July 2nd, 1562

Born on July 2nd, 1562

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 168,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 324 days, exactly on March 16th, 2025, people who were born on July 2nd, 1562 will be 169,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on July 2nd?

July 2nd, 2013

The International Astronomical Union announced that the fourth and fifth moons of Pluto to be discovered would be named Kerberos and Styx, respectively.

July 2nd, 2008

Israeli–Palestinian conflict: An Arab man rammed a loader into traffic in Jerusalem, killing three people and injuring 40 others (damage pictured).

July 2nd, 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.

July 2nd, 1964

U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act into law, outlawing segregation in schools, at the workplace, and other facilities that served the general public.

July 2nd, 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.

July 2nd, 1917

Amidst weeks of race riots in East St. Louis, Illinois, white residents burned sections of the city and shot black inhabitants as they escaped the flames.

July 2nd, 1890

The U.S. Congress passed the Sherman Antitrust Act, the first United States government action to limit monopolies.

July 2nd, 1881

U.S. president James A. Garfield was fatally shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad station in Washington, D.C.

July 2nd, 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 (pictured).

July 2nd, 1644

First English Civil War: The combined forces of Scottish Covenanters and English Parliamentarians defeated Royalist troops at the Battle of Marston Moor.

July 2nd, 0706

The bodies of Emperor Gaozong of Tang and Empress Wu Zetian were interred in the Qianling Mausoleum.

July 2nd, 0626

During the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Prince Li Shimin led his forces to assassinate his rival brothers in a coup for the imperial throne of the Tang dynasty.

July 2nd, 2008

Colombian conflict: Íngrid Betancourt, a member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia, is released from captivity after being held for six and a half years by FARC.

July 2nd, 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.

July 2nd, 2002

Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly solo around the world nonstop in a balloon.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on July 2nd

Same Day
Who's birthday is on July 2nd?

30

Saweetie

American rapper and singer

*July 2nd, 1993, Hayward

71

Arp Schnitger

German organ builder

*July 2nd, 1648, Brake †July 28th, 1719, Neuenfelde

28

Felipe Araújo

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*July 2nd, 1995, Goiânia

58

Norbert Röttgen

German politician (CDU)

*July 2nd, 1965, Meckenheim

85

Hermann Hesse

Nobel Prize winning German-Swiss poet, novelist and painter (1877–1962)

*July 2nd, 1877, Calw †August 9th, 1962, Montagnola

47

Inga Marte Thorkildsen

Norwegian politician

*July 2nd, 1976, Oslo

57

Kristian Eidnes Andersen

Danish composer

*July 2nd, 1966, Faxe

80

Hermann Bengtson

German historian

*July 2nd, 1909, Ratzeburg †November 2nd, 1989, Munich

74

Christoph Grienberger

Austrian astronomer

*July 2nd, 1561, Hall in Tirol †March 11th, 1636, Rome

33

Margot Robbie

Australian actress

*July 2nd, 1990, Dalby

94

Imelda Marcos

Philippine former First Lady (born 1929)

*July 2nd, 1929, Manila

88

Wisława Szymborska

Polish poet, Nobel Prize winner

*July 2nd, 1923, Kórnik †February 1st, 2012, Kraków

79

William Henry Bragg

British scientist (1862–1942)

*July 2nd, 1862, Westward †March 12th, 1942, London

66

Thomas Cranmer

Leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury

*July 2nd, 1489, Nottingham †March 21st, 1556, Oxford

98

Hans Bethe

German-American nuclear physicist

*July 2nd, 1906, Strasbourg †March 6th, 2005, Ithaca

37

Lindsay Lohan

American actress and singer (born 1986)

*July 2nd, 1986, The Bronx

35

Patrice Lumumba

Congolese politician and independence leader (1925–1961)

*July 2nd, 1925, Katakokombe †January 17th, 1961, Lubumbashi

39

Johnny Weir

American figure skater and television commentator

*July 2nd, 1984, Coatesville

62

Ron Silver

American actor and activist (1946-2009)

*July 2nd, 1946, Manhattan †March 15th, 2009, Manhattan

73

Christoph Willibald von Gluck

German opera composer (1714–1787)

*July 2nd, 1714, Erasbach †November 15th, 1787, Vienna

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72

Lope de Vega

Spanish playwright and poet (1562-1635)

*November 25th, 1562, Madrid †August 27th, 1635, Madrid

70

George Abbot

Archbishop of Canterbury

*October 19th, 1562, Guildford †August 5th, 1633, Croydon

49

Katō Kiyomasa

16th-century Japanese daimyo

*July 25th, 1562, Myōgyō-ji †August 2nd, 1611, Kumamoto

53

François de Joyeuse

Duke of Joyeuse

*June 24th, 1562, Carcassonne †August 23rd, 1615, Avignon

49

Vincenzo Gonzaga

Duke of Mantua and Montferrat (1562-1612)

*September 21st, 1562, Mantua †February 9th, 1612, Mantua

71

Xu Guangqi

Late-Ming-dynasty Chinese politician, Scholar, Lay Catholic leader and Servant of God (*1562 – †1633)

*May 4th, 1562, Shanghai County †November 8th, 1633, Shuntian Fu

68

Carlo Emanuele I, Duke of Savoy

Italian noble (1562-1630)

*January 12th, 1562, Rivoli †July 26th, 1630, Savigliano

42

Hercule, Lord of Monaco

Monegasque noble (1562-1604)

*September 24th, 1562, Monaco †November 29th, 1604, Monaco

70

Juan de Torres Osorio

17th-century Spanish Catholic bishop

*January 16th, 1562, Cuéllar †July 19th, 1632, Valladolid

70

Paul Tarnow

German theologian (1562-1633)

*June 28th, 1562, Grevesmühlen †April 6th, 1633, Rostock

54

Andreas Osiander

German theologian and hymnist, 1562-1617

*May 26th, 1562, Blaubeuren †April 21st, 1617, Tübingen

68

Philipp Dulichius

German composer

*December 18th, 1562, Chemnitz †March 24th, 1631, Szczecin

31

Charles II de Bourbon-Vendôme

Roman Catholic cardinal

*August 19th, 1562, France †July 30th, 1594, Paris

57

Kilian Stisser

German jurist and politician (1562-1620)

*March 23rd, 1562, Quedlinburg †January 9th, 1620, Halle (Saale)

60

George, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg

Count of Nassau-Beilstein, then Count of Nassau-Dillenburg

*September 1st, 1562, Dillenburg †August 9th, 1623, Dillenburg

65

Valerius Herberger

German theologian (1562-1627)

*April 21st, 1562, Wschowa †May 18th, 1627, Wschowa

62

Johann Hartmann Beyer

German mathematician and physician

*November 30th, 1562, Frankfurt †November 30th, 1624, Frankfurt

63

Henning Dedekind

German composer

*December 30th, 1562, Neustadt am Rübenberge †July 28th, 1626, Gebesee

68

Bartolomé Leonardo de Argensola

Spanish poet and historian (1562-1631)

*August 26th, 1562, Barbastro †February 4th, 1631, Zaragoza

85

Christen Sørensen Longomontanus

Danish astronomer

*October 4th, 1562, Denmark †October 8th, 1647, Copenhagen

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1562 is a normal year and no leap year.

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