Page 5: Historical Events In August - 02

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

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

1924  On August - 02 the birth of James Baldwin, American writer   

1924  Joe Hauser sets record of 14 total bases in a game on August - 02.   

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

1925  Alan Wicker, British broadcaster on August - 02.   

1926  Betsy Bloomingdale, dept store mogul on this day in history.   

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

1928  On August - 02 mussolini signs peace treaty with Abyssinia (Ethiopia)   

1929  On this day in history phillies Don Hurst sets NL record of 6 consecutive games with a HR   

1931  On August - 02 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  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 August - 02 william Franks twirls an indian club overhead 17,280 times in 1 hour   

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 August - 02.   

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 August - 02 1st test of a yellow baseball (Dodgers vs Cardinals)   

1938  Bjarni Thorsteinsson, composer, dies at 76 on August - 02.   

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

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

1941  Jews are expelled from Hungarian Ruthenia on this day in history.   

1941  On this day in history german 11st Army surrounds 20 Russian divisions at Oeman   

1941  On August - 02 jose Juan Tablada, Mexican poet (La Feria), dies at 70   

1942  On August - 02 250 Dutch Catholic Jews arrested, transported to Amersfoort camp   

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

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

1943  On this day in history revolt in Treblinka.   

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

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

1945  Potsdam Conference ended, with Stalin, Truman & Churchill on August - 02.   

1945  On August - 02 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 this day in history.   

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

1627  Samuel Dircksz van Hoogstraten, Dutch painter was born on this day in history.   

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

1672  On this day in history 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  On this day in history birth of mahmud I, Sultan of Ottoman (Turkey) (1730-54)/fought Austria & Russia   

1703  Lorenzo Ricci, Italian Jesuit leader (d. 1775) was born on August - 02.   

0257  Stefanus I, bishop of Rome (254-57)/heretic fighter, dies on August - 02.   

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

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

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