Page 5: Historical Events In August - 02

1923  On this day in history 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 August - 02 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  Alan Wicker, British broadcaster on this day in history.   

1926  On this day in history betsy Bloomingdale, dept store mogul   

1927  Brian Neill, British Lord Justice of Appeal on August - 02.   

1928  On this day in history mussolini signs peace treaty with Abyssinia (Ethiopia)   

1929  Phillies Don Hurst sets NL record of 6 consecutive games with a HR on August - 02.   

1931  On August - 02 spanish Catalonia agrees (99+%) for autonomous status   

1932  The birth of Peter O'Toole, British actor on this day in history.   

1932  Charlie Grimm replaces Roger Hornsby as manager of Chic Cubs on this day in history.   

1932  Gheorghe Cucu, composer, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

1934  On this day in history 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.   

1934  On this day in history william Franks twirls an indian club overhead 17,280 times in 1 hour   

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

1934  On August - 02 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  On August - 02 1st test of a yellow baseball (Dodgers vs Cardinals)   

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 this day in history.   

1941  On August - 02 jews are expelled from Hungarian Ruthenia   

1941  On August - 02 german 11st Army surrounds 20 Russian divisions at Oeman   

1941  Jose Juan Tablada, Mexican poet (La Feria), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

1942  On this day in history 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  Revolt in Treblinka on this day in history.   

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

1944  On August - 02 amsterdam soccer team "The Volewijckers" plays in orange shirts   

1945  On August - 02 potsdam Conference ended, with Stalin, Truman & Churchill   

1945  Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek, composer (Donna Diana), dies at 85 on August - 02.   

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

1533  On this day in history birth of theodor Zwinger, Swiss scholar (d. 1588)   

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

1632  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

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 August - 02.   

0257  On this day in history stefanus I, bishop of Rome (254-57)/heretic fighter, dies   

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 August - 02.   

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

1075  On this day in history john VIII Xiphilinus, theologian/patriarch of Constantinople, dies   

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

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