later the commander and co-founder 1887)
• 1955 - Edward Lawson, Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Edward Lawson VC ( 11 April 1873 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England - 2 July 1955 Walker, Northumberland 1873)
• 1961 - Ernest Hemingway, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21 1899 — July 2 1961 was an American novelist short-story writer, and Journalist. The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1899)
• 1964 - Glenn "Fireball" Roberts, American race car driver (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Edward Glenn "Fireball" Roberts Jr ( January 20, 1929 – July 2, 1964) was one of the pioneering race car drivers of 1929)
• 1966 - Jan Brzechwa, Polish poet (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Jan Brzechwa ('bʒɛxfa real name Jan Wiktor Lesman ( August 15, 1898 &ndash July 2, 1966) was a Polish poet and author 1900)
• 1969 - Michael DiBiase, wrestler (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "Iron" Mike DiBiase ( December 24, 1923 – July 2, 1969) was an American Professional wrestler and 1923)
• 1972 - Joseph Fielding Smith, tenth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph Fielding Smith Jr ( July 19, 1876 &ndash July 2, 1972) was the tenth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States and the largest and most well-known 1876)
• 1973 - Betty Grable, American actress (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Betty Grable ( December 18, 1916 &ndash July 2, 1973) was an American Dancer Singer, and actress 1916)
• 1973 - Chick Hafey, baseball player (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Charles James "Chick" Hafey ( February 12, 1903, Berkeley California – July 2, 1973, Calistoga California) 1903)
• 1973 - George McBride, baseball player (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting For the US Senator see George W McBride George Florian "Pinch" McBride ( November 20, 1880 - July 1880)
• 1973 - Ferdinand Schörner, German field marshal (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Ferdinand Schörner ( 12 June, 1892 - July 2, 1973; also Schoerner) was a General and later Field Marshal ( Generalfeldmarschall 1892)
• 1975 - James Robertson Justice, British actor (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Robertson Justice ( 15 June 1907 - 2 July 1975) was a popular Anglo-Scottish Character actor in British films 1907)
• 1977 - Vladimir Nabokov, Russian-born writer (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays This page is about the novelist For his father the politician see Vladimir Dmitrievich Nabokov. 1899)
• 1978 - Aris Alexandrou, Greek novelist, poet and translator (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Aris Alexandrou (Greek Άρης Αλεξάνδρου) ( 1922 - 2 July 1978) was a 1922)
• 1985 - David Purley, British Formula 1 driver (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) David Charles Purley GM ( January 26, 1945 - July 2, 1985) was a British Racing driver born in Bognor Regis, 1945)
• 1986 - Peanuts Lowrey, baseball player (b. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Harry Lee "Peanuts" Lowrey ( August 27, 1917 - July 2, 1986) was a Outfielder in Major League Baseball who played 1917)
• 1989 - Franklin Schaffner, American film director (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Franklin James Schaffner ( May 30, 1920 - July 2, 1989) was an Academy Award -winning American Film director 1920)
• 1989 - Andrei Gromyko, Soviet politician (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko (Андре́й Андре́евич Громы́ко Андрэй Андрэевіч Грамыка July 2 1989 was a Soviet politician 1909)
• 1991 - Lee Remick, American actress (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Lee Ann Remick ( December 14, 1935 – July 2, 1991) was an Academy Award - and Tony Award -nominated American film and 1935)
• 1992 - Camarón de la Isla, Spanish flamenco singer (b. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. El Camarón de la Isla ( December 5, 1950, San Fernando, Spain – July 2, 1992, Badalona, Spain) was 1950)
• 1993 - Fred Gwynne, American actor (b. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Frederick Hubbard Gwynne ( July 10, 1926 &ndash July 2, 1993) was an American television and film Actor. 1926)
• 1994 - Andrés Escobar, Colombian footballer (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Andrés Escobar Saldarriaga (March 13 1967 - July 2 1994 was a Colombian soccer player who was shot and killed in Medellín. 1967)
• 1995 - Krissy Taylor, American model (b. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Kristen Erin "Krissy" Taylor ( May 15, 1978 &ndash July 2, 1995) was an American model. 1978)
• 1997 - Jimmy Stewart, American actor (b. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar James Maitland Stewart (20 May 1908 – 2 July 1997 popularly known as Jimmy Stewart, was an American Film and stage Actor 1908)
• 1999 - Mario Puzo, American author (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Mario Gianluigi Puzo ( October 15, 1920 &ndash July 2, 1999) was a two time Academy Award -winning Italian American 1920)
• 2000 - Joey Dunlop, Irish motorcycle racer (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. William Joseph "Joey" Dunlop, OBE ( February 25 1952 - July 2 2000) was a world champion motorcyclist best known 1952)
• 2002 - Ray Brown, American jazz bassist (b. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Raymond Matthews Brown ( October 13 1926 &ndash July 2 2002) was an American Jazz Double bassist. 1926)
• 2004 - Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen, Portuguese writer (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen ( November 6 1919 - July 2 2004) was an award-winning Portuguese Poet. 1919)
• 2004 - John Cullen Murphy, American comic strip artist (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Cullen Murphy (b May 3 1919 in New York City - d July 2 2004 in Greenwich Connecticut) was a comics artist probably 1919)
• 2005 - Ernest Lehman, American screenwriter (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ernest Lehman ( December 8, 1915 in New York City – July 2 2005 in Los Angeles California) was an American 1915)
• 2006 - Jan Murray, American comedian (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Jan Murray ( October 4, 1916 - July 2, 2006) was an American Stand-up comedian and actor who made his name on the 1916)

