Effemeride del 02 Luglio

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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, Fisico inglese, premio Nobel (1862)
Hermann Hesse, Scrittore tedesco, premio Nobel per la letteratura (1877)
René Lacoste, Tennista francese (1904)
Hans Bethe, Fisico nucleare tedesco-americano, Premio Nobel per la Fisica (1906)
Wisława Szymborska, Poeta polacca, premio Nobel per la letteratura (1923)
Patrice Lumumba, Primo Primo Ministro della Repubblica Democratica del Congo (1925)
Carlos Menem, 50o Presidente dell'Argentina (1930)
Vicente Fox, 55o Presidente del Messico (1942)
Richard Axel, Neuroscienziato americano, Premio Nobel per la Fisiologia e Medicina (1946)
Ron Silver, Attore americano (1946)
Jerry Hall, Attrice americana (1956)
Samy Naceri, Attore francese (1961)
Alan Tait, Giocatore di rugby scozzese (1964)
Moon So-ri, Attrice dalla Corea del Sud (1974)
Johnny Weir, Pattinatore americano (1984)
Lindsay Lohan, Attrice americana (1986)

Nostradamus, Astrologo francese (1566)
Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Filosofo svizzero (1778)
Robert Peel, Primo Ministro del Regno Unito (1850)
Porfirio Díaz, Presidente del Messico (1915)
Emile Coué, Psicologo francese (1926)
Ernest Hemingway, Scrittore americano, Premio Nobel per la letteratura (1961)
Betty Grable, Attrice e cantante americana (1973)
Vladimir Nabokov, Scrittore russo (1977)
Andrei Gromyko, Politico russo (1989)
Lee Remick, Attrice americana (1991)
James Stewart, Attore americano (1997)
Mario Puzo, Scrittore americano (1999)