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August 2 is the 214th day of the year (215th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays July 1 - Canada Day ( Canada) July 1 - July Morning ( Bulgaria) International holidays Independence Day - India National Heroes Day - Philippines Independence Day - Pakistan 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays Independence Day - India National Heroes Day - Philippines Independence Day - Pakistan August 2007 is the eighth month of that year It began on a Wednesday and 31 days later ended on a Friday. August 2006 was a month with thirty-one days On August 10, an alleged plot to detonate ten Airliners over the Atlantic Ocean was revealed to PortalCurrent events News collections and sources WikipediaNews collections and sources. August 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - See also August 1 2003 - August 2003 - August 3 2003 ---- The Daily Telegraph in the United Kingdom claims August 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September August 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September August 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 151 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Battle of Chaeronea, securing Macedonian hegemony in Greece and the Aegean. Events By place Persian Empire The Persian general and Vizier, the Eunuch Bagoas, falls out of favour with The Army of ancient Macedon is considered to be among the greatest military forces of the ancient world Philip II of Macedon, ( Greek: Φίλιππος Β' ο Μακεδών &mdash φίλος = friend + ίππος = Horse Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Thebes ( Classic Greek Θῆβαι, Mod Θήβα) is a city in Greece, situated to the north of the Cithaeron range which divides The Battle of Chaeronea 338 BC, fought near Chaeronea, in Boeotia, was the greatest victory of Philip II of Macedon. Macedon or Macedonia ( Greek grc Μακεδονία grc-Latn Makedonía) was the name of a kingdom centered in the northern-most Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Aegean civilization is a general term for the Bronze Age Civilizations of Greece and the Aegean.
• 216 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of Cannae - The Carthaginian army lead by Hannibal defeats a numerically superior Roman army under command of consuls Lucius Aemilius Paullus and Gaius Terentius Varro. Events By place Roman Republic The Carthaginian general Hannibal, moves his forces southward through Italy and seizes the large The Second Punic War (referred to as "The War Against Hannibal" by the Romans lasted from 218 to 201 BC and involved combatants in the western For the 11th century battle in the Byzantine conquest of the Mezzogiorno, see Battle of Cannae (1018. Carthage (Καρχηδών Karkhēdōn, Carthago from the Phoenician קרת חדשת phn-Latn Qart-ḥadašt meaning new town) refers Hannibal (Pronounced in Phoenician: Hanniba'al means " Ba'al is my grace " or " Ba'al has given me grace " 247 BC &ndash The Roman Republic was the phase of the ancient Roman civilization characterized by a Republican form of government a period which began with the overthrow of the Consul (abbrev cos; Latin plural consules) was the highest elected office of the Roman Republic and an appointive office under the Empire Lucius Aemilius Paullus (d 216 BC was a Roman Consul twice in 219 and 216 BC Gaius Terentius Varro (fl 3rd century BC was a Roman Consul and commander
• 1610 - Henry Hudson sails into what it is now known as Hudson Bay, thinking he had made it through the Northwest Passage and reached the Pacific Ocean. Henry Hudson' (1570 &ndash 1611 was an English Sea explorer and Navigator in the early 17th century The Northwest Passage is a sea route through the Arctic Ocean, along the northern coast of North America via waterways amidst the Canadian Arctic Archipelago The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions
• 1776 - Delegates to the Continental Congress begin signing the United States Declaration of Independence. Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that became the governing body of the United States during the The United States Declaration of Independence is a statement adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4 1776 announcing that the thirteen American colonies then
• 1790 - The first US Census is conducted. Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The United States Census is a decennial Census mandated by the United States Constitution.
• 1798 - French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Nile (Battle of Aboukir Bay) concludes in a British victory
• 1869 - Japan's samurai, farmer, artisan, merchant class system (Shinōkōshō) is abolished as part of the Meiji Restoration reforms. Year 1798 ( MDCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of major conflicts from 1792 until 1802 fought between the French Revolutionary government and several European states The Battle of the Nile or Aboukir Bay (August 1-2 1798 saw a British fleet under Rear-Admiral Horatio Nelson defeat a French Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. is the term for the military nobility of Pre-industrial Japan. A farmer is a person who raises living organisms for food or raw materials An artisan, also called a Craftsman, is a skilled manual worker who crafts items that may be functional or strictly decorative including furniture clothing Merchants function as professionals who deal with Trade, dealing in commodities that they do not produce themselves in order to produce Profit. The four divisions of society refers to the model of Japanese society during the Edo period. The, also known as the Meiji Ishin, Revolution, or Renewal, was a chain of events that led to enormous changes in Japan 's political and social structure (Traditional Japanese date: June 25, 1869). Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year
• 1870 - Tower Subway, the world's first underground tube railway, opens in London. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Tower Subway is a Tunnel beneath the River Thames in central London, close — as the name suggests — to the Tower of London. A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway or metro(politan system is an electric passenger railway London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.
• 1903 - Fall of the Ottoman Empire: Unsuccessful uprising of Macedonians led by the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization against Ottoman Turkey, also known as the Ilinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Some scholars argue the power of the Caliphate began waning by 1683 and without the acquisition of significant new wealth the Empire went into a slow decline The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches
• 1916 - World War I: Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Not to be confused with Toronto. Taranto ( Ancient Greek: Tarās; Modern Greek: Tarantas) is a coastal city in
• 1918 - Japan announces that it is deploying troops to Siberia in the aftermath of World War I. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Siberia (Сиби́рь Sibir) is the name given to the vast region constituting almost all of Northern Asia and for the most part currently serving World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All
• 1931 - Einstein urges all scientists to refuse military work. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Albert Einstein ( German: ˈalbɐt ˈaɪ̯nʃtaɪ̯n; English: ˈælbɝt ˈaɪnstaɪn (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955 was a German -born theoretical A military is an Organization authorized by its Nation to use force usually including use of Weapons in defending its Country (or by attacking
• 1932 - The positron (antiparticle of the electron) is discovered by Carl D. Anderson. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. The positrons or antielectron is the Antiparticle or the Antimatter counterpart of the Electron. to most kinds of particles, there is an associated antiparticle with the same Mass and opposite Electric charge. The electron is a fundamental Subatomic particle that was identified and assigned the negative charge in 1897 by J Carl David Anderson ( 3 September 1905 &ndash 11 January 1991) was an American Physicist.
