July 2nd, 1671

Born on July 2nd, 1671

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 129,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 363 days, exactly on June 6th, 2027, people who were born on July 2nd, 1671 will be 130,000 days old!

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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 1671

57

John Law

Scottish economist and banker (1671-1729)

*April 21st, 1671, Edinburgh †March 21st, 1729, Venice

41

Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury

English politician and Earl (1671-1713)

*February 26th, 1671, London †February 4th, 1713, Naples

85

Erdmann Neumeister

German theologian and hymnwriter

*May 12th, 1671, Uichteritz †August 18th, 1756, Hamburg

60

Bartholomæus Deichman

Bishop

*February 5th, 1671, Copenhagen †April 16th, 1731, Christiania

75

Teodorico Pedrini

Italian Vincentian and missionary to China

*June 30th, 1671, Fermo †December 10th, 1746, Beijing

70

Francisca Josefa de la Concepción

Colombian nun and writer

*October 6th, 1671, Tunja †November 30th, 1741, Tunja

55

Hannah Callowhill Penn

Second wife of Pennsylvania founder William Penn (1671-1726)

*February 11th, 1671, Bristol †December 20th, 1726, London

66

Gian Gastone de' Medici

Last Medici Grand Duke of Tuscany (1671-1737)

*April 24th, 1671, Florence †July 9th, 1737, Florence

59

Gelasius Hieber

German historian, mathematician, theologian and priest

*September 22nd, 1671, Dinkelsbühl †February 12th, 1731, Munich

65

Abraham Patras

Dutch colonial governor

*May 22nd, 1671, Grenoble †May 3rd, 1737, Batavia

46

Johann Burchard Freystein

German hymnwriter

*April 18th, 1671, Weißenfels †April 1st, 1718, Dresden

68

Adalbert von Falkenstein

German priest

*January 17th, 1671, Freiburg im Breisgau †September 27th, 1739, Timișoara

75

Franz Conrad Romanus

German politician (1671-1746)

*March 7th, 1671, Leipzig †May 14th, 1746, Königstein Fortress

75

Gabriel de Gabrieli

Swiss architect

*December 18th, 1671, Roveredo †March 21st, 1747, Eichstätt

55

Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth

Queen of Poland

*December 19th, 1671, Bayreuth †September 4th, 1727, Pretzsch (Elbe)

70

Philipp Ludwig Wenzel von Sinzendorf

Sinzend, Philipp Ludwig Wenzel von (1671-1742)

*December 26th, 1671, Vienna †February 8th, 1742, Vienna

51

Joseph Clemens of Bavaria

Duke, Roman Catholic archbishop (1671-1723)

*December 5th, 1671, Munich †November 12th, 1723, Bonn

86

Colley Cibber

British poet laureate (1671–1757)

*November 6th, 1671, London †December 11th, 1757, London

59

John Wentworth

Lieutenant Governor for the Province of New Hampshire

*January 16th, 1671, Portsmouth †December 12th, 1730

79

Michele Rocca

Italian painter (1671-1752)

*January 1st, 1671, Parma †November 30th, 1750, Venice

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1671 is a normal year and no leap year.

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