July 02
Overview
Holidays & Observances
Christianfeast day:
Aberoh and Atom(Coptic Church), Bernardino Realino, Feast of theVisitation(Anglicanism;LevočaatMariánska hora), Monegundis, Otto of Bamberg, Oudoceus, Martinian and Processus, Pishoy(Coptic Church), Stephen III of Moldavia, July 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
A multi-denominational Christian feast day honoring various saints and events across Coptic, Anglican, Catholic, and Orthodox traditions.
Flag Day (Curaçao)
Celebrates the adoption of Curaçao's flag and national identity each July 2.
Palio di Provenzano(Siena,Italy)
A traditional bareback horse race in Siena’s Piazza del Campo, held to honor the Madonna di Provenzano.
Police Day (Azerbaijan)
A day honoring the service and dedication of law enforcement officers in Azerbaijan.
Aberoh and Atom(Coptic Church)
Commemorates Saints Aberoh and Atom, Coptic martyrs honored for their steadfast faith.
Bernardino Realino
Honors Saint Bernardino Realino, a 16th-century Jesuit priest renowned for his service to the poor and sick.
Feast of theVisitation(Anglicanism;LevočaatMariánska hora)
Celebrates the biblical event of the Virgin Mary visiting Elizabeth, observed with liturgies and pilgrimages.
Monegundis
Remembers Saint Monegundis, a 6th-century Frankish abbess known for her piety and monastic leadership.
Otto of Bamberg
Remembers Saint Otto of Bamberg, the 12th-century bishop and missionary in Pomerania.
Events
Emperor Valentinian III begins his reign over the Western Roman Empire. His mother Galla Placidia ends her regency, but continues to exercise political influence at the court in Rome.
Emperor Valentinian III officially begins his rule over the Western Roman Empire in 437, ending his mother Galla Placidia’s formal regency while she continues to wield power behind the scenes.
Li Shimin, the future Emperor Taizong of Tang, ambushes and kills his rival brothers Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng in the Xuanwu Gate Incident.
In 626, Prince Li Shimin executed the Xuanwu Gate coup against his brothers, securing his path to become Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty.
In China, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang inters the bodies of relatives in the Qianling Mausoleum, located on Mount Liang outside Chang'an.
In 706, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang organized the burial of his family members in the Qianling Mausoleum on Mount Liang, establishing a grand imperial crypt near Chang'an.
Battle of Brissarthe: The Franks led by Robert the Strong are defeated by a joint Breton-Viking army.
In 866, Frankish forces under Robert the Strong were ambushed and defeated by a combined Breton and Viking army at the Battle of Brissarthe.
King Henry the Fowler dies in his royal palace in Memleben. He is succeeded by his son Otto I, who becomes the ruler of East Francia.
On July 2, 936, King Henry the Fowler passed away at Memleben, and his son Otto I succeeded him as ruler of East Francia, founding the Ottonian dynasty.
The Byzantine army proclaims Nikephoros II Phokas Emperor of the Romans on the plains outside Cappadocian Caesarea.
In 963, troops of the Byzantine Empire acclaimed General Nikephoros II Phokas as emperor during a ceremony outside Caesarea in Cappadocia.
The Battle of Göllheim is fought between Albert I of Habsburg and Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg.
On July 2, 1298, Albert I of Habsburg defeated and killed King Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg at the Battle of Göllheim, securing his claim to the German throne.
The Treaty of Tordesillas is ratified by Spain.
In 1494, Spain formally ratified the Treaty of Tordesillas, dividing newly discovered lands between Spain and Portugal along a meridian in the Atlantic.
Bogdan III the One-Eyed becomes Voivode of Moldavia.
On July 2, 1504, Bogdan III the One-Eyed ascended as Voivode of Moldavia, inheriting a principality caught between Ottoman and Polish-Lithuanian ambitions.
Births
Valentinian III
Valentinian III was Roman Emperor of the Western Roman Empire from AD 425 until his assassination in 455.
Maria
Maria was Queen of Sicily from 1377 until her death in 1401.
Louis V
Louis V was Elector Palatine of the Rhine from 1508 until his death in 1544.
Jacopo Sansovino
Jacopo Sansovino was an influential Italian Renaissance sculptor and architect active in Venice.
Thomas Cranmer
Thomas Cranmer was the first Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury and a key figure in the English Reformation.
Elizabeth Tudor
Elizabeth Tudor was the second child of King Henry VII of England and his wife Elizabeth of York.
Federico Cesi (cardinal)
Federico Cesi was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church during the 16th century.
Elizabeth de Vere
Elizabeth de Vere was Countess of Derby and served as the sovereign Lady of Mann from 1597 to 1627.
Theodoor Rombouts
Theodoor Rombouts was a Flemish Baroque painter celebrated for his Caravaggesque lighting and genre scenes.
Deaths
Li Jiancheng
Crown prince of the Tang dynasty and elder brother of Emperor Taizong.
Li Yuanji
Prince of the Tang dynasty and ally of his brother Li Jiancheng.
Li Jing
Renowned Tang dynasty general who expanded the empire's western frontiers.
Swithun
Anglo-Saxon bishop of Winchester revered as a weather saint.
Robert the Strong
Frankish count and military leader who defended West Francia.
Henry the Fowler
King of East Francia and founder of the Ottonian dynasty.
Adolf
German count who served as King of the Romans from 1292 to 1298.
Voivode of Moldavia famed for his resistance against the Ottoman Empire.
Nostradamus
French apothecary and author famed for his prophetic quatrains.