• 1934 - Gleichschaltung: Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gleichschaltung, meaning "coordination" "making the same" "bringing into line" is a Nazi term for the process by which the Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• 1937 - The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 is passed in America, essentially rendering marijuana and all its by-products illegal. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In the United States, the 1937 Marihuana Tax Act, Pub 238 75th Congress 50 Stat Cannabis, also known as marijuana or marihuana, or ganja (from Hindi / Sanskrit: गांजा gānjā hemp) is a
• 1939 - Albert Einstein and Leó Szilárd write a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt urging him to begin the Manhattan project to develop a nuclear weapon. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Albert Einstein ( German: ˈalbɐt ˈaɪ̯nʃtaɪ̯n; English: ˈælbɝt ˈaɪnstaɪn (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955 was a German -born theoretical Leó Szilárd (Szilárd Leó February 11, 1898 – May 30, 1964) was an Hungarian - American Physicist who The World War II Manhattan Project developed the first Nuclear weapon (atomic bomb
• 1943 - Rebellion in the Nazi death camp of Treblinka. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
• 1943 - World War II: PT-109 rammed by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri and sinks. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Specifications PT-109 belonged to the PT 103 class hundreds of which were completed between 1942 and 1945 by Elco. For Combined Fleet, please see that article For Carrier Striking Task Force, please see that article John F Kennedy and the PT-109 See main article Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 On 2 August 1943 the ship was used Lt. John F. Kennedy, future US President, saves all but two of his crew. John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy (May 29 1917&ndashNovember 22 1963 often referred to by his initials JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of
• 1945 - World War II: Potsdam Conference, in which the Allied Powers discuss the future of defeated Germany, concludes. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The Potsdam Conference was held at Cecilienhof, the home of Crown Prince Wilhelm Hohenzollern, in Potsdam, Germany, from July 16, In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• 1964 - Vietnam War: Gulf of Tonkin Incident - North Vietnamese gunboats allegedly fires on U.S. destroyers, USS Maddox and the USS Turner Joy. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia The Gulf of Tonkin Incident is the name given to two separate incidents involving naval forces of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam and the United States The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN or less commonly Vietnamese Democratic Republic (Việt Nam Dân Chủ Cộng Hòa was a Country on the northern half of Vietnam The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Operations Maddox screened the ships of the Fast Carrier Task Force during strikes against enemy targets in the western Pacific where she was struck by an enemy Pre-Vietnam War operational duty Following a pre-shakedown goodwill cruise to Central and South American ports and shakedown out of San Diego,
• 1965 - French Riviera fires: At least 7,000 people, mostly holidaymakers, evacuate to a local beach as fires swept the hills between the Provence resorts of Hyeres and St Tropez. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar.
• 1967 - The second Blackwall Tunnel opens in Greenwich, London. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The Blackwall Tunnel is a pair of road Tunnels underneath the River Thames in east London, linking the London Borough of Tower Hamlets with the Greenwich ( ˈɡrɛnɪtʃ GREN-itch /ˈɡrɛnɪdʒ/ GREN-idge or /ˈɡrɪnɪdʒ/ GRIN-idge is a district in south-east London,
• 1968 - The 1968 Casiguran Earthquake hits Casiguran, Aurora, Philippines killing more than 270 people and wounding 261. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The 1968 Casiguran earthquake occurred on August 2, 1968 at a magnitude of 7 Casiguran is a 3rd class municipality in the northern part of the province of Aurora, Philippines. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP
• 1973 - A flash fire kills 51 at the Summerland amusement centre at Douglas, Isle of Man. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The Summerland Disaster occurred when a Fire spread through the Summerland Leisure centre in Douglas on the Isle of Man on the night of Douglas (Doolish is the capital of the Isle of Man and its largest town The Isle of Man (Ellan Vannin ˈɛlʲən ˈvanɪn or Mann (Mannin) is a self-governing Crown dependency, located in the Irish Sea at the geographical
• 1980 - A bomb explodes at the railway station in Bologna, Italy, killing 85 people and wounding more than 200. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) The Bologna massacre (Strage di Bologna was a terrorist bombing at the Central Station of Bologna, Italy on the morning of August Bologna Centrale is a railway station in Bologna, Italy. History The first Bologna Centrale station was constructed in 1864 however there Bologna (boloɲa from Latin Bononia, Bulåggna in Bolognese dialect is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
• 1985 - Delta Air Lines Flight 191, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar crashes at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport killing 137. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Delta Air Lines Flight 191 was an Airline service from Fort Lauderdale Florida 's Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, bound for Los WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout
• 1990 - Iraq invades Kuwait, eventually leading to conflict with coalition forces in the Gulf War. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The State of Kuwait ( دولة الكويت IPA [dawlatt̪ alkuwajt̪]) is a sovereign Arab Emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed

Births

• 1533 - Theodor Zwinger, Swiss scholar (d. Theodor Zwinger ( August 2, 1533 - March 10, 1588) was a Swiss Scholar. 1588)
• 1672 - Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss scholar (d. Johann Jakob Scheuchzer ( August 2, 1672 &ndash June 23, 1733) was a Swiss scholar born at Zürich. 1733)
• 1674 - Philip II, Duke of Orléans, Regent of France (d. Year 1733 ( MDCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Philippe II Duke of Orléans ( August 2, 1674 &ndash December 2, 1723) was a member of the royal family of France A regent, from the Latin regens "who reigns" is a person selected to act as Head of state (ruling or not because the ruler is a minor 1723)
• 1696 - Mahmud I, Ottoman Sultan (d. Year 1723 ( MDCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Mahmud I (in Arabic محمودالأول ( August 2, 1696 December 13, 1754) was the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Dynasty (or the Imperial House of Osman) ( Turkish: Osmanlı Hanedanı) ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1299 to 1922 beginning with 1754)
• 1703 - Lorenzo Ricci, Italian Jesuit leader (d. Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1703 ( MDCCIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Lorenzo Ricci ( August 1 1703, Florence, Italy - November 24, 1775, Rome was an Italian Jesuit elected the 18th Superior General The Society of Jesus ( Latin: Societas Iesu, SJ and SI or SJ, SI) is a Catholic religious order 1775)
