July 2 in History
July 2 is the birthday of Julia Grabher (1996) and the anniversary of the death of Julian McMahon (2025). Below are famous birthdays, deaths, events for July 2, plus editor's picks and genealogy records.
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Valentinian III, Roman emperor was born in 419, while Li Jiancheng, Chinese prince died in 626.
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Famous people born on July 2
Famous people who died on July 2
2020
Ángela Jeria (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Chilean mother of President Michelle Bachelet (1926–2020)
2016
Patrick Manning (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (1991–1995, 2001–2010)
2015
Jim Weaver (athletic director) (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American football player and coach, college athletics administrator (1945–2015)
2014
Emilio Álvarez Montalván (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Nicaraguan ophthalmologist and Foreign Minister (1919–2014)
2012
Angelo Mangiarotti (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Italian architect and industrial designer (1921–2012)
What happened on July 2
- 2024
A stampede during a religious event in Uttar Pradesh, India, leaves at least 121 people dead and 150 others injured.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2013
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Aceh, Indonesia, killing at least 42 people and injuring 420 others.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2005
The Live 8 benefit concerts takes place in the G8 states and in South Africa. More than 1,000 musicians perform and are broadcast on 182 television networks and 2,000 radio networks.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2000
Vicente Fox Quesada is elected the first President of México from an opposition party, the Partido Acción Nacional, after more than 70 years of continuous rule by the Partido Revolucionario Institucional, in the 2000 Mexican general election.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1997
The Bank of Thailand floats the baht, triggering the Asian financial crisis.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1994
USAir Flight 1016 crashes near Charlotte Douglas International Airport, killing 37 of the 57 people on board.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1993
A mob sets fire to the Hotel Madımak in Sivas, Turkey, where an Alevi cultural festival was taking place, killing 37 people.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1990
In the 1990 Mecca tunnel tragedy, 1,400 Muslim pilgrims are suffocated to death and trampled upon in a pedestrian tunnel leading to the holy city of Mecca.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1986
Rodrigo Rojas and Carmen Gloria Quintana are burnt alive during a street demonstration against the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet in Chile in the Quemados case.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1986
Aeroflot Flight 2306 crashes while attempting an emergency landing at Syktyvkar Airport in Syktyvkar, in present-day Komi Republic, Russia, killing 54 people.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1976
End of South Vietnam; Communist North Vietnam annexes the former South Vietnam to form the unified Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1966
France conducts its first nuclear weapon test in the Pacific, on Moruroa Atoll.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1964
Civil rights movement: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964 meant to prohibit segregation in public places.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1937
Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan are last heard from over the Pacific Ocean and disappear while attempting to make the first equatorial round-the-world flight.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1934
The Night of the Long Knives ends after three days of killings.
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Editor's picks
Born on July 2
- 419 — Valentinian III, Roman emperor (died 455)
- 1478 — Louis V, Elector Palatine (died 1544)
- 1486 — Jacopo Sansovino, Italian sculptor and architect (died 1570)
Died on July 2
- 626 — Li Jiancheng, Chinese prince (born 589)
- 626 — Li Yuanji, Chinese prince (born 603)
- 649 — Li Jing, Chinese general (born 571)
Source: Wikipedia historical listings for July 2
Quick answers
Who was born on July 2? Julia Grabher (1996), Ryan Murphy (swimmer) (1995), Henrik Kristoffersen (1994).
Who died on July 2? Julian McMahon (2025), Ángela Jeria (2020), Reckful (2020).
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