July 2nd, 1815

Born on July 2nd, 1815

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 77,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 961 days, exactly on January 20th, 2029, people who were born on July 2nd, 1815 will be 78,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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 1815

83

Otto von Bismarck

German statesman and Chancellor (1815-1898)

*April 1st, 1815, Schönhausen †July 30th, 1898, Friedrichsruh

36

Ada Lovelace

English mathematician (1815–1852)

*December 10th, 1815, London †November 27th, 1852, Marylebone

64

Bernhard Ernst von Bülow

Danish and German politician (1815-1879)

*August 2nd, 1815, Cismar †October 20th, 1879, Frankfurt

49

George Boole

English mathematician, philosopher and logician (1815–1864)

*November 2nd, 1815, Lincoln †December 8th, 1864, Ballintemple

80

Jules Moinaux

French writer, comedian, playwright, chronicler and librettist

*October 24th, 1815, Tours †December 4th, 1895, Saint-Mandé

81

Antonio Machado Núñez

Spanish anthropologist (1815-1896)

*April 2nd, 1815, Cádiz †July 24th, 1896, Madrid

71

Johann Jakob Bachofen

Swiss jurist and philologist (1815–1887)

*December 22nd, 1815, Basel †November 25th, 1887, Basel

81

Karl Weierstraß

German mathematician (1815–1897)

*October 31st, 1815, Ostenfelde †February 19th, 1897, Berlin

49

William Sanderson McCormick

American businessman

*November 2nd, 1815, Rockbridge County †September 27th, 1865, Jacksonville

89

Adolph von Menzel

German artist (1815–1905)

*December 8th, 1815, Wrocław †February 9th, 1905, Berlin

67

Anthony Trollope

English novelist of the Victorian period (1815-1882)

*April 24th, 1815, London †December 6th, 1882, London

63

Thomas Couture

French painter (1815-1879)

*December 21st, 1815, Senlis †March 29th, 1879, Villiers-le-Bel

63

Julia Margaret Cameron

British photographer (1815–1879)

*June 11th, 1815, Kolkata †January 26th, 1879, Kalutara

96

James Curtis Hepburn

American physician, educator, and phonologist of Japanese (1815–1911)

*March 13th, 1815, Milton †September 21st, 1911, East Orange

78

Clara Fey

Roman Catholic nun (1815-1894)

*April 11th, 1815, Aachen †January 1st, 1894, Simpelveld

86

Bertha Wehnert-Beckmann

German photographer (1815–1901)

*January 25th, 1815, Cottbus †December 6th, 1901, Leipzig

60

Caroline Botgorschek

Austrian opera singer

*May 21st, 1815, Vienna †October 7th, 1875, Mimoň

90

Josip Juraj Strossmayer

Croatian Roman Catholic bishop, benefactor and politician (1815-1905)

*February 4th, 1815, Osijek †April 8th, 1905, Đakovo

54

Matthäus Friedrich Chemnitz

German author (1815–1870)

*June 10th, 1815, Barmstedt †March 15th, 1870, Altona

68

Johann Gottfried Piefke

Prussian composer and conductor (1815-1884)

*September 9th, 1815, Skwierzyna †January 25th, 1884, Frankfurt (Oder)

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1815 is a normal year and no leap year.

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