Page 5: Historical Events In August - 02

1923  On this day in history warren Harding, 29th Pres (1921-23), dies at Palace Hotel SF at 57   

1924  Carroll O'Connor born (Archie Bunker in All in the Family) on August - 02.   

1924  The birth of James Baldwin, American writer on August - 02.   

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

1924  James Baldwin, NY, author (Go Tell it on Mountain, Another Country) on this day in history.   

1925  On this day in history alan Wicker, British broadcaster   

1926  On this day in history betsy Bloomingdale, dept store mogul   

1927  On August - 02 brian Neill, British Lord Justice of Appeal   

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

1929  On August - 02 phillies Don Hurst sets NL record of 6 consecutive games with a HR   

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

1932  On this day in history the birth of Peter O'Toole, British actor   

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

1932  Gheorghe Cucu, composer, dies at 50 on August - 02.   

1934  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 on August - 02.   

1934  William Franks twirls an indian club overhead 17,280 times in 1 hour on this day in history.   

1934  On August - 02 1st airplane train, plane tows 3 mail gliders behind it   

1934  Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Hindenburg, soldier/statesman, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

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

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

1939  On August - 02 hatch Act prohibits political activity by federal workers   

1940  On this day in history clermont-Ferrand sentences Gen Charles de Gaulle to death   

1941  On August - 02 jews are expelled from Hungarian Ruthenia   

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  On this day in history 250 Dutch Catholic Jews arrested, transported to Amersfoort camp   

1942  On this day in history friedrich Aereboe, Dutch landlord, dies at 77   

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

1943  On August - 02 revolt in Treblinka.   

1943  On August - 02 armed revolt breaks out in Treblinka   

1944  On this day in history amsterdam soccer team "The Volewijckers" plays in orange shirts   

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

1945  On this day in history emil Nikolaus von Reznicek, composer (Donna Diana), dies at 85   

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

1533  Theodor Zwinger, Swiss scholar (d. 1588) was born on August - 02.   

1627  Samuel Dircksz van Hoogstraten, Dutch painter was born on August - 02.   

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

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

0640  On August - 02 severinus, Italian Pope (640), dies   

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

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 August - 02.   

1075  John VIII Xiphilinus, theologian/patriarch of Constantinople, dies on this day in history.   

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

1222  Death of Count Raymond VI of Toulouse (b. 1156) on August - 02.