On This Day
Tuesday · events, births, deaths, and who was alive.
July 2 1968
Born on This Day
Ahmad Uyahya
Prime minister of Algeria from 2017 to 2019 · b. 1952
Days alive
5,844
Ashley Tisdale🇺🇸
singer-songwriter · b. 1985
BenJarvus Green-Ellis🇺🇸
player of American football · b. 1985
Benny Fredriksson🇸🇪
deceasedSwedish actor and theatre director · 1959–2018
Days lived
21,443
Bryan Redpath🇬🇧
Scottish rugby union footballer and coach · b. 1971
Burna Boy🌍
Singer · b. 1991
Carlos Menem
deceasedNotable Trials · 1930–2021
Days lived
33,100
Dietmar Barsig🇩🇪
deceasedGerman journalist (1951-2011) · 1951–2011
Days lived
21,763
Elizabeth Reaser🇺🇸
American actress · b. 1975
Eralp Uzun🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1981-2013) · 1981–2013
Days lived
11,606
Erich Topp🇩🇪
deceasedGerman admiral and U-boat commander during World War II · 1914–2005
Days lived
33,415
Francis Simon🇬🇧
deceasedchemist · 1893–1956
Days lived
23,131
Francisco Ernandi Lima da Silva🇧🇷
Brazilian association football player · b. 1959
Days alive
3,288
Franz Marischka🇦🇹
deceasedactor · 1918–2009
Days lived
33,104
Gerald O'Collins🇦🇺
deceasedAustralian Jesuit priest, theologian and philosopher (1932–2024) · 1931–2024
Days lived
34,020
Hannes Lintl🇦🇹
deceasedAustrian architect (1924–2003) · 1924–2003
Days lived
28,835
Hans Sternberg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1878-1948) · 1878–1948
Days lived
25,517
Hermann Hesse🇨🇭
deceasedphilosopher · 1877–1962
Days lived
31,083
Imelda Marcos
model · b. 1929
Days alive
14,245
Iris Radisch🇩🇪
German journalist and television presenter · b. 1959
Days alive
3,288
Jan Petersen🇩🇪
deceasedscreenwriter and writer (1906-1969) · 1906–1969
Days lived
23,143
Jens Riewa🇩🇪
German television news presenter · b. 1963
Days alive
1,827
Jerry Hall🇺🇸
Model · b. 1956
Days alive
4,383
Johanna Rasmussen
Danish footballer · b. 1983
Juliane Rautenberg🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1966
Days alive
731
Katsuhiko Yamada🇯🇵
Japanese baseball player · b. 1969
Larry Ben David🇺🇸
actor · b. 1947
Days alive
7,671
Lily Braun🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer, editor (1865–1916) · 1865–1916
Days lived
18,665
Lindsay Lohan🇺🇸
singer · b. 1986
Lutz D. Schmadel🇩🇪
deceasedGerman astronomer and amateur radio operator (1942–2016) · 1942–2016
Days lived
27,140
Makoto Kosaka🇯🇵
film director · b. 1973
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Menno Koch
football player · b. 1994
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Michael Koch🇨🇭
Swiss actor and director · b. 1982
Michelle Branch🇺🇸
American singer, songwriter and musician · b. 1983
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Monica Ivancan🇩🇪
German actress · b. 1977
Monie Love🇬🇧
actor · b. 1970
Owain Yeoman🇬🇧
Actor · b. 1978
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Peter Thomann🇩🇪
German photographer · b. 1940
Days alive
10,227
Presley Gerber🇺🇸
deceasedModel · 1999–2026
Days lived
9,942
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Rachel Brown🇬🇧
football player · b. 1980
Rainer G. Rümmler🇩🇪
deceasedGerman architect (1929-2004) · 1929–2004
Days lived
27,347
René Lacoste🇫🇷
deceasedFrench tennis player · 1904–1996
Days lived
33,705
Rex Gildo🇩🇪
