Page 4: Historical Events In August - 02

1906  On this day in history chicago White Sox begin record 19 game win streak   

1906  On August - 02 chicago White Sox begin AL record 19 game win streak   

1906  Albert Goodwin, historian on this day in history.   

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

1908  George Kimble, geographer on this day in history.   

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

1909  The first Lincoln head pennies minted on this day in history.   

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  Haiti's dictator Simon flees on US warship near Jamaica on this day in history.   

1912  On August - 02 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 August - 02.   

1913  On August - 02 lord Benson, accountant   

1914  Sherlock Holmes Adventure "His Last Bow" takes place on this day in history.   

1914  On August - 02 belgian govt receives German ultimatum   

1914  Felix Leclerc, composer on this day in history.   

1914  On August - 02 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  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  On this day in history john Pinkerton, compuer scientist   

1920  Marcus Garvey presents his "Back To Africa" program in NYC on this day in history.   

1920  Louis Pauwels, writer/editor on August - 02.   

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

1922  On August - 02 china, hit by a typhoon; about 60,000 die   

1922  Carroll O'Connor, NYC, actor (All in the Family, Heat of the Night) on this day in history.   

1922  Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish/US physicist (telephone), dies on this day in history.   

1923  On August - 02 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 August - 02 birth of theodor Zwinger, Swiss scholar (d. 1588)   

1627  Samuel Dircksz van Hoogstraten, Dutch painter was born on August - 02.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1703  Lorenzo Ricci, Italian Jesuit leader (d. 1775) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

0686  On this day in history john V, 1st Greeks-Syrian Pope (685-86), dies   

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

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

1075  On August - 02 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 this day in history death of count Raymond VI of Toulouse (b. 1156)