• 1788 - Leopold Gmelin, German chemist (d. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Leopold Gmelin (2 August 1788 &ndash 13 April 1853 was a German Chemist. 1853)
• 1815 - Adolf Friedrich von Schack, German writer (d. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Adolf Friedrich Graf von Schack ( 2 August 1815 - 14 April 1894) was a German Poet and Historian of Literature 1894)
• 1828 - Manuel Pavía y Rodríguez de Alburquerque, Spanish general (d. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Manuel Pavia y Rodriguez de Alburquerque ( August 2 1828 - January 4 1895) was a Spanish general born in Cadiz. 1895)
• 1834 - Frédéric Bartholdi, French sculptor (d. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi ( August 2, 1834 – October 4, 1904) was a French sculptor. 1904)
• 1835 - Elisha Gray, American inventor and entrepreneur (d. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Elisha Gray (August 2 1835 &ndash January 21 1901 was an American electrical engineer and is best known for his development of a telephone prototype in 1876 in 1901)
• 1858 - Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont, queen of the Netherlands (d. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont (2 August 1858 - 20 March 1934 was Queen consort of William III, King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg 1934)
• 1865 - Irving Babbitt, American literary critic (d. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Irving Babbitt ( August 2, 1865 &ndash July 15, 1933) was an American academic and literary critic, noted for his founding 1933)
• 1865 - John Radecki, Australian stained glass artist (d. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Radecki (also known as Jan Radecki (1865 - 1955 was a master Stained glass artist working in Australia, considered to be the finest such artist of his time 1955)
• 1868 - King Constantine I of Greece (d. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Constantine I King of the Hellenes (Κωνσταντίνος A' Βασιλεύς των Ελλήνων - 11 January 1923 was King of Greece from 1913 to 1917 and from 1923)
• 1871 - John French Sloan, American artist (d. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 1951)
• 1875 - Mstislav Dobuzhinsky, Russian artist (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Mstislav Valerianovich Dobuzhinsky or Dobujinsky Mstislavas Dobužinskis ( 2 August, 1875, Novgorod — 20 November, 1957 1957)
• 1878 - Georg Hackenschmidt, Estonian wrestler (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Georg Karl Julius Hackenschmidt ( July 20 1878 - February 19 1968) was an early 20th-century strongman and professional wrestler 1968)
• 1878 - Aino Kallas, Finnish - Estonian author (d. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Aino Krohn Kallas ( August 2, 1878 &ndash November 9, 1956) was a prominent Finnish - Estonian author 1956)
• 1882 - Red Ames, baseball player (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Leon Kessling "Red" Ames ( August 2, 1882 - October 8, 1936) was an American Pitcher in Major League 1936)
• 1884 - Rómulo Gallegos, President of Venezuela (d. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Rómulo Gallegos Freire ( August 2 1884 &ndash April 7 1969) was a Venezuelan Novelist and Politician. ||-||} Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->The President of Venezuela (Presidente 1969)
• 1886 - John Alexander Douglas McCurdy Canadian Aviator ( d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Alexander Douglas McCurdy ( August 2, 1886 &ndash June 25, 1961) was a Canadian aviation pioneer and Lieutenant-Governor 1961)
• 1890 - Marin Sais, American actress (d. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Marin Sais ( August 2, 1890 - December 31, 1971) was an American motion picture Actress whose career was most prolific 1971)
• 1891 - Viktor Maksimovich Zhirmunsky, Russian literary historian, linguist (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Viktor Maksimovich Zhirmunsky (b 2 August 1891 in Saint Petersburg, d 1971)
• 1892 - Jack Warner, Canadian film producer (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year This article is about Jack Warner the head of Warner Brothers 1978)
• 1896 - Lorenzo Herrera, Venezuelan singer and composer (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Lorenzo Esteban Herrera ( August 2, 1896 - 1960 is remembered as one of the greatest singers and composers of the first half of the Venezuelan 1960)
• 1897 - Karl Otto Koch, German SS-officer (d. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Karl Otto Koch ( August 2, 1897 &ndash 1945)
• 1897 - Max Weber, Swiss Federal Councilor (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Max Weber ( August 2, 1897 - December 2, 1974) was a Swiss politician 1974)
• 1899 - Charles Bennett, British screenwriter (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Charles Bennett ( 2 August 1899 - 15 June 1995) was an English Playwright and Screenwriter, probably best known 1995)
• 1902 - Helen Morgan, American actress (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Helen Morgan (August 2 1900 – October 9 1941 was an American singer and actress who worked in films and on the stage 1941)
• 1905 - Karl Amadeus Hartmann, German composer (d. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Karl Amadeus Hartmann ( August 2, 1905 Munich &ndash December 5, 1963 Munich was a German Composer 1963)
• 1905 - Myrna Loy, American actress (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Myrna Loy ( August 2, 1905 – December 14, 1993) was an American Motion picture Actress. 1993)
• 1907 - Mary Hamman, American writer (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Mary Hamman ( 2 August 1907 &ndash 18 November 1984) was an American Writer and editor. 1984)
• 1910 - Roger MacDougall, writer (d. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Playwright Roger MacDougall ( 2 August 1910 – 27 May 1993) began writing the occasional Screenplay in the late 30s working 1993)
• 1912 - Ann Dvorak, American actress (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Ann Dvorak ( August 2 1911 &ndash December 10 1979) was an American Film actress. 1979)
• 1912 - Vladimir Zerjavic, Croatian statistician (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Vladimir Žerjavić ( August 2, 1912 - 5 September 2001 was a Croatian economist and a United Nations specialist 2001)
• 1914 - Félix Leclerc, Quebec singer, songwriter and writer (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Félix Leclerc, OC GOQ ( August 2 1914 - August 8 1988) was 1988)
• 1914 - Beatrice Straight, American actress (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) 2001)
• 1915 - Gary Merrill, American actor (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Gary F Merrill ( August 2, 1915 &ndash March 5, 1990) was an American film and television Character actor whose credits included 1990)
• 1920 - Louis Pauwels, French journalist and writer (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Louis Pauwels (born in Belgium, 2 August 1920 &ndash 28 January 1997) was a French journalist and Writer 1997)
• 1923 - Shimon Peres, Israeli politician. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (שמעון פרס born Szymon Perski on August 2 1923, is the ninth President of the State of Israel.
