Historical Events In August - 02

1923  On August - 02 warren Harding, 29th Pres (1921-23), dies at Palace Hotel SF at 57   

1924  Carroll O'Connor born (Archie Bunker in All in the Family) on this day in history.   

1924  On August - 02 the birth of James Baldwin, American writer   

1924  On August - 02 joe Hauser sets record of 14 total bases in a game   

1924  James Baldwin, NY, author (Go Tell it on Mountain, Another Country) on this day in history.   

1925  On August - 02 alan Wicker, British broadcaster   

1926  Betsy Bloomingdale, dept store mogul on this day in history.   

1927  Brian Neill, British Lord Justice of Appeal on this day in history.   

1928  On this day in history mussolini signs peace treaty with Abyssinia (Ethiopia)   

1929  Phillies Don Hurst sets NL record of 6 consecutive games with a HR on this day in history.   

1931  Spanish Catalonia agrees (99+%) for autonomous status on this day in history.   

1932  The birth of Peter O'Toole, British actor on this day in history.   

1932  Charlie Grimm replaces Roger Hornsby as manager of Chic Cubs on August - 02.   

1932  On this day in history gheorghe Cucu, composer, dies at 50   

1934  On this day in history death of Hindenberg. Hitler becomes head of state and commander-in-chief of the armed forces. Hitler proclaims himself "Fuehrer" and forces all military personnel to swear allegience to him.   

1934  On this day in history william Franks twirls an indian club overhead 17,280 times in 1 hour   

1934  On August - 02 1st airplane train, plane tows 3 mail gliders behind it   

1934  On this day in history paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Hindenburg, soldier/statesman, dies at 86   

1937  On this day in history the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 is passed in America, essentially rendering marijuana and all its by-products illegal.   

1938  On this day in history 1st test of a yellow baseball (Dodgers vs Cardinals)   

1938  On August - 02 bjarni Thorsteinsson, composer, dies at 76   

1939  On this day in history hatch Act prohibits political activity by federal workers   

1940  Clermont-Ferrand sentences Gen Charles de Gaulle to death on August - 02.   

1941  Jews are expelled from Hungarian Ruthenia on this day in history.   

1941  German 11st Army surrounds 20 Russian divisions at Oeman on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history jose Juan Tablada, Mexican poet (La Feria), dies at 70   

1942  On this day in history 250 Dutch Catholic Jews arrested, transported to Amersfoort camp   

1942  On this day in history friedrich Aereboe, Dutch landlord, dies at 77   

1943  On August - 02 pT-109, under command of LTJG John F. Kennedy, cut in half by Japanese cruiser   

1943  On August - 02 revolt in Treblinka.   

1943  On this day in history armed revolt breaks out in Treblinka   

1944  Amsterdam soccer team "The Volewijckers" plays in orange shirts on August - 02.   

1945  Potsdam Conference ended, with Stalin, Truman & Churchill on August - 02.   

1945  Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek, composer (Donna Diana), dies at 85 on August - 02.   

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1455  Johan Cicero, elect of Brandenburg (1486-99) was born on this day in history.   

1533  On this day in history birth of theodor Zwinger, Swiss scholar (d. 1588)   

1627  On August - 02 birth of samuel Dircksz van Hoogstraten, Dutch painter   

1632  On August - 02 birth of kaspar von Stieler, German poet (Teutsche Wolredner)   

1672  On August - 02 birth of johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss scholar (d. 1733)   

1674  Philip II, Duke of Orléans, Regent of France (d. 1723) was born on this day in history.   

1696  On this day in history birth of mahmud I, Sultan of Ottoman (Turkey) (1730-54)/fought Austria & Russia   

1703  On August - 02 birth of lorenzo Ricci, Italian Jesuit leader (d. 1775)   

0257  On this day in history stefanus I, bishop of Rome (254-57)/heretic fighter, dies   

0640  Severinus, Italian Pope (640), dies on August - 02.   

0686  John V, 1st Greeks-Syrian Pope (685-86), dies on August - 02.   

0924  Death of Ælfweard of Wessex on August - 02.   

1002  Abu Amir Mohammed ibn Abd allah ibn Mohammed ibn Abi Amir, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

1075  On this day in history john VIII Xiphilinus, theologian/patriarch of Constantinople, dies   

1100  On this day in history death of william II, [Rufus], king of England, shot in New Forest at 44   

1222  On August - 02 death of count Raymond VI of Toulouse (b. 1156)