Elie Wiesel, Holocaust survivor, activist, and author (born 1928)

Eliezer "Elie" Wiesel was a Romanian-born American writer, professor, political activist, Nobel laureate, and Holocaust survivor. He authored 57 books, written mostly in French and English, including Night, which is based on his experiences as a Jewish prisoner at Auschwitz and Buchenwald during the Holocaust.

July 2 is the 183rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 182 days remain until the end of the year.