July 2

Today in History
• 1214 - Battle of La Roche-aux-Moines (Angers)
• 1266 - Treaty of Perth: Norway recognises Scottish sovereignty over the Hebrides
• 1505 - After an encounter with a thunderstorm, Martin Luther becomes a monk
• 1576 - Muitende Spanish soldiers conquer Zierik Sea
• 1613 - The first English expedition from Massachusetts against Acadia led by Samuel Argall
• 1613 - The first English expedition from Massachusetts against Acadia led by Samuel Argall
• 1687 - King James II disbands English parliament
• 1843 - An alligator falls from sky during a thunderstorm in Charleston, South Carolina


Holidays - Traditional and Obscure
• Build A Scarecrow Day
• First Day of NAIDOC Week
• I Forgot Day
• Made In The USA Day
• National Anthem and Flag Day in Curaçao
• National Disco Day
• World Sports Journalists Day
• World UFO Day

Birthdays
• 419 - Valentinian III, Roman emperor (425-55)
• 1363 - Maria, Queen of Sicily and Duchess of Athens and Neopatria
• 1492 - Elizabeth Tudor, English princess, second daughter and fourth child of Henry VII
• 1665 - Samuel Penhallow, English-born American colonist and historian
• 1819 - Thomas Anderson, Scottish chemist (discovered pyridine)
• 1821 - Charles Tupper, C, 6th Canadian PM, 1896
• 1876 - Wilhelm Cuno, German ship owner/republic chancellor, 1922-23
• 1903 - Olav AFEC of Schleswig-Holstein-S-G, King Olav V of Norway, 1957-91