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Events

• 338 BC - Rise of Macedon: Philip II of Macedon crushes Athens and Thebes in the Battle of Chaeronea.
• 216 BC - Punic Wars: In the Battle of Cannae, Hannibal destroys the Roman army of Lucius Aemilius Paullus and Gaius Terentius Varro in what is considered one of the great masterpieces of the tactical art.
• AD 461 - Majorian resigns as Western Roman Emperor; shortly afterwards Libius Severus is declared western Roman emperor by Ricimer
• 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.
• 1776 - Delegates to the Continental Congress begin signing the United_States_Declaration of Independence.
• 1790 - The first US Census is conducted.
• 1798 - Second Coalition: The Battle of the Nile between French and British navies ends with a British victory.
• 1869 - Japan's samurai, farmer, artisan, merchant class system is abolished as part of the Meiji Restoration reforms. (Traditional Japanese date: June 25, 1869).
• 1870 - Tower Subway, the world's first underground tube railway, opens in London.
• 1903 - Fall of the Ottoman Empire: Unsuccessful uprising of the Bulgarians against Ottoman Turkey, also known as the Ilinden uprising.
• 1916 - World War I: Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto.
• 1918 - Japan announces that it is deploying troops to Siberia in the aftermath of World War I.
• 1934 - Gleichschaltung: Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany.
• 1943 - PT-109, with future president of the United States Lieutenant John F. Kennedy aboard, sinks.
• 1944 - The "Zigenerblock of the extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau is liquidated. The last 3000 Sinti and Roma are murdered by German SS.
• 1944 - Beginning of the Treblinka uprising.
• 1945 - World War II: Potsdam Conference, in which the Allied Powers discuss the future of defeated Germany, concludes.
• 1950 - The New World Translation of the Christian Greek Scriptures is released in a public event held in Yankee Stadium in New York City.
• 1955 - Velcro is patented.
• 1964 - North Vietnam allegedly fires on a US destroyer in the Gulf of Tonkin Incident.
• 1967 - The second Blackwall Tunnel opens in Greenwich, London.
• 1975 - In New Orleans, Louisiana, the Superdome officially opens with an NFL football game between the New Orleans Saints and Houston Oilers.
• 1976 - An intruder breaks into Priscilla Davis's mansion in Fort Worth, Texas and kills Andrea Wilborn and Stan Farr.
• 1980 - A bomb explodes at the railway station in Bologna, Italy, killing 85 people and wounding more than 200.
• 1985 - A Delta Air Lines Lockheed L-1011 TriStar crashes at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in Texas, killing 137.
• 1990 - Iraq invades Kuwait, eventually leading to the Gulf War.
• 1994 - Popular Japanese television and movie actor Beat Takeshi is seriously injured in a motorcycle accident.
• 1997 - Eighteen lives are lost in the Thredbo landslide in New South Wales, Australia.
• 2005 - Air France Flight 358 skids off the runway at Toronto Pearson International Airport outside Toronto, Canada, destroying the plane but resulting in no loss of life.

