August 02 in History: Historical Events, Birthdays, Deaths & Holidays

1873  1st trial run of SF cable car, Clay Street between Kearny and Jones   

1873  Frank Mori, composer, dies at 53.   

1875  1st roller skating rink opens (London)   

1876  Wild Bill Hickok draws the Dead Man's Hand - a pair of aces and a pair of eights, when he was shot   

1878  Aino J M Kallas, Finnish writer (White Ship, Estonian Tales).   

1881  Ethel Mary Dell, English author (Storm Drift)   

1881  Marcus Andrews Hislop Clarke, author (His Natural Life) at 35   

1882  Johannes Tralow, writer.   

1884  Dutch Queen Emma appointed regent   

1886  John Alexander Douglas McCurdy Canadian Aviator ( d. 1961).   

1887  Rowell Hodge patents barbed wire   

1888  Oscar Rasbach, composer.   

1890  Pauline Hall, composer.   

1891  Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss, London, composer (Olympians)   

1892  Charles A Wheeler patents a prototype of the escalator.   

1892  Jack Warner, US movie studio head (Warner Bros).   

1894  Death duties 1st introduced in Britain.   

1895  Matthew Henderson, cricketer (lefty pace bowler in NZ's 1st Test).   

1899  Charles Bennett, screenwriter.   

1900  Helen Morgan, [Riggins], US, singer/actress (Applause).   

1903  Martha Jane Cannary, [Calamity Jane], US desperado, dies   

1905  Karl Amadeus Hartmann, composer   

1906  Chicago White Sox begin AL record 19 game win streak   

1906  Albert Goodwin, historian.   

1907  Walter Johnson, 19, debuts with Washington and loses 3-2 to Detroit.   

1908  George Kimble, geographer.   

1909  1st Lincoln head pennies minted   

1909  Lord Benson, accountant   

1910  Gertruida EW "Truss" van Aalten, actress (Girl in Blue Hat).   

1911  Haiti's dictator Simon flees on US warship near Jamaica.   

1912  18th US Golf Open: John McDermott shoots a 294 at CC of Buffalo NY.   

1912  Ann Dvorak, [McKim], NYC, actress (G Men, Life of Her Own, Scarface).   

1914  Sherlock Holmes Adventure "His Last Bow" takes place   

1914  Belgian govt receives German ultimatum   

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1455  Johan cicero: Elect of brandenburg (1486-99)   

1533  Theodor zwinger: Swiss scholar   

1627  Samuel dircksz van hoogstraten: Dutch painter   

1632  Kaspar von stieler: German poet (teutsche wolredner)   

1672  Johann jakob scheuchzer: Swiss scholar   

1674  Philip ii: Duke of orléans, regent of france   

1696  Mahmud i: Sultan of ottoman (turkey) (1730-54)/fought austria & russia   

1703  Lorenzo ricci: Italian jesuit leader   

0257  Stefanus i: Bishop of rome (254-57)/heretic fighter,   

0640  Death of Severinus: Italian pope (640),   

0686  Death of John v: 1st greeks-syrian pope (685-86),   

0924  Death of Ælfweard of wessex: Ælfweard of wessex   

1002  Abu amir mohammed ibn abd allah ibn mohammed ibn abi amir:   

1075  John viii xiphilinus: Theologian/patriarch of constantinople,   

1100  William ii: [rufus], king of england, shot in new forest at 44   

1222  Count raymond vi of toulouse: Count raymond vi of toulouse (b. 1156)