July 2nd, 1958

Born on July 2nd, 1958

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 24,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 961 days, exactly on December 12th, 2026, people who were born on July 2nd, 1958 will be 25,000 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, 1958

62

Jos Compaan

Dutch rower

*July 2nd, 1958, Purmerend †December 30th, 2020

65

Pavan Malhotra

Indian actor

*July 2nd, 1958, Panipat

65

Tony Horton

American personal trainer

*July 2nd, 1958, Westerly

65

Till Huster

German actor

*July 2nd, 1958, Bremen

65

Michael Turtur

Australian racing cyclist

*July 2nd, 1958, Adelaide

65

Gérard Ansaloni

French singer-songwriter and poet

*July 2nd, 1958, Sainte-Foy-la-Grande

56

Rainer Hasler

Liechtenstein footballer (1958–2014)

*July 2nd, 1958, Vaduz †October 29th, 2014

65

Kyra Nichols

American ballet dancer

*July 2nd, 1958, Berkeley

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Who's birthday is on July 2nd?

58

Norbert Röttgen

German politician (CDU)

*July 2nd, 1965, Meckenheim

30

Saweetie

American rapper and singer

*July 2nd, 1993, Hayward

57

Kristian Eidnes Andersen

Danish composer

*July 2nd, 1966, Faxe

28

Felipe Araújo

Brazilian singer-songwriter

*July 2nd, 1995, Goiânia

63

Terry Rossio

American writer

*July 2nd, 1960, Kalamazoo

47

Inga Marte Thorkildsen

Norwegian politician

*July 2nd, 1976, Oslo

55

Christophe Otzenberger

French actor (1961-2017)

*July 2nd, 1961, Saint-Maur-des-Fossés †June 3rd, 2017, Paris

62

Ron Silver

American actor and activist (1946-2009)

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

80

Hermann Bengtson

German historian

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

64

Erwin Olaf

Dutch photographer, 1959-2023

*July 2nd, 1959, Hilversum †September 20th, 2023, Groningen

33

Margot Robbie

Australian actress

*July 2nd, 1990, Dalby

94

Imelda Marcos

Philippine former First Lady (born 1929)

*July 2nd, 1929, Manila

37

Lindsay Lohan

American actress and singer (born 1986)

*July 2nd, 1986, The Bronx

39

Johnny Weir

American figure skater and television commentator

*July 2nd, 1984, Coatesville

88

Wisława Szymborska

Polish poet, Nobel Prize winner

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

62

Samy Naceri

French-Algerian actor and film producer

*July 2nd, 1961, 4th arrondissement of Paris

66

Bret Hart

Canadian-American professional wrestler, writer and actor

*July 2nd, 1957, Calgary

35

Patrice Lumumba

Congolese politician and independence leader (1925–1961)

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

38

Ashley Tisdale

American actress and singer (born 1985)

*July 2nd, 1985, Ocean Township

77

Brock Peters

American actor (1927–2005)

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

Same year
Born in 1958

50

Michael Jackson

American singer, songwriter, and dancer (1958–2009)

*August 29th, 1958, Gary †June 25th, 2009, Los Angeles

66

Gary Numan

English musician (born 1958)

*March 8th, 1958, Hammersmith

65

Jane Wiedlin

American musician

*May 20th, 1958, Oconomowoc

65

Jon Cassar

Maltese-Canadian director and producer

*April 27th, 1958, Valletta

65

Jello Biafra

American singer

*June 17th, 1958, Boulder

65

Wayne Hussey

English musician, singer of The Mission

*May 26th, 1958, Bristol

65

Madonna

American singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1958)

*August 16th, 1958, Bay City

65

Olaf Scholz

German politician (SPD) and 9th Federal Chancellor of Germany (since 2021)

*June 14th, 1958, Osnabrück

65

Ursula von der Leyen

President of the European Commission since 2019

*October 8th, 1958, Ixelles - Elsene

65

Glenn Gregory

English singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist

*May 16th, 1958, Sheffield

66

Caryl Phillips

Kittian-British writer

*March 13th, 1958, Saint Kitts

64

Jens Arentzen

Danish actor

*March 2nd, 1958, Frederiksberg †November 22nd, 2022

66

Dietmar Bartsch

German politician

*March 31st, 1958, Stralsund

65

Jah Wobble

English bassist, recording artist, songwriter

*August 11th, 1958, Stepney

66

Alec Baldwin

American actor, comedian and producer (born 1958)

*April 3rd, 1958, Amityville

65

Alexander Held

German actor

*October 19th, 1958, Munich

66

Volker Pispers

German cabaret artist

*January 18th, 1958, Rheydt

66

Reinhard Wolters

German historian of classical history and numismatist

*March 14th, 1958, Duisburg

65

Achim Arbeiter

German archaeologist

*September 3rd, 1958, Dierdorf

65

Tim Butler

English songwriter and musician

*December 7th, 1958, Teddington

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1958 is a normal year and no leap year.

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