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2 July 2029
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2020 - A landslide at a jade mine in Hpakant killed 175–200 miners, the deadliest mining accident in Burmese history.Landslide in Myanmar
Anniversary
2013 - In the Indonesian province of Aceh on the northern end of Sumatra, a Mw 6.1 strike-slip earthquake killed at least 35 people and injured 276 others.Autonomous province in Sumatra, Indonesia
Anniversary
2013 - The International Astronomical Union announced that the fourth and fifth moons of Pluto to be discovered would be named Kerberos and Styx, respectively.Association of professional astronomers
Anniversary
1998 - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J. K. Rowling, the second novel of the Harry Potter series, was published.1998 fantasy novel by J. K. Rowling
Anniversary
1990 - Singing Revolution: The Soviet economic blockade of Lithuania (pictured) was lifted when the Lithuanian parliament agreed to suspend the effects of their act to re-establish Lithuania as a state.Baltic independence movements (1987–1991)
Historical events
History
2024 - A stampede during a religious event in Uttar Pradesh, India, leaves at least 121 people dead and 150 others injured.Crowd crush in Uttar Pradesh, India
History
2013 - A magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Aceh, Indonesia, killing at least 42 people and injuring 420 others.Earthquake in Aceh Province, Indonesia
History
2005 - The Live 8 benefit concerts takes place in the G8 states and in South Africa. More than 1,000 musicians perform and are broadcast on 182 television networks and 2,000 radio networks.International series of benefit concerts prior to the G8 summit in 2005
History
2000 - Vicente Fox Quesada is elected the first President of México from an opposition party, the Partido Acción Nacional, after more than 70 years of continuous rule by the Partido Revolucionario Institucional, in the 2000 Mexican general election.President of Mexico from 2000 to 2006
History
1997 - The Bank of Thailand floats the baht, triggering the Asian financial crisis.Currency of Thailand
History
1994 - USAir Flight 1016 crashes near Charlotte Douglas International Airport, killing 37 of the 57 people on board.1994 aviation accident in North Carolina
History
1993 - A mob sets fire to the Hotel Madımak in Sivas, Turkey, where an Alevi cultural festival was taking place, killing 37 people.Municipality in Turkey
History
1990 - In the 1990 Mecca tunnel tragedy, 1,400 Muslim pilgrims are suffocated to death and trampled upon in a pedestrian tunnel leading to the holy city of Mecca.Crowd crush incident
History
1986 - Rodrigo Rojas and Carmen Gloria Quintana are burnt alive during a street demonstration against the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet in Chile in the Quemados case.Chilean photographer; burned alive during anti-Pinochet demonstrations in 1986
History
1986 - Aeroflot Flight 2306 crashes while attempting an emergency landing at Syktyvkar Airport in Syktyvkar, in present-day Komi Republic, Russia, killing 54 people.1986 aviation accident in the Soviet Union
Notable births
Born
1996 - Julia Grabher, Austrian tennis playerAustrian tennis player (born 1996)
Born
1994 - Henrik Kristoffersen, Norwegian skierNorwegian alpine skier (born 1994)
Born
1994 - Derrick White, American basketball playerAmerican basketball player (born 1994)
Born
1993 - Vince Staples, American rapper and actorAmerican rapper and actor (born 1993)
Born
1992 - Jānis Timma, Latvian basketball playerLatvian basketball player (1992–2024)
Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Sophia Hutchins, American socialite (born 1996)American socialite (1996–2025)
Died
2025 - Julian McMahon, Australian-American actor (born 1968)Australian and American actor (1968–2025)
Died
2020 - Ángela Jeria, Chilean archaeologist and human rights activist (born 1926)Chilean mother of President Michelle Bachelet (1926–2020)
Died
2020 - Byron Bernstein, American Twitch streamer (born 1989)American professional esports player (1989–2020)
Died
2019 - Lee Iacocca, American automotive executive (born 1924)American businessman (1924–2019)
Died
2018 - Alan Longmuir, Scottish musician (born 1948)Scottish musician (1948–2018)
Died
2017 - Vladislav Rastorotsky, a Russian (and former Soviet) artistic gymnastics coach, (born 1933)Died
2017 - Smith Hart, American-born Canadian professional wrestler (born 1948)American-Canadian professional wrestler (1948–2017)
Sky
Moon phase
Last Quarter
66.1% illuminated
Lunar age: 20.6 days
Sun zodiac
Cancer
10.89 degrees
Constellation: Gemini
Moon zodiac
Pisces
27.13 degrees
Constellation: Pisces
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.