Today in News History

On July 2, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1850, Robert Peel, English lieutenant and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1788) passed away. In 1915, Porfirio Díaz, Mexican general and politician, 29th President of Mexico (born 1830) passed away. In 1940, Indian independence leader Subhas Chandra Bose is arrested and detained in Calcutta. In 1942, Vicente Fox, Mexican businessman and politician, 35th President of Mexico was born. In 1979, Ahmed al-Ghamdi, Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of United Airlines Flight 175 (died 2001) was born. In 1986, Rodrigo Rojas and Carmen Gloria Quintana are burnt alive during a street demonstration against the dictatorship of General Augusto Pinochet in Chile. In 1989, Andrei Gromyko, Soviet economist and politician, Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1909) passed away. In 1990, In the 1990 Mecca tunnel tragedy, 1,400 Muslim pilgrims are suffocated to death and trampled upon in a pedestrian tunnel leading to the holy city of Mecca. In 2004, Mochtar Lubis, Indonesian journalist and author (born 1922) passed away. In 2015, Jacobo Zabludovsky, Mexican journalist (born 1928) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.