July 2nd, 1713

Born on July 2nd, 1713

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 113,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 473 days, exactly on August 15th, 2025, people who were born on July 2nd, 1713 will be 114,000 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?

73

Christoph Willibald von Gluck

German opera composer (1714–1787)

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

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

80

Hermann Bengtson

German historian

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

57

Kristian Eidnes Andersen

Danish composer

*July 2nd, 1966, Faxe

94

Imelda Marcos

Philippine former First Lady (born 1929)

*July 2nd, 1929, Manila

78

Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock

German poet, writer and linguist

*July 2nd, 1724, Quedlinburg †March 14th, 1803, Hamburg

33

Margot Robbie

Australian actress

*July 2nd, 1990, Dalby

79

William Henry Bragg

British scientist (1862–1942)

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

88

Wisława Szymborska

Polish poet, Nobel Prize winner

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

98

Hans Bethe

German-American nuclear physicist

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

35

Patrice Lumumba

Congolese politician and independence leader (1925–1961)

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

37

Lindsay Lohan

American actress and singer (born 1986)

*July 2nd, 1986, The Bronx

92

René Lacoste

French tennis player

*July 2nd, 1904, Paris †October 12th, 1996, Saint-Jean-de-Luz

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

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Born in 1713

70

Denis Diderot

French Enlightenment philosopher writer and encyclopædist (1713–1784)

*October 5th, 1713, Langres †July 31st, 1784, Paris

78

John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute

British nobleman, art collector, and Prime Minister of Great Britain (1713-1792)

*May 25th, 1713, Parliament Square †March 10th, 1792, Grosvenor Square

52

Alexis Clairaut

French mathematician, astronomer, and geophysicist (*1713 – †1765)

*May 13th, 1713, Paris †May 17th, 1765, Paris

49

Nicolas Louis de Lacaille

French astronomer

*March 15th, 1713, Rumigny †March 21st, 1762, Paris

68

Richard Wilson

Welsh landscape painter (1714-1782)

*August 1st, 1713, Penegoes †May 11th, 1782, Colomendy

45

Ferdinand VI of Spain

King of Spain, lived (1713-1759)

*September 23rd, 1713, Madrid †August 10th, 1759, Villaviciosa de Odón

35

Maruyama Gondazaemon

Sumo wrestler (1713-1749)

*December 23rd, 1713, Tome †November 14th, 1749, Nagasaki Prefecture

74

Antonio Eugenio Visconti

Italian cardinal (1713-1788)

*June 13th, 1713, Milan †March 4th, 1788, Rome

70

Junípero Serra

Christian missionary

*November 24th, 1713, Casa del Beat Juníper Serra †August 28th, 1784, Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo

73

Gasparo Gozzi

Italian literary critic (1713-1786)

*December 4th, 1713, Venice †December 26th, 1786, Padua

70

Allan Ramsay

Scottish portrait painter (1713-1784)

*October 13th, 1713, Edinburgh †August 10th, 1784, Dover

49

Luise Gottsched

German poet, playwright, essayist and translator

*April 11th, 1713, Gdańsk †June 26th, 1762, Leipzig

90

Marie Dumesnil

French actress

*January 2nd, 1713, Paris †February 20th, 1803, Paris

66

Onno Zwier van Haren

Dutch poet, playwright, writer and politician (1713-1779)

*April 2nd, 1713, Leeuwarden †September 2nd, 1779, Weststellingwerf

78

Luís António Verney

Portuguese philosopher

*July 23rd, 1713, Lisbon †March 20th, 1792, Rome

54

Laurence Sterne

Anglo-Irish novelist and Anglican cleric (1713–1768)

*November 24th, 1713, Clonmel †March 18th, 1768, London

54

Alexander Russell

Scottish physician and naturalist; (1714-1768)

*November 30th, 1713, Edinburgh †November 28th, 1768, London

79

Marie Jeanne Riccoboni

French novelist

*October 25th, 1713, Paris †December 7th, 1792, Paris

54

John Newbery

English publisher and bookseller (1713-1767)

*July 9th, 1713, Berkshire †December 22nd, 1767, London

88

Nicola Sala

Italian opera composer and music theorist (1713-1801)

*April 7th, 1713, Tocco Caudio †August 31st, 1801, Naples

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1713 is a normal year and no leap year.

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