Historical Events and Current Affairs on August 2

8th duke of Wellington, English large landowner/multi-millionaire
Abraham a Santa Clara, [Johann Megerle], German court vicar
Abraham a Santa Clara, [Johann Megerle], German court vicar
Abraham a Santa Clara, [Johann Megerle], German court vicar
Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, (C) British PM (1963-64)
Arthur Rex Alston, sports commentator
Barry Gray, [Bernard Yaroslaw], interviewer (started call-in radio)
Bert Decorte, Flemish poet
Billy Usselton, saxophonist
BJP demands to hold Gujarat elections along with Kashmir.
Carlos Sa£l Menem, president of Argentina (1989- )
Charles Tupper, (C) 6th Canadian PM (1896)
Christian G Krner, German lawyer/father of Karl
Dan Rowan, Beggs Okla, comedian (Rowan & Martin's Laugh-in)
Daniel Finch 2nd earl of Nottingham, English min of foreign affairs
Daniel Finch 2nd earl of Nottingham, English min of foreign affairs
Daniel Finch 2nd earl of Nottingham, English min of foreign affairs
Dave Parsons, rocker (Transvision Vamp, Sham 69-That's Life)
Dave Thomas, founder (Wendy's Restaurants) 4
Dick Dolman, economist/Dutch politician 2nd Chamber
Diego Fabbri, Italian, playwright/leader (Vatican movie bureau)
Douglas Strutt Galton, English engineer (rails/trains)
EC announces the date of polling in Jammu & Kashmir
Ed Bullins, Phila, playwright
Eliseo Diego, latin American poet
Eppo Doeve, Dutch cartoonist/painter
Frederick Fennell, Cleveland Ohio, conductor (Time & Winds)
Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, German poet
Georgi Ivanov, Bulgaria, cosmonaut (Soyuz 33)
Gerarda "Meik" Rueter, Dutch (sculptress, if that word exists)
Gilbert Kalish, Brooklyn NY, pianist/professor (SUNY Stony Brook)
Guillielmus Willem Kerricx, Flemish sculptor (Rozenkrans)
Hans Bethe, physicist (Nobel 1967), peace worker
Hans Gnther Adler, German writer
Hendry P G Quack, lawyer/economist/secr Dutch Bank
Henry Eugene Davies, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1894
Hermann Bengtson, German historian (Greeks Ancient Times)
Hermann Hesse, Switzerland, novelist/poet (Steppenwolf, Nobel 1946)
Hoogie Drexler, jockey
Imam Elissa, singer
Imelda Marcos, politician/shoe collector/1st lady of Philippines
Jack Hylton, English orchestra leader/impresario (Crazy Passage Show)
Jean Sinclair, teacher/campaigner
Jeffrey Cooper, rock guitarist (Midnight Star-No Parking)
Joey Puerta, rocker (Ambrosia)
John Bordenave Villepigue, Brig General (Confederate Army)
John H Sununu, US Secretary of State (R, 1989-91)
Johnny Coila, rocker
Johnny Colla, Calif, rock sax (Huey Lewis & The News-Need a New Drug)
Kalim Siddiqui, islamic campaigner
Larry David, Brooklyn NY, comedian (Fridays)/writer (Seinfeld)
Lee Allen, Pittsburg, Ks, tenor sax (Walkin' With Mr Lee)
Lili Braun, Prussia, feminist/socialist writer (Im Schatten Titanen)
Linda M Godwin, Cape Girardeau Mo, PhD/astronaut (STS 37, 59, 76)
Luci Baines Johnson Nugent Turpin, daughter of Pres LBJ
Marcel Bertrand, French mine engineer (tectonic geology)
Marcel Tabuteau, CompiŠgne France, oboist (Phila Orch 1915-54)
Marvin Rainwater, Wichita Ks, country singer (Ozark Jubilee)
Michael N Castle, (Rep-R-Delaware)
Mike Anger, rocker (Blow Monkeys-Wicked Ways)
M[ichael] A[nthony] Foster, US, sci-fi author (Gameplayers of Zan)
Olav AFEC of Schleswig-Holstein-S-G, King Olav V of Norway (1957-91)
Otto B”hm, Prussia, scientist (helped create England Radar)
Patrice E Lumumba, Zaire, revolutionary/1st premier of Congo
Paul Williams, rocker (Temptations-My Girl)
Pierre Dubois, Dutch literary
Robert Augustus Toombs, Secy State (Confederacy), died in 1885
Roy Bittan, rocker (E Street Band)
Sammy Turner, Paterson NJ, vocalist (Lavender Blue)
Selman Waksman, Russ/US microbiologist (Nobel 1951)
Shannon Ritter, jockey
Sheikh Iman, player/singer
Sourav Ganguly announced Captain for Indian team for the ICC Tounament to be held in Sri Lanka.