deceasedGerman singer (1936–1999) · 1936–1999
Days lived
23,126
Roman Lob🇩🇪
German musician · b. 1990
Timo Weß🇩🇪
field hockey player · b. 1982
Ulrich Peters🇩🇪
basketball player · b. 1957
Days alive
4,018
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Wisława Szymborska🇵🇱
deceasedYouTube personality · 1923–2012
Days lived
32,356
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Zurab Zviadauri
athlete · b. 1980
Died on This Day
Beryl Bainbridge🇬🇧
deceasedartist · 1932–2010
Days lived
28,347
Carlos Morocho Hernández🇻🇪
deceasedVenezuelan boxer (1940–2016) · 1940–2016
Days lived
27,831
Chris Roberts🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Schlager singer and actor (1944–2017) · 1944–2017
Days lived
26,774
Costa Cordalis🇩🇪
deceasedGreek-German singer (1944–2019) · 1944–2019
Days lived
27,455
Elie Wiesel🇺🇸
deceasedwriter · 1928–2016
Days lived
32,052
Émile Coué🇫🇷
deceasedFrench psychologist and pharmacist (1857-1926) · 1857–1926
Days lived
25,327
Ernest Hemingway🇺🇸
deceasedwriter · 1899–1961
Days lived
22,626
Ferdinand Schörner🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1892–1973
Days lived
29,604
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Franklin J. Schaffner🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican film director (1920–1989) · 1921–1989
Days lived
24,870
Günter Leifheit🇩🇪
deceasedGerman entrepreneur · 1920–2009
Days lived
32,343
Hank O'Day🇺🇸
deceasedfilm director · 1859–1935
Days lived
27,752
Hans Moser🇩🇪
deceasedGerman pornographer (1944-2016) · 1944–2016
Days lived
26,208
James Stewart🇺🇸
deceasedOscar Winners · 1908–1997
Days lived
32,550
John Sebastian Marlowe Ward🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish writer on the subjects of Freemasonry and esotericism (1885–1949) · 1885–1949
Days lived
23,202
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Julian McMahon🇺🇸
deceasedactor · 1968–2025
Days lived
20,794
Karl Peters🇩🇪
deceasedGerman lawyer (1904–1998) · 1904–1998
Days lived
34,494
Lis Verhoeven🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actress (1931–2019) · 1931–2019
Days lived
32,255
Ludwig Hinterstocker🇩🇪
deceasedGerman footballer (1931-2020) · 1931–2020
Days lived
32,590
Marlinde Massa🇩🇪
deceasedGerman field hockey player (1944–2014) · 1944–2014
Days lived
25,562
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Michel Rocard🇫🇷
deceasedfrench politician (1930–2016) · 1930–2016
Days lived
31,360
Minnie Bruce Pratt🇺🇸
deceasedYouTube personality · 1946–2023
Days lived
28,052
Nis Albrecht Johannsen🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1855–1935
Days lived
29,401
Peter Brook🇫🇷
deceasedEnglish theatre and film director (1925–2022) · 1925–2022
Days lived
35,532
Tommy Hunter🇨🇦
deceasedSinger · 1937–2026
Days lived
32,611
Vladimir Nabokov🇺🇸
deceasedjournalist · 1899–1977
Days lived
28,560
Wilhelm Grube🇷🇺
deceasedGerman linguist (1855-1908) · 1855–1908
Days lived
19,312
Wilhelm Koppe🇩🇪
deceasedSS and Police Leader (Nazi Germany); German general (1896-1975) · 1896–1975
Days lived
28,870
William Henry Moody🇺🇸
deceasedUS Supreme Court justice from 1906 to 1910 · 1853–1917
Days lived
23,201
Who Was Alive
Notable people alive on this date, sorted by most days lived (top 20).
