A mob sets fire to the Hotel Madımak in Sivas, Turkey, where a Alevi cultural festival was taking place, killing 37 people. Date: July 2, 1993 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 2 📅 Events on this day in 1993 📅 On This Day (Today)
USAir Flight 1016 crashes near Charlotte Douglas International Airport, killing 37 of the 57 people on board. Date: July 2, 1994 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 2 📅 Events on this day in 1994 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Bank of Thailand floats the baht, triggering the Asian financial crisis. Date: July 2, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 2 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today)
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. Date: July 2, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 2 📅 Events on…
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. Date: July 2, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 2 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On…
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Aceh, Indonesia, killing at least 42 people and injuring 420 others. Date: July 2, 2013 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 2 📅 Events on this day in 2013 📅 On This Day (Today)
A stampede during a religious event in Uttar Pradesh, India, leaves at least 121 people dead and 150 others injured. Date: July 2, 2024 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 2 📅 Events on this day in 2024 📅 On This Day (Today)
French government enacts its anti-clerical legislation Law of Association prohibiting the formation of new monastic orders without governmental approval. Date: July 1, 1901 📅 Other events on July 1 📅 Events on this day in 1901 📅 On This Day (Today)
Start of first Tour de France bicycle race. Date: July 1, 1903 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 1 📅 Events on this day in 1903 📅 On This Day (Today)
SOS is adopted as the international distress signal. Date: July 1, 1908 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 1 📅 Events on this day in 1908 📅 On This Day (Today)