Historical Events In August - 02

1775  On this day in history jose Angel Lamas, composer   

1776  Formal signing of the Declaration of Independence on August - 02.   

1776  On this day in history formal signing of Declaration of Independence   

1782  George Washington creates Honorary Badge of Distinction on this day in history.   

1786  Utrechtse Vroedschap flees on this day in history.   

1787  On August - 02 horace the Saussure reaches top of Mont Blanc   

1788  On August - 02 thomas Gainsborough, English painter (Blue Boy), dies at 61   

1790  On August - 02 the first US Census is conducted.   

1791  On this day in history samuel Briggs & his son, patent nail-making machine   

1792  Nathanael Gottfried Gruner, composer, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1798  British under Adm Horatio Nelson beat French at Battle of Nile on August - 02.   

1799  On this day in history jacques-Etienne Montgolfier, balloonist, dies at 54   

1802  On this day in history the French make Bonaparte first consul for life August 2 and give him the right to name his successor   

1802  On this day in history napoleon declared "Counsel for Life"   

1802  On August - 02 nicholas Patrick Stephen Wiseman, 1st archbishop of Westminster   

1811  William Williams, US merchant/signer (Decl of Indep), dies at 80 on August - 02.   

1818  On this day in history [Willem] Alexander FCNM, prince of the Netherlands/general-major   

1819  On this day in history the first parachute jump in US   

1819  On August - 02 1st parachute jump in US   

1826  William Denison Whipple, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1902 on this day in history.   

1827  James Hewitt, composer, dies at 57 on August - 02.   

1831  On August - 02 ten day campaign begins, Dutch army occupies Belgium   

1832  1,300 Illinois militia defeat Sac & Fox indians, end Black Hawk War on August - 02.   

1832  Whites decimate Indians in Battle of Bad Axe River, Wisc on this day in history.   

1832  Henry Steel Olcott, co-founder (Theosophical Society) on this day in history.   

1834  On this day in history frederic Auguste Bartholdi, Colmar France, sculptor (Statue of Liberty)   

1835  On August - 02 elisha Grey, inventor (Telephone)   

1849  On this day in history mehemet Ali, British viceroy to Egypt, dies   

1854  On this day in history francis Marion Crawford, British author   

1858  On this day in history the first street mailboxes-Boston, Mass   

1858  On this day in history 1st mailboxes installed in Boston & NYC streets   

1858  On August - 02 a Emma WT von Waldeck-Pyrmont, queen/regent of Netherlands   

1858  A Emma WT von Waldeck-Pyrmont, queen/regent, dies at 76 on August - 02.   

1861  On August - 02 skirmish at Dug Springs, MI   

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

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

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

1632  On August - 02 birth of kaspar von Stieler, German poet (Teutsche Wolredner)   

1672  On August - 02 birth of johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss scholar (d. 1733)   

1674  On this day in history 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 August - 02.   

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 August - 02.   

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

0686  On this day in history john V, 1st Greeks-Syrian Pope (685-86), dies   

0924  On August - 02 death of Ælfweard of Wessex   

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

1075  On this day in history john VIII Xiphilinus, theologian/patriarch of Constantinople, dies   

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

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