July 2nd, 1790

Born on July 2nd, 1790

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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 1790

71

John Tyler

President of the United States from 1841 to 1845

*March 29th, 1790, Greenway Plantation †January 18th, 1862, Richmond

78

Alphonse de Lamartine

French author, poet and statesman (1790–1869)

*October 21st, 1790, Mâcon †February 28th, 1869, Paris

77

August Ferdinand Möbius

German mathematician and astronomer

*November 17th, 1790, Schulpforte †September 26th, 1868, Leipzig

48

Ignaz von Rudhart

Prime Minister of Greece (1790-1838)

*March 11th, 1790, Weismain †May 11th, 1838, Trieste

83

Hall J. Kelley

American explorer (1790-1874)

*February 24th, 1790, Northwood †January 17th, 1874, Three Rivers

73

Giovanni David

Italian opera singer (1790-1864)

*September 15th, 1790, Naples †January 1st, 1864, Saint Petersburg

83

Auguste Couder

French painter (1789-1873)

*April 1st, 1790, London †April 1st, 1873, Paris

73

Nassau William Senior

British lawyer and economist (1790-1864)

*September 26th, 1790, Compton †June 4th, 1864, Kensington

58

Nicola Vaccai

Italian composer (1790-1848)

*March 15th, 1790, Tolentino †August 5th, 1848, Pesaro

72

Ignaz Assmayer

Austrian composer of liturgical music

*February 11th, 1790, Salzburg †August 31st, 1862, Vienna

54

Melchor Múzquiz

President of Mexico (1790-1844)

*January 5th, 1790, Melchor Múzquiz †December 14th, 1844, Mexico City

75

Feliks Paweł Jarocki

Polish entomologist (1790-1865)

*January 14th, 1790, Pacanów †March 25th, 1865, Warsaw

70

Jan Ackersdijck

Dutch jurist and economist

*October 22nd, 1790, 's-Hertogenbosch †July 13th, 1861, Utrecht

75

John Ross

1st principal chief of the Cherokee Nation

*October 3rd, 1790, Turkeytown †August 1st, 1866, District of Columbia

59

Mariano Necochea

Argentine general

*January 1st, 1790, Buenos Aires †January 1st, 1849, Miraflores

68

Jozef Geirnaert

Belgian painter (1790-1859)

*August 27th, 1790, Eeklo †March 20th, 1859, Ghent

67

Astolphe-Louis-Léonor de Custine, Marquis de Custine

French aristocrat and writer (1790-1857)

*March 18th, 1790, Niderviller †September 25th, 1857, Paris

84

Charles-Amédée Kohler

Swiss chocolatier (1790-1874)

*June 15th, 1790, Lausanne †September 15th, 1874, Lausanne

88

Karl Wilhelm von Willisen

Prussian general (1790-1879)

*April 30th, 1790, Staßfurt †February 25th, 1879, Dessau

38

Waldemar Thrane

Norwegian composer and violinist

*October 8th, 1790, Christiania †December 30th, 1828, Christiania

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No: With 365 days 1790 is a normal year and no leap year.

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