Centuries: 5th century BC - 4th century BC - 3rd century BC Decades: 380s BC 370s BC 360s BC 350s BC 340s BC - 330s BC - 320s BC 310s BC 300s BC 290s BC 280s BC 343 BC 342 BC 341 BC 340 BC 339 BC - 338 BC - 337 BC 336 BC 335... Ancient Greece is the term used to describe the Greek-speaking world in ancient times. ... Philip II of Macedon (382 BC–336 BC; Greek: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΣ) was the King of Macedon from 359 BC until his death. ... The Acropolis in central Athens, one of the most important landmarks in world history. ... For the ancient capital of Upper Egypt, see Thebes, Egypt. ... The monument with the lion head for Thebans who died in Battle of Chaeronea The Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC), fought near Chaeronea, in Boeotia, was the greatest victory of Philip II of Macedon. ... Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC Decades: 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC - 210s BC - 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC Years: 221 BC 220 BC 219 BC 218 BC 217 BC - 216 BC - 215 BC 214 BC... The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and the Phoenician city of Carthage. ... The Battle of Cannae, August 2, 216 BC, was a significant battle of the Second Punic War. ... Hannibals feat in crossing the Alps with war elephants passed into European legend: a fresco detail, 1510, Capitoline Museum, Rome Hannibal (from Punic, literally Baal is merciful to me, 247 BC – 182 BC) was a politician, statesman and military commander of ancient Carthage, best known for his achievements in... See also Roman Republic (18th century) and Roman Republic (19th century) The Roman Republic (Latin: Res Publica Romanorum) was the republican government of the city of Rome and its territories from 510 BC until the establishment of the Roman Empire, which sometimes placed at 44 BC the year of Caesar... Lucius Aemilius Paullus (d. ... Gaius Terentius Varro was a Roman consul and commander. ... Events August 2 - Majorian resigns as Western Roman Emperor; shortly afterwards Libius Severus is declared western Roman emperor by Ricimer November 19 - Hilarius succeeds Leo as Pope Saint Patrick returns to Ireland as a Christian missionary. ... Majorian on an as. ... The Western Roman Empire is the name given to the western half of the Roman Empire after its division by Diocletian. ... Libius Severus was a Western Roman Emperor. ... The Roman Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Ancient Roman polity in the centuries following its reorganization under the leadership of Octavian (better known as Caesar Augustus). ... Ricimer monogram on the reverse of this coin by Libius Severus. ... // Events January 7 - Galileo Galilei discovers the Galilean moons of Jupiter. ... . - Thomas A. Janvier, biographer of Henry Hudson. ... Hudson Bay, Canada. ... Popular Northwest Passage routes through the Canadian archipelago This article describes the route through the Canadian Arctic. ... This article is about the year 1776. ... The Continental Congress was the federal legislature of the Thirteen Colonies and later of the United States from 1774 to 1789, a period that included the American Revolutionary War and the Articles of Confederation. ... U.S. Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence is a document in which the Thirteen Colonies declared themselves independent of the Kingdom of Great Britain and explained their justifications for doing so. ... 1790 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The name Second Coalition (1798 - 1800) designates the second major concerted effort of multiple European powers to contain revolutionary France. ... The Battle of the Nile, also known as the Battle of Aboukir Bay, was an important naval battle of the French Revolutionary Wars between a British fleet commanded by Rear-Admiral Horatio Nelson and a French fleet under Vice-Admiral François-Paul Brueys DAigalliers. ... 1869 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Japanese samurai in armour, 1860 photograph. ... Farmer spreading grasshopper bait in his alfalfa field. ... An artisan, also called a craftsman, is a skilled manual worker who uses tools and machinery in a particular craft. ... Merchants function as professional traders, dealing in commodities that they do not produce themselves. ... The Meiji Restoration (明治維新; Meiji Ishin), also known as the Meiji Ishin, Revolution or Renewal, was a chain of events that led to a change in Japans political and social structure. ... It has been suggested that Holidays of Japan be merged into this article or section. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Tower Subway is a tunnel beneath the River Thames in central London, close - as the name suggests - to the Tower of London. ... This page refers to urban rail mass transit systems. ... The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster, which contains Big Ben London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... This article details the decline and fall of the Ottoman Empire in the 17th to 20th centuries. ... The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Imperial motto Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (Ottoman Turkish for the Eternal State) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital Constantinople (Ä°stanbul) Imperial anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Sovereigns Padishah of the Osmanli Dynasty Population ca 40 million Area 6. ... The Ilinden Uprising as seen by the English daily The Times, Aug. ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... World War I was primarily a European conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, stalemate trench warfare, and the use of new, devastating weapons - tanks, aircraft, machineguns, and poison gas. ... The battleship Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian Conte di Cavour class battleship of the Regia Marina. ... Map of Italy showing Taranto in the bottom right Taranto is a coastal city in Apulia, southern Italy. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Siberia Siberia (Russian: , common English transliterations: Sibir’, Sibir; from the Tatar for “sleeping land”) is a vast region of Russia and northern Kazakhstan constituting almost all of northern Asia. ... World War I was primarily a European conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, stalemate trench warfare, and the use of new, devastating weapons - tanks, aircraft, machineguns, and poison gas. ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The German word Gleichschaltung   listen? (literally synchronising, synchronization) is used in a political sense to describe the process by which the Nazi regime successively established a system of totalitarian control over the individual, and tight coordination over all aspects of society and commerce. ...   Adolf Hitler? (April 20, 1889–April 30, 1945) was the Chancellor of Germany from 1933, and Führer und Reichskanzler (Leader and Chancellor) of Germany from 1934, to his death. ... Führer   listen? (often written Fuehrer or Fuhrer in English when umlauts are not used) is a proper noun meaning leader or guide in the German language. ... 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... PT-109 redirects here. ... JFK redirects here. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Majdanek - crematorium Extermination camp (German Vernichtungslager) was the term applied to a group of death camps set up by Nazi Germany during World War II for the express purpose of killing the Jews of Europe, although members of some other groups whom the Nazis wished to exterminate, such as Roma... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... Sinti is the name nomadic people of north-western Europe prefer to call themselves by, who were referred to by the local population as Zigeuner in German, Gypsies in English or Zingari in Italian. ... The Roma people (pronounced rahma; singular Rom; sometimes Rroma, Rrom), along with the closely related Sinti people, are commonly known as Gypsies in English. ... SS or ss or Ss may be: The Schutzstaffel, a Nazi paramilitary force Steamship (SS) (ship prefix) The United States Secret Service A submarine not powered by nuclear energy (SS) (United States Navy designator), see SSN A Soviet/Russian surface-to-surface missile, as listed by NATO reporting name Shortstop... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... A memorial built on the site of Treblinka. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th-century conflict that engulfed much of the globe... Attlee, Truman, and Stalin at Potsdam The Potsdam Conference was a conference held in Potsdam, Germany (near Berlin), from July 17 to August 2, 1945. ... In general, allies are people or groups that have joined an alliance and are working together to achieve some common purpose. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (NWT) is a modern-language translation of the Bible published by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc. ... Yankee Stadium is the home stadium of the New York Yankees, a major league baseball team. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Velcro is a brand name of fabric hook-and-loop fasteners used for connecting objects. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN) (Vietnamese: Việt Nam Dân Chủ Cá»™ng Hòa), also known as North Vietnam, was founded by Ho Chi Minh and was recognized by China and the USSR in 1950. ... Chart showing the US Navy’s interpretation of the events of the first part of the Gulf of Tonkin incident The Gulf of Tonkin Incident was presented to the American public as two attacks by North Vietnamese gunboats without provocation against two American destroyers (the USS Maddox and the USS... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Blackwall Tunnel is the name given to a pair of road tunnels underneath the River Thames in east London, linking the London Borough of Greenwich with the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... This page is about Greenwich in England. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... For information on the events of Hurricane Katrina, see Effect of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans. ... The Louisiana Superdome, often informally referred to simply as the Superdome, is a large, multi-purpose sports and exhibition facility located in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Conference NFC Division South Year Founded 1967 Home Field To be announced due to Hurricane Katrina City New Orleans, Louisiana Team Colors Old Gold, Black, and White Head Coach Jim Haslett All-Time Record (W-L-T) (At Start of 2005 Season) 235-344-5 The New Orleans Saints are... The Tennessee Titans are a National Football League team based in Nashville, Tennessee. