July 2

It is the middle day of a non-, because there are 182 days before and 182 days after. It falls on the same day of the week as (on non-leap years).

Events

 * - In fear of assassination, ambushes and kills his rival brothers  and  in the . On, Shimin's father abdicated to him, and so Shimin became ,.
 * - The proclaims  to be  on the plains outside.
 * - The is fought between  and.
 * -, defeats a revolt in Emfraz.
 * - sights.
 * - : defeats.
 * - First expedition from  against  - led by.
 * - Europeans first visit and see headwaters of  - led by.
 * - The adopts a  severing ties with, though a public  is not formally printed for the masses until.
 * - becomes the first  territory to abolish.
 * - reaches  near.
 * - " Independence Day" - the end of Portuguese rule in, with the final defeat of the diehard Portuguese crown loyalists in the province of Bahia.
 * - Twenty miles off the coast of, 53 rebelling  led by  take over the slave ship .
 * - The self-contained is patented by.
 * - The n Army invades, beginning the.
 * - : Second day of the.
 * - The Brighton Beach Line (now the ) opens in the then-city of.
 * - shoots and fatally wounds U.S. President, who eventually dies from infection on.
 * - The passes the.
 * - First flight on  near,.
 * - Forty-eight die in rioting in, as lower-paid black laborers clash with whites.
 * - and navigator  disappear over the  while attempting to make the first equatorial round-the-world flight.
 * - n independence leader arrested and detained in.
 * - Nazi massacre of in, .  men were summoned for work, about 2000 of them were taken to the  and murdered.  soldiers from rearguard units stationed in the city participated in the murder.
 * - An object speculated to be a  near, though the  claims it is a.
 * - becomes.
 * 1950  -  in,  was.
 * - The first store opens for business in.
 * -  signs the, which prohibits segregation in public places.
 * - The French military explode their nuclear test bomb codenamed in, their first nuclear test in the Pacific.
 * - The break up.
 * - and, divided since , reunite to form the Socialist Republic of.
 * - The first to honor a woman, the, is introduced.
 * - uses 45  s and a lawnchair to propel himself to 16,000 feet.
 * - National Flag and Anthem day in
 * - is appointed the chairman of the  of the.
 * - A stampede inside a pedestrian tunnel leads to the deaths of 1,426 pilgrims in during .
 * - The Massacre
 * - is elected the first  from an opposition party, the  (PAN) after more than 70 years of continuous rule by the  (PRI).
 * - self contained artificial heart created.
 * - becomes the first person to fly solo around the world nonstop in a balloon.
 * - (ARF) accepts  as the 24th member.
 * - Ten concerts are held around the world in an attempt to force  countries to address.
 * - Ten concerts are held around the world in an attempt to force  countries to address.

