Page 5: Historical Events In August - 02

1923  Warren Harding, 29th Pres (1921-23), dies at Palace Hotel SF at 57 on this day in history.   

1924  Carroll O'Connor born (Archie Bunker in All in the Family) on this day in history.   

1924  On August - 02 the birth of James Baldwin, American writer   

1924  Joe Hauser sets record of 14 total bases in a game on August - 02.   

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  On August - 02 betsy Bloomingdale, dept store mogul   

1927  Brian Neill, British Lord Justice of Appeal on this day in history.   

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

1929  On this day in history phillies Don Hurst sets NL record of 6 consecutive games with a HR   

1931  On this day in history spanish Catalonia agrees (99+%) for autonomous status   

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

1932  Charlie Grimm replaces Roger Hornsby as manager of Chic Cubs on August - 02.   

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  Jews are expelled from Hungarian Ruthenia on August - 02.   

1941  On this day in history german 11st Army surrounds 20 Russian divisions at Oeman   

1941  Jose Juan Tablada, Mexican poet (La Feria), dies at 70 on August - 02.   

1942  250 Dutch Catholic Jews arrested, transported to Amersfoort camp on this day in history.   

1942  On August - 02 friedrich Aereboe, Dutch landlord, dies at 77   

1943  On August - 02 pT-109, under command of LTJG John F. Kennedy, cut in half by Japanese cruiser   

1943  Revolt in Treblinka on this day in history.   

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

1945  Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek, composer (Donna Diana), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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1455  On this day in history birth of johan Cicero, elect of Brandenburg (1486-99)   

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

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

1632  On August - 02 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 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  On this day in history stefanus I, bishop of Rome (254-57)/heretic fighter, dies   

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  On August - 02 death of Ælfweard of Wessex   

1002  Abu Amir Mohammed ibn Abd allah ibn Mohammed ibn Abi Amir, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

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  Death of Count Raymond VI of Toulouse (b. 1156) on August - 02.