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Priscilla Davis (1942 - February 19, 2001) was shot on the 4000 Block Mockingbird Lane in the upscale southwest side in Fort Worth, Texas, along with her daughter, Andrea Wilborn, her boyfriend, Stan Farr, and a friend Gus Bubba Gavrel, on August 2, 1976. ... Downtown Fort Worth Fort Worth is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located about 30 miles west of Dallas on the West Fork of the Trinity River. ... Andrea Wilborn was the daughter of Priscilla Davis. ... Stan Farr was the boyfriend of Priscilla Davis, whom was in the process of divorcing T. Cullen Davis, one of the richest men in Texas. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Rescue teams making their way through the rubble The Bologna massacre, also known in Italy as the Strage di Bologna, was a terrorist bombing against the Central Station of Bologna, Italy on the morning of 2 August 1980, which killed 85 people and wounded more than 200. ... History The first Bologna Centrale station was constructed in 1864, however there are sketchy and unclear testimonies regarding its life. ... Bologna (from Latin Bononia, Bulaggna in the local dialect) is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, between the Po River and the Apennines. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Delta Air Lines NYSE: DAL (IATA: DL, ICAO: DAL, and Callsign: Delta) is a major U.S. airline headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, operating a large domestic and international network that spans North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and the Caribbean. ... Orbital Sciences Stargazer Lockheed L-1011 aircraft which was modified in Cambridge, UK, by Marshall Aerospace The Lockheed L-1011 TriStar was the third widebody passenger jet airliner to reach the marketplace, following the Boeing 747 jumbo jet and the Douglas DC-10. ... TriStar Pictures is a subsidiary of Columbia Pictures, itself a subdivision of Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group, which is owned by Sony Pictures. ... Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, located between the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth, is the busiest airport in Texas and third busiest airport in the world in terms of operations. ... ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... C Company, 1st Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment, 1st UK Armoured Division The 1991 Gulf War was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of 34 nations mandated by the United Nations and led by the United States. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Takeshi Kitano Takeshi Kitano (北野 武 Kitano Takeshi) (born January 18, 1947) is a Japanese comedian, actor, author, poet, painter and film director who has received acclaim both in his native Japan and abroad for his highly idiosyncratic cinematic work. ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Thredbo is a village and ski resort in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. ... 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Births

• 1533 - Theodor Zwinger, Swiss scholar (d. 1588)
• 1672 - Johann Jakob Scheuchzer, Swiss scholar (d. 1733)
• 1674 - Philip II, Duke of Orléans, regent of France (d. 1723)
• 1696 - Mahmud I, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1754)
• 1754 - Pierre Charles L'Enfant, French-born architect and city planner (d. 1825)
• 1788 - Leopold Gmelin, German chemist (d. 1853)
• 1815 - Adolf Friedrich von Schack, German writer (d. 1894)
• 1834 - Frédéric Bartholdi, French sculptor (d. 1904)
• 1835 - Elisha Gray, American inventor and entrepreneur (d. 1901)
• 1854 - Milan I, King of Serbia (d. 1901)
• 1865 - Irving Babbitt, American literary critic (d. 1933)
• 1868 - King Constantine I of Greece (d. 1923)
• 1871 - John French Sloan, American artist (d. 1951)
• 1892 - Jack Warner, Canadian film producer (d. 1978)
• 1897 - Max Weber, Swiss Federal Councilor (d. 1974)
• 1900 - Helen Morgan, American actress (d. 1941)
• 1905 - Karl Amadeus Hartmann, German composer (d. 1963)
• 1905 - Myrna Loy, American actress (d. 1993)
• 1912 - Vladimir Zerjavic, Croatian statistician (d. 2001)
• 1914 - Beatrice Straight, American actress (d. 2001)
• 1915 - Gary Merrill, American actor (d. 1990)
• 1924 - James Baldwin, American author (d. 1987)
• 1924 - Carroll O'Connor, American actor (d. 2001)
• 1925 - Jorge Rafael Videla, Argentinian dictator
• 1932 - Peter O'Toole, Irish actor
• 1934 - Valery Bykovsky, cosmonaut
• 1937 - Garth Hudson, Canadian musician (The Band)
• 1939 - Wes Craven, American film director
• 1941 - Doris Coley, American singer (Shirelles) (d. 2000)
• 1942 - Isabel Allende, American author
• 1944 - Jim Capaldi, British drummer, singer, and songwriter (Traffic) (d. 2005)
• 1948 - Dennis Prager, American radio talk show host and author
• 1950 - Lance Ito, American judge
• 1953 - Butch Patrick, American actor
• 1957 - Mojo Nixon, American musician and actor
• 1959 - Apollonia Kotero, American singer and actress
• 1961 - Linda Fratianne, American figure skater
• 1964 - Mary-Louise Parker, American actress
• 1969 - Fernando Couto, Portuguese footballer
• 1970 - Tony Amonte, American hockey player
• 1970 - Kevin Smith, American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 1974 - Jeremy Castle, American singer and songwriter
