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Today in History: Born on July 2

1489

Thomas Cranmer, first Protestant archbishop of Canterbury (1533-1556).

1877

Hermann Hesse, German novelist and poet.

1894

Andre Kertesz, photographer.

1900

Tyrone Guthrie, English theater director.

1908

Thurgood Marshall, first African-American Supreme Court Justice.

1916

Barry Gray, radio talk show host.

1918

Robert Sarnoff, president of NBC.

1926

Medgar Evers, American civil rights activist.

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