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July 2nd, 2008 (July 02 2008) | Event | Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other FARC hostages are rescued by the Colombian armed forces. | |
July 2nd, 2008 (July 02 2008) | Death | Natasha Shneider, Russian-born musician (born in 1956) | |
July 2nd, 2008 (July 02 2008) | Death | Elizabeth Spriggs, English-Born Actress (born in 1929) | |
July 2nd, 1978 (July 02 1978) | Birth | Juri Ratas, Estonian politician | |
July 2nd, 1978 (July 02 1978) | Death | Aris Alexandrou, Greek novelist, poet and translator (born in 1922) | |
July 2nd, 1958 (July 02 1958) | Birth | Thomas Bickerton, American Methodist bishop | |
July 2nd, 1948 (July 02 1948) | Birth | Saul Rubinek, Canadian film actor | |
July 2nd, 1948 (July 02 1948) | Birth | Gene McFadden, American songwriter (died in 2006) | |
July 2nd, 1918 (July 02 1918) | Birth | Wibo, Dutch cartoonist (died in 2005) | |
July 2nd, 1908 (July 02 1908) | Birth | Thurgood Marshall, American Supreme Court Justice (died in 1993) | |
July 2nd, 1878 (July 02 1878) | Event | The Brighton Beach Line (now the BMT Brighton Line) opens in the then-city of Brooklyn. | |
July 2nd, 1808 (July 02 1808) | Event | Simon Fraser reaches the Pacific Ocean near New Westminster. | |
July 2nd, 1778 (July 02 1778) | Death | Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Swiss philosopher (born in 1712) | Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes |
July 2nd, 1778 (July 02 1778) | Death | Bathsheba Spooner, American murderer | |
July 2nd, 1698 (July 02 1698) | Event | Thomas Savery patents the first steam engine | |
July 2nd, 1698 (July 02 1698) | Birth | Francesco III d Este, Duke of Modena (died in 1780) | |
July 2nd, 1578 (July 02 1578) | Event | Martin Frobisher sights Baffin Island. | |
July 2nd, 1298 (July 02 1298) | Event | The Battle of Gollheim is fought between Albert I of Habsburg and Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg. | |
July 2nd, 1298 (July 02 1298) | Death | Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg, King of the Romans(born in 1220) | |