• 1975 - Xu Huaiwen, Chinese-born badminton player
• 1977 - Edward Furlong, American actor
• 1982 - Hélder Postiga, Portuguese footballer
• 1985 - Jeff Healy, American model
• 1992 - Hallie Kate Eisenberg, American actress

Events January 25 - King Henry VIII of England marries Anne Boleyn, his second Queen consort. ... Theodor Zwinger (August 2, 1533 - March 10, 1588), was a Swiss scholar. ... 1588 was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... Events England, France, Munster and Cologne invade the United Provinces, therefore this name is know as ´het rampjaar´ (the disaster year) in the Netherlands. ... Johann Jakob Scheuchzer (August 2, 1672 – June 23, 1733) was a Swiss scholar born at Zürich. ... Events February 12 - British colonist James Oglethorpe founds Savannah, Georgia. ... Events February 19 - England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster. ... Philippe of Orléans Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, Philippe Charles (August 2, 1674 - December 2, 1723) called Duke of Chartres (1674-1701), and then Duke of Orléans (1701-1723) was Regent of France from 1715 to 1723. ... Events February 16 - Louis XV of France attains his majority Births February 24 - John Burgoyne, British general (d. ... The year 1696 had the earliest equinoxes and solstices for 400 years in the Gregorian calendar, because this year is a leap year and the Gregorian calendar would have behaved like the Julian calendar since March 1500 had it have been in use that long. ... Sultan Mahmud I Mahmud I (August 2, 1696 – December 13, 1754) was the sultan of the Ottoman empire from 1730 to 1754. ... The Osmanli Dynasty, also the House of Osman, ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1281 to 1923, beginning with Osman I (not counting his father, Ertuğrul), though the dynasty was not proclaimed until 1383 when Murad I declared himself sultan. ... 1754 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1754 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Pierre Charles LEnfant ( 2 August 1754 – 14 June 1825) designed the street plan of the Federal City in the United States, now known as Washington, DC. Born in France, he came to the American colonies as a military engineer with General Lafayette and became closely identified with the United... 1825 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Leopold Gmelin (August 2, 1788 - April 13, 1853) was a German chemist. ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Adolf Friedrich, Graf von Schack (2 August 1815 - 14 April 1894) was a German poet and historian of literature. ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... One of his works Bartholdi Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi (August 2, 1834 - October 4, 1904) was a French sculptor. ... 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Elisha Gray (August 2, 1835 - January 21, 1901) independently invented the telephone in his laboratory in Highland Park, Illinois. ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Milan I, born Milan Obrenovich IV, (August 22, 1854 - February 11, 1901), was the king of Serbia from 1882 to 1889. ... This is the list of Serbian monarchs. ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ... Irving Babbitt (1865–1933) was an American academic and literary critic, noted for his founding role in a movement that became known as the New Humanism, a significant influence on literary discussion and conservative thought in the period 1910 to 1930. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1868 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Constantine I, King of the Hellenes (2 August 1868 - 11 January 1923), ruled Greece from 1913-1917 and from 1920-1922. ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... John French Sloan (August 2, 1871 - September 8, 1951) was a U.S. artist. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Jack Warner Jack Warner (August 2, 1892 – September 9, 1978), born John Leonard Eichelbaum in London, Ontario, Canada, was the president and driving force behind the highly successful development of Warner Brothers Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Max Weber (August 2, 1897 - December 2, 1974) was a Swiss politician. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Helen Morgan was an born 2 August 1900 in rural Danville, Illinois. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Karl Amadeus Hartmann (August 2, 1905 Munich – December 5, 1963 Munich) was a German composer. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Myrna Loy in the 1930s Myrna Loy (August 2, 1905 - December 14, 1993) was a United States motion picture actress. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... Vladimir Žerjavić (August 2, 1912 - September 5, 2001) was a Croatian economist and a United Nations specialist who published a series of articles and books during the 1980s and 1990s in which he argued that the scope of the Holocaust in World War II-era Croatia was exaggerated. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Beatrice Whitney Straight (August 2, 1914 – April 7, 2001) was an American theater and film actress. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Gary Merrill (August 2, 1915 - March 5, 1990) was a U. S. film and television actor whose credits included more than fifty feature films, a half-dozen mostly short-lived TV series, and dozens of TV guest appearances. