Historical Events In August - 02
Monday, 25 September 2023
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 The birth of James Baldwin, American writer on August - 02.
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 August - 02.
1925 Alan Wicker, British broadcaster on this day in history.
1926 Betsy Bloomingdale, dept store mogul on this day in history.
1927 Brian Neill, British Lord Justice of Appeal on this day in history.
1928 On this day in history mussolini signs peace treaty with Abyssinia (Ethiopia)
1929 On this day in history phillies Don Hurst sets NL record of 6 consecutive games with a HR
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 August - 02.
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 this day in history.
1934 1st airplane train, plane tows 3 mail gliders behind it on August - 02.
1934 Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Hindenburg, soldier/statesman, dies at 86 on August - 02.
1937 On August - 02 the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 is passed in America, essentially rendering marijuana and all its by-products illegal.
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 this day in history.
1941 Jews are expelled from Hungarian Ruthenia on August - 02.
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 August - 02.
1942 250 Dutch Catholic Jews arrested, transported to Amersfoort camp on August - 02.
1942 Friedrich Aereboe, Dutch landlord, dies at 77 on August - 02.
1943 On this day in history pT-109, under command of LTJG John F. Kennedy, cut in half by Japanese cruiser
1943 On this day in history revolt in Treblinka.
1943 On this day in history armed revolt breaks out in Treblinka
1944 Amsterdam soccer team "The Volewijckers" plays in orange shirts on August - 02.
1945 Potsdam Conference ended, with Stalin, Truman & Churchill on August - 02.
1945 Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek, composer (Donna Diana), dies at 85 on this day in history.
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