July 2nd, 1814

Born on July 2nd, 1814

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 76,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 362 days, exactly on April 26th, 2025, people who were born on July 2nd, 1814 will be 77,000 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

Born on July 2nd, 1814

64

Jean-Louis Ancrenaz

Swiss politician (1814-1879)

*July 2nd, 1814, Bursins †March 17th, 1879, Lausanne

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Who's birthday is on July 2nd?

30

Saweetie

American rapper and singer

*July 2nd, 1993, Hayward

28

Felipe Araújo

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*July 2nd, 1995, Goiânia

85

Hermann Hesse

Nobel Prize winning German-Swiss poet, novelist and painter (1877–1962)

*July 2nd, 1877, Calw †August 9th, 1962, Montagnola

58

Norbert Röttgen

German politician (CDU)

*July 2nd, 1965, Meckenheim

71

Arp Schnitger

German organ builder

*July 2nd, 1648, Brake †July 28th, 1719, Neuenfelde

80

Hermann Bengtson

German historian

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

47

Inga Marte Thorkildsen

Norwegian politician

*July 2nd, 1976, Oslo

57

Kristian Eidnes Andersen

Danish composer

*July 2nd, 1966, Faxe

94

Charles Tupper

6th Prime Minister of Canada (1821-1915)

*July 2nd, 1821, Amherst †October 30th, 1915, Bexleyheath

79

William Henry Bragg

British scientist (1862–1942)

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

94

Imelda Marcos

Philippine former First Lady (born 1929)

*July 2nd, 1929, Manila

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

33

Margot Robbie

Australian actress

*July 2nd, 1990, Dalby

35

Patrice Lumumba

Congolese politician and independence leader (1925–1961)

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

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

37

Lindsay Lohan

American actress and singer (born 1986)

*July 2nd, 1986, The Bronx

62

Ron Silver

American actor and activist (1946-2009)

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

39

Johnny Weir

American figure skater and television commentator

*July 2nd, 1984, Coatesville

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Born in 1814

79

Alexander Cunningham

British army engineer and amateur archaeologist (1814-1893)

*January 23rd, 1814, London †November 28th, 1893, London

81

Ernst Curtius

German archaeologist and historian (1814–1896)

*September 2nd, 1814, Lübeck †July 11th, 1896, Berlin

47

Samuel Colt

19th-century American industrialist and inventor (1814–1862)

*July 22nd, 1814, Hartford †January 10th, 1862, Hartford

26

Mikhail Lermontov

Russian writer, poet and painter (1814–1841)

*October 3rd, 1814, Moscow †July 15th, 1841, Pyatigorsk

73

Ellen Wood

English writer, editor (1814-1887)

*January 17th, 1814, Worcester †February 10th, 1887, London

69

Charles Reade

British writer

*June 8th, 1814, Ipsden †April 11th, 1884, London

79

Adolphe Sax

Belgian musical instrument designer and musician

*November 6th, 1814, Dinant †February 7th, 1894, Paris

66

Franz von Dingelstedt

German poet, dramatist and theatre administrator (1814–1881)

*June 30th, 1814, Halsdorf (Wohratal, Germany) †May 15th, 1881, Vienna

85

Carl Ausfeld

German judge (1814–1900)

*August 17th, 1814, Schnepfenthal †January 22nd, 1900, Siebleben

66

John Brougham

Irish-American playwright and actor (1814-1880)

*May 9th, 1814, Dublin †June 7th, 1880, New York City

59

Anders Jonas Ångström

Swedish physicist

*August 13th, 1814, The iron factory Lögdö bruk †June 21st, 1874, Uppsala

47

Taras Shevchenko

Ukrainian poet and artist (1814–1861)

*February 25th, 1814, Moryntsi †March 10th, 1861, Saint Petersburg

62

Mikhail Bakunin

Russian revolutionary anarchist and philosopher (1814–1876)

*May 30th, 1814, Priamukhino †July 1st, 1876, Bern

82

James Joseph Sylvester

English mathematician (1814-1897)

*September 3rd, 1814, London †March 15th, 1897, London

85

Romuald Božek

Czech constructer and inventor

*February 6th, 1814, Prague †April 30th, 1899, Prague

60

Jean-François Millet

French painter (1814–1875)

*October 4th, 1814, Gréville-Hague †January 20th, 1875, Barbizon

58

Sheridan Le Fanu

Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels

*August 28th, 1814, Dublin †February 7th, 1873, Dublin

71

Henning Hamilton

Swedish count, military officer, politician, civil servant and writer (1814-1886)

*January 16th, 1814, Jakob and Johannes parish †January 15th, 1886, Amélie-les-Bains

64

Auguste Lefranc

French playwright (1814-1878)

*February 2nd, 1814, Bussières †December 15th, 1878, Suresnes

75

Nicolas Adolphe de Galhau

German politician (1814-1889)

*February 6th, 1814, Wallerfangen †November 23rd, 1889, Wallerfangen

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1814 is a normal year and no leap year.

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