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... James Baldwin, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1955 James Baldwin (August 2, 1924 - December 1, 1987) was an African-American novelist and essayist, probably best known for his novel Go Tell it on the Mountain. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... John Carroll OConnor (August 2, 1924 – June 21, 2001) was an Irish-American actor, famous for his portrayal of the character Archie Bunker in the television sitcoms All in the Family (1971-1979) and Archie Bunkers Place (1979-1983). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... 1925 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jorge Rafael Videla Redondo (born August 2, 1925 in Mercedes) was the de facto President of Argentina from 1976 to 1981. ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... Peter OToole (born August 2, 1932) in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland is a famous Irish-born film actor Cousin to Peter Paul Nee (Mary) and Mark Anthony Nee (Cynthia) P.O.Box 26042 Tucson, Arizona 85726. ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Valery Fyodorovich Bykovsky (Russian: Валерий Фёдорович Быковский; born 2 August 1934, Moscow) was a cosmonaut who flew three manned space mission space flights: Vostok 5, Soyuz 22, and Soyuz 31. ... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Eric Garth Hudson (born August 2, 1937) is a Canadian musician born in Windsor, Ontario and raised in London, Ontario. ... The Band. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Wesley Earl Craven (born August 2, 1939 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American film director and writer best known as the creator of many horror films, including the Nightmare on Elm Street feature film series. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Doris Coley was a member (and occasional lead singer) of the Shirelles. ... The Shirelles were an influential American girl group in the early 1960s. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... This article is about the year. ... Isabel Allende Isabel Allende Llona (born August 2, 1942) is a Chilean writer whose books have been translated into many languages. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jim Capaldi (2 August 1944 – 28 January 2005) was a British musician and songwriter and a founder member of Traffic. ... In many parts of the world traffic is generally organized, flowing in lanes of travel for a particular direction, with interchanges, traffic signals, or signage at intersectons to facilitate the orderly and timely flow of traffic. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Dennis Prager (born August 2, 1948) is a syndicated radio host, columnist and public speaker in the United States. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Lance A. Ito (born August 2, 1950) is a Los Angeles Superior Court judge who hears felony criminal cases at the county courthouse in downtown Los Angeles, California. ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Patrick Alan Lilley (born August 2, 1953 in Los Angeles, California), better known as Butch Patrick, was an American child actor best known for his role as Eddie Munster in the television show The Munsters (1964-1966) and the movie Munster, Go Home. ... 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mojo Nixon (born August 2, 1957) is a satirical psychobilly musician. ... 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Born Patricia Kotero, Apollonia Kotero is a swimsuit model from California. ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Linda Fratianne (born August 2, 1960) was an American Olympic figure skater, who won four consecutive U.S. Championships (1977-1980). ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Mary-Louise Parker. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Fernando Manuel Silva Couto (born 2 August 1969 in Espinho) is a Portuguese football player. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Tony Amonte (born August 2, 1970, in Hingham, Massachusetts) is a professional Ice Hockey Right Winger in the NHL, playing for the Calgary Flames. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Kevin Smith at a comics convention in 2005 Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American screenwriter, film director, comic book writer, and creator of View Askew. ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Jeremy Castle 2002 Jeremy Glen Castle (August 2, 1974) is an American country music singer and songwriter from Oklahoma. ... 1975 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Xu Huaiwen (Simplified Chinese: 徐怀文) (born 2 August 1975) is a female badminton player from Germany. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... Edward Walter Furlong (born August 2, 1977) is an American actor. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hélder Postiga (born 2 August 1982 in Vila do Conde) is a striker that started his football career as a football player of Sport Club Varzim, north of Porto. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jeff Healey (born March 25, 1966) is a Canadian blues-rock guitarist. ... 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Hallie Kate Eisenberg (b. ...

