Page 4: Historical Events In August - 02

1906  On this day in history chicago White Sox begin record 19 game win streak   

1906  Chicago White Sox begin AL record 19 game win streak on August - 02.   

1906  Albert Goodwin, historian on this day in history.   

1907  Walter Johnson, 19, debuts with Washington & loses 3-2 to Detroit on August - 02.   

1908  On August - 02 george Kimble, geographer   

1909  On August - 02 army Air Corps formed as Army takes first delivery from Wright Brothers   

1909  On August - 02 the first Lincoln head pennies minted   

1909  On August - 02 1st Lincoln head pennies minted   

1909  Lord Benson, accountant on this day in history.   

1910  On this day in history gertruida EW "Truss" van Aalten, actress (Girl in Blue Hat)   

1911  Haiti's dictator Simon flees on US warship near Jamaica on this day in history.   

1912  On this day in history 18th US Golf Open: John McDermott shoots a 294 at CC of Buffalo NY   

1912  Ann Dvorak, [McKim], NYC, actress (G Men, Life of Her Own, Scarface) on August - 02.   

1913  On this day in history lord Benson, accountant   

1914  On this day in history sherlock Holmes Adventure "His Last Bow" takes place   

1914  On August - 02 belgian govt receives German ultimatum   

1914  Felix Leclerc, composer on this day in history.   

1914  Gabriel Edouard Xavier Dupont, composer, dies at 36 on August - 02.   

1915  Johan Limpers, sculptor/resistance fighter on August - 02.   

1916  World War I: Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto on August - 02.   

1916  Beatrice Straight, Old Westbury NY, actress (Poltergeist, Nun's Story) on this day in history.   

1916  Hamish MacCunn, composer, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

1918  Japan announces that it is deploying troops to Siberia in the aftermath of World War I on August - 02.   

1919  John Pinkerton, compuer scientist on this day in history.   

1920  On August - 02 marcus Garvey presents his "Back To Africa" program in NYC   

1920  Louis Pauwels, writer/editor on August - 02.   

1921  Enrico Carus opera singer tenor, died on August - 02.   

1921  Chicago jury brings in not guilty verdict against the Black Sox on August - 02.   

1921  On this day in history enrico Caruso, Italian opera singer, dies at 48   

1921  Enrico Carus opera singer: tenor, died on this day in history.   

1922  On August - 02 china, hit by a typhoon; about 60,000 die   

1922  Carroll O'Connor, NYC, actor (All in the Family, Heat of the Night) on this day in history.   

1922  Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish/US physicist (telephone), dies on August - 02.   

1923  Brian Neill, Lord Justice of Appeal on this day in history.   

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

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  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  Philip II, Duke of Orléans, Regent of France (d. 1723) was born on August - 02.   

1696  Mahmud I, Sultan of Ottoman (Turkey) (1730-54)/fought Austria & Russia was born on this day in history.   

1703  On this day in history 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  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  Death of William II, [Rufus], king of England, shot in New Forest at 44 on August - 02.   

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