Birthdays
James Willis Patterson
Turns 37 on this date
George Rogers Clark Todd
Turns 35 on this date
Robert Augustus Toombs
Turns 50 on this date
John Morrison Underwood
Turns 30 on this date
John Bordenave Villepigue
Turns 30 on this date
Events
| Campaigns/Elections | At a mass meeting in Tammany Hall, New York Democrats unite behind Stephen Douglas | 07/02/1860 |
| Campaigns/Elections | In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Democrats meet over the split in the party's presidential nominations | 07/02/1860 |
| US/the World | The city of Vladivostok is founded in Russia's new province on Asia's Pacific Coast | 07/02/1860 |
| US/the World | The National Rifle Association holds its first shooting meeting on Wimbledon Common in London | 07/02/1860 |
| Business/Industry | The sternwheeler "Chippewa" reaches Fort Benton on the Upper Missouri | 07/02/1860 |
Documents
| Newspaper | Milwaukee (WI) Sentinel, “A Quiet Campaign,” July 2, 1860 | 07/02/1860 |