Historical Events In August - 02

1923  Warren Harding, 29th Pres (1921-23), dies at Palace Hotel SF at 57 on August - 02.   

1924  On this day in history carroll O'Connor born (Archie Bunker in All in the Family)   

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  On this day in history james Baldwin, NY, author (Go Tell it on Mountain, Another Country)   

1925  On August - 02 alan Wicker, British broadcaster   

1926  Betsy Bloomingdale, dept store mogul on this day in history.   

1927  On this day in history brian Neill, British Lord Justice of Appeal   

1928  Mussolini signs peace treaty with Abyssinia (Ethiopia) on August - 02.   

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

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

1932  On this day in history gheorghe Cucu, composer, dies at 50   

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

1934  On this day in history 1st airplane train, plane tows 3 mail gliders behind it   

1934  Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Hindenburg, soldier/statesman, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

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

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

1938  On August - 02 bjarni Thorsteinsson, composer, dies at 76   

1939  On this day in history hatch Act prohibits political activity by federal workers   

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

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 this day in history.   

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 this day in history 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  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  Kaspar von Stieler, German poet (Teutsche Wolredner) was born on August - 02.   

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  Stefanus I, bishop of Rome (254-57)/heretic fighter, dies on August - 02.   

0640  On this day in history severinus, Italian Pope (640), dies   

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

0924  Death of Ælfweard of Wessex on this day in history.   

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

1075  On August - 02 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)