Happy Birthday July 2

Thomas Cranmer was born on July 2, 1489 in Aslockton in Nottinghamshire, England. His parents, Thomas and Agnes (née Hatfield) Cranmer, were of modest wealth. He was appointed as a royal chaplain in 1529 by Henry VIII. Cranmer had won the King’s favor by suggesting the King appeal for his divorce from Catherine of Aragon to the universities of Christendom. 

Portrait by Gerlach Flicke, 1545

Wendy's founder Dave Thomas was born on July 2, 1932. He dropped out of high school but picked up his GED in 1993. His GED class voted him Most Likely to Succeed. Before he founded Wendy's in 1969, Dave Thomas worked for Kentucky Fried Chicken ending up as a Regional Director.

For more July 2 anniversaries, including The Battle of Marston Moor, the shooting of President James Garfield and the invention of the sport of water skiing check out OnThatDay.