• 1924 - James Baldwin, American author (d. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Arthur Baldwin ( August 2, 1924 – November 30, 1987) was an American Novelist, Writer, Playwright 1987)
• 1924 - Carroll O'Connor, American actor (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) John Carroll O'Connor ( August 2, 1924 &ndash June 21, 2001) was an American Actor, producer and director 2001)
• 1925 - John Dexter, English stage and film director
• 1925 - Jorge Rafael Videla, Argentinian dictator
• 1925 - Alan Whicker, British journalist and broadcaster
• 1926 - Betsy Bloomingdale, American socialite and namesake of the Bloomingdale department store chain
• 1930 - Vali Myers (artist), Australian painter (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Dexter ( 2 August 1925 - 23 March 1990) was an English award-winning Theatre, Opera, and Film Jorge Rafael Videla Redondo (born August 21, 1925 in Mercedes Buenos Aires) was the dictator and President of Argentina from 1976 to 1981 Alan Donald Whicker CBE (born 2 August 1921 or 1925 Cairo, Egypt) is a British Journalist and broadcaster. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Betsy Bloomingdale (born Betty Lee Newling on August 2 1926) is an internationally known Socialite. A socialite is a person who is known to be a part of fashionable Society because of his or her regular participation in social activities and fondness for spending a significant Bloomingdale's (or Bloomie's) is a chain of upscale American Department stores owned by Macy's Inc Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vali Myers ( August 2, 1930) &ndash ( February 12, 2003) was an Australian artist who specialized in 2003)
• 1931 - Pierre DuMaine, Catholic bishop
• 1931 - Viliam Schrojf, Slovak footballer (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Roland Pierre DuMaine (b August 2, 1931) is an American Roman Catholic bishop Viliam Schrojf ( 2 August 1931 &ndash 1 September 2007) was a former Slovak football goalkeeper 2007)
• 1932 - Lamar Hunt, American sports executive (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Lamar Hunt ( August 2, 1932 – December 13, 2006) was an American sportsman and promoter of American football, soccer 2006)
• 1932 - Peter O'Toole, Irish-born actor
• 1934 - Valery Bykovsky, Soviet cosmonaut
• 1935 - Hank Cochran, American country music singer and songwriter
• 1937 - Billy Cannon, American football player
• 1937 - Garth Hudson, Canadian musician (The Band)
• 1938 - Pierre de Bané, French Canadian politician
• 1938 - Terry Peck, Falkland Islander (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Peter O'Toole (born 2 August 1932) is an Irish and British actor who achieved instant stardom in 1962 playing T Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Valery Fyodorovich Bykovsky (Валерий Фёдорович Быковский born 2 August 1934 Pavlovsky Posad) was a Soviet cosmonaut who flew Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Garland Perry "Hank" Cochran (b August 2 1935, Isola Mississippi) is an American Country music singer and songwriter Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Abb "Billy" Cannon (born August 2, 1937) is an All-American and 1959 Heisman Trophy winner from Louisiana State University Eric Garth Hudson (b August 2 1937 in Windsor Ontario) is a Canadian Musician. The Band was a rock group active from 1967 to 1976 and again from 1983 to 1999 Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pierre de Bané, PC, QC (born August 2 1938) is a Canadian Senator. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Terence John Peck MBE, CPM ( 2 August 1938 -- 30 December 2006) was a member of the Falkland Islands Defence Force Falkland Islanders (also called Kelpers, Falklanders; Malvinenses Malvineros/as are the People of the British overseas territory 2006) who acted as a scout for 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment in the Falklands War
• 1939 - Wes Craven, American film director
• 1939 - John W. Snow, American 73rd United States Secretary of the Treasury
• 1941 - Doris Coley, American singer (Shirelles) (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Parachute Regiment is the Airborne Infantry element of the British Army. The Falklands War (Guerra de las Malvinas/Guerra del Atlántico Sur also called the Falklands Conflict/Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wesley Earl Craven (born August 2, 1939) is an American Film director and writer, perhaps best known as the creator of many Horror John William Snow (born August 2, 1939, in Toledo Ohio) served as the 73rd United States Secretary of the Treasury. The United States Secretary of the Treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, concerned with finance and monetary matters, and until Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Doris Coley (born August 2, 1941 in North Carolina - February 4, 2000) was a member (and occasional Lead singer) of the The Shirelles were an American Girl group in the early 1960s and the first to have a number one single on the Billboard Hot 100. 2000)
• 1942 - Isabel Allende, Chilean author
• 1943 - Tom Burgmeier, American baseball player
• 1943 - Max Wright, American actor
• 1944 - Jim Capaldi, British musician and songwriter (Traffic) (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Isabel Allende Llona, (born in Lima, Peru; 2 August 1942 is a Chilean American Novelist. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Henry Burgmeier (born August 2 1943 in St Paul Minnesota) is a former Major League Baseball Relief pitcher who played for Max Wright (born August 2, 1943) is an American Actor, best known for his role as Willie Tanner in the Sitcom ALF Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nicola James "Jim" Capaldi ( 2 August 1944 &ndash 28 January 2005) was an English Musician and Songwriter Traffic were an English rock band formed in 1967 by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason. 2005)
• 1944 - Naná Vasconcelos, Brazilian jazz musician
• 1945 - Joanna Cassidy, American actress
• 1945 - Alex Jesaulenko, Australian rules footballer
• 1947 - Massiel, Spanish singer
• 1948 - Andy Fairweather Low, British guitarist
• 1948 - Dennis Prager, American radio talk show host and author
• 1949 - James Fallows, American journalist
• 1950 - Lance Ito, American judge
