Historical Events In August - 02

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

1533  On this day in history birth of theodor Zwinger, Swiss scholar (d. 1588)   

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

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

1672  Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss scholar (d. 1733) was born on August - 02.   

1674  On this day in history birth of philip II, Duke of Orléans, Regent of France (d. 1723)   

1696  On August - 02 birth of mahmud I, Sultan of Ottoman (Turkey) (1730-54)/fought Austria & Russia   

1703  Lorenzo Ricci, Italian Jesuit leader (d. 1775) was born on this day in history.   

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

0640  Severinus, Italian Pope (640), dies on this day in history.   

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

0924  Death of Ælfweard of Wessex on this day in history.   

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

1075  John VIII Xiphilinus, theologian/patriarch of Constantinople, dies on August - 02.   

1100  On this day in history death of william II, [Rufus], king of England, shot in New Forest at 44   

1222  On August - 02 death of count Raymond VI of Toulouse (b. 1156)