439 Historic Events for August 2
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| 1913 |
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Lord Benson, accountant
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| 1914 |
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Belgian govt receives German ultimatum
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| 1914 |
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German press falsely reports that French bombed Nuremberg
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| 1914 |
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German troops overthrows Luxembourg
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| 1914 |
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Germany and Turkey signs secret treaty
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| 1914 |
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Great Britain mobilizes
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| 1914 |
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Postdam Conference ended
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| 1914 |
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Sherlock Holmes Adventure "His Last Bow" takes place
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| 1914 |
Death |
Gabriel Edouard Xavier Dupont, composer, dies at 36
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| 1914 |
Birth |
Ismond Rosen, psychoanalyst/artist
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| 1914 |
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Russian troops invade Eastern Prussia
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| 1914 |
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Gary Merrill, Hartford Conn, actor (Young Dr Kildare, All About Eve)
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| 1914 |
Birth |
Felix Leclerc, composer
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| 1915 |
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Johan Limpers, sculptor/resistance fighter
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| 1916 |
Birth |
Reginald Murley, surgeon
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| 1916 |
Birth |
Beatrice Straight, Old Westbury NY, actress (Poltergeist, Nun's Story)
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| 1916 |
Death |
Hamish MacCunn, composer, dies at 48
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| 1919 |
Birth |
John Pinkerton, compuer scientist
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| 1920 |
Birth |
Louis Pauwels, writer/editor
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| 1920 |
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Marcus Garvey presents his "Back To Africa" program in NYC
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| 1920 |
Birth |
Theo Marcuse, WA, actor (Mara of Wilderness)
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| 1920 |
Birth |
Phyllis James, mystery writer
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| 1921 |
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Chicago jury brings in not guilty verdict against the Black Sox
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| 1921 |
Death |
Enrico Caruso, Italian opera singer, dies at 48
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| 1922 |
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China, hit by a typhoon; about 60,000 die
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