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Notable anniversaries in history for today: July 2
- 70th: 1954 - Birth of Wendy Schaal in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actress (It's a Living, Julie - Fantasy Island).
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Dave Parsons; rocker (Transvision Vamp, Sham 69 - "That's Life").
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of José Canseco in Havana, Cuba; baseball player for Oakland Athletics (1986 Rookie Year, 1988 American League Most Valuable Player).
- 60th: 1964 - Glenn "Fireball" Roberts, biggest NASCAR money winner, dies in crash.
- 60th: 1964 - U.S. President Lyndon Johnson signs into law the Civil Rights Act, in a televised ceremony in the White House. The Act prohibits racial discrimination in employment and education and outlaws racial segregation in public places such as schools, buses, parks and swimming pools.
- 50th: 1974 - Birth of Allison McCurdy, in Fort Worth, Texas, USA; Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader (1996-97), actress (Fatal Kiss), pin-up calendar model (50+ appearances), executive (My Gig Productions).
- 50th: 1974 - Fernando Mameda of Portugal sets record for 10km (27:13.81).
- 40th: 1984 - Standard Oil of California changes its company name to Chevron.
- 40th: 1984 - Birth of Vanessa Lee Chester; actress (Once and Again).
- 30th: 1994 - Colombian football player Andrés Escobar, 27, is shot dead in Bogotá.
- 25th: 1999 - Benjamin Nathaniel Smith begins a three-day killing spree targeting racial and ethnic minorities in Illinois and Indiana, USA.
- 15th: 2009 - American forces led by 4000 Marines begin a large offensive in southern Afghanistan against Taliban forces.
- 15th: 2009 - California begins issuing billions of dollars in "IOUs" after failing to start the fiscal year with a balanced budget. With a US$26.3 billion deficit, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declares a fiscal emergency.
- 15th: 2009 - Siemens AG agrees to a US$100 million settlement with the World Bank over bribery allegations.
- 5th: 2019 - A total solar eclipse occurs over South America. It is the 58th solar eclipse from Saros cycle 127.
- 5th: 2019 - Death of Lee Iacocca at age 94 (born 1924); American automobile executive (Chrysler).
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