• 1950 - Sue Rodriguez, Canadian assisted suicide advocate (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Naná Vasconcelos (b Recife Brazil, August 2, 1944) is a Brazilian Latin jazz Percussionist, Vocalist and Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Joanna Cassidy (born August 2 1945) is an American actress who has been active in Film and Television much of her career Alex 'Jezza' Jesaulenko MBE (born 2 August 1945 Salzburg, Austria) is a former Australian rules footballer and coach Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. María de los Ángeles Felisa Santamaría Espinosa ( b August 2 1947, Madrid, Spain) professionally known as Massiel, is Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andrew Fairweather-Low (born 2 August 1946, Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed, Wales) is a Welsh Guitarist, Songwriter Dennis Prager (born August 2 1948) is an American syndicated radio talk show host columnist author ethicist and public speaker Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Fallows is an American print and radio Journalist who has been associated with The Atlantic Monthly for many years and has written eight Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lance Allan Ito (born August 2, 1950 in Los Angeles California) is an American Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Sue Rodriguez ( August 2, 1950 – February 12, 1994) was an advocate of Assisted suicide. Assisted suicide is the process by which an individual who may otherwise be incapable is provided with the means (drugs or equipment to commit Suicide. 1994)
• 1951 - Andrew Gold, American musician and songwriter
• 1951 - Joe Lynn Turner, American singer (Deep Purple and Rainbow
• 1951 - Freddie Wadling, Swedish actor and musician (The Leather Nun, Fleshquartet)
• 1951 - Per Westerberg, Swedish politician
• 1953 - Marjo, Quebec singer
• 1953 - Butch Patrick, American actor
• 1954 - James Charles Kopp, American citizen who murdered Barnett Slepian
• 1954 - Sammy McIlroy, Northern Irish footballer and manager
• 1955 - Caleb Carr, American novelist and military historian
• 1955 - Tim Dunigan, American Actor
• 1956 - Fulvio Melia, Italian-American physicist/astrophysicist and author
• 1956 - Jim Neidhart, American professional wrestler
• 1956 - Isabel Pantoja, Spanish singer
• 1957 - Mojo Nixon, American musician and actor
• 1959 - Victoria Jackson, American comedian
• 1959 - Apollonia Kotero, American singer and actress
• 1960 - Neal Morse, American musician (Spock's Beard and Transatlantic)
• 1960 - David Yow, American musician (Scratch Acid, The Jesus Lizard)
• 1961 - Linda Fratianne, American figure skater
• 1961 - Cold 187um, American rapper (Above the Law)
• 1964 - Frank Biela, German race car driver
• 1964 - Mary-Louise Parker, American actress
• 1965 - Hisanobu Watanabe, Japanese baseball player and coach
• 1966 - Tim Wakefield, American baseball player
• 1967 - Aaron Krickstein, American tennis player
• 1967 - Aline Brosh McKenna, American screenwriter
• 1968 - Stefan Effenberg, German footballer
• 1969 - Fernando Couto, Portuguese footballer
• 1969 - Jan Axel Blomberg (Hellhammer), drummer for the bands Dimmu Borgir, Winds, Mayhem, and many others
• 1969 - Richard Hallebeek, Dutch guitarist
• 1970 - Tony Amonte, American ice hockey player
• 1970 - Kevin Smith, American director and screenwriter
• 1971 - Michael Hughes, Irish footballer
• 1972 - Mohamed Al-Deayea, Saudi Arabian footballer
• 1972 - Jacinda Barrett, Australian model and actress
• 1972 - Daniele Nardello, Italian professional road racing cyclist
• 1972 - Jimmy Pop, American musician (The Bloodhound Gang)
• 1972 - Justyna Steczkowska, Polish singer
• 1973 - Hiroyuki Goto, Japanese game designer
• 1974 - Angie Cepeda, Colombian actress
• 1975 - Mineiro, Brazilian footballer
• 1975 - Xu Huaiwen, Chinese-born badminton player
• 1975 - Ingrid Rubio, Spanish actress
• 1976 - Reyes Estévez, Spanish athlete
• 1976 - Sam Worthington, Australian actor
• 1977 - Edward Furlong, American actor
• 1978 - Goran Gavrančić, Serbian footballer
• 1978 - Matt Guerrier, American baseball player
• 1979 - Reuben Kosgei, Kenyan athlete
• 1980 - Ivica Banović, Croatian footballer
• 1980 - Nadia Bjorlin, American actress
• 1982 - Hélder Postiga, Portuguese footballer
• 1982 - Grady Sizemore, American baseball player
• 1983 - Nick Diaz, American MMA fighter
• 1984 - Chiara Mastalli, Italian actress
• 1984 - Giampaolo Pazzini, Italian footballer
• 1985 - Harry Smith, Canadian professional wrestler
• 1986 - Mathieu Razanakolona, Malagasy skier
• 1988 - Brittany Hargest, American singer (Jump5)
• 1992 - Hallie Kate Eisenberg, American actress

Deaths

• 686 - Pope John V
• 924 - Ælfweard of Wessex
• 1100 - King William II of England
• 1222 - Count Raymond VI of Toulouse (b. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Andrew Gold (born August 2 1951, Burbank, California) is an American Singer, Musician and Songwriter Joe Lynn Turner ( JLT) born Joseph Linquito August 2, 1951 in Hackensack New Jersey, is a melodic hard rock singer best known for his work Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertfordshire in 1968 Rainbow was a Hard rock and heavy metal band formed by former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore in 1975. Freddie Wadling (born August 2, 1951 in Gothenburg, Sweden) is a Swedish singer actor and opera writer whose over 30-year musical career spans The Leather Nun were a Swedish rock group Careening from Garage rock to goth and industrial, Leather Nun became cult heroes in their Fleshquartet (Fläskvartetten is a Swedish band Although they have five members the name comes from the band consisting of a (often electrical String quartet plus Per Erik Gunnar Westerberg (born 2 August, 1951) is a Swedish Moderate Party politician and as of 2006 the current Speaker of the Riksdag Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Patrick Alan Lilley (born August 2, 1953) better known as Butch Patrick, is a former American Child actor best known for his role as Eddie Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) James Charles Kopp (born in Pasadena California on August 2, 1954) is an American citizen who was convicted in 2003 for the 1998 Sniper Barnett Slepian ( October 21, 1946 – October 23, 1998) was an Obstetrician / Gynecologist and abortion provider in Samuel Baxter "Sammy" McIlroy (born 2 August 1954) is a Northern Irish former international footballer whose clubs included Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Caleb Carr (born August 2, 1955) is an American novelist and military historian Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Tim Dunigan (born August 2, 1955 in St Louis Missouri, US) is an actor who played Capt Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fulvio Melia (born 2 August 1956) is an Italian - American Physicist / Astrophysicist and Author. James Henry "Jim" Neidhart (born August 2, 1956) Neidhart pursued a career in the National Football League, where he played briefly for the Isabel Pantoja ( María Isabel Pantoja Martín b Seville, 1956) is a popular contemporary gypsy Spanish Singer, born on Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Mojo Nixon (born Neill Kirby McMillan Jr, August 2, 1957 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina) is an American musician The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Victoria Jackson (born August 2, 1959, in Miami Florida) is an American comedian actress and singer best known as a cast member of the NBC Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Neal Morse (born on August 2, 1960 in Van Nuys California) is a prolific American Multi-instrumentalist and Progressive rock Spock's Beard is a Progressive rock band formed in 1992 in Los Angeles by brothers Neal and Alan Morse. The term transatlantic refers to something occurring all the way across the Atlantic Ocean. David Yow (born August 2 1960 is an American musician born in Las Vegas Nevada. Scratch Acid was an Austin Texas Noise rock group formed in 1982. The Jesus Lizard was a Rock music group formed in 1987 in Chicago Illinois. