On this day

July 2, 2015

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

Historical Context for July 2, 2015

In 2015, the world population was approximately 7,470,491,872 people[†]

Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 1, 2015, covering July 2, 2015.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Before This World by James Taylor

    Before This World

    James Taylor

    Last week
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for 1989 by Taylor Swift

    1989

    Taylor Swift

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    34
  3. 3
    Album cover for The Original High by Adam Lambert

    The Original High

    Adam Lambert

    Last week
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    1
  4. 4
    Album cover for x by Ed Sheeran

    x

    Ed Sheeran

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    52
  5. 5
    Album cover for Breathe In. Breathe Out. by Hilary Duff

    Breathe In. Breathe Out.

    Hilary Duff

    Last week
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    1
  6. 6
    Album cover for Montevallo by Sam Hunt

    Montevallo

    Sam Hunt

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    34
  7. 7
    Album cover for Grand Romantic by Nate Ruess

    Grand Romantic

    Nate Ruess

    Last week
    Peak
    7
    Weeks
    1
  8. 8
    Album cover for Title by Meghan Trainor

    Title

    Meghan Trainor

    Last week
    10
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    23
  9. 9
    Album cover for V by Maroon 5

    V

    Maroon 5

    Last week
    9
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    42
  10. 10
    Album cover for Wilder Mind by Mumford & Sons

    Wilder Mind

    Mumford & Sons

    Last week
    19
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    7

Notable Deaths

2015Ronald Davison, New Zealand lawyer and judge, 10th Chief Justice of New Zealand (born 1920)[†]

Sir Ronald Keith Davison was a New Zealand lawyer and jurist. He served as the tenth Chief Justice of New Zealand from 1978 to 1989,

Charlie Sanders

2015Charlie Sanders, American football player and sportscaster (born 1946)[†]

Charles Alvin Sanders was an American professional football player who was a tight end for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL) from 1968 to 1977. Sanders was chosen for the NFL's 1970s All-Decade Team and voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2007.

Jim Weaver (athletic director)

2015Jim Weaver, American football player and coach (born 1945)[†]

James C. Weaver was an American college football player, coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Villanova University for the first eight games of the 1974 season, finishing with a record of 3–5. Weaver also served as the athletic director at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) from 1991 to 1994, Western Michigan University from 1996 to 1997, and Virginia Tech from 1997 to 2014.

Jacobo Zabludovsky

2015Jacobo Zabludovsky, Mexican journalist (born 1928)[†]

Jacobo Zabludovsky Kraveski was a Mexican journalist. He was the first anchorman in Mexican television and his TV news program, 24 Horas was for decades regarded as the most important in the country.

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Headlines from July 2, 2015

Parker Posey’s Offbeat Glamour

By Michael Schulman

Ms. Posey follows her unusual wavelength while navigating an industry that tends to ignore women over 40. She is in Woody Allen’s “Irrational Man,” opening later this month.

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Thriving in a Barren Land

By Jeré Longman

Sports, like most aspects of life, are not easy in the Canadian Arctic. But a major youth tournament recently revealed soccer’s importance to the area.

Sports2879 words