Historical Events In August - 02

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

1906  Chicago White Sox begin AL record 19 game win streak on August - 02.   

1906  Albert Goodwin, historian on August - 02.   

1907  On this day in history walter Johnson, 19, debuts with Washington & loses 3-2 to Detroit   

1908  George Kimble, geographer on August - 02.   

1909  On this day in history army Air Corps formed as Army takes first delivery from Wright Brothers   

1909  On this day in history the first Lincoln head pennies minted   

1909  1st Lincoln head pennies minted on this day in history.   

1909  Lord Benson, accountant on August - 02.   

1910  On this day in history gertruida EW "Truss" van Aalten, actress (Girl in Blue Hat)   

1911  On this day in history haiti's dictator Simon flees on US warship near Jamaica   

1912  18th US Golf Open: John McDermott shoots a 294 at CC of Buffalo NY on August - 02.   

1912  On this day in history ann Dvorak, [McKim], NYC, actress (G Men, Life of Her Own, Scarface)   

1913  Lord Benson, accountant on August - 02.   

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

1914  On this day in history belgian govt receives German ultimatum   

1914  Felix Leclerc, composer on August - 02.   

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

1915  Johan Limpers, sculptor/resistance fighter on August - 02.   

1916  World War I: Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto on this day in history.   

1916  Beatrice Straight, Old Westbury NY, actress (Poltergeist, Nun's Story) on August - 02.   

1916  Hamish MacCunn, composer, dies at 48 on August - 02.   

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  Marcus Garvey presents his "Back To Africa" program in NYC on August - 02.   

1920  Louis Pauwels, writer/editor on this day in history.   

1921  On August - 02 enrico Carus opera singer tenor, died   

1921  Chicago jury brings in not guilty verdict against the Black Sox on this day in history.   

1921  Enrico Caruso, Italian opera singer, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1921  On August - 02 enrico Carus opera singer: tenor, died   

1922  On August - 02 china, hit by a typhoon; about 60,000 die   

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

1922  Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish/US physicist (telephone), dies on this day in history.   

1923  Brian Neill, Lord Justice of Appeal on August - 02.   

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

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

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

1632  Kaspar von Stieler, German poet (Teutsche Wolredner) was born on August - 02.   

1672  Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss scholar (d. 1733) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history stefanus I, bishop of Rome (254-57)/heretic fighter, dies   

0640  Severinus, Italian Pope (640), dies on August - 02.   

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

0924  Death of Ælfweard of Wessex on August - 02.   

1002  On this day in history abu Amir Mohammed ibn Abd allah ibn Mohammed ibn Abi Amir, dies at 64   

1075  On August - 02 john VIII Xiphilinus, theologian/patriarch of Constantinople, dies   

1100  On August - 02 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 August - 02.