1500s / 16th century history on the 2nd of July
1566 : NOSTRADAMUS the French astrologer, physician and seer, died due to edema, aged 62 (born in 1503). He made his last prediction on the evening before his death, when he allegedly told his secretary Jean de Chavigny, “You will not find me alive at sunrise.” His prediction proved to be correct when he was reportedly found dead lying on the floor next to his bed, the next morning. He was best known for his book Les Prophéties, which was a collection of 942 poetic quatrains predicting future events.
1600s / 17th century history on the 2nd of July
1698 : Thomas Savery patended the 1st STEAM POWERED PUMP, which he invented, and it became the first commercially used steam powered device / pump, which revolutionized the traditional method of pumping water.
1800s / 19th century history on the 2nd of July
1897 : Guglielmo MARCONi obtained a patent for RADiO in London. The Italian inventor and electrical engineer known as the inventor of radio, pioneered the long-distance radio telegraph transmission system, and developed Marconi’s law, which is the relation between the lengths of antennas and their maximum signaling distances of their radio transmissions.
1900s / 20th century history on the 2nd of July
1900 : The 1st ZEPPELiN airship flight took place on Lake Constance near Friedrichshafen, in Germany, and was damaged when landing, but later repaired and modified for 2 more flights, 3 months later in October 1900.
1922 : Pierre Cardin the Italian-French fashion designer was born San Biagio di Callalta, Italy (died in 2020 aged 98).
1937 : Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan were last heard from over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first equatorial round-the-world flight.
1947 : Larry David the American comedian, actor, director and producer, was born Lawrence Gene David in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
1961 : Ernest Hemingway the American writer died from suicide, aged 61 (born in 1899).
1962 : The 1st WALMART store opened for business in Rogers, Arkansas, USA. Official website : walmart.com
1964 : U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, during the civil rights movement. The Civil Rights Act was intended to prohibit segregation in public places.
1966 : France conducted their first nuclear weapon test on Moruroa Atoll, in the Pacific Ocean.
1973 : Betty Grable the American actress, singer, and dancer, died of lung cancer, aged 56 (born in 1916).
1983 : Michelle Branch the American singer-songwriter and guitarist was born in Sedona, Arizona, USA. Official website : MichelleBranch.com
1986 : Aeroflot Flight 2306 crashed when it was attempting to make an emergency landing at Syktyvkar Airport in Russia, resulting in the deaths of 54 people. 38 people survived the crash.
1990 : The Mecca tunnel tragedy resulted in the deaths of 1,400 Muslim pilgrims, when they were trampled upon and suffocated to death in a pedestrian tunnel leading to the holy city of Mecca.
1994 : USAir Flight 1016 crashed near Charlotte Douglas International Airport, in North Carolina, resulting in the deaths of 37 of the 57 people on board. 20 people survived the crash.
1997 : The Bank of Thailand floated the baht, which triggered the Asian financial crisis.
2000s / 21st century history on the 2nd of July
2001 : The AbioCor self-contained artificial heart was first implanted.
2002 : Steve Fossett became the 1st person to fly solo around the world nonstop in a balloon.
2005 : The Live 8 benefit concerts took place in the G8 states and in South Africa. More than 1,000 musicians performed and were broadcasted on 182 television networks and over 2,000 radio networks.
2013 : Pluto’s 4th and 5th moons were named Kerberos and Styx, by the International Astronomical Union.
2013 : Aceh earthquake in Indonesia killed 35 people, and injured another 420 people.
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