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1776 : The American Congress votes independence On July 2, 1776, at a meeting in Philadelphia, the Continental Congress, which was the government of the 13 American colonies, voted independence from England.
1881 : President Garfield mortally wounded On July 2, 1881, U.S. President James A. Garfield was shot in a train station in Washington DC. The President died two and half months later. His attacker was arrested and sentenced to death.
1947 : Soviet Union rejected the Marshall Plan On July 2, 1947, the Soviet Foreign Minister, Molotov, rejected the Marshall Plan, American aid plan to rebuild Europe. Molotov did not want Germany to take advantage of the plan and wanted to have a say on any aid to that country. The Soviet Union also pressured the countries of Eastern Europe to refuse the plan.
1964 : Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act On July 2, 1964, U.S. President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act which prohibited discrimination in public places. The civil rights activists had fought for years against all forms of segregation of minorities. Therefore, it was an historical moment.
1994 : Assassination of Colombian footballer Andres Escobar On July 2, 1994, Colombian footballer Andrés Escobar was murdered because he accidentally scored a goal against his team at the World Cup. Because of this goal, Colombia lost its match against the United States and at the same time was eliminated from the competition.

William Henry Bragg, Físico Inglés, Premio Nobel (1862)
Hermann Hesse, Escritor alemán, Premio Nobel de Literatura (1877)
René Lacoste, Jugador de tenis francés (1904)
Hans Bethe, Físico nuclear alemán-americano, Premio Nobel de Física (1906)
Wisława Szymborska, Poeta polaca, Premio Nobel de Literatura (1923)
Patrice Lumumba, Primer Ministro de la República Democrática del Congo (1925)
Carlos Menem, 50o Presidente de la República Argentina (1930)
Vicente Fox, 55o presidente de México (1942)
Richard Axel, Neurocientífico estadounidense, Premio Nobel de Fisiología o Medicina (1946)
Ron Silver, Actor americano (1946)
Jerry Hall, Actriz americana (1956)
Samy Naceri, Actor francés (1961)
Alan Tait, Jugador de rugby de Escocia (1964)
Moon So-ri, Actriz de Corea del Sur (1974)
Johnny Weir, Patinador artístico americano (1984)
Lindsay Lohan, Actriz americana (1986)

Nostradamus, Astrólogo francés (1566)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Filósofo suizo (1778)
Robert Peel, Primer ministro del Reino Unido (1850)
Porfirio Díaz, Presidente de México (1915)
Emile Coué, Psicólogo francés (1926)
Ernest Hemingway, Escritor estadounidense, Premio Nobel de Literatura (1961)
Betty Grable, Actriz y cantante estadounidense (1973)
Vladimir Nabokov, Escritor ruso (1977)
Andrei Gromyko, Político ruso (1989)
Lee Remick, Actriz americana (1991)
James Stewart, Actor americano (1997)
Mario Puzo, Escritor estadounidense (1999)