Deaths

• 461 - Majorian, Roman Emperor (assassinated) (b. 457)
• 686 - Pope John V
• 1100 - King William II of England (b.c. 1056)
• 1589 - King Henry III of France (b. 1551)
• 1611 - Kato Kiyomasa, Japanese warlord and samurai (b. 1562)
• 1696 - Robert Campbell of Glenlyon, Scottish military commander at the Massacre of Glencoe (b. 1630)
• 1769 - Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, English politician (b. 1689)
• 1788 - Thomas Gainsborough, English artist (b. 1727)
• 1859 - Horace Mann, American educator and abolitionist (b. 1796)
• 1876 - James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok, American gunfighter (b. 1837)
• 1890 - Louise-Victorine Ackermann, French poet (b. 1813)
• 1921 - Enrico Caruso, Italian tenor (b. 1873)
• 1922 - Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish-born inventor (b. 1847)
• 1923 - Warren G. Harding, 29th President of the United States (b. 1865)
• 1934 - Paul von Hindenburg, German general and politician (b. 1847)
• 1936 - Louis Blériot, French aviation pioneer (b. 1872)
• 1939 - Harvey Spencer Lewis, American Rosacrucian mystic (b. 1883)
• 1945 - Pietro Mascagni, Italian composer (b. 1863)
• 1976 - Fritz Lang, Austrian film director (b. 1890)
• 1978 - Carlos Chávez, Mexican composer (b. 1899)
• 1979 - Thurman Munson, baseball player (b. 1947)
• 1986 - Roy Cohn, American politician (b. 1927)
• 1988 - Raymond Carver, American writer (b. 1938)
• 1990 - Norman Mclean, American writer (b. 1902)
• 1997 - William S. Burroughs, American writer (b. 1914)
• 1998 - Shari Lewis, American puppeteer (b. 1933)
• 2003 - Don Estelle, British actor (b. 1933)
• 2003 - Mike Levey, American television personality (b. 1948)
• 2004 - Don Tosti, musician (b. 1923)

Events August 2 - Majorian resigns as Western Roman Emperor; shortly afterwards Libius Severus is declared western Roman emperor by Ricimer November 19 - Hilarius succeeds Leo as Pope Saint Patrick returns to Ireland as a Christian missionary. ... Majorian on an as. ... Roman Emperor is the title historians use to refer to rulers of the Roman Empire, after the epoch conventionally named the Roman Republic. ... Events February 7 - Leo I becomes East Roman emperor. ... Events October 21 - Conon becomes Pope, succeeding Pope John V. Empress Jito ascends to the throne of Japan Kingdom of Kent attacked and conquered by West Saxons under Caedwalla Births August 23 - Charles Martel, winner of the Battle of Tours Deaths Emperor Temmu of Japan Korean Buddhist monk Weonhyo See... 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 named papal legate to the Sixth Ecumenical Council at Constantinople. ... For alternate uses, see Number 1100. ... William II (called Rufus, perhaps because of his red-faced appearance) (c. ... Events Anselm of Canterbury leaves Italy. ... Events Rebellion of the Catholic League against King Henry III of France, in revenge for his murder of Duke Henry of Guise. ... Henry III (French: Henri III; Polish: Henryk III Walezy; September 19, 1551 – August 2, 1589) was King of Poland (1573-1574) and subsequently King of France (1574-1589). ... Events Russia, Reforming Synod of the metropolite Macaire, Orthodoxy: introduction of a calendar of the saints and an ecclesiastical law code ( Stoglav ) Major outbreak of the sweating sickness in England. ... Events November 1 - At Whitehall Palace in London, William Shakespeares romantic comedy The Tempest is presented for the first time. ... Statue of Kato Kiyomasa in front of Kumamoto Castle Katō Kiyomasa (加藤清正, Katō Kiyomasa, July 25, 1562-August 2, 1611) was a daimyō during the Azuchi-Momoyama and Edo periods of Japanese history. ... Events Earliest English slave-trading expedition under John Hawkins. ... The year 1696 had the earliest equinoxes and solstices for 400 years in the Gregorian calendar, because this year is a leap year and the Gregorian calendar would have behaved like the Julian calendar since March 1500 had it have been in use that long. ... Robert Campbell of Glenlyon Robert Campbell, 5th Laird of Glenlyon (b. ... Events February 22 - Native American Quadequine introduces Popcorn to English colonists. ... 1769 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Daniel Finch, 8th Earl of Winchilsea, 3rd Earl of Nottingham ( 24 May 1689 - 2 August 1769) was a British politician. ... Events Louis XIV of France passed the Code Noir, allowing the full use of slaves in the French colonies. ... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Self-portrait, painted 1759 Blue boy, painted 1770 This article is about the artist Thomas Gainsborough. ... Events June 11 - George, Prince of Wales becomes King George II of Great Britain. ... 1859 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Horace Mann was an early leader in education; there is also a Sir Horace Mann, who was an important correspondent of Horace Walpole in the 18th century. ... 1796 was a leap year starting on Friday. ... 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ... James Butler Hickok (May 27, 1837-August 2, 1876) better known as Wild Bill Hickok, was a semi-legendary figure in the American Wild West. ... 