Page 2: Historical Events In August - 02

1775  Jose Angel Lamas, composer on this day in history.   

1776  Formal signing of the Declaration of Independence on this day in history.   

1776  On August - 02 formal signing of Declaration of Independence   

1782  George Washington creates Honorary Badge of Distinction on August - 02.   

1786  On this day in history utrechtse Vroedschap flees   

1787  Horace the Saussure reaches top of Mont Blanc on this day in history.   

1788  Thomas Gainsborough, English painter (Blue Boy), dies at 61 on this day in history.   

1790  The first US Census is conducted on August - 02.   

1791  Samuel Briggs & his son, patent nail-making machine on August - 02.   

1792  On this day in history nathanael Gottfried Gruner, composer, dies at 60   

1798  On August - 02 british under Adm Horatio Nelson beat French at Battle of Nile   

1799  On this day in history jacques-Etienne Montgolfier, balloonist, dies at 54   

1802  The French make Bonaparte first consul for life August 2 and give him the right to name his successor on August - 02.   

1802  Napoleon declared "Counsel for Life" on this day in history.   

1802  Nicholas Patrick Stephen Wiseman, 1st archbishop of Westminster on August - 02.   

1811  On this day in history william Williams, US merchant/signer (Decl of Indep), dies at 80   

1818  [Willem] Alexander FCNM, prince of the Netherlands/general-major on this day in history.   

1819  On this day in history the first parachute jump in US   

1819  1st parachute jump in US on this day in history.   

1826  On August - 02 william Denison Whipple, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1902   

1827  On August - 02 james Hewitt, composer, dies at 57   

1831  Ten day campaign begins, Dutch army occupies Belgium on August - 02.   

1832  On August - 02 1,300 Illinois militia defeat Sac & Fox indians, end Black Hawk War   

1832  On this day in history whites decimate Indians in Battle of Bad Axe River, Wisc   

1832  Henry Steel Olcott, co-founder (Theosophical Society) on August - 02.   

1834  On August - 02 frederic Auguste Bartholdi, Colmar France, sculptor (Statue of Liberty)   

1835  Elisha Grey, inventor (Telephone) on August - 02.   

1849  Mehemet Ali, British viceroy to Egypt, dies on this day in history.   

1854  Francis Marion Crawford, British author on August - 02.   

1858  The first street mailboxes-Boston, Mass on August - 02.   

1858  1st mailboxes installed in Boston & NYC streets on this day in history.   

1858  A Emma WT von Waldeck-Pyrmont, queen/regent of Netherlands on August - 02.   

1858  On August - 02 a Emma WT von Waldeck-Pyrmont, queen/regent, dies at 76   

1861  Skirmish at Dug Springs, MI on this day in history.   

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1455  On August - 02 birth of johan Cicero, elect of Brandenburg (1486-99)   

1533  On this day in history 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  On August - 02 birth of johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss scholar (d. 1733)   

1674  Philip II, Duke of Orléans, Regent of France (d. 1723) was born on August - 02.   

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 this day in history.   

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

0640  Severinus, Italian Pope (640), dies on this day in history.   

0686  John V, 1st Greeks-Syrian Pope (685-86), dies on August - 02.   

0924  On this day in history death of Ælfweard of Wessex   

1002  Abu Amir Mohammed ibn Abd allah ibn Mohammed ibn Abi Amir, dies at 64 on August - 02.   

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