July 2nd, 1606

Born on July 2nd, 1606

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 153,000 days old!

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... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on July 2nd?

July 2nd, 1998

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling, the second novel of the Harry Potter series, was published.

July 2nd, 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.

July 2nd, 1779

American Revolutionary War: French troops landed near St. George's, Grenada, and began their capture of the island.

July 2nd, 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.

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

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.

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 (pictured) was fatally shot by Charles J. Guiteau 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, 0626

Li Shimin led his forces to assassinate his rival brothers in a coup for the imperial throne of Tang China.

July 2nd, 1863

American Civil War: On the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg - the Battle of Little Round Top takes place and results in a Union victory after the Confederate troops unsuccessfully try to assault the Union left flank.

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

Same year
Born in 1606

63

Rembrandt

Dutch painter and printmaker (1606–1669)

*July 15th, 1606, Leiden †October 4th, 1669, Amsterdam

78

Pierre Corneille

French tragedian (1606–1684)

*June 6th, 1606, Rouen †October 1st, 1684, Paris

39

Maria Anna of Spain

Wife of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III (1606-1646)

*August 18th, 1606, Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial †May 13th, 1646, Linz

38

Li Zicheng

Chinese rebel leader in the late Ming-early Qing period (1606–1645)

*September 22nd, 1606, Mizhi County †January 1st, 1645, Tongcheng County

57

Corfitz Ulfeldt

Danish statesman (1606–1664)

*July 10th, 1606, Assens †February 20th, 1664, Basel

71

Christoph Bernhard von Galen

German bishop

*October 12th, 1606, Drensteinfurt †September 19th, 1678, Ahaus

62

William Davenant

English poet and playwright

*January 31st, 1606, Oxford †April 7th, 1668, London

62

Theodoor van Thulden

Painter (1606-1669)

*August 9th, 1606, 's-Hertogenbosch †July 12th, 1669, 's-Hertogenbosch

55

Ottavio Amigoni

Italian painter (1606-1661)

*October 16th, 1606, Brescia †October 28th, 1661, Brescia

67

Pieter de Jode II

Engraver, painter (1606-1674)

*November 22nd, 1606, Antwerp †January 1st, 1674, England

88

Georg von Derfflinger

German general (1606-1695)

*March 20th, 1606, Neuhofen an der Krems †February 4th, 1695, Gusow

57

Christine of France

Duchess of Savoy (1606-1663)

*February 10th, 1606, Louvre Palace †December 27th, 1663, Turin

53

Christoph Althofer

German theologian

*November 9th, 1606, Hersbruck †May 11th, 1660, Kulmbach

75

Hermann Conring

German philosopher (1606-1681)

*November 9th, 1606, Norden †December 12th, 1681, Helmstedt

66

Jeanne Mance

Settler of New France, co-founder of the city of Montreal, Canada

*November 12th, 1606, Langres †June 18th, 1673, Montreal

58

Lorenzo Lippi

Italian painter (1606-1665)

*May 3rd, 1606, Florence †April 14th, 1665, Florence

16

Francis Gonzaga, Duke of Rethel

French aristocrat

*June 17th, 1606, Charleville-Mézières †October 13th, 1622, Charleville-Mézières

86

Marie de Bourbon

Countess of Soissons

*May 3rd, 1606, Paris †June 3rd, 1692, Paris

79

Johann Caspar Bauhin

Swiss physician and botanist (1606-1685)

*March 12th, 1606, Basel †July 14th, 1685, Basel

42

James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton

Scottish nobleman and leader during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms (1606-1649)

*June 19th, 1606, Hamilton Palace †March 9th, 1649, Old Palace Yard

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1606 is a normal year and no leap year.

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