What happened on July 2 ?

419 - Valentinian III, Roman Emperor (d. 455)

1029 - Caliph Al-Mustansir of Cairo (d. 1094)

1262 - Arthur II, Duke of Brittany (d. 1312)

1489 - Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1556)

1647 - Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham, English privy councilor (d. 1730)

1665 - Samuel Penhallow, English-born American colonist and historian (d. 1726)

1714 - Christoph Willibald von Gluck, German composer (d. 1787)

1724 - Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, German poet (d. 1803)

1821 - Charles Tupper, sixth Prime Minister of Canada (d. 1915)

1856 - Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Indian nationalist leader (d. 1920)

1862 - William Henry Bragg, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1942)

1865 - Lily Braun, German writer (d. 1916)

1876 - Wilhelm Cuno, Chancellor of Germany (d. 1933)

1877 - Hermann Hesse, German-born writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1962)

1884 - Alfons Maria Jakob, German neurologist (d. 1931)

1900 - Tyrone Guthrie, English actor (d. 1971)

1903 - Alec Douglas-Home, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1995)

1903 - King Olav V of Norway (d. 1991)

1906 - Hans Bethe, German-born nuclear physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2005)

1908 - Thurgood Marshall, U. S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1993)

1914 - Frederick Fennell, American conductor (d. 2004)

1914 - Mário Schenberg, Brazilian physicist (d. 1990)

1916 - Ken Curtis, American actor and singer (d. 1991)

1916 - Hans-Ulrich Rudel, German pilot (d. 1982)

1918 - Wibo, Dutch cartoonist (d. 2005)

1923 - Wis?awa Szymborska, Polish writer, Nobel Prize laureate

1925 - Medgar Evers, American civil rights activist (d. 1963)

1925 - Patrice Lumumba, Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (d. 1961)

1927 - Brock Peters, American actor

1929 - Imelda Marcos, First Lady of the Philippines

1930 - Carlos Menem, President of Argentina

1932 - Dave Thomas, American fast food entrepreneur (d. 2002)

1933 - Kenny Wharram, Canadian hockey player

1937 - Polly Holliday, American actress

1937 - Richard Petty, American race car driver

1939 - John H. Sununu, White House Chief of Staff under George HW Bush

1939 - Alexandros Panagoulis, Greek politician and poet

1940 - Kenneth Harry Clarke, British politician

1942 - Vicente Fox, President of Mexico

1946 - Richard Axel, American scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

1946 - Ron Silver, American actor

1947 - Larry David, American television producer

1949 - Roy Bittan, American keyboardist (E Street Band)

1954 - Pete Briquette, English bassist (Boomtown Rats)

1955 - Andrew Divoff, Venezuelan actor

1956 - Jerry Hall, American actress and model

1957 - Bret "Hitman" Hart, Canadian professional wrestler

1958 - Thomas Bickerton, American Methodist bishop

1959 - Mike Hallett, English snooker player

1960 - Terry Rossio, American screenwriter

1964 - Jose Canseco, baseball player

1970 - Yancy Butler, American actress

1970 - Steve Morrow, Irish footballer

1970 - Scotty 2 Hotty, American professional wrestler

1970 - Monie Love, English rapper and disc jockey

1971 - Evelyn Lau, Canadian author

1973 - Peter Kay , British comedian

1974 - Sean Casey, baseball player

1974 - Matthew Reilly, Australian author

1975 - Erik Ohlsson, Swedish guitarist (Millencolin)

1976 - Tomá? Vokoun, Czech hockey player

1978 - Jüri Ratas, Estonian politician

1979 - Sam Hornish, Jr., American race car driver

1979 - Joe Thornton, Canadian hockey player

1981 - Alex Koroknay-Palicz, American youth rights activist

1983 - Michelle Branch, American musician

1985 - Ashley Tisdale, American actress

1986 - Lindsay Lohan, American actress and musician