Historical Events In August - 02

1923  On August - 02 warren Harding, 29th Pres (1921-23), dies at Palace Hotel SF at 57  

1924  On August - 02 carroll O'Connor born (Archie Bunker in All in the Family)  

1924  On this day in history the birth of James Baldwin, American writer  

1924  On August - 02 joe Hauser sets record of 14 total bases in a game  

1924  James Baldwin, NY, author (Go Tell it on Mountain, Another Country) on this day in history.  

1925  On this day in history alan Wicker, British broadcaster  

1926  Betsy Bloomingdale, dept store mogul on August - 02.  

1927  On August - 02 brian Neill, British Lord Justice of Appeal  

1928  Mussolini signs peace treaty with Abyssinia (Ethiopia) on this day in history.  

1929  On August - 02 phillies Don Hurst sets NL record of 6 consecutive games with a HR  

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1931  Spanish Catalonia agrees (99+%) for autonomous status on August - 02.  

1932  On this day in history the birth of Peter O'Toole, British actor  

1932  On this day in history charlie Grimm replaces Roger Hornsby as manager of Chic Cubs  

1932  Gheorghe Cucu, composer, dies at 50 on August - 02.  

1934  Death of Hindenberg. Hitler becomes head of state and commander-in-chief of the armed forces. Hitler proclaims himself "Fuehrer" and forces all military personnel to swear allegience to him on this day in history.  

1934  William Franks twirls an indian club overhead 17,280 times in 1 hour on August - 02.  

1934  On August - 02 1st airplane train, plane tows 3 mail gliders behind it  

1934  On this day in history paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Hindenburg, soldier/statesman, dies at 86  

1937  The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 is passed in America, essentially rendering marijuana and all its by-products illegal on August - 02.  

1938  1st test of a yellow baseball (Dodgers vs Cardinals) on this day in history.  

1938  Bjarni Thorsteinsson, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

1939  Hatch Act prohibits political activity by federal workers on this day in history.  

1940  Clermont-Ferrand sentences Gen Charles de Gaulle to death on August - 02.  

1941  On this day in history jews are expelled from Hungarian Ruthenia  

1941  German 11st Army surrounds 20 Russian divisions at Oeman on this day in history.  

1941  On this day in history jose Juan Tablada, Mexican poet (La Feria), dies at 70  

1942  On August - 02 250 Dutch Catholic Jews arrested, transported to Amersfoort camp  

1942  Friedrich Aereboe, Dutch landlord, dies at 77 on August - 02.  

1943  PT-109, under command of LTJG John F. Kennedy, cut in half by Japanese cruiser on this day in history.  

1943  On this day in history revolt in Treblinka.  

1943  On this day in history armed revolt breaks out in Treblinka  

1944  On this day in history amsterdam soccer team "The Volewijckers" plays in orange shirts  

1945  Potsdam Conference ended, with Stalin, Truman & Churchill on this day in history.  

1945  On this day in history emil Nikolaus von Reznicek, composer (Donna Diana), dies at 85  

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1455  On August - 02 birth of johan Cicero, elect of Brandenburg (1486-99)  

1533  Theodor Zwinger, Swiss scholar (d. 1588) was born on August - 02.  

1627  On this day in history birth of samuel Dircksz van Hoogstraten, Dutch painter  

1632  On this day in history birth of kaspar von Stieler, German poet (Teutsche Wolredner)  

1672  On this day in history birth of johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss scholar (d. 1733)  

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 this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

1100  Death of William II, [Rufus], king of England, shot in New Forest at 44 on August - 02.  

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