On this day: July 2
Events
Battle of YamazakiJuly 2, 1582 · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of Marston MoorJuly 2, 1644 · Wars & Conflicts
Battle of SchellenbergJuly 2, 1704 · Wars & Conflicts
Founding of HurtigrutenJuly 2, 1893 · Companies
Founding of Hewlett-PackardJuly 2, 1939 · Companies
Founding of Infosys limitedJuly 2, 1981 · Companies
Founding of Viz Media, LLCJuly 2, 1986 · Companies
Founding of Dubai WorldJuly 2, 2006 · Companies
Launch of identi.caJuly 2, 2008 · Internet- Release of Section.80July 2, 2011 · Music
2016 Australian federal electionJuly 2, 2016 · Politics- Release of The Tomorrow WarJuly 2, 2021 · Film
- Release of Fear Street Part 1: 1994July 2, 2021 · Film
- Release of The Old Guard 2July 2, 2025 · Film
- Release of Heads of StateJuly 2, 2025 · Film
Born on this day
Jacopo SansovinoJuly 2, 1486 – November 27, 1570 · Culture
Christoph Willibald von GluckJuly 2, 1714 – November 15, 1787 · Music
Princess Maria Antonia Koháry, 2nd Princess of KoháryJuly 2, 1797 – September 25, 1862 · Music
Albert LadenburgJuly 2, 1842 – August 15, 1911 · Science
Queen Maria Theresa of BavariaJuly 2, 1849 – February 3, 1919 · Art
Robert RidgwayJuly 2, 1850 – March 25, 1929 · Exploration
William BurnsideJuly 2, 1852 – August 21, 1927 · Science
William Henry BraggJuly 2, 1862 – March 12, 1942 · Science
Harriet BrooksJuly 2, 1876 – April 17, 1933 · Science
Hermann HesseJuly 2, 1877 – August 9, 1962 · Culture- Muhammad AsadJuly 2, 1900 – February 1992 · Culture
Alec Douglas-HomeJuly 2, 1903 – October 9, 1995 · Politics
Hans BetheJuly 2, 1906 – March 6, 2005 · Science
Wisława SzymborskaJuly 2, 1923 – February 1, 2012 · Culture
Ahmad JamalJuly 2, 1930 – April 16, 2023 · Music
Georgi IvanovJuly 2, 1940 – present · Space- Lutz D. SchmadelJuly 2, 1942 – October 21, 2016 · Science
Richard AxelJuly 2, 1946 – present · Science
Saul RubinekJuly 2, 1948 – present · Film
Linda M. GodwinJuly 2, 1952 – present · Space
Wendy B. LawrenceJuly 2, 1959 – present · Space- Jean-François RichetJuly 2, 1966 – present · Film
Jenni RiveraJuly 2, 1969 – December 9, 2012 · Music
Moon So-riJuly 2, 1974 – present · Film
Michelle BranchJuly 2, 1983 – present · Music
Eugent BushpepaJuly 2, 1984 – present · Music
DevJuly 2, 1989 – present · Music
Vince StaplesJuly 2, 1993 – present · Music