Unix Timestamp: 1120262400
Saturday, July 2. 2005, 12:00:00 AM UTC

The European Parliament rejects the Directive on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions in its second reading in the codecision procedure.

Violent anti-G8 demonstrations occur in Gleneagles, Scotland.

NASA's Copper bullet from the Deep Impact spacecraft hits Comet Tempel 1, creating a crater for scientific studies.

Live 8, a set of 10 simultaneous concerts, takes place throughout the world, raising interest in the Make Poverty History caign.

The Italy-USA Foundation is established in Rome, Italy.

The International Olympic Committee awards the 2012 Summer Olympics to London.