Historical Events In August - 02
Monday, 25 September 2023
1953 On this day in history betty Jack Davis, singer (w/Skeeter Davis), killed in car crash
1954 Tahar Ben Ammar appointed premier of Tunisia on this day in history.
1954 On this day in history rene Amengual, composer, dies at 42
1955 USSR performs nuclear test on August - 02.
1955 Ruprecht, crown prince of Bayern/general-fieldmarshal, dies on August - 02.
1956 On August - 02 albert Woolson, last veteran US Union army, dies at 109
1958 On August - 02 jordan & Iraq disolve their Arab Federation, after 3 months
1958 Joseph Holbrooke, English pianist/composer (3 Blind Mice), dies at 80 on this day in history.
1959 41st PGA Championship: Bob Rosburg shoots a 277 at Minneapolis GC on this day in history.
1959 On this day in history prospero Bisquertt, composer, dies at 78
1961 Beatles first gig as house band of Liverpool's Cavern Club on this day in history.
1961 On August - 02 st Louis Cards (NFL) beat Toronto Argonauts (CFL) 36-7 in Toronto
1961 Beatles 1st gig as house band of Liverpool's Cavern Club on this day in history.
1961 On this day in history giovanni B Angioletti, Italian writer (I grandi ospiti), dies at 64
1962 On August - 02 nASA civilian test pilot Joseph A Walker takes X-15 to 32,600 m
1963 Oliver Hazzard Perry La Farge, US anthropologist/writer, dies at 61 on this day in history.
1964 On August - 02 north Vietnam fires on a US destroyer in Gulf of Tonkin and so it starts
1964 Race riot in Jersey City NJ on August - 02.
1964 US destroyer attacked by Vietnamese torpedo boats in Gulf of Tonkin on this day in history.
1964 On August - 02 jack Kirkwood, actor (Fibber McGee & Molly), dies at 69
1965 Morley Safer's sends first Vietnam report indicating we are losing on August - 02.
1965 On this day in history milton B Babbitt, US composer (Widow's Lament), dies at 49
1966 On this day in history radio Vila (New Hebrides) begins transmitting
1967 On August - 02 uS's Lunar Orbiter 5 launched; enters lunar orbit Aug 5
1967 On this day in history claude A Barnett, founder (Associated Negro Press), dies at 77
1969 On this day in history clarence Dickinson, composer, dies at 96
1971 On August - 02 ludwig Marcuse, German philosopher, dies at 77
1972 On August - 02 gold hits record $70 an ounce in London
1972 On this day in history brian Cole, vocalist/bassist (Association), dies of overdose at 29
1973 Jean-Pierre Melville, director (Bob Le Flambeur), dies at 57 on August - 02.
1976 On this day in history fritz Lang, director (Cloak & Dagger, Metropolis), dies at 85
1978 Carlos Chavez y Ramires, Mexican composer, dies at 79 on this day in history.
1979 Gilda Radner Live From New York opens on Broadway on this day in history.
1979 On this day in history thurmon Munson, NY Yankee, killed in a plane crash at Akron Oh at 32
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