Page 5: Historical Events In August - 02

1923  On August - 02 warren Harding, 29th Pres (1921-23), dies at Palace Hotel SF at 57   

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  Joe Hauser sets record of 14 total bases in a game on this day in history.   

1924  James Baldwin, NY, author (Go Tell it on Mountain, Another Country) on this day in history.   

1925  On August - 02 alan Wicker, British broadcaster   

1926  On this day in history betsy Bloomingdale, dept store mogul   

1927  On August - 02 brian Neill, British Lord Justice of Appeal   

1928  On August - 02 mussolini signs peace treaty with Abyssinia (Ethiopia)   

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  On August - 02 the birth of Peter O'Toole, British actor   

1932  On this day in history charlie Grimm replaces Roger Hornsby as manager of Chic Cubs   

1932  On this day in history gheorghe Cucu, composer, dies at 50   

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  On August - 02 william Franks twirls an indian club overhead 17,280 times in 1 hour   

1934  On August - 02 1st airplane train, plane tows 3 mail gliders behind it   

1934  On this day in history paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Hindenburg, soldier/statesman, dies at 86   

1937  On this day in history the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 is passed in America, essentially rendering marijuana and all its by-products illegal.   

1938  On August - 02 1st test of a yellow baseball (Dodgers vs Cardinals)   

1938  Bjarni Thorsteinsson, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1939  On August - 02 hatch Act prohibits political activity by federal workers   

1940  Clermont-Ferrand sentences Gen Charles de Gaulle to death on this day in history.   

1941  Jews are expelled from Hungarian Ruthenia on August - 02.   

1941  On August - 02 german 11st Army surrounds 20 Russian divisions at Oeman   

1941  On this day in history jose Juan Tablada, Mexican poet (La Feria), dies at 70   

1942  250 Dutch Catholic Jews arrested, transported to Amersfoort camp on this day in history.   

1942  On August - 02 friedrich Aereboe, Dutch landlord, dies at 77   

1943  PT-109, under command of LTJG John F. Kennedy, cut in half by Japanese cruiser on August - 02.   

1943  On August - 02 revolt in Treblinka.   

1943  On this day in history armed revolt breaks out in Treblinka   

1944  Amsterdam soccer team "The Volewijckers" plays in orange shirts on this day in history.   

1945  Potsdam Conference ended, with Stalin, Truman & Churchill on August - 02.   

1945  On this day in history emil Nikolaus von Reznicek, composer (Donna Diana), dies at 85   

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1455  On August - 02 birth of johan Cicero, elect of Brandenburg (1486-99)   

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 this day in history.   

1672  On this day in history birth of johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss scholar (d. 1733)   

1674  Philip II, Duke of Orléans, Regent of France (d. 1723) was born on this day in history.   

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  Severinus, Italian Pope (640), dies on August - 02.   

0686  John V, 1st Greeks-Syrian Pope (685-86), dies on August - 02.   

0924  On this day in history death of Ælfweard of Wessex   

1002  Abu Amir Mohammed ibn Abd allah ibn Mohammed ibn Abi Amir, dies at 64 on August - 02.   

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

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)