Page 5: 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 August - 02.   

1924  The birth of James Baldwin, American writer on August - 02.   

1924  On August - 02 joe Hauser sets record of 14 total bases in a game   

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

1925  Alan Wicker, British broadcaster on this day in history.   

1926  On August - 02 betsy Bloomingdale, dept store mogul   

1927  Brian Neill, British Lord Justice of Appeal on this day in history.   

1928  Mussolini signs peace treaty with Abyssinia (Ethiopia) on August - 02.   

1929  Phillies Don Hurst sets NL record of 6 consecutive games with a HR on this day in history.   

1931  On August - 02 spanish Catalonia agrees (99+%) for autonomous status   

1932  On this day in history the birth of Peter O'Toole, British actor   

1932  On August - 02 charlie Grimm replaces Roger Hornsby as manager of Chic Cubs   

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

1934  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 on this day in history.   

1934  William Franks twirls an indian club overhead 17,280 times in 1 hour on this day in history.   

1934  On this day in history 1st airplane train, plane tows 3 mail gliders behind it   

1934  Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Hindenburg, soldier/statesman, dies at 86 on August - 02.   

1937  The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 is passed in America, essentially rendering marijuana and all its by-products illegal on August - 02.   

1938  On this day in history 1st test of a yellow baseball (Dodgers vs Cardinals)   

1938  Bjarni Thorsteinsson, composer, dies at 76 on August - 02.   

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

1940  Clermont-Ferrand sentences Gen Charles de Gaulle to death on August - 02.   

1941  On this day in history jews are expelled from Hungarian Ruthenia   

1941  German 11st Army surrounds 20 Russian divisions at Oeman on August - 02.   

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  Friedrich Aereboe, Dutch landlord, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1943  On this day in history pT-109, under command of LTJG John F. Kennedy, cut in half by Japanese cruiser   

1943  Revolt in Treblinka on August - 02.   

1943  Armed revolt breaks out in Treblinka on August - 02.   

1944  On August - 02 amsterdam soccer team "The Volewijckers" plays in orange shirts   

1945  On this day in history potsdam Conference ended, with Stalin, Truman & Churchill   

1945  Emil Nikolaus von Reznicek, composer (Donna Diana), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

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1455  Johan Cicero, elect of Brandenburg (1486-99) was born on this day in history.   

1533  On August - 02 birth of theodor Zwinger, Swiss scholar (d. 1588)   

1627  On this day in history birth of samuel Dircksz van Hoogstraten, Dutch painter   

1632  On this day in history birth of kaspar von Stieler, German poet (Teutsche Wolredner)   

1672  Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss scholar (d. 1733) was born on this day in history.   

1674  On August - 02 birth of philip II, Duke of Orléans, Regent of France (d. 1723)   

1696  Mahmud I, Sultan of Ottoman (Turkey) (1730-54)/fought Austria & Russia was born on August - 02.   

1703  Lorenzo Ricci, Italian Jesuit leader (d. 1775) was born on August - 02.   

0257  Stefanus I, bishop of Rome (254-57)/heretic fighter, dies on this day in history.   

0640  On this day in history 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  Abu Amir Mohammed ibn Abd allah ibn Mohammed ibn Abi Amir, dies at 64 on August - 02.   

1075  John VIII Xiphilinus, theologian/patriarch of Constantinople, dies on this day in history.   

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

1222  Death of Count Raymond VI of Toulouse (b. 1156) on this day in history.