July 2nd, 1934

Born on July 2nd, 1934

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What happened on July 2nd, 1934?

July 2nd, 1934

The Night of the Long Knives ends after three days of killings.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_of_the_Long_Knives

What else 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.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on July 2nd

Born on July 2nd, 1934

83

Gio Batta Morassi

Italian luthier

*July 2nd, 1934, Arta Terme †February 27th, 2018, Cremona

89

Antonio Vera Ramírez

Spanish writer

*July 2nd, 1934, Barcelona

89

Charles Petitjean

Belgian politician

*July 2nd, 1934, Pont-à-Celles

65

Antonio Díaz-Miguel

Spanish basketball player

*July 2nd, 1934, Alcázar de San Juan †February 21st, 2000, Madrid

86

Camille Liénard

Belgian bobsledder

*July 2nd, 1934, Schaerbeek †March 24th, 2021

88

Tom Springfield

English musician, songwriter and record producer (1934–2022)

*July 2nd, 1934, Hampstead †July 27th, 2022

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Who's birthday is on July 2nd?

30

Saweetie

American rapper and singer

*July 2nd, 1993, Hayward

58

Norbert Röttgen

German politician (CDU)

*July 2nd, 1965, Meckenheim

94

Imelda Marcos

Philippine former First Lady (born 1929)

*July 2nd, 1929, Manila

28

Felipe Araújo

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*July 2nd, 1995, Goiânia

77

Brock Peters

American actor (1927–2005)

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

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

88

Wisława Szymborska

Polish poet, Nobel Prize winner

*July 2nd, 1923, Kórnik †February 1st, 2012, Kraków

35

Patrice Lumumba

Congolese politician and independence leader (1925–1961)

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

85

Hermann Hesse

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

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

62

Ron Silver

American actor and activist (1946-2009)

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

86

Polly Holliday

American actress

*July 2nd, 1937, Jasper

81

Vicente Fox Quesada

62th President of Mexico

*July 2nd, 1942, Mexico City

98

Hans Bethe

German-American nuclear physicist

*July 2nd, 1906, Strasbourg †March 6th, 2005, Ithaca

86

Richard Petty

American racing driver

*July 2nd, 1937, Level Cross, Randolph County, North Carolina

63

Terry Rossio

American writer

*July 2nd, 1960, Kalamazoo

33

Margot Robbie

Australian actress

*July 2nd, 1990, Dalby

74

Manfred Kluth

German rower

*July 2nd, 1936, Düsseldorf †July 22nd, 2010

83

Kenny Wharram

Canadian ice hockey player (1933-2017)

*July 2nd, 1933, North Bay †January 10th, 2017, North Bay

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Born in 1934

90

Herwig Wolfram

Austrian historian

*February 14th, 1934, Vienna

83

Jörg Kuebart

German general (1934-2018)

*September 2nd, 1934, Olsztyn †February 14th, 2018, Bad Honnef

34

Yuri Gagarin

Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human in space (1934–1968)

*March 9th, 1934, Klushino †March 27th, 1968, Novosyolovo

82

Alois Mock

Austrian politician (1934-2017)

*June 10th, 1934, Euratsfeld †June 1st, 2017, Vienna

82

Leonard Cohen

Canadian poet and singer-songwriter (1934–2016)

*September 21st, 1934, Montreal †November 7th, 2016, Los Angeles

68

Manfred Durniok

German film producer

*May 2nd, 1934, Berlin †March 7th, 2003, Berlin

81

Uwe Friedrichsen

German actor

*May 27th, 1934, Altona †April 30th, 2016, Hamburg

62

Carl Sagan

American astrophysicist, cosmologist and author (1934–1996)

*November 9th, 1934, Brooklyn †December 20th, 1996, Seattle

81

Garry Marshall

American actor and filmmaker (1934–2016)

*November 13th, 1934, The Bronx †July 19th, 2016, Burbank

84

Jessy Rameik

German actor, singer and voice actor

*April 18th, 1934, Riga †August 31st, 2018, Berlin

32

Brian Epstein

British personal manager and impresario (1934–1967)

*September 19th, 1934, Liverpool †August 27th, 1967, London

85

Alexey Leonov

Soviet pilot and cosmonaut, first human to conduct a spacewalk (1934-2019)

*May 30th, 1934, Listvyanka †October 11th, 2019, Burdenko Hospital

82

Roman Herzog

Former President of the Federal Republic of Germany (1934-2017)

*April 5th, 1934, Landshut †January 10th, 2017, Bad Mergentheim

89

Sophia Loren

Italian actress

*September 20th, 1934, Rome

88

Bill Russell

American basketball player and coach (1934–2022)

*February 12th, 1934, Monroe †July 31st, 2022, Mercer Island

82

Jan Kubr

Czechoslovak biker

*August 6th, 1934, Krásný Dvůr †February 11th, 2017

89

Wole Soyinka

Nobel laureate Nigerian writer

*July 13th, 1934, Ogun State

81

Billy Paul

American singer (1934-2016)

*December 1st, 1934, Philadelphia †April 24th, 2016, Blackwood

72

Paul Carr

American actor (1934–2006)

*February 1st, 1934, New Orleans †February 17th, 2006, Los Angeles

83

Norbert Kunisch

German classical archaeologist

*December 16th, 1934, Dortmund †May 2nd, 2018, Oxford

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1934 is a normal year and no leap year.

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