What happend on 2nd July

01.07
03.07
2005

Oklahoma Governor Brad Henry and the Oklahoma House of Representatives proclaimed July 2, 2005 as “Chet Baker Day”.

2005

Ten Live 8 concerts are held around the world in an attempt to force G8 countries to address poverty.

2003

International Olympic Committee session in Prague. Vancouver is declared the Host City for the XXI Olympic Winter Games in 2010.

2002

Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly solo around the world nonstop in a balloon.

2000

Vicente Fox Quesada is elected the first President of México from an opposition party, the Partido Acción Nacional (PAN) after more than 70 years of continuous rule from the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI).

1990

A stampede inside a pedestrian tunnel led to the deaths of 1,426 pilgrims in Mecca during hajj.

1985

Andrei Gromyko is appointed the chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union.

1982

Larry Walters uses 45 helium balloons and a lawnchair to propel himself to 16,000 feet.

1979

The first U.S. coin to honor a woman, the Susan B. Anthony dollar, is introduced.

1978

The New York Times publishes its last edition composed using hot metal typesetting.