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Famous Birthdays
- 1986: Lindsay Lohan - Mean Girls
- 1983: Michelle Branch - Musician
- 1947: Larry David - Seinfeld creator
- 1937: Richard Petty - NASCAR driver
Famous Deaths
- 1997: James Stewart - The Philadelphia Story
- 1961: Ernest Hemingway - Author
- 1566: Nostradamus - Astrologer
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The 2000s
- 2007: President George W. Bush commuted the two and half year prison sentence of Scooter Libby who played a role in the Valeri Plame CIA leak case.
The 1970s
- 1976: The Supreme Court ruled the death penalty was not cruel or unusual.
The 1940s
- 1947: A weather balloon crashes in Roswell, New Mexico, many later speculate that it was an alien spacecraft.
The 1930s
- 1937: Amelia Earhart disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first round-the-world flight at the equator.
The 1800s
- 1881: James A. Garfield is shot by Charles J. Guiteau at the Washington railroad station, he would die in the following September.
July 2 Historical Information
- Wikipedia: Today in History Entry
- Library of Congress: Today in American History
- The New York Times: Today in History News Archive
- BBC: Today in British History
- CBC: Today in Canadian History
- History.com: Today in History
July 2 in Sports
- TodayinSport: Today in Sports History
- National Pastime: Today in Baseball History
- FamousFoto.com: Today in Hockey History
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