Historical Events In August - 02

1864  2nd Saratoga Racetrack (NY) opens on this day in history.   

1865  On this day in history lewis Carroll publishes "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"   

1865  Irving Babbitt, US writer (Rousseau & Romanticism) on this day in history.   

1867  Ernest C Dowson, British poet on August - 02.   

1868  Constantine I, king of Greece on August - 02.   

1869  Alexandrine Tinne, Dutch explorer/photographer, murdered at 30+ on this day in history.   

1870  On August - 02 tower Subway, the world's first underground tube railway, opens in London.   

1872  On August - 02 judocus Smits, Dutch RC newspaper publisher (De Tijd), dies at 59   

1873  On this day in history the first trial run of SF cable car, Clay Street between Kearny & Jones   

1873  1st trial run of SF cable car, Clay Street between Kearny & Jones on this day in history.   

1873  On August - 02 frank Mori, composer, dies at 53   

1875  1st roller skating rink opens (London) on August - 02.   

1876  Wild Bill Hickok draws the Dead Man's Hand - a pair of aces and a pair of eights, when he was shot on August - 02.   

1876  On August - 02 wild Bill Hickok, shot dead (from behind) by Jack McCall while playing poker. He held a pair of Aces & a pair of 8's   

1877  On August - 02 sF Public Library opens with 5,000 volumes   

1878  Aino J M Kallas, Finnish writer (White Ship, Estonian Tales) on this day in history.   

1881  On this day in history ethel Mary Dell, English author (Storm Drift)   

1881  Marcus Andrews Hislop Clarke, author (His Natural Life) at 35 on this day in history.   

1882  Johannes Tralow, writer on August - 02.   

1884  On August - 02 dutch Queen Emma appointed regent   

1886  John Alexander Douglas McCurdy Canadian Aviator ( d. 1961) on this day in history.   

1887  On this day in history rowell Hodge patents barbed wire   

1888  Oscar Rasbach, composer on this day in history.   

1890  On this day in history pauline Hall, composer   

1891  Arthur Edward Drummond Bliss, London, composer (Olympians) on August - 02.   

1892  On this day in history charles A Wheeler patents a prototype of the escalator   

1892  On this day in history jack Warner, US movie studio head (Warner Bros)   

1894  On this day in history death duties 1st introduced in Britain   

1895  On this day in history matthew Henderson, cricketer (lefty pace bowler in NZ's 1st Test)   

1899  On August - 02 charles Bennett, screenwriter   

1900  On August - 02 helen Morgan, [Riggins], US, singer/actress (Applause)   

1903  On this day in history unsuccessful uprising of Macedonians against Turkey   

1903  On this day in history martha Jane Cannary, [Calamity Jane], US desperado, dies   

1905  On this day in history karl Amadeus Hartmann, composer   

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1455  Johan Cicero, elect of Brandenburg (1486-99) was born on August - 02.   

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

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 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 this day in history.   

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  On this day in history john VIII Xiphilinus, theologian/patriarch of Constantinople, dies   

1100  On this day in history death of william II, [Rufus], king of England, shot in New Forest at 44   

1222  Death of Count Raymond VI of Toulouse (b. 1156) on this day in history.