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July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 182 days remain until the end of the year. This date marks the halfway point of the year. In common years, the midpoint of the year occurs at noon on this date, while in leap years, it occurs at midnight (start of the day).
Amelia Mary Earhart (/ ˈ ɛər h ɑːr t / AIR-hart; born July 24, 1897; declared dead January 5, 1939) was an American aviation pioneer. On July 2, 1937, she disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to become the first female pilot to circumnavigate the world. During her life, Earhart embraced celebrity culture and women's rights ...
Ernest Miller Hemingway (/ ˈ h ɛ m ɪ ŋ w eɪ / HEM-ing-way; July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer and journalist. Known for an economical, understated style that influenced later 20th-century writers, he has been romanticized for his adventurous lifestyle and outspoken, blunt public image.
We've got 16 famous people and celebrities born on July 4. Tom Cruise may have starred in the Oscar-winning 1989 film Born on the Fourth of July , but he missed it being his actual birthday (July ...
Bob Dole was born July 22. Dole was born July 22, 1923, in Russell. Standing 6-foot-2, he lettered in football at the University of Kansas before serving in World War II, where he suffered ...
Born in Los Angeles in 1980 as Carrie Nile, this July 4 baby is most famous for such shows as "Bravo After Hours with Carrie Keagan," "Big Morning Buzz Live," and appeared on "The Apprentice" in 2004.
2003 - The 70-meter Eupatoria Planetary Radar sends a METI message Cosmic Call 2 to 5 stars: Hip 4872, HD 245409, 55 Cancri, HD 10307 and 47 Ursae Majoris that will arrive to these stars in 2036, 2040, 2044, 2044 and 2049 respectively; 2005 - Bruno Augenstein, German-born mathematician (b. 1923)
The following is a list of living centenarians (living people who have attained the age of at least 100 years) known for reasons other than just their longevity. For more specific lists of people (living or deceased) who are known for these reasons, see lists of centenarians .