Historical Events In August - 02
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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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