August 2

Events

 * - A led by  defeated the combined forces of  and  in the, securing ian hegemony in  and the.
 * - : - The  army lead by  defeats a numerically superior  army under command of s  and.
 * - sails into what it is now known as, thinking he had made it through the  and reached the.
 * - Delegates to the begin signing the.
 * - The first is conducted.
 * - : concludes in an British victory
 * -, , ,  class system  is abolished as part of the  reforms. (Traditional : , ).
 * -, the world's first , opens in.
 * - : Unsuccessful uprising of the in the  from the  against , also known as the.
 * - : sabotage causes the sinking of the  battleship  in.
 * - announces that it is deploying troops to  in the aftermath of.
 * - urges all scientists to refuse  work.
 * - The ( of the ) is discovered by.
 * - : becomes  of.
 * - The is passed in America, essentially rendering  and all its by-products illegal.
 * - and  write a letter to  urging him to begin the  to develop a nuclear weapon.
 * - Rebellion in the Nazi death camp of Treblinka.
 * 1943  -  :  rammed by the  destroyer  and sinks. Lt., future US President, saves all but two of his crew.
 * - World War II:, in which the discuss the future of defeated , concludes.
 * - : - ese gunboats allegedly fires on  destroyers,  and the.
 * - The second opens in.
 * - A at the  in, , killing 85 people and wounding more than 200.
 * -, a TriStar crashes at  killing 137.
 * - invades, eventually leading to conflict with coalition forces in the.

Births

 * -, Swiss scholar (d. )
 * -, Swiss scholar (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Italian leader (d. )
 * -, German chemist (d. )
 * -, German writer (d. )
 * -, Spanish general (d. )
 * -, French sculptor (d. )
 * -, American inventor and entrepreneur (d. )
 * -, American literary critic (d. )
 * 1865  -, Australian stained glass artist (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, American artist (d. )
 * -, Russian artist (d. )
 * -, Estonian wrestler (d. )
 * 1878  -, Finnish - Estonian author (d. )
 * -, baseball player (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * - Canadian Aviator ( d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, Russian literary historian, linguist (d. )
 * -, Canadian film producer (d. )
 * -, Venezuelan singer and composer (d. )
 * -, Swiss Federal Councilor (d. )
 * 1897   -, German SS-officer (d. )
 * -, British screenwriter (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, German composer (d. )
 * 1905  -, American actress (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, writer (d. )
 * -, Croatian statistician (d. )
 * 1912  -, American actress (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * 1914  -, Quebec singer, songwriter and writer (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, French journalist and writer (d. )
 * -, Israeli politician.
 * -, American author (d. )
 * 1924  -, American actor (d. )
 * -, English stage and film director
 * 1925  -, Argentinian dictator
 * 1925  -, British journalist and broadcaster
 * -, Australian painter (d. )
 * -, Catholic bishop
 * 1931  -, Slovakian football goalkeeper (d. )
 * -, American sports executive (d. )
 * 1932  -, Irish-born actor
 * -, cosmonaut
 * -, American country music singer and songwriter
 * -, Canadian musician
 * -, French Canadian politician
 * -, American film director
 * 1939  -, American 73rd
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, Chilean author
 * -, American actor
 * 1943  -, American baseball player
 * -, British musician and songwriter (d. )
 * 1944  -, Brazilian jazz musician
 * -, American actress
 * 1945  -, Australian rules footballer
 * -, Spanish singer
 * -, British guitarist
 * 1948  -, American radio talk show host and author
 * -, American journalist
 * -, American judge
 * 1950  -, Canadian  advocate (d. )
 * -, American musician and songwriter
 * 1951  -, American singer ( and
 * 1951  -, Swedish actor and musician
 * 1951  -, Swedish politician
 * -, American actor
 * 1953  -, Quebec singer
 * -, Northern Irish footballer and manager
 * 1954  -, American citizen who murdered
 * -, American novelist and military historian
 * -, Italian-American physicist/astrophysicist and author
 * 1956  -, American professional wrestler
 * 1956  -, Spanish singer
 * -, American musician and actor
 * -, American comedian
 * 1959  -, American singer and actress
 * -, American musician ( and )
 * 1960  -, American musician
 * -, American figure skater
 * 1961  -, American rapper
 * -, American actress
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, American tennis player
 * 1967  -, American screenwriter
 * -, German footballer
 * -, Portuguese footballer
 * - (Hellhammer), drummer for the band
 * 1969  -, Dutch guitarist
 * -, American ice hockey player
 * 1970  -, American director and screenwriter
 * -, Irish footballer
 * -, Australian model and actress
 * 1972  -, American musician
 * 1972  -, Polish singer
 * 1972  -, Italian professional road racing cyclist
 * 1972  -, Saudi Arabian footballer
 * -, Japanese game designer
 * -, American singer and songwriter
 * 1974  -, Colombian actress
 * -, Brazilian footballer
 * 1975  -, Chinese-born badminton player
 * -, Australian actor
 * 1976  -, Spanish athlete
 * -, American actor
 * -, Serbian footballer
 * 1978  -, baseball player in the United States
 * -, Kenyan athlete
 * -, Croatian footballer
 * -, Portuguese footballer
 * 1982  -, American baseball player
 * -, American MMA fighter
 * -, Italian footballer
 * 1984  -, Italian actress
 * -, Canadian professional wrestler
 * -, Malagasy skier
 * -, American singer
 * -, American actress

Deaths

 * - King
 * - Count (b. )
 * -, Scottish naval leader
 * - King (b. )
 * -, Japanese warlord and samurai (b. )
 * -, Scottish military commander (b. )
 * -, English politician (b. )
 * -, French military leader (b. )
 * -, English artist (b. )
 * -, French marshal (b. )
 * -, French general, politician, and mathematician (b. )
 * - Governor (b. )
 * -, American educator and abolitionist (b. )
 * -, American gunfighter (b. )
 * -, Argentinian author (b. )
 * -, French poet (b. )
 * -, French veterinarian (b. )
 * -, American stunt pilot (b. )
 * -, Italian tenor (b. )
 * -, Scottish-born inventor, invented the telephone(b. )
 * -, 29th (b. )
 * -, German field marshal and (b. )
 * -, French aviation pioneer (b. )
 * -, American Rosicrucian mystic (b. )
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player (b. )
 * -, American poet (b. )
 * 1972  -, American bass player  (b. )
 * -, French film director (b. )
 * -, British racing driver (b. )
 * -, Austrian film director (b. )
 * -, Mexican composer (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * 1988  -, American consumer advocate (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * -, French singer and songwriter (b. )
 * -, French politician (b. )
 * -, American writer (b. )
 * -, American puppeteer (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * -, British actor (b. )
 * 2003  -, American television personality (b. )
 * 2003  -, Austrian physician (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * 2004  -, Belgian comics artist (b. )
 * -, American journalist and editor (b. )
 * 2007  -, Angolan founder and leader of the  (b. )
 * 2007  -, English repertory actress (b. )
 * 2007  -, Angolan founder and leader of the  (b. )
 * 2007  -, English repertory actress (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * / -, a day of remembrance of the.
 * Day of in.
 * Day of
 * in the
 * in the Russian Orthodox Church.
 * in the Syrian church
 * in the Syrian church
 * Saint
 * Translation of, martyr ( of England) [England]
 * ,, martyr [Apt]
 * , bishop of Chur, martyr [Chur]
 * , pope, martyr [common; 6082, in red]
 * , pope, martyr [common; 6082, in red]
 * , pope, martyr [common; 6082, in red]