Historical Events In August - 02

1775  Jose Angel Lamas, composer on this day in history.   

1776  On this day in history formal signing of the Declaration of Independence   

1776  Formal signing of Declaration of Independence on this day in history.   

1782  On this day in history george Washington creates Honorary Badge of Distinction   

1786  On August - 02 utrechtse Vroedschap flees   

1787  Horace the Saussure reaches top of Mont Blanc on August - 02.   

1788  On this day in history thomas Gainsborough, English painter (Blue Boy), dies at 61   

1790  On August - 02 the first US Census is conducted.   

1791  Samuel Briggs & his son, patent nail-making machine on August - 02.   

1792  Nathanael Gottfried Gruner, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1798  On this day in history british under Adm Horatio Nelson beat French at Battle of Nile   

1799  Jacques-Etienne Montgolfier, balloonist, dies at 54 on this day in history.   

1802  On this day in history the French make Bonaparte first consul for life August 2 and give him the right to name his successor   

1802  On August - 02 napoleon declared "Counsel for Life"   

1802  Nicholas Patrick Stephen Wiseman, 1st archbishop of Westminster on August - 02.   

1811  William Williams, US merchant/signer (Decl of Indep), dies at 80 on August - 02.   

1818  On this day in history [Willem] Alexander FCNM, prince of the Netherlands/general-major   

1819  On this day in history the first parachute jump in US   

1819  1st parachute jump in US on this day in history.   

1826  William Denison Whipple, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1902 on August - 02.   

1827  James Hewitt, composer, dies at 57 on August - 02.   

1831  On this day in history ten day campaign begins, Dutch army occupies Belgium   

1832  On August - 02 1,300 Illinois militia defeat Sac & Fox indians, end Black Hawk War   

1832  On August - 02 whites decimate Indians in Battle of Bad Axe River, Wisc   

1832  On August - 02 henry Steel Olcott, co-founder (Theosophical Society)   

1834  Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, Colmar France, sculptor (Statue of Liberty) on this day in history.   

1835  On August - 02 elisha Grey, inventor (Telephone)   

1849  Mehemet Ali, British viceroy to Egypt, dies on this day in history.   

1854  Francis Marion Crawford, British author on August - 02.   

1858  The first street mailboxes-Boston, Mass on August - 02.   

1858  On August - 02 1st mailboxes installed in Boston & NYC streets   

1858  On this day in history a Emma WT von Waldeck-Pyrmont, queen/regent of Netherlands   

1858  A Emma WT von Waldeck-Pyrmont, queen/regent, dies at 76 on August - 02.   

1861  On this day in history skirmish at Dug Springs, MI   

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1455  On this day in history birth of johan Cicero, elect of Brandenburg (1486-99)   

1533  Theodor Zwinger, Swiss scholar (d. 1588) was born on this day in history.   

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

1632  Kaspar von Stieler, German poet (Teutsche Wolredner) was born on this day in history.   

1672  Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss scholar (d. 1733) was born on this day in history.   

1674  Philip II, Duke of Orléans, Regent of France (d. 1723) was born on August - 02.   

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

1703  On this day in history birth of lorenzo Ricci, Italian Jesuit leader (d. 1775)   

0257  Stefanus I, bishop of Rome (254-57)/heretic fighter, dies on August - 02.   

0640  On August - 02 severinus, Italian Pope (640), dies   

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

0924  On August - 02 death of Ælfweard of Wessex   

1002  On this day in history abu Amir Mohammed ibn Abd allah ibn Mohammed ibn Abi Amir, dies at 64   

1075  John VIII Xiphilinus, theologian/patriarch of Constantinople, dies on this day in history.   

1100  On August - 02 death of william II, [Rufus], king of England, shot in New Forest at 44   

1222  Death of Count Raymond VI of Toulouse (b. 1156) on this day in history.