Calendar page - What happened on July 2?
Current calendar page for July 2, 2024
Name Day
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Historical Data
2004 - The Bundestag approves, with the votes of the red-green coalition and the majority of the Union, the merger of unemployment and social welfare (Hartz IV). The new Unemployment Benefit II comes into effect on January 1, 2005.
1994 - In Medellin, Colombian football national team player Andres Escobar is shot. The reason is believed to be an own goal scored by Escobar. Colombia had lost 1:2 to the USA in the Football World Cup.
1989 - The German women's football team wins the European Championship title in their own country for the first time with a 4:1 success against the favored Norwegian women.
1964 - In the USA, President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act, which ends the social separation between Blacks and Whites, initiated by his predecessor John F. Kennedy.
1839 - Africans abduct their homeland and take control of the Spanish slave ship "La Amistad" near Cuba. They kill most of the crew members. In a sensational trial, the rebels are later acquitted in the USA of mutiny and murder charges.
Birthdays
1974 - Robert Thalheim (50), German film director ("Am Ende kommen Touristen", "Netto")
1959 - Iris Radisch (65), German journalist and critic (Literature talk show "Das literarische Quartett")
1929 - Imelda Marcos (95), Filipino politician, wife of the 1989 deceased Filipino dictator Ferdinand Marcos, mother of the current President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
1714 - Christoph Willibald Gluck, German composer ("Orpheus and Eurydice"), died 1787
Deaths
2019 - Costa Cordalis, Greek schlager singer ("Carolina, come", "Anita"), born 1944.
In 1994, a tragic incident occurred in Medellin, Colombia, when their football national team player Andres Escobar was shot. This event was believed to be a consequence of an own goal scored by Escobar during the Football World Cup match against the USA, resulting in Colombia's loss with a score of 1:2.
Contrasting the unfortunate event in Medellin, the German women's football team made history in 1989 by winning the European Championship title in their home country with a convincing 4:1 victory against the favored Norwegian team.
Remembering another significant event, in 2004, the German parliament, known as the Bundestag, approved the merger of unemployment and social welfare, leading to the introduction of Unemployment Benefit II, effective from January 1, 2005.
Comparatively, in the USA in 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act, put an end to social separation between Blacks and Whites, an initiative started by his predecessor John F. Kennedy.
Flashback to 1839, Africans took control of the Spanish slave ship "La Amistad" near Cuba, killing most of the crew members. Their daring act led to a sensational trial in the USA, where they were later acquitted of mutiny and murder charges.
On July 2, 2024, as you glance at the calendar page, you might also ponder over the past, recognizing these significant historical events that took place in different cities, such as Medellin, Berlin, and the USA, influenced by Germany, Colombia, and the USA's respective political and sports histories.
