July 2nd, 1887

Born on July 2nd, 1887

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 50,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 246 days, exactly on February 18th, 2027, people who were born on July 2nd, 1887 will be 51,000 days old!

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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

Born on July 2nd, 1887

53

Elisabeth Baumann-Schlachter

Swiss writer (1887-1941)

*July 2nd, 1887, Thun †March 30th, 1941, Bern

Same year
Born in 1887

77

Pierre Taittinger

French politician

*October 4th, 1887, 18th arrondissement of Paris †January 22nd, 1965, Paris

77

Le Corbusier

Swiss-French architect, designer, urbanist, and writer (1886–1965)

*October 6th, 1887, La Chaux-de-Fonds †August 27th, 1965, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin

88

Saint-John Perse

French poet and diplomat (1887–1975)

*May 31st, 1887, Pointe-à-Pitre †September 20th, 1975, Hyères

73

Erwin Schrödinger

Austrian physicist (1887–1961)

*August 12th, 1887, Vienna †January 4th, 1961, Vienna

97

Marc Chagall

Russian-French artist (1887–1985)

*July 14th, 1887, Vitebsk †March 28th, 1985, Saint-Paul-de-Vence

87

Chiang Kai-shek

Chinese politician and military leader (1887–1975)

*October 31st, 1887, Xikou †April 5th, 1975, Taipei

95

Arthur Rubinstein

Polish-American classical pianist (1887-1982)

*January 28th, 1887, Łódź †December 20th, 1982, Geneva

61

Ruth Benedict

American anthropologist and folklorologist (1887-1948)

*June 5th, 1887, New York City †September 17th, 1948, New York City

32

John Reed

American journalist, poet, and communist activist

*October 22nd, 1887, Portland †October 17th, 1920, Moscow

107

George Abbott

American writer and director (1887-1995)

*June 25th, 1887, Chautauqua County †January 31st, 1995, Miami Beach

95

Lynn Fontanne

British actress (1887–1983)

*December 6th, 1887, London †July 30th, 1983, Waukesha County

69

Josef Lada

Czech illustrator, painter, caricaturist, scenographer and writer (1887-1957)

*December 17th, 1887, Hrusice †December 14th, 1957, Prague

82

Shmuel Yosef Agnon

Ukrainian-born Israeli Hebrew writer, Nobel laureate in Literature (1888-1970)

*August 8th, 1887, Buchach †February 17th, 1970, Jerusalem

92

Barnes Wallis

English scientist, engineer and inventor (1887-1979)

*September 26th, 1887, Ripley †October 30th, 1979, Leatherhead

72

Raoul Paoli

French rugby union footballer and sportsman (1887-1960)

*November 24th, 1887, Courtalain †March 23rd, 1960, 14th arrondissement of Paris

72

Joseph Lamb

American composer of ragtime music

*December 6th, 1887, Montclair †September 3rd, 1960, Brooklyn

88

L. S. Lowry

British visual artist (1887–1976)

*November 1st, 1887, Stretford †February 23rd, 1976, Glossop

90

André François-Poncet

French diplomat (1887-1978)

*June 13th, 1887, Provins †January 8th, 1978, 16th arrondissement of Paris

62

Carmen Lyra

Costa Rican politician and writer

*January 15th, 1887, San José †May 14th, 1949, Mexico City

79

Lajos Áprily

Hungarian poet/translator/recipient:1954 Attila József Prize

*November 14th, 1887, Brașov †August 6th, 1967, Budapest

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1887 is a normal year and no leap year.

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