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July 2nd, 2008 (July 02 2008)EventIngrid Betancourt and 14 other FARC hostages are rescued by the Colombian armed forces.
July 2nd, 2008 (July 02 2008)DeathNatasha Shneider, Russian-born musician (born in 1956)
July 2nd, 2008 (July 02 2008)DeathElizabeth Spriggs, English-Born Actress (born in 1929)
July 2nd, 1978 (July 02 1978)BirthJuri Ratas, Estonian politician
July 2nd, 1978 (July 02 1978)DeathAris Alexandrou, Greek novelist, poet and translator (born in 1922)
July 2nd, 1958 (July 02 1958)BirthThomas Bickerton, American Methodist bishop
July 2nd, 1948 (July 02 1948)BirthSaul Rubinek, Canadian film actor
July 2nd, 1948 (July 02 1948)BirthGene McFadden, American songwriter (died in 2006)
July 2nd, 1918 (July 02 1918)BirthWibo, Dutch cartoonist (died in 2005)
July 2nd, 1908 (July 02 1908)BirthThurgood Marshall, American Supreme Court Justice (died in 1993)
July 2nd, 1878 (July 02 1878)EventThe Brighton Beach Line (now the BMT Brighton Line) opens in the then-city of Brooklyn.
July 2nd, 1808 (July 02 1808)EventSimon Fraser reaches the Pacific Ocean near New Westminster.
July 2nd, 1778 (July 02 1778)DeathJean-Jacques Rousseau, Swiss philosopher (born in 1712)Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes
July 2nd, 1778 (July 02 1778)DeathBathsheba Spooner, American murderer
July 2nd, 1698 (July 02 1698)EventThomas Savery patents the first steam engine
July 2nd, 1698 (July 02 1698)BirthFrancesco III d Este, Duke of Modena (died in 1780)
July 2nd, 1578 (July 02 1578)EventMartin Frobisher sights Baffin Island.
July 2nd, 1298 (July 02 1298)EventThe Battle of Gollheim is fought between Albert I of Habsburg and Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg.
July 2nd, 1298 (July 02 1298)DeathAdolf of Nassau-Weilburg, King of the Romans(born in 1220)

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