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Linda Sue Fratianne (born August 2, 1960 in Los Angeles - Northridge, California, U Gregory Fernan Hutchinson (born August 2, 1961 in Pomona, California) better known by his Stage name Cold 187um, is Above the Law was a Rap group from Pomona California, founded in 1989 by Cold 187um, KMG the Illustrator Go Mack and DJ Total K-Oss Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Frank Biela (born August 2 1964 in Neuss, Germany) is an Auto racing driver mainly competing in Touring cars and Mary-Louise Parker (born August 2, 1964) is an American Tony - Emmy - and Golden Globe -winning actress Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Hisanobu Watanabe (渡辺 久信 born August 2, 1965 in Kiryu, Gunma Japan) is the manager of the Saitama Seibu Lions. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Timothy Stephen Wakefield (born August 2, 1966 in Melbourne, Florida) is a Right-handed Knuckleball Pitcher Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Aaron Krickstein (born August 2, 1967) is an American former professional Tennis player on the ATP Tour who competed from 1983 Aline Brosh McKenna (born 2 August 1967 in New Jersey) is an American Screenwriter. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stefan Effenberg (born 2 August 1968 in Niendorf Hamburg, West Germany) is a former German football player Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fernando Manuel Silva Couto, OIH (born 2 August 1969; pron fɨɾ'nɐ̃du 'kotu or) is a Portuguese professional Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jan Axel ‘Hellhammer’ Blomberg born August 2, 1969, is a three time Spellemannprisen award-winning Heavy Metal Drummer from Dimmu Borgir (ˌdɪmuːˈbɔːrɡɪr is a Symphonic black metal band from Norway. Mayhem is a Black metal band formed during 1984 in Oslo Norway. Richard Hallebeek (* August 2, 1969) is a Dutch Jazz fusion guitarist born in Bilthoven Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Anthony Lewis "Tony" Amonte (born August 2, 1970 in Hingham, Massachusetts) is a professional Ice hockey right Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2 1970 is an American Screenwriter, Writer, Film director, Actor and Comic book writer Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Michael Hughes (born August 2 1971 in Larne, County Antrim) is a Northern Irish footballer who is without a club following Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mohamed Abdullaziz Al-Deayea (محمد الدعيع (born August 2, 1972 in Tabuk) is a Saudi Arabian football goalkeeper Jacinda Barrett (born 2 August 1972 is an Australian model turned Actress. Daniele Nardello (born 02 August 1972 in Varese) is an Italian professional road racing cyclist since 1994 Jimmy Pop (sometimes Jimmy Pop Ali) (born James Moyer Franks, August 27, 1972 in Trappe, Pennsylvania) is an Justyna Steczkowska (b August 2, 1972 in Rzeszów, Poland) is a Polish singer song-writer and actress Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. of Tokyo, Japan, born 2 August 1973, recited Pi from memory to 42195 Decimal places at NHK Broadcasting Centre, Tokyo Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Angie Cepeda (born Angélica María Cepeda Jiménez; August 2, 1974) is a Colombian Actress. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carlos Luciano da Silva, nicknamed Mineiro (born on 2 August 1975 in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul) is a Brazilian footballer who currently Xu Huaiwen ( born August 2 1975) is a female Badminton player from Germany. Ingrid Rubio ( 2 August 1975 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain) is one of the top actresses in Spanish Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Reyes Estévez López (born August 2, 1976 in Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain) is a Spanish 1500 metres runner who Samuel "Sam" Worthington (born 2 August 1976 is an award-winning Australian actor Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Edward Walter Furlong (born August 2, 1977) is a Saturn Award -winning American Actor, best known to film audiences as John Connor Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Goran Gavrančić ( Serbian Cyrillic: Горан Гавранчић born August 2, 1978 in Belgrade, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia Matthew Olson Guerrier (born August 2, 1978 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a major league Relief pitcher, for the Minnesota Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Reuben Seroney Kosgei (born August 2, 1979 in Kapsabet, Kenya) is a middle and long distance athlete mostly Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Ivica Banović (born August 2 1980 in Zagreb) is a Croatian football Midfielder who plays for German club Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Nadia Alexandra Björlin (credited as Bjorlin (born August 2, 1980) is an Iranian - Swedish Actress. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Hélder Manuel Marques Postiga (born August 2, 1982 in Vila do Conde) is a Portuguese football player who plays as a Striker Grady Sizemore III (born August 2, 1982 in Seattle, Washington) On June 27, 2002, Sizemore was part of a six-player Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Nicholas Robert Diaz (born August 2, 1983) is an American professional Mixed martial arts fighter Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Chiara Mastalli (born August 2, 1984 in Rome) is an Italian film and television actress Giampaolo Pazzini (born August 2, 1984 in Pescia) is an Italian footballer, who currently plays for Fiorentina, having Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Harry Smith (born August 2, 1985)- British professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling on its Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Mathieu Razanakolona (born August 2 1986 in Montreal Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian - Malagasy alpine skier, born Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Brittany Lynne Hargest (born August 2, 1988 in Durham North Carolina) is a Christian singer and dancer and was the youngest member of the Christian/pop Jump5 was an American Dance-pop / Contemporary Christian group Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Hallie Kate Eisenberg (born August 2, 1992) is an American Actress. Events By Place Europe The Kingdom of Kent is attacked and conquered by West Saxons under Caedwalla. Pope John V, Pope from 685 to August 2, 686, was a Syrian by birth and on account of his knowledge of Greek had in 680 been For the automobile see Porsche 924. Events By Place Europe King Athelstan succeeds to the throne of Mercia Ælfweard (born 904 died 2 August, 924) was the second Son of Edward the Elder, the eldest born to Ælfflæd. William II (c 1056 &ndash 2 August 1100) the third son of William I of England (William the Conqueror was King of England from 1087 Raymond VI of Toulouse ( October 27, 1156 &ndash August 2, 1222) was count of Toulouse and marquis of Provence from 1194 1156)
