July 2nd, 1737

Born on July 2nd, 1737

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 104,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 237 days, exactly on December 24th, 2024, people who were born on July 2nd, 1737 will be 105,000 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

80

Hermann Bengtson

German historian

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

57

Kristian Eidnes Andersen

Danish composer

*July 2nd, 1966, Faxe

73

Christoph Willibald von Gluck

German opera composer (1714–1787)

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

94

Imelda Marcos

Philippine former First Lady (born 1929)

*July 2nd, 1929, Manila

79

William Henry Bragg

British scientist (1862–1942)

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

33

Margot Robbie

Australian actress

*July 2nd, 1990, Dalby

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

78

Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock

German poet, writer and linguist

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

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

77

Brock Peters

American actor (1927–2005)

*July 2nd, 1928, New York City †August 23rd, 2005, Los Angeles

62

Ron Silver

American actor and activist (1946-2009)

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

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Born in 1737

61

Luigi Galvani

Italian physician, physicist, and philosopher

*September 9th, 1737, Bologna †December 4th, 1798, Bologna

72

Thomas Paine

American Founding Father, philosopher, and political activist (1737–1809)

*February 9th, 1737, Thetford †June 8th, 1809, Greenwich Village

56

Suzanne Curchod

French-Swiss salonist and writer

*June 2nd, 1737, Crassier †May 15th, 1794, Beaulieu Castle

56

Edward Gibbon

English historian and politician (1737–1794)

*April 27th, 1737, Putney †January 16th, 1794, London

62

Johann Ludwig von Eckardt

German jurist

*December 9th, 1737, Coburg †December 2nd, 1800, Jena

83

John Hunter

Royal Navy officer and governor (1737-1821)

*August 29th, 1737, Leith †March 13th, 1821, London Borough of Hackney

43

Josef Mysliveček

Czech composer

*March 9th, 1737, Prague †February 4th, 1781, Rome

78

Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau

French chemist and politician (1737-1816)

*January 4th, 1737, Dijon †January 2nd, 1816, former 10th arrondissement of Paris

65

Giuseppe Millico

Italian opera singer

*January 19th, 1737, Terlizzi †October 2nd, 1802, Naples

95

Charles Carroll of Carrollton

American planter and signatory of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1832)

*September 19th, 1737, Annapolis †November 14th, 1832, Baltimore

79

William Shepard

Massachusetts American Revolutionary War officer, militia general during Shays' Rebellion (1737-1817)

*December 1st, 1737, Westfield †November 16th, 1817, Westfield

84

François-Henri de Franquetot de Coigny

Marshal of France (1737-1821)

*March 28th, 1737, Paris †May 19th, 1821, Paris

73

Joseph Pignatelli

Spanish Jesuit priest, led the restoration of the Order

*December 27th, 1737, Zaragoza †November 15th, 1811, Rome

69

George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney

British statesman, colonial administrator and diplomat (1737-1806)

*May 14th, 1737, Loughguile †May 31st, 1806, Chiswick

51

Silas Deane

American politician (1737-1789)

*December 24th, 1737, Groton †September 23rd, 1789, Kent

61

Joseph Hilarius Eckhel

Austrian Jesuit priest and numismatist (1737–1798)

*January 13th, 1737, Enzersfeld †May 16th, 1798, Vienna

72

Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke

King of Siam (1737–1809)

*March 20th, 1737, Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya †September 7th, 1809, Bangkok

56

John Hancock

American Patriot and statesman during the American Revolution (1737–1793)

*January 23rd, 1737, Braintree †October 8th, 1793, Hancock Manor

77

Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre

Writer and botanist from France (1737-1814)

*January 19th, 1737, Le Havre †January 21st, 1814, Éragny

61

Christopher Hewetson

Irish sculptor

*January 1st, 1737, Thomastown †January 1st, 1798, Rome

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1737 is a normal year and no leap year.

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