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  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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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 this day in history.  

1632  On August - 02 birth of kaspar von Stieler, German poet (Teutsche Wolredner)  

1672  Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss scholar (d. 1733) was born on August - 02.  

1674  On this day in history birth of philip II, Duke of Orléans, Regent of France (d. 1723)  

1696  On August - 02 birth of mahmud I, Sultan of Ottoman (Turkey) (1730-54)/fought Austria & Russia  

1703  On this day in history birth of lorenzo Ricci, Italian Jesuit leader (d. 1775)  

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 August - 02 abu Amir Mohammed ibn Abd allah ibn Mohammed ibn Abi Amir, dies at 64  

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 this day in history.  

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