Holidays and observances

• Palio di Provenzano in Siena, Italy
• Canada Day. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Palio di Siena (known locally simply as Il Palio) the most famous Palio in Italy is a horse race held twice each year on July 2 and Siena is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Siena. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Canada Day (Fête du Canada formerly Dominion Day, is Canada 's national day, a federal statutory holiday, celebrating the anniversary of the Under the Holidays Act, Canada Day is always observed on July 1 unless that date falls on a Sunday, in which case it is observed on July 2.
• Originally, in the Roman Catholic Church, the Feast of the Visitation was celebrated on this day, although it has since been transferred to May 31
• Aberoh and Atom
• Saint Bernardino Realino (d. The Visitation is the visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary with Saint Elizabeth as recorded in the Gospel of Luke. Events 1279 BC - Rameses II (The Great (19th dynasty becomes pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. Aberoh and Atom are Martyrs of the Christian church. These brothers were citizens of Gamnudi in Egypt. Bernardino Realino (1530-1616 was a Jesuit of Italy. He passed his entire career in the ministry in the area of Naples and at Lecce Italy. 1616)
• Saint John Regis
• Saint Martial
• Saint Otto, bishop of Bamberg (d. Saint John Francis Regis SJ or Saint Jean François Regis ( 31 January, 1597 &ndash 30 December, 1640) was Saint Martial was the first Bishop of Limoges in today's France, according to a lost Vita of Saturnin, first Bishop of Toulouse Saint Otto of Bamberg (Otto von Bamberg 1060 or 1061 - June 30, 1139) was a Medieval German Bishop and Missionary 1139)
• Saint Oudoceus, bishop of Landaff
• Saints Processus and Martinianus, martyrs
• Saint Swithun, bishop of Winchester, confessor
• Saint Monegundes, matron, recluse
• Annual pilgrimage at Mariánska hora

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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Saint Oudoceus ( Latin) or Saint Euddogwy ( Welsh) is generally known as the third Bishop of Llandaff. The Bishop of Llandaff is the Ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Llandaff. Saints Martinian and Processus or Saints Processus and Martinian ( Italian: Martiniano and Processo) were Christian Martyrs Saint Swithun (or Swithin) (died 2 July, 862) was an early English Bishop of Winchester, now best known for the popular British See also List of bishops of Winchester The Bishop of Winchester is the head of the Church of England Monegundis ( Monegund Monegundes) (d 570 AD was a Frankish Hermitess and Saint. Mariánska hora, (781 m above sea level a hill above Levoča, Slovakia, with spectacular views over the town and countryside is the location of the Basilica of

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