Well not a lot happened on my exact b\day but on July 2nd through history there was a huge list, here are just a few
July 2, 1687 King James II disbands English parliament
July 2, 1681 Earl of Shaftesbury arrested for high-treason
July 2, 1644 Battle of Marston Moor: Parliamentary forces defeat royalists
July 2, 1600 Battle at Newport: Earl Mauritius van Nassau beats Spanish Army
July 2, 1576 Muitende Spanish soldiers conquer Zierik Sea
July 2, 1298 Battle on Hasenbuhl (Gollheim) between German kings Adolf & Albrecht I
July 2, 1214 Battle of La Roche-aux-Moines (Angers)
July 2, 1214 English king John begins siege around Lille France
July 2, 1140 Hartbert becomes bishop of Utrecht
July 2, 311 St Militiades begins his reign as Catholic Pope
Seems July 2 has a history of battles, explains a lot