Births

 * -, (d. )
 * - Caliph (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, English princess (d. )
 * -, English privy councilor (d. )
 * -, English-born American colonist and historian (d. )
 * -, Italian cardinal (d. )
 * -, German composer (d. )
 * -, German poet (d. )
 * -, French composer (d. )
 * -, Newspaper publisher and Governor of Oregon (d. )
 * -, sixth (d. )
 * -, queen of Bavaria (d. )
 * -, English physicist, (d. )
 * -, German writer (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, German-born writer, (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * -, German neurologist (d. )
 * -, religious thinker and Kirtland Temple overseer (d. )
 * -, Welsh garden designer (Rockefeller Center) (d. )
 * -, Estonian artist (d. )
 * -, English actor (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * 1903  - King  of Norway (d. )
 * -, French tennis player (d. )
 * -, German-born nuclear physicist, (d. )
 * -, American Supreme Court Justice (d. )
 * -, American conductor (d. )
 * 1914  -, Brazilian physicist (d. )
 * -, American actor and singer (d. )
 * 1916  -, Combat pilot and highest-decorated German soldier of WWII (d. )
 * -, American musician and producer (d. )
 * -, Dutch cartoonist (d. )
 * -, Polish writer,
 * -, American civil rights activist (d. )
 * 1925  -, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (d. )
 * -, Romanian writer, journalist, (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, First Lady of the Philippines
 * 1929  -, American politician
 * -, American fast food entrepreneur (d. )
 * -, Canadian hockey player
 * -, British singer and songwriter
 * -, American actress
 * 1937  -, American race car driver
 * -, under
 * 1939  -, Greek politician and poet
 * 1939  -, American singer  (d. )
 * -, British politician
 * -, French Canadian songwriter
 * -, Former Mexican president
 * -, Belgian cyclist
 * -, American scientist,
 * 1946  -, American actor
 * -, American television producer
 * -, Canadian film actor
 * -, American musician
 * 1949  -, Austrian actor
 * 1949  -, French Canadian singer and songwriter
 * -, British musician ( and )
 * 1953 -, Venezuelan baseball player
 * -, Irish musician
 * -, Venezuelan actor
 * 1955  -, Canadian journalist
 * -, American actress
 * -, Canadian wrestler
 * -, American Methodist bishop
 * -, English snooker player
 * -, American screenwriter
 * -, Cuban baseball player
 * 1964  -, Cuban baseball player
 * 1964  -, Amerian baseball player
 * 1964  -, American wrestling referee
 * -, American convicted
 * -, American actress
 * 1970  -, Australian musician
 * 1970  -, American wrestler
 * 1970  -, English rapper
 * 1970  -, Irish footballer
 * -, Canadian author
 * 1971  -, American football player
 * -, British comedian
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1974  -, South Korean actress
 * 1974  -, Australian author
 * 1974  -, American musician
 * -, Swedish guitarist
 * 1975  -, French Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, Hungarian footballer
 * 1976  -, Czech hockey player
 * -, Estonian politician
 * -, American race car driver
 * 1979  -, Canadian hockey player
 * -, American youth rights activist
 * 1981  -, Puerto Rican baseball player
 * -, American musician
 * -, American figure skater
 * -, American football player
 * 1985  -, American football player
 * 1985  -, American actress and singer
 * -, American actress and singer
 * 1986  -, South Korean model
 * -, Irish actor
 * -, Irish actor

Deaths

 * -, Bishop of Winchester(b. )
 * -, King of the Romans(b. )
 * -, Prince of Moldova (b. )
 * -, French astrologer (b. )
 * -, Japanese samurai (b. )
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * -, English astronomer
 * -, Italian-born French commander (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, president of Harvard University (b. )
 * -, second
 * -, English antiquarian (b. )
 * -, Swiss philosopher (b. )
 * 1778  -, American murderer
 * -, American who planned slave revolt, hanged (b. ca. 1767)
 * -, Argentine politician (b. )
 * -, German physician (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, English cricket player (b. )
 * -, Mayor of Birmingham and Father of Neville (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, American general and engineer (b. )
 * -, French psychologist (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, Nazi official (b. )
 * -, American aviator (b. )
 * -, Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross (b. )
 * -, laureate (b. )
 * -, American race car driver (b. )
 * -, Polish poet (b. )
 * -, wrestler (b. )
 * -, tenth president of (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * 1973  -, baseball player (b. )
 * 1973  -, baseball player (b. )
 * 1973  -, German field marshal (b. )
 * -, British actor (b. )
 * -, Russian-born writer (b. )
 * -, Greek novelist, poet and translator (b. )
 * -, British Formula 1 driver (b. )
 * -, baseball player (b. )
 * -, American film director (b. )
 * 1989  -, Soviet politician (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * 1992  -, Spanish flamenco singer (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Colombian footballer (b. )
 * -, American model (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American author (b. )
 * -, Irish motorcycle racer (b. )
 * -, American jazz bassist (b. )
 * -, Portuguese writer (b. )
 * 2004  -, American comic strip artist (b. )
 * -, American screenwriter (b. )
 * -, American comedian (b. )
 * 2006  -, South Korean professional  player (b. )
 * -, Swedish actress and singer (b. )
 * 2007  -, American soprano (b. )
 * 2007  -, American lyricist and composer (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * in ,
 * . 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.

Liturgical observances

 * Originally, in the, the was celebrated on this day, although it has since been transferred to
 * Saint (died 1616)
 * , (died 1139)
 * , martyrs
 * ,, confessor [England, Norway]
 * , matron, recluse [Tours]
 * Annual pilgrimage at
 * , martyrs
 * ,, confessor [England, Norway]
 * , matron, recluse [Tours]
 * Annual pilgrimage at
 * Annual pilgrimage at