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 this day in history formal signing of Declaration of Independence   

1782  On August - 02 george Washington creates Honorary Badge of Distinction   

1786  On August - 02 utrechtse Vroedschap flees   

1787  On August - 02 horace the Saussure reaches top of Mont Blanc   

1788  On August - 02 thomas Gainsborough, English painter (Blue Boy), dies at 61   

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

1791  Samuel Briggs & his son, patent nail-making machine on this day in history.   

1792  Nathanael Gottfried Gruner, composer, dies at 60 on August - 02.   

1798  British under Adm Horatio Nelson beat French at Battle of Nile on August - 02.   

1799  On August - 02 jacques-Etienne Montgolfier, balloonist, dies at 54   

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

1802  Napoleon declared "Counsel for Life" on August - 02.   

1802  Nicholas Patrick Stephen Wiseman, 1st archbishop of Westminster on this day in history.   

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

1818  On August - 02 [Willem] Alexander FCNM, prince of the Netherlands/general-major   

1819  The first parachute jump in US on August - 02.   

1819  1st parachute jump in US on August - 02.   

1826  On this day in history william Denison Whipple, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1902   

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

1831  On August - 02 ten day campaign begins, Dutch army occupies Belgium   

1832  On this day in history 1,300 Illinois militia defeat Sac & Fox indians, end Black Hawk War   

1832  Whites decimate Indians in Battle of Bad Axe River, Wisc on August - 02.   

1832  On August - 02 henry Steel Olcott, co-founder (Theosophical Society)   

1834  On this day in history frederic Auguste Bartholdi, Colmar France, sculptor (Statue of Liberty)   

1835  On this day in history elisha Grey, inventor (Telephone)   

1849  On this day in history mehemet Ali, British viceroy to Egypt, dies   

1854  Francis Marion Crawford, British author on this day in history.   

1858  The first street mailboxes-Boston, Mass on this day in history.   

1858  On August - 02 1st mailboxes installed in Boston & NYC streets   

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

1858  On this day in history a Emma WT von Waldeck-Pyrmont, queen/regent, dies at 76   

1861  On August - 02 skirmish at Dug Springs, MI   

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

1533  On this day in history birth of theodor Zwinger, Swiss scholar (d. 1588)   

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  Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss scholar (d. 1733) was born on this day in history.   

1674  On this day in history birth of philip II, Duke of Orléans, Regent of France (d. 1723)   

1696  On August - 02 birth of mahmud I, Sultan of Ottoman (Turkey) (1730-54)/fought Austria & Russia   

1703  On this day in history birth of lorenzo Ricci, Italian Jesuit leader (d. 1775)   

0257  Stefanus I, bishop of Rome (254-57)/heretic fighter, dies on this day in history.   

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

0686  John V, 1st Greeks-Syrian Pope (685-86), dies on this day in history.   

0924  On August - 02 death of Ælfweard of Wessex   

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

1075  On this day in history john VIII Xiphilinus, theologian/patriarch of Constantinople, dies   

1100  Death of William II, [Rufus], king of England, shot in New Forest at 44 on this day in history.   

1222  On August - 02 death of count Raymond VI of Toulouse (b. 1156)