Famous people born on July 2

In honor of Ellie's birthday - a look at some celebrities born on the same day as well as a look at historical events:


1986 - Lindsay Lohan - American Actress
1983 - Michelle Branch - American Mucisian
1976 - Tomas Vokoun - Czech hockey player
1974 - Matthew Reilly, Australian author
1971 - Evelyn Lau, Canadian author
1971 - Yancy Butler, American actress
1964 - Jose Canseco, baseball player 
1959 - Mike Hallett, English snooker player
1958 - Thomas Bickerton, American Methodist bishop
1957 - Bret "Hitman" Hart, Canadian professional wrestler 
1956 - Jerry Hall, American actress and model
1946 - Richard Axel, American scientist, Nobel Prize laureate 
1936 - Dave Thomas, American fast food entrepreneur 
1929 - Imelda Marcos, First Lady of the Philippines
1908 - Thurgood Marshall, U. S. Supreme Court Justice
1903 - King Olav V of Norway 


In History:


2002 – Steve Fossett becomes the first person to fly solo around the world nonstop in a balloon.
1976 – Fall of the Republic of Vietnam; Communist North Vietnam declares their union to form the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
1964 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Civil Rights Act of 1964 meant to prohibit segregation in public places.
1962 – The first Wal-Mart store opens for business in Rogers, Arkansas
1937 – Amelia Earhart and navigator Fred Noonan are last heard from over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first equatorial round-the-world flight. (Ironically, Ellie's sister is Ms. Earhart's namesake.)
1900 – The first Zeppelin flight takes place on Lake Constance near Friedrichshafen, Germany.
1777 – Vermont becomes the first American territory to abolish slavery.


For more amazing facts about July 2, see this page on Wikipedia


Happy Birthday Ellie!