• 1511 - Andrew Barton, Scottish naval leader
• 1589 - King Henry III of France (b. Sir Andrew Barton (c 1466 &ndash August 2, 1511) served as High Admiral of Scotland. Henry III of France (Henri III Henryk ( September 19 1551 – August 2, 1589) 1551)
• 1611 - Kato Kiyomasa, Japanese warlord and samurai (b. ( July 25, 1562 - August 2, 1611) was a Japanese daimyō of the Sengoku and Edo period. 1562)
• 1696 - Robert Campbell of Glenlyon, Scottish military commander (b. Robert Campbell, 5th Laird of Glenlyon (1630 &ndash August 2, 1696) was a minor member of Scottish nobility and is best known as one of the commanding 1630)
• 1769 - Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician (b. Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Daniel Finch 8th Earl of Winchilsea and 3rd Earl of Nottingham, KG, PC ( 24 May 1689 – 2 August 1769) was a British politician 1689)
• 1776 - Louis François I, Prince of Conti, French military leader (b. Year 1776 ( MDCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Louis François I de Bourbon ( August 13, 1717 &ndash August 2, 1776) was the Prince of Conti from 1727 to his death following his 1717)
• 1788 - Thomas Gainsborough, English artist (b. Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Thomas Gainsborough (christened 14 May 1727 &ndash died 2 August 1788 was one of the most famous portrait and landscape painters of 18th century Britain. 1727)
• 1815 - Guillaume Marie Anne Brune, French marshal (b. Year 1727 ( MDCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1815 ( MDCCCXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Guillaume Marie Anne Brune 1st Comte Brune ( March 13, 1763 &mdash August 2, 1815) was a French soldier and political figure who rose 1763)
• 1823 - Lazare Carnot, French general, politician, and mathematician (b. Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1823 ( MDCCCXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Lazare Nicolas Marguerite Comte Carnot ( May 13, 1753 &mdash August 2, 1823) the Organizer of Victory in the French 1753)
• 1849 - Governor Muhammad Ali of Egypt (b. Year 1753 ( MDCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This article is about the leader of Egypt For other people named Muhammad Ali or Mehmet Ali see Muhammad Ali (disambiguation and Mehemet Ali (disambiguation 1769)
• 1859 - Horace Mann, American educator and abolitionist (b. Year 1769 ( MDCCLXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common This article is about an early leader in education for the private school located in New York City see Horace Mann School. 1796)
• 1876 - James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok, American gunfighter (b. Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year James Butler Hickok ( May 27, 1837 &ndash August 2, 1876) better known as Wild Bill Hickok, was a figure in the American Old 1837)
• 1889 - Eduardo Gutiérrez, Argentinian author (b. Year 1837 ( MDCCCXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Eduardo Gutiérrez ( July 15, 1851 – August 2, 1889) was an Argentinian writer 1851)
• 1890 - Louise-Victorine Ackermann, French poet (b. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Louise-Victorine Ackermann, née Choquet ( 30 November 1813 - 2 August 1890) was a French Poet. 1813)
• 1903 - Edmond Nocard, French veterinarian (b. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Edmond Nocard (1850 &ndash August 2 1903) was a French Veterinarian and Microbiologist, born in Provins ( Seine-et-Marne 1850)
• 1920 - Ormer Locklear, American stunt pilot (b. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Ormer 'Lock' Locklear ( October 28 1891 &ndash August 2 1920) was a daredevil stunt flyer during and immediately after World War I 1891)
• 1921 - Enrico Caruso, Italian tenor (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Enrico Caruso (born Errico Caruso; February 25 1873 &ndash August 2 1921) was an Italian Opera singer 1873)
• 1922 - Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish-born inventor, invented the telephone(b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout 1847)
• 1923 - Warren G. Harding, 29th President of the United States (b. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Warren Gamaliel Harding (November 2 1865 August 2 1923 was the twenty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death from a heart attack aged The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by 1865)
• 1929 - Mae Costello, American actress (b. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mae Costello (b 1882 - August 2, 1929) was an American stage and film actress of the early twentieth-century 1882)
• 1934 - Paul von Hindenburg, German field marshal and President of Germany (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg ( known universally as Paul von Hindenburg ( ( October 2, 1847 &ndash August 2 The President of Germany (deutscher Bundespräsident is Germany 's Head of state. 1847)
• 1936 - Louis Blériot, French aviation pioneer (b. Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Louis Blériot ( July 1 1872 in Cambrai, France &ndash August 1 1936 in Paris, France) was a 1872)
• 1939 - Harvey Spencer Lewis, American Rosicrucian mystic (b. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Harvey Spencer Lewis FRC, S·I· 33°66°95° PhD ( November 25, 1883 – August 2, 1939 1883)
• 1945 - Pietro Mascagni, Italian composer (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Pietro Mascagni ( December 7, 1863 &ndash August 2, 1863)
• 1955 - Alfred Lépine, Canadian ice hockey player (b. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Alfred Pierre "Pit" Lépine ( July 30, 1901 – August 2, 1955) was a Canadian Ice hockey forward 1901)
• 1972 - Helen Hoyt, American poet (b. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Helen Lyman commonly known as Helen Hoyt or Helen Hoyt Lyman ( January 22, 1887 &ndash August 2, 1972)was an American 1887)
• 1972 - Brian Cole, American bass player (The Association) (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Brian Cole ( September 8 1942 &ndash August 2 1972) was the Bass guitar player for the 1960s Folk rock band The Association 1942)
• 1973 - Jean-Pierre Melville, French film director (b. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Jean-Pierre Melville (born Jean-Pierre Grumbach, October 20, 1917 – August 2, 1973) was a noted French Filmmaker 1917)
