Every yearJuly 2
Everything July 2 celebrates
8 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for July 2 every year, and 3 more land on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Comic Sans DayLead | Tech | |
| 02 | Drive Your Corvette to Work Day | Celebration | |
| 03 | Freedom From Fear of Speaking Day | Health | |
| 04 | I Forgot Day | Celebration | |
| 05 | Made in the USA Day | Community |
| 06 | National Anisette Day | Beer | |
| 07 | Special Recreation for the Disabled Day | Community | |
| 08 | World Sports Journalists Day | Sports |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on July 2 in some years.
National Build a Scarecrow Day — 2028 and 2034
Born on July 2
Historic figures
- Hermann Hesse1877–1962German-born Swiss poet, novelist, and painter, Nobel Prize laureate
- Wisława Szymborska1923–2012Polish poet and translator, Nobel Prize laureate
- Patrice Lumumba1925–1961Congolese politician
- William Henry Bragg1862–1942English physicist, chemist, and mathematician, Nobel Prize laureate
- Hans Bethe1906–2005German-American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate
- Christoph Willibald Gluck1714–1787German composer
- Alec Douglas-Home1903–1995English cricketer and politician
- Olav V1903–1991Norwegian king, 1957–1991
- Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock1724–1803German poet and author
- Thomas Cranmer1489–1556English archbishop, theologian, and Protestant martyr
Celebrities & public figures
- Margot Robbieb. 1990Australian actress and producer
- Lindsay Lohanb. 1986American actress and singer
- Larry Davidb. 1947American actor
- Ashley Tisdaleb. 1985American actress
- Vicente Foxb. 1942Mexican businessman and politician
- Alex Morganb. 1989American soccer player
- Michelle Branchb. 1983American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- Bret Hartb. 1957Canadian wrestler
- Danny Roseb. 1990English footballer
- Jerry Hallb. 1956American model and actress
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers July 2 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see July 2, 2027.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.