Thursday July 02, 2009

Historical Events

• American forces, led by 4000 Marines, launch a major offensive in southern Afghanistan against Taliban forces.
• After failing to establish a balanced budget, California starts issuing "IOUs" worth billions of dollars. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declares fiscal emergency after a US$26.3 trillion deficit.
• Dublin is subject to heavy thunderstorms that cause widespread flooding. Some major roads and railway lines are closed and some evacuated.
• Amnesty International reports that Israeli military operations and Palestinian militant rocket attacks during Gaza War are war crimes.
• The Honduran interim government refuses to reverse the coup and says there is no chance of President Manuel Zelaya being reelected.
• The High Court of New Delhi has overturned a colonial law that banned homosexual intercourse in India, which was 148 years old.
• According to the South Korean Defence Ministry, North Korea fired four missiles from its east coast.
• Yukiya Amano, a Japanese diplomat, is elected Director General at the International Atomic Energy Agency.
• Novartis, Marburg, Germany has created the first vaccine against H1N1 swine influenza virus strain.
• A Royal Air Force plane crashed in rural Argyll, United Kingdom.
• Operation Strike of the Sword, an operation by the United States Armed Forces against the Taliban in Helmand (Afghanistan), begins
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See also

What happened on July 02 in history? Find out the list of July 2nd major events

What was 2009 famous for? Discover everything about 2009

Who was born on July 02, 2009?

• Lucio Rondelli

Other July 2nd famous birthdays

• Lindsay Lohan

  American actress, singer, songwriter, model, director and producer, whose career has included critical and popular success in her youth, followed by a period of substance abuse and legal troubles that have been well-documented in the tabloids.

• Margot Robbie

  Movie Actress

• Ashley Tisdale

  American actress and singer

• Line Renaud

  French superstar with legendary triumphs of every facet of show business, one of France's most beloved and respected artists. She has won France's equivalent to a Tony, an Oscar, three Grammy's and two Emmys. In 1974, President Georges Pompidou presented her with the Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur, the highest honor of the country.

See all famous people born on July 2nd

How old am I?

If July 02, 2009 is your birthday you are 13 years old. Find out how old you are in years, months, weeks and days and how long until your next birthday on July 02.

How to find someone’s birthday?

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Who died on July 02, 2009?

• Lucio Rondelli

Other July 2nd famous deaths

• Betty Grable

  American singer, dancer and actress, the most famous "pin-up girl" of WW II.

• Lee Remick

  Actress (Days of Wine & Roses), dies of cancer at 55.

• Beverly Sills

  American singer, a soaring lyric operatic soprano and later arts administrator for the City Opera and the prestigious Metropolitan Opera...

• James Robertson Justice

  Actor (DR at Large, Dr om Love), dies at 70.

See all famous people who died on July 2nd

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Cancer

Cancer personality

Who should a Cancer marry?

Babies born in July are either Cancer or Leo. People born before July 22nd are Cancer, while people born from July 23rd have the sign of Leo

Personality of July born

Chinese Zodiac

Ox

The day of the week was Thursday.

July 2nd marks the 182nd day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2009.

There are 182 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

July 2009 calendar

Top #5 songs in the USA

1. The Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow
2. The Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling
3. Drake - Best I Ever Had
4. Keri Hilson - Knock You Down
5. Pitbull - I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)

Top #5 R&B songs

1. Drake - Best I Ever Had
2. Keri Hilson Featuring Kanye West & Ne-Yo - Knock You Down
3. Young Money - Every Girl
4. Jeremih - Birthday Sex
5. Beyonce - Ego

Top #5 Rock songs

1. Linkin Park - New Divide
2. Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody
3. Green Day - Know Your Enemy
4. Silversun Pickups - Panic Switch
5. Shinedown - Sound Of Madness

Top #5 Latin songs

1. Paulina Rubio - Causa Y Efecto
2. La Arrolladora Banda el Limon de Rene Camacho - Ya Es Muy Tarde
3. Tito "El Bambino" El Patron - El Amor
4. El Compa Chuy - El Katch
5. Luis Fonsi - Aqui Estoy Yo

Stock Markets

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $69.57
• Apple AAPL: opens at $141.25
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $23.76
• General Electric GE: opens at $11.64
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $103.80

Exchange Rates

• 1 USD = 95.96 JPY
• 1 USD = 1.1635 CAD
• 1 USD = 1.0888 CHF
• 1 USD = 6.8322 CNY
• 1 EUR = 133.77 JPY