Paul Galdone born, 1907
Helen Oxenbury born, 1938
Anita Lobel born, 1934
George Mendoza born, 1955
Radio was Patented In 1896
First U.S. Space Walk By Ed White in 1965
First Ford Made Henry Ford made his first operational car in 1896.
First Hot Air Balloon Flight By the Montgolfier brothers in 1783.
Peter Spier born, 1927
First Drive-in Movie Theater Opens In New Jersey in 1933.
Cynthia Rylant born, 1954
Donald Duck born, 1934
Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen born, 1986
U.S. Army (Confederate Army) founded, 1775
Janice Udry born, 1928
Caldecott Medal First Awarded In 1938.
Sand Paper Invented Invented by I. Fischer Jr. in 1834.
Bruce Degen born, 1945
Fly a Kite Day Ben Franklin's Kite Experiment in 1752.
Brian Jacques born, 1939
Power of a Smile Day Invented by I. Fischer Jr. in 1834.
John Ciardi born, 1916
Kathryn Lasky born, 1944
Jean Marzollo born, 1942
Leonard Everett Fisher born, 1924
World U.F.O. Day (also July 2) 1st modern UFO sighting (by Kenneth Arnold).
Eric Carle born, 1929
LEON Day - LEON is NOEL spelled backwards. It means six months until Christmas.
Lynd Ward born, 1905
Charlotte Zolotow born, 1915
Bicycle Patented In 1819.
National Chocolate Pudding Day
Toothbrush Invented In 1498.
Captain Kangaroo (Bob Keeshan) born 1927
Helen Keller Born in 1880.
Melody for Happy Birthday Song Written in 1859.