Page 4: Historical Events In August - 02

1906  On this day in history chicago White Sox begin record 19 game win streak   

1906  Chicago White Sox begin AL record 19 game win streak on this day in history.   

1906  Albert Goodwin, historian on this day in history.   

1907  Walter Johnson, 19, debuts with Washington & loses 3-2 to Detroit on August - 02.   

1908  George Kimble, geographer on August - 02.   

1909  On August - 02 army Air Corps formed as Army takes first delivery from Wright Brothers   

1909  On August - 02 the first Lincoln head pennies minted   

1909  1st Lincoln head pennies minted on August - 02.   

1909  On August - 02 lord Benson, accountant   

1910  Gertruida EW "Truss" van Aalten, actress (Girl in Blue Hat) on August - 02.   

1911  On August - 02 haiti's dictator Simon flees on US warship near Jamaica   

1912  On this day in history 18th US Golf Open: John McDermott shoots a 294 at CC of Buffalo NY   

1912  On August - 02 ann Dvorak, [McKim], NYC, actress (G Men, Life of Her Own, Scarface)   

1913  Lord Benson, accountant on this day in history.   

1914  On August - 02 sherlock Holmes Adventure "His Last Bow" takes place   

1914  Belgian govt receives German ultimatum on this day in history.   

1914  Felix Leclerc, composer on this day in history.   

1914  Gabriel Edouard Xavier Dupont, composer, dies at 36 on this day in history.   

1915  On this day in history johan Limpers, sculptor/resistance fighter   

1916  World War I: Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto on August - 02.   

1916  Beatrice Straight, Old Westbury NY, actress (Poltergeist, Nun's Story) on this day in history.   

1916  Hamish MacCunn, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1918  Japan announces that it is deploying troops to Siberia in the aftermath of World War I on this day in history.   

1919  John Pinkerton, compuer scientist on August - 02.   

1920  On this day in history marcus Garvey presents his "Back To Africa" program in NYC   

1920  On August - 02 louis Pauwels, writer/editor   

1921  Enrico Carus opera singer tenor, died on August - 02.   

1921  Chicago jury brings in not guilty verdict against the Black Sox on August - 02.   

1921  Enrico Caruso, Italian opera singer, dies at 48 on August - 02.   

1921  On this day in history enrico Carus opera singer: tenor, died   

1922  China, hit by a typhoon; about 60,000 die on this day in history.   

1922  On this day in history carroll O'Connor, NYC, actor (All in the Family, Heat of the Night)   

1922  On August - 02 alexander Graham Bell, Scottish/US physicist (telephone), dies   

1923  On this day in history brian Neill, Lord Justice of Appeal   

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1455  On this day in history birth of johan Cicero, elect of Brandenburg (1486-99)   

1533  On August - 02 birth of theodor Zwinger, Swiss scholar (d. 1588)   

1627  On this day in history 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 August - 02 birth of johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss scholar (d. 1733)   

1674  On August - 02 birth of philip II, Duke of Orléans, Regent of France (d. 1723)   

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 this day in history 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  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  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 August - 02 death of count Raymond VI of Toulouse (b. 1156)