Sándor Farkas
Catholic priest, born 1853 · b. 1853
Days alive
42,185
Bertrand Russell🇬🇧
deceasedYouTube personality · 1872–1970
Days lived
35,688
Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin🇩🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1873–1969
Days lived
34,997
Charles Foulkes🇬🇧
deceasedBritish general and field hockey player (1875–1969) · 1875–1969
Days lived
34,427
Henry Hallett Dale🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish pharmacologist, Nobel laureate · 1875–1968
Days lived
34,012
Gertrud von Le Fort🇩🇪
deceasedwriter · 1876–1971
Days lived
34,718
Natalie Clifford Barney🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican writer who hosted a literary salon at her home in Paris (1876-1972) · 1876–1972
Days lived
34,791
Lillian Moller Gilbreth🇺🇸
deceasedAmerican psychologist and industrial engineer (1878–1972) · 1878–1972
Days lived
34,190
E. M. Forster🇬🇧
deceasedEnglish novelist (1879-1970) · 1879–1970
Days lived
33,394
Margarete Bieber🇺🇸
deceasedGerman-American art historian (1879–1978) · 1879–1978
Days lived
36,003
Adolf Strauss🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Wehrmacht general (1879–1973) · 1879–1973
Days lived
34,163
Kenneth Edgeworth🇮🇪
deceasedIrish astronomer, economist and engineer (1880-1972) · 1880–1972
Days lived
33,829
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Emma P. Carr🇺🇸
deceasedscientist · 1880–1972
Days lived
33,404
Paul Hausser🇩🇪
deceasedmilitary person · 1880–1972
Days lived
33,677
Fritz Achterberg🇩🇪
deceasedGerman actor (1880-1971) · 1880–1971
Days lived
33,215
Luis Miró Quesada de la Guerra🇵🇪
deceasedpolitician · 1880–1976
Days lived
34,807
Vladimir Zelenin
deceasedscientist · 1881–1968
Days lived
32,067
Wang Zi-Ping🇨🇳
deceasedathlete · 1881–1973
Days lived
33,602
Hans Reiter🇩🇪
deceasedGerman Nazi physician (1881–1969) · 1881–1969
Days lived
32,413
Rudolf Pannwitz🇩🇪
deceasedGerman writer and philosopher (1881–1969) · 1881–1969
Days lived
32,076
Animals Alive
Notable animals alive on this date.
Harriet🇦🇺
deceasedGalápagos tortoise · 1830–2006
Days lived
64,138
Jonathan🇸🇭
Seychelles giant tortoise · b. 1832
Days alive
49,856
Lonesome George🇪🇨
deceasedPinta Island tortoise · 1910–2012
Days lived
37,430
Lin Wang🇹🇼
deceasedAsian elephant · 1917–2003
Days lived
31,467
Ham🇺🇸
deceasedChimpanzee · 1957–1983
Days lived
9,333
Shamu🇺🇸
deceasedOrca · 1962–1971
Days lived
3,521
Washoe🇺🇸
deceasedChimpanzee · 1965–2007
Days lived
15,399
Digit🇷🇼
deceasedMountain gorilla · 1967–1977
Days lived
4,017
Companies That Existed
Brands and companies already founded by this date.
Hermes🇫🇷
Luxury Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
48,029
Procter & Gamble🇺🇸
Consumer Goods · b. 1837
Days since founding
47,726
Berkshire Hathaway🇺🇸
Conglomerate / Investments · b. 1839
Days since founding
47,299
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HSBC🇬🇧
Banking · b. 1865
Days since founding
37,741
Tata Group🇮🇳
Conglomerate · b. 1868
Days since founding
36,707
Goldman Sachs🇺🇸
Investment Banking · b. 1869
Days since founding
36,341
Eli Lilly🇺🇸
Pharmaceuticals · b. 1876
Days since founding
33,785
Chevron🇺🇸
Oil & Gas · b. 1879
Days since founding
32,437
Already Published
Notable books already in print.
Meditations🇮🇹
Philosophy/Stoicism Book · b. 180
Days in print
653,236
Don Quixote🇪🇸
Satire/Adventure Book · b. 1605
Days in print
132,750
Pride and Prejudice🇬🇧
Romance/Satire Book · b. 1813
Days in print
56,768
Crime and Punishment🇷🇺
Psychological Fiction Book · b. 1866
Days in print
37,437
The Great Gatsby🇺🇸
Tragedy/Modernist Book · b. 1925
Days in print
15,789
Brave New World🇬🇧
Dystopian/Sci-Fi Book · b. 1932
Days in print
13,332
The Hobbit🇬🇧
Fantasy/Adventure Book · b. 1937
Days in print
11,242
The Little Prince🇫🇷
Novella/Fantasy Book · b. 1943
Days in print
9,219
Already Released
Films already out by this date.
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