Page 5: Historical Events In August - 02

1923  Warren Harding, 29th Pres (1921-23), dies at Palace Hotel SF at 57 on August - 02.   

1924  Carroll O'Connor born (Archie Bunker in All in the Family) on this day in history.   

1924  The birth of James Baldwin, American writer on this day in history.   

1924  On this day in history joe Hauser sets record of 14 total bases in a game   

1924  On August - 02 james Baldwin, NY, author (Go Tell it on Mountain, Another Country)   

1925  On August - 02 alan Wicker, British broadcaster   

1926  On August - 02 betsy Bloomingdale, dept store mogul   

1927  On this day in history brian Neill, British Lord Justice of Appeal   

1928  Mussolini signs peace treaty with Abyssinia (Ethiopia) on August - 02.   

1929  Phillies Don Hurst sets NL record of 6 consecutive games with a HR on this day in history.   

1931  On this day in history spanish Catalonia agrees (99+%) for autonomous status   

1932  The birth of Peter O'Toole, British actor on this day in history.   

1932  Charlie Grimm replaces Roger Hornsby as manager of Chic Cubs on August - 02.   

1932  On August - 02 gheorghe Cucu, composer, dies at 50   

1934  On August - 02 death of Hindenberg. Hitler becomes head of state and commander-in-chief of the armed forces. Hitler proclaims himself "Fuehrer" and forces all military personnel to swear allegience to him.   

1934  On this day in history william Franks twirls an indian club overhead 17,280 times in 1 hour   

1934  On this day in history 1st airplane train, plane tows 3 mail gliders behind it   

1934  On August - 02 paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Hindenburg, soldier/statesman, dies at 86   

1937  The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 is passed in America, essentially rendering marijuana and all its by-products illegal on this day in history.   

1938  On this day in history 1st test of a yellow baseball (Dodgers vs Cardinals)   

1938  On August - 02 bjarni Thorsteinsson, composer, dies at 76   

1939  Hatch Act prohibits political activity by federal workers on August - 02.   

1940  On August - 02 clermont-Ferrand sentences Gen Charles de Gaulle to death   

1941  Jews are expelled from Hungarian Ruthenia on August - 02.   

1941  German 11st Army surrounds 20 Russian divisions at Oeman on this day in history.   

1941  Jose Juan Tablada, Mexican poet (La Feria), dies at 70 on August - 02.   

1942  250 Dutch Catholic Jews arrested, transported to Amersfoort camp on this day in history.   

1942  Friedrich Aereboe, Dutch landlord, dies at 77 on August - 02.   

1943  On August - 02 pT-109, under command of LTJG John F. Kennedy, cut in half by Japanese cruiser   

1943  Revolt in Treblinka on this day in history.   

1943  Armed revolt breaks out in Treblinka on this day in history.   

1944  Amsterdam soccer team "The Volewijckers" plays in orange shirts on this day in history.   

1945  On August - 02 potsdam Conference ended, with Stalin, Truman & Churchill   

1945  Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek, composer (Donna Diana), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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1455  Johan Cicero, elect of Brandenburg (1486-99) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1696  On this day in history birth of mahmud I, Sultan of Ottoman (Turkey) (1730-54)/fought Austria & Russia   

1703  On August - 02 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 August - 02 severinus, Italian Pope (640), dies   

0686  On August - 02 john V, 1st Greeks-Syrian Pope (685-86), dies   

0924  Death of Ælfweard of Wessex on this day in history.   

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

1075  John VIII Xiphilinus, theologian/patriarch of Constantinople, dies on August - 02.   

1100  Death of William II, [Rufus], king of England, shot in New Forest at 44 on August - 02.   

1222  On this day in history death of count Raymond VI of Toulouse (b. 1156)