July 2 in History
2 July in History – 53 years ago
Australasia 1971: Independence for the Pacific Islands
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Starting on 2 July 353
All Events on 2 July
1976
Unification of Vietnam
ends
1942
Norwegians return to Spitsbergen
1942
British occupy Vichy French Mayotte
starts
1915
Anglo-Russian cordon set up in east Persia
ends
1885
North-West Rebellion crushed
ends
1885
Metis and Cree uprisings in Saskatchewan
starts
1882
Apache raid central Arizona
1860
Garibaldi forms Sicilian Army
1850
Peace between Prussia and Denmark over Schleswig-Holstein
1849
Hungarians stall Austrian advance at Komárom
starts
1839
Slave revolt on *Amistad* slaveship
starts
1829
Russians advance on Constantinople
starts
1820
Carbonari mount liberal revolt in Two Sicilies
412
Jovinus makes his brother Sebastianus co-emperor*
380
Gratian disperses Greuthungi in Pannonia*
starts
353
Poemenius in revolt in support of Constantius II*
starts
280
Bonosus in revolt in Lower Germania*
starts
270
Claudius dies of plague while moving on Hasdingi*
*Actual date uncertain; set to 2 July for purposes of Omniatlas
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