Historical Events In August - 02
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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 August - 02.
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 this day in history alan Wicker, British broadcaster
1926 Betsy Bloomingdale, dept store mogul on this day in history.
1927 Brian Neill, British Lord Justice of Appeal on this day in history.
1928 Mussolini signs peace treaty with Abyssinia (Ethiopia) on this day in history.
1929 On this day in history phillies Don Hurst sets NL record of 6 consecutive games with a HR
1931 Spanish Catalonia agrees (99+%) for autonomous status on August - 02.
1932 The birth of Peter O'Toole, British actor on this day in history.
1932 On this day in history charlie Grimm replaces Roger Hornsby as manager of Chic Cubs
1932 Gheorghe Cucu, composer, dies at 50 on August - 02.
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 William Franks twirls an indian club overhead 17,280 times in 1 hour on August - 02.
1934 1st airplane train, plane tows 3 mail gliders behind it on this day in history.
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 August - 02.
1938 1st test of a yellow baseball (Dodgers vs Cardinals) on this day in history.
1938 On this day in history bjarni Thorsteinsson, composer, dies at 76
1939 Hatch Act prohibits political activity by federal workers on August - 02.
1940 On this day in history clermont-Ferrand sentences Gen Charles de Gaulle to death
1941 Jews are expelled from Hungarian Ruthenia on August - 02.
1941 On this day in history german 11st Army surrounds 20 Russian divisions at Oeman
1941 Jose Juan Tablada, Mexican poet (La Feria), dies at 70 on this day in history.
1942 250 Dutch Catholic Jews arrested, transported to Amersfoort camp on this day in history.
1942 On this day in history friedrich Aereboe, Dutch landlord, dies at 77
1943 PT-109, under command of LTJG John F. Kennedy, cut in half by Japanese cruiser on this day in history.
1943 On August - 02 revolt in Treblinka.
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 Potsdam Conference ended, with Stalin, Truman & Churchill on this day in history.
1945 On August - 02 emil Nikolaus von Reznicek, composer (Donna Diana), dies at 85
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