Page 4: Historical Events In August - 02

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

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

1906  On this day in history albert Goodwin, historian   

1907  On August - 02 walter Johnson, 19, debuts with Washington & loses 3-2 to Detroit   

1908  George Kimble, geographer on August - 02.   

1909  Army Air Corps formed as Army takes first delivery from Wright Brothers on August - 02.   

1909  On this day in history the first Lincoln head pennies minted   

1909  On August - 02 1st Lincoln head pennies minted   

1909  Lord Benson, accountant on this day in history.   

1910  Gertruida EW "Truss" van Aalten, actress (Girl in Blue Hat) on August - 02.   

1911  Haiti's dictator Simon flees on US warship near Jamaica on August - 02.   

1912  18th US Golf Open: John McDermott shoots a 294 at CC of Buffalo NY on this day in history.   

1912  On this day in history ann Dvorak, [McKim], NYC, actress (G Men, Life of Her Own, Scarface)   

1913  On this day in history lord Benson, accountant   

1914  On this day in history sherlock Holmes Adventure "His Last Bow" takes place   

1914  Belgian govt receives German ultimatum on August - 02.   

1914  Felix Leclerc, composer on this day in history.   

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

1915  On this day in history johan Limpers, sculptor/resistance fighter   

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

1916  On this day in history beatrice Straight, Old Westbury NY, actress (Poltergeist, Nun's Story)   

1916  Hamish MacCunn, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1918  On August - 02 japan announces that it is deploying troops to Siberia in the aftermath of World War I.   

1919  John Pinkerton, compuer scientist on August - 02.   

1920  On August - 02 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  On this day in history chicago jury brings in not guilty verdict against the Black Sox   

1921  Enrico Caruso, Italian opera singer, dies at 48 on August - 02.   

1921  Enrico Carus opera singer: tenor, died on this day in history.   

1922  China, hit by a typhoon; about 60,000 die on August - 02.   

1922  On this day in history carroll O'Connor, NYC, actor (All in the Family, Heat of the Night)   

1922  On this day in history alexander Graham Bell, Scottish/US physicist (telephone), dies   

1923  Brian Neill, Lord Justice of Appeal on August - 02.   

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1455  Johan Cicero, elect of Brandenburg (1486-99) was born on August - 02.   

1533  On August - 02 birth of theodor Zwinger, Swiss scholar (d. 1588)   

1627  Samuel Dircksz van Hoogstraten, Dutch painter was born on this day in history.   

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

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  Mahmud I, Sultan of Ottoman (Turkey) (1730-54)/fought Austria & Russia was born on August - 02.   

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

0257  On August - 02 stefanus I, bishop of Rome (254-57)/heretic fighter, dies   

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

0686  On August - 02 john V, 1st Greeks-Syrian Pope (685-86), dies   

0924  Death of Ælfweard of Wessex on this day in history.   

1002  Abu Amir Mohammed ibn Abd allah ibn Mohammed ibn Abi Amir, dies at 64 on August - 02.   

1075  John VIII Xiphilinus, theologian/patriarch of Constantinople, dies on August - 02.   

1100  On August - 02 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)