• 1974 - W. Douglas Hawkes, British racing driver (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. W Douglas Hawkes ( 11 September 1893 Barton Regis, Bristol, Gloucestershire &ndash 2 August 1974 Athens 1893)
• 1976 - Fritz Lang, Austrian film director (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Friedrich Christian Anton "Fritz" Lang ( December 5, 1890 &ndash August 2, 1976) was an Austrian German - American 1890)
• 1978 - Carlos Chávez, Mexican composer (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Carlos Antonio de Padua Chávez y Ramírez ( June 13, 1899 &ndash August 2, 1978) was a Mexican Composer, conductor 1899)
• 1979 - Thurman Munson, American baseball player (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Thurman Lee Munson ( June 7 1947 – August 2 1979) was an American Catcher in Major League Baseball who played 1947)
• 1986 - Roy Cohn, American politician (b. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Roy Marcus Cohn ( February 20, 1927 &ndash August 2, 1986) was an American conservative Lawyer of Jewish 1927)
• 1988 - Raymond Carver, American writer (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Raymond Clevie Carver Jr ( May 25, 1938 &ndash August 2, 1988) was an American Short story Writer 1938)
• 1988 - Joe Carcione, American consumer advocate (b. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph W Carcione ( October 31 1914 &ndash August 2 1988) was a Consumer advocate known as "The Green Grocer 1914)
• 1990 - Norman Mclean, American writer (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Norman Fitzroy Maclean ( 23 December 1902 in Clarinda, Iowa &mdash 2 August 1990 in Chicago, Illinois 1902)
• 1990 - Edwin Richfield, British actor (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Edwin Richfield (born 11 September 1921 in London died 2 August 1990 in Shrewsbury) was an English actor 1921)
• 1992 - Michel Berger, French singer and songwriter (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Michel Berger (28 November 1947 Neuilly-sur-Seine – 2 August 1992 Ramatuelle) born Michel-Jean Hamburger, was a very successful Jewish 1947)
• 1996 - Michel Debré, French politician (b. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Michel Debré (15 January 1912 2 August 1996 was a French Gaullist politician 1912)
• 1996 - Mohamed Farrah Aidid, Somalian Warlord (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) General Mohamed Farrah Aidid (محمد فرح عيديدمحمد فرح عيديد December 15 1934 – August 2 1996 was a controversial Somali leader often described 1934)
• 1997 - William S. Burroughs, American writer (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar William Seward Burroughs II ( – ˈbʌroʊz was an American Novelist, Essayist, Social critic, painter and Spoken word 1914)
• 1998 - Shari Lewis, American puppeteer (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Shari Lewis (born Sonia Phyllis Hurwitz; January 17, 1933 – August 2, 1998) was a Jewish American 1933)
• 2001 - Ron Townson, American singer (The Fifth Dimension) (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Ron Townson ( January 20, 1941 - August 2, 2001) was an American Vocalist. The Fifth Dimension, also known as The 5th Dimension, is an American Popular music Vocal group, whose repertoire also includes pop 1933)
• 2003 - Don Estelle, British actor (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Don Estelle ( May 22 1933 - August 2 2003) was a British actor and singer 1933)
• 2003 - Mike Levey, American television personality (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Stephen "Mike" Levey ( May 28, 1948 - August 2, 2003) was an American Infomercial host 1948)
• 2003 - Peter Safar, Austrian physician (b. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter Safar ( April 12, 1924 &ndash August 2, 2003) was an Austrian physician of Czech descent 1924)
• 2004 - Don Tosti, American musician (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " DonTosti (given name Edmundo Martinez Tostado) (1923 &ndash August 2 2004) was an American Musician and Composer. 1923)
• 2004 - François Craenhals, Belgian comics artist (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. François Craenhals ( November 15, 1926 - August 2, 2004) was a Belgian Comics artist best known for the comic series 1926)
• 2005 - Steven Vincent, American journalist and writer (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Disambiguation 'Stephen Vincent' redirects here For the fictional character with this spelling see Stephen Vincent Strange. 1955)
• 2007 - Chauncey Bailey, American journalist and editor (b. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Chauncey Wendell Bailey Jr (20 October 1949 – 2 August 2007 was an American journalist, noted for his work primarily on issues of the African-American community 1950)
• 2007 - Holden Roberto, Angolan founder and leader of the FNLA (b. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Holden Álvaro Roberto ( January 12, 1923 &ndash August 2, 2007) founded and led the National Front for the Liberation of Angola (FNLA The National Front for the Liberation of Angola (Frente Nacional de Libertação de Angola is a militant organization that fought for Angolan independence from Portugal 1923)
• 2007 - Kay Dotrice, English repertory actress (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Katherine Newman Dotrice ( 9 May 1929 - 2 August 2007 in Los Angeles California) was a British Repertory 1929)

Holidays and observances

• Costa Rica - Our Lady of the Angels. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( Spanish: Costa Rica or República de Costa Rica,) is a Country in
• Bulgaria/Republic of Macedonia - Ilinden (St. The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian The Republic of Macedonia (Република Ilya Day), a day of remembrance of the Ilinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising.
• Day of Airborne Forces in Russia. The Russian Airborne Troops or VDV (from "Vozdushno-Desantnye Vojska" Russian: Воздушно-десантные войска = ВДВ Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
• Day of Azerbaijani cinema
• Basil Fool for Christ in the Russian Orthodox Church
• Ilya the Prophet in the Russian Orthodox Church. The film industry in Azerbaijan dates back to 1898 In fact Azerbaijan was among the first countries involved in Cinematography. Saint Basil or Vasily (known also as Vasily Blazhenny, Basil Fool for Christ, Basil the Blessed, Basil the Blessed Wonderworker of See also Eastern Orthodox Church Structure and organization The Slavic Orthodox Church is organized in a hierarchical structure
• Saint Abel in the Syrian church

Roman Catholicism

• Saint Alphonsus Mary de Ligouri
• Translation of Saint Alban, martyr (protomartyr of England) [England]
• Saint Auspicius, bishop of Apt, martyr [Apt]
• Saint Eusebius, bishop of Vercelli
• Saint Gaudentius, bishop of Chur, martyr [Chur]
• Saint Peter Julian Eymard
• Saint Stephen I, pope, martyr
• Saint Etheldritha/Alfrida

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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