Tukuk-OS📅 July 2
15 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on July 2? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2020 — A landslide at a jade mine in Hpakant killed 175–200 miners, the deadliest mining accident in Burmese history.
- 2013 — In the Indonesian province of Aceh on the northern end of Sumatra, a Mw 6.1 strike-slip earthquake killed at least 35 people and injured 276 others.
- 2013 — The International Astronomical Union announced that the fourth and fifth moons of Pluto to be discovered would be named Kerberos and Styx, respectively.
International Astronomical UnionMoons of PlutoKerberos (moon)
- 1998 — Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling, the second novel of the Harry Potter series, was published.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsJ. K. RowlingHarry Potter
- 1990 — Singing Revolution: The Soviet economic blockade of Lithuania (pictured) was lifted when the Lithuanian parliament agreed to suspend the effects of their act to re-establish Lithuania as a state.
Singing RevolutionSoviet economic blockade of LithuaniaAct of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania
- 1976 — More than a year after the end of the Vietnam War, North and South Vietnam officially merged under communist rule to form the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
- 1964 — The Civil Rights Act was signed into law, outlawing segregation in schools, at the workplace, and other facilities that served the general public in the United States.
Civil Rights Act of 1964Racial segregation in the United States
- 1941 — A German SS unit arrived in Vilnius, Lithuania, and began the systematic execution of up to 100,000 people over the next three years.
- 1881 — U.S. president James A. Garfield (pictured) was fatally shot by Charles J. Guiteau at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad station in Washington, D.C.
James A. GarfieldAssassination of James A. GarfieldCharles J. Guiteau
- 1816 — The French frigate Méduse ran aground off the coast of present-day Mauritania, with the survivors escaping on a makeshift raft, depicted in Théodore Géricault's painting The Raft of the Medusa.
French frigate Méduse (1810)Théodore GéricaultThe Raft of the Medusa
- 1779 — American Revolutionary War: French troops landed near St. George's, Grenada, and began their capture of the island.
American Revolutionary WarSt. George's, GrenadaCapture of Grenada (1779)
- 1724 — On the Feast of the Visitation, Bach led the first performance of his Meine Seel erhebt den Herren, BWV 10, based on the German Magnificat.
Visitation (Christianity)Johann Sebastian BachMeine Seel erhebt den Herren, BWV 10
- 1644 — First English Civil War: The combined forces of Scottish Covenanters and English Parliamentarians defeated Royalist troops at the Battle of Marston Moor.
- 706 — The bodies of Emperor Gaozong of Tang and Empress Wu Zetian were interred in the Qianling Mausoleum.
- 626 — Li Shimin (pictured) led his forces to assassinate his rival brothers in a coup for the imperial throne of Tang China.
Births
- 1996 — Julia Grabher, Austrian tennis player
- 1995 — Ryan Murphy, American swimmer
- 1994 — Henrik Kristoffersen, Norwegian skier
- 1994 — Derrick White, American basketball player
- 1993 — Vince Staples, American rapper and actor
- 1993 — Saweetie, American rapper
- 1992 — Madison Chock, American ice dancer
- 1992 — Jānis Timma, Latvian basketball player
- 1990 — Kayla Harrison, American judoka
- 1990 — Merritt Mathias, American soccer player
- 1990 — Morag McLellan, Scottish field hockey player
- 1990 — Margot Robbie, Australian actress and producer
Deaths
- 2025 — Sophia Hutchins, American socialite (born 1996)
- 2025 — Julian McMahon, Australian-American actor (born 1968)
- 2020 — Ángela Jeria, Chilean archaeologist and human rights activist (born 1926)
- 2020 — Byron Bernstein, American Twitch streamer (born 1989)
- 2019 — Lee Iacocca, American automotive executive (born 1924)
- 2018 — Alan Longmuir, Scottish musician (born 1948)
- 2017 — Vladislav Rastorotsky, a Russian (and former Soviet) artistic gymnastics coach, (born 1933)
- 2017 — Smith Hart, American-born Canadian professional wrestler (born 1948)
- 2016 — Caroline Aherne, English actress and comedian (born 1963)
- 2016 — Michael Cimino, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1939)
- 2016 — Patrick Manning, 4th & 6th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (born 1946)
- 2016 — Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor, activist, and author (born 1928)
Observances & holidays
- Christian feast day: Aberoh and Atom (Coptic Church)
- Christian feast day: Bernardino Realino
- Christian feast day: Blessed Eugénie Joubert
- Christian feast day: Feast of the Visitation (Anglicanism; Levoča at Mariánska hora)
- Christian feast day: Monegundis
- Christian feast day: Oudoceus
- Christian feast day: Martinian and Processus
- Christian feast day: Pishoy (Coptic Church)
- Christian feast day: Stephen III of Moldavia (Romanian Orthodox Church)
- Christian feast day: July 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Flag Day (Curaçao)
- Palio di Provenzano (Siena, Italy)
- Police Day (Azerbaijan)
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