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Louise-Victorine Ackermann, née Choquet (30 November 1813 - 2 August 1890) was a French poet. ... 1813 is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Enrico Caruso - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Alexander Graham Bell (March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922) was a scientist, inventor, and founder of the Bell Canada, who was known as the father of the telephone. ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Warren Gamaliel Harding (November 2, 1865 – August 2, 1923) was an American politician and the 29th President of the United States, serving from 1921 to 1923, when he became the sixth president to die in office. ... The President of the United States (often abbreviated POTUS) is the head of state of the United States. ... 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Paul von Hindenburg President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg (full name Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg) (October 2, 1847 – August 2, 1934) was a German Field Marshal and statesman. ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Louis Blériot Louis Blériot (July 1, 1872 in Cambrai - August 2, 1936 in Paris) was a French inventor and engineer, who performed the first flight over a large body of water in a heavier-than-air craft. ... 1872 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Harvey Spencer Lewis F.R.C., S.·.I.·., 33°66°95°, Ph. ... 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Pietro Mascagni (Livorno December 7, 1863 – Rome August 2, 1945) is one of the most important Italian opera composers of the turn of the 20th century. ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Fritz Lang Friedrich Anton Christian Lang (December 5, 1890 - August 2, 1976) was an Austrian film director, screenwriter and occasional film producer, one of the best known emigrés from Germanys school of expressionism to work in Hollywood. ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Carlos Chavez photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1937 Carlos Antonio de Padua Chávez y Ramírez (June 13, 1899 – August 2, 1978) was a Mexican composer, conductor, teacher, journalist, and the founder and director of the Mexico Symphony Orchestra. ... 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Thurman Munson (June 7, 1947 - August 2, 1979) was a Major League Baseball player from 1969 to 1979. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Roy Marcus Cohn (February 20, 1927 – August 2, 1986) was an American lawyer who came to prominence during the investigations by Senator Joseph McCarthy into Communism in the government and especially during the Army-McCarthy Hearings. ... 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Raymond Carver Raymond Carver (May 25, 1938 – August 2, 1988) was an American short story writer and poet. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Norman Fitzroy Maclean (December 23, 1902 – August 2, 1990) was born in Clarinda, Iowa. ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... William S. Burroughs William Seward Burroughs (February 5, 1914 – August 2, 1997) was an American novelist, essayist, social critic and spoken word performer. ... 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Shari Lewis w/lamb chops play along cast. ... 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 2003 is 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 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Michael S. Mike Levey (1948 - August 2, 2003) was a famous American infomercial host. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Don Tosti (1923 - August 2, 2004) was a Musician and Composer. ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Holidays and observances

• Costa Rica - Our Lady of the Angels
• Bulgaria/Republic of Macedonia - Ilinden (St. Ilya Day), a day of remembrance of the Ilinden Uprising
• Feast day of Ilya the Prophet in Russian Orthodox Church
• Feast day of St Peter Julian Eymard Roman Catholic Church
• Day of airborne forces in Russia

Official languages Macedonian language¤,2 Capital Skopje President Branko Crvenkovski Prime Minister Vlado Bučkovski Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % water Ranked 145th  25,713 km²  1. ... The Ilinden Uprising as seen by the English daily The Times, Aug. ... Eastern Orthodoxy (also called Greek Orthodoxy and Russian Orthodoxy) is a Christian tradition which represents the majority of Eastern Christianity. ... The Roman Catholic Church, also called the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian body in the world. ... U.S. paratroopers jump into Australia on a military training exercise. ...

External links

• BBC: On This Day

August 1 - August 3 - July 2 - September 2 -- listing of all days August 1st is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. ... July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ... September 2 is the 245th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (246th in leap years). ... Condensed list of historical anniversaries. ...