Historical Events In August - 02

2018  Oldest library in Germany confirmed unearthed in Cologne dating to 2AD, possibly held 20,000 scolls on August - 02.   

2018  Tokyo Medical University revealed to have been tampering with female entrance exams to ensure under 30% accepted, by Japanese newspaper "Yomiuri Shimbun" on August - 02.   

2018  Apple Inc. becomes the world's first public company to achieve a market capitalization of $1 trillion on this day in history.   

2019  Singer songwriter Ed Sheeran 's Divide tour becomes the most attended and highest grossing tour of all time overtaking U2 after 893 days on the road on this day in history.   

2019  On August - 02 the United States officially withdraws from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty established with Russia in 1987.   

2019  Japan–South Korea trade dispute: Japan announces the removal of South Korea from its list of most trusted trading partners, effective on August 28 on August - 02.   

2020  On August - 02 [COVID-19 pandemic] In rare talks, Emirati Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif hold a video call to discuss various regional issues, including combating COVID-19 in their respective countries.   

2021  On August - 02 70% of American have had at least one COVID-19 vaccination shot, a target President Joe Biden had hoped to meet by 4 July   

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1455  Johan Cicero, elect of Brandenburg (1486-99) was born on this day in history.   

1533  Theodor Zwinger, Swiss scholar (d. 1588) was born on this day in history.   

1627  On August - 02 birth of samuel Dircksz van Hoogstraten, Dutch painter   

1632  On this day in history birth of kaspar von Stieler, German poet (Teutsche Wolredner)   

1672  On this day in history birth of johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss scholar (d. 1733)   

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 August - 02.   

1703  Lorenzo Ricci, Italian Jesuit leader (d. 1775) was born on August - 02.   

0257  On August - 02 stefanus I, bishop of Rome (254-57)/heretic fighter, dies   

0640  On August - 02 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 August - 02.   

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  On this day in history death of count Raymond VI of Toulouse (b. 1156)