Page 4: Historical Events In August - 02

1906  Chicago White Sox begin record 19 game win streak on August - 02.   

1906  Chicago White Sox begin AL record 19 game win streak on this day in history.   

1906  On this day in history albert Goodwin, historian   

1907  On this day in history walter Johnson, 19, debuts with Washington & loses 3-2 to Detroit   

1908  George Kimble, geographer on this day in history.   

1909  Army Air Corps formed as Army takes first delivery from Wright Brothers on this day in history.   

1909  The first Lincoln head pennies minted on August - 02.   

1909  On this day in history 1st Lincoln head pennies minted   

1909  Lord Benson, accountant on August - 02.   

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

1911  On this day in history haiti's dictator Simon flees on US warship near Jamaica   

1912  On this day in history 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) on this day in history.   

1913  On August - 02 lord Benson, accountant   

1914  Sherlock Holmes Adventure "His Last Bow" takes place on August - 02.   

1914  On this day in history belgian govt receives German ultimatum   

1914  On this day in history felix Leclerc, composer   

1914  On this day in history gabriel Edouard Xavier Dupont, composer, dies at 36   

1915  On August - 02 johan Limpers, sculptor/resistance fighter   

1916  World War I: Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto on this day in history.   

1916  On August - 02 beatrice Straight, Old Westbury NY, actress (Poltergeist, Nun's Story)   

1916  On this day in history hamish MacCunn, composer, dies at 48   

1918  On this day in history japan announces that it is deploying troops to Siberia in the aftermath of World War I.   

1919  John Pinkerton, compuer scientist on this day in history.   

1920  On this day in history marcus Garvey presents his "Back To Africa" program in NYC   

1920  On August - 02 louis Pauwels, writer/editor   

1921  On this day in history enrico Carus opera singer tenor, died   

1921  Chicago jury brings in not guilty verdict against the Black Sox on August - 02.   

1921  Enrico Caruso, Italian opera singer, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1921  On August - 02 enrico Carus opera singer: tenor, died   

1922  China, hit by a typhoon; about 60,000 die on this day in history.   

1922  On August - 02 carroll O'Connor, NYC, actor (All in the Family, Heat of the Night)   

1922  On August - 02 alexander Graham Bell, Scottish/US physicist (telephone), dies   

1923  On this day in history brian Neill, Lord Justice of Appeal   

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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  Samuel Dircksz van Hoogstraten, Dutch painter was born on this day in history.   

1632  On this day in history 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  Mahmud I, Sultan of Ottoman (Turkey) (1730-54)/fought Austria & Russia was born on August - 02.   

1703  Lorenzo Ricci, Italian Jesuit leader (d. 1775) was born on August - 02.   

0257  Stefanus I, bishop of Rome (254-57)/heretic fighter, dies on this day in history.   

0640  Severinus, Italian Pope (640), dies on this day in history.   

0686  John V, 1st Greeks-Syrian Pope (685-86), dies on this day in history.   

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 August - 02.   

1075  On August - 02 john VIII Xiphilinus, theologian/patriarch of Constantinople, dies   

1100  Death of William II, [Rufus], king of England, shot in New Forest at 44 on this day in history.   

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