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ÉVéNEMENTS DU 2 JUILLET

American Revolution

Année: 1776

American Revolution: The Continental Congress adopts the Lee Resolution severing ties with the Kingdom of Great Britain, although the wording of the formal Declaration of Independence is not adopted until July 4.

Wars of the Three Kingdoms

Année: 1645

Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Battle of Alford.

Bahia

Année: 1823

Bahia Independence Day: The Siege of Salvador ends Portuguese rule in Brazil, with the final defeat of the Portuguese crown loyalists in the province of Bahia.

Charles J. Guiteau

Année: 1881

Charles J. Guiteau shoots and fatally wounds U.S. President James A. Garfield (who will die of complications from his wounds on September 19).

United States Congress

Année: 1890

The U.S. Congress passes the Sherman Antitrust Act.

English Civil War

Année: 1644

English Civil War: Battle of Marston Moor.

Battle of Yamazaki

Année: 1582

Battle of Yamazaki: Toyotomi Hideyoshi defeats Akechi Mitsuhide.

Emperor Taizong of Tang

Année: 626

Li Shimin, the future Emperor Taizong of Tang, ambushes and kills his rival brothers Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng in the Xuanwu Gate Incident.

Battle of Brissarthe

Année: 866

Battle of Brissarthe: The Franks led by Robert the Strong are defeated by a joint Breton-Viking army.

Battle of Göllheim

Année: 1298

Battle of Göllheim: Albert I of Habsburg defeats Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg.

NAISSANCES DU 2 JUILLET

Pierre Cardin

Année de naissance: 1922

Pierre Cardin, Italian-French fashion designer (died 2020)

Jean Craighead George

Année de naissance: 1919

Jean Craighead George, American author (died 2012)

Athos Bulcão

Année de naissance: 1918

Athos Bulcão, Brazilian painter and sculptor (died 2008)

Wisława Szymborska

Année de naissance: 1923

Wisława Szymborska, Polish poet and translator, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2012)

Cyril M. Kornbluth

Année de naissance: 1923

Cyril M. Kornbluth, American soldier and author (died 1958)

Medgar Evers

Année de naissance: 1925

Medgar Evers, American soldier and activist (died 1963)

Patrice Lumumba

Année de naissance: 1925

Patrice Lumumba, Congolese politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (died 1961)

Chia-ying Yeh

Année de naissance: 1924

Chia-ying Yeh, Chinese-born Canadian poet and sinologist (died 2024)

Leonard J. Arrington

Année de naissance: 1917

Leonard J. Arrington, American author and academic, founded the Mormon History Association (died 1999)

Ken Curtis

Année de naissance: 1916

Ken Curtis, American actor and singer (died 1991)

DéCèS DU 2 JUILLET

Jan Brzechwa

Année de décès: 1966

Jan Brzechwa, Polish poet, author, and lawyer (born 1900)

Jessie Street

Année de décès: 1970

Jessie Street, Australian suffragette and feminist (born 1889)

Joseph Fielding Smith

Année de décès: 1972

Joseph Fielding Smith, American religious leader, 10th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (born 1876)

Ferdinand Schörner

Année de décès: 1973

Ferdinand Schörner, German field marshal and convicted war criminal (born 1892)

Fireball Roberts

Année de décès: 1964

Fireball Roberts, American race car driver (born 1929)

Alicia Patterson

Année de décès: 1963

Alicia Patterson, American publisher, co-founded Newsday (born 1906)

Gladys Brockwell

Année de décès: 1929

Gladys Brockwell, American actress (born 1894)

Manuel II of Portugal

Année de décès: 1932

Manuel II of Portugal (born 1889)

Edward Lawson (VC)

Année de décès: 1955

Edward Lawson, English soldier, Victoria Cross recipient (born 1873)

Ernest Hemingway

Année de décès: 1961

Ernest Hemingway, American novelist, short story writer, and journalist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1899)

JOURS FéRIéS DU 2 JUILLET

July 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: July 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Stephen the Great

Christian feast day: Stephen III of Moldavia

Flag Day

Flag Day (Curaçao)

Palio di Siena

Palio di Provenzano (Siena, Italy)

Public holidays in Azerbaijan

Police Day (Azerbaijan)

Pishoy

Christian feast day: Pishoy (Coptic Church)

Martinian and Processus

Christian feast day: Martinian and Processus

Visitation (Christianity)

Christian feast day: Feast of the Visitation (Anglicanism; Levoča at Mariánska hora)

Monegundis

Christian feast day: Monegundis

Otto of Bamberg

Christian feast day: Otto of Bamberg

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