Thomas Cranmer, England, archbishop/reformer/martyr
Thomas Cranmer, England, archbishop/reformer/martyr
Thomas Cranmer, England, archbishop/reformer/martyr
Thurgood Marshall, Md, 1st black Supreme Court justice (1967-91)
Valeri Vasilyevich Illarianov, Russia, cosmonaut
Wayne Haner, rock bassist (Axe)
Wendy B Lawrence, Jacksonville Fla, astronaut (STS 67, 86, sk:91)
Wilhelm Cuno, German ship owner/republic chancellor (1922-23)
1489 : Thomas Cranmer, England, archbishop/reformer/martyr
1644 : Abraham a Santa Clara, [Johann Megerle], German court vicar
1647 : Daniel Finch 2nd earl of Nottingham, English min of foreign affairs
1652 : Guillielmus Willem Kerricx, Flemish sculptor (Rozenkrans)
1724 : Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, German poet
1756 : Christian G K”rner, German lawyer/father of Karl
1810 : Robert Augustus Toombs, Secy State (Confederacy), died in 1885
1821 : Charles Tupper, (C) 6th Canadian PM (1896)
1822 : Douglas Strutt Galton, English engineer (rails/trains)
1830 : John Bordenave Villepigue, Brig General (Confederate Army)
1834 : Hendry P G Quack, lawyer/economist/secr Dutch Bank
1836 : Henry Eugene Davies, Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1894
1847 : Marcel Bertrand, French mine engineer (tectonic geology)
1865 : Lili Braun, Prussia, feminist/socialist writer (Im Schatten Titanen)
1876 : Wilhelm Cuno, German ship owner/republic chancellor (1922-23)
1877 : Hermann Hesse, Switzerland, novelist/poet (Steppenwolf, Nobel 1946)
1884 : Otto B”hm, Prussia, scientist (helped create England Radar)
1887 : Marcel Tabuteau, CompiŠgne France, oboist (Phila Orch 1915-54)
1888 : Selman Waksman, Russ/US microbiologist (Nobel 1951)
1892 : Jack Hylton, English orchestra leader/impresario (Crazy Passage Show)
1901 : Arthur Rex Alston, sports commentator
1903 : Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, (C) British PM (1963-64)
1903 : Olav AFEC of Schleswig-Holstein-S-G, King Olav V of Norway (1957-91)
1904 : Gerarda Meik Rueter, Dutch (sculptress, if that word exists)
1906 : Hans Bethe, physicist (Nobel 1967), peace worker
1907 : Eppo Doeve, Dutch cartoonist/painter
1908 : Jean Sinclair, teacher/campaigner
1908 : Thurgood Marshall, Md, 1st black Supreme Court justice (1967-91)
1909 : Hermann Bengtson, German historian (Greeks Ancient Times)
1910 : Hans Gnther Adler, German writer
1911 : Diego Fabbri, Italian, playwright/leader (Vatican movie bureau)
1914 : Frederick Fennell, Cleveland Ohio, conductor (Time & Winds)
1915 : 8th duke of Wellington, English large landowner/multi-millionaire
1915 : Bert Decorte, Flemish poet
1916 : Barry Gray, [Bernard Yaroslaw], interviewer (started call-in radio)
1917 : Pierre Dubois, Dutch literary
1918 : Imam Elissa, singer
1918 : Sheikh Iman, player/singer
1920 : Eliseo Diego, latin American poet
1922 : Dan Rowan, Beggs Okla, comedian (Rowan & Martin's Laugh-in)
1925 : Marvin Rainwater, Wichita Ks, country singer (Ozark Jubilee)
1925 : Patrice E Lumumba, Zaire, revolutionary/1st premier of Congo
1926 : Billy Usselton, saxophonist
1926 : Lee Allen, Pittsburg, Ks, tenor sax (Walkin' With Mr Lee)
1930 : Carlos Sa£l Menem, president of Argentina (1989- )
1931 : Imelda Marcos, politician/shoe collector/1st lady of Philippines
1932 : Dave Thomas, founder (Wendy's Restaurants) 4
1932 : Sammy Turner, Paterson NJ, vocalist (Lavender Blue)
1933 : Kalim Siddiqui, islamic campaigner
1935 : Dick Dolman, economist/Dutch politician 2nd Chamber
1935 : Ed Bullins, Phila, playwright
1935 : Gilbert Kalish, Brooklyn NY, pianist/professor (SUNY Stony Brook)
1939 : John H Sununu, US Secretary of State (R, 1989-91)
1939 : Michael N Castle, (Rep-R-Delaware)
1939 : M[ichael] A[nthony] Foster, US, sci-fi author (Gameplayers of Zan)
1939 : Paul Williams, rocker (Temptations-My Girl)
1939 : Valeri Vasilyevich Illarianov, Russia, cosmonaut
1942 : Georgi Ivanov, Bulgaria, cosmonaut (Soyuz 33)
1947 : Larry David, Brooklyn NY, comedian (Fridays)/writer (Seinfeld)
1947 : Luci Baines Johnson Nugent Turpin, daughter of Pres LBJ
1949 : Roy Bittan, rocker (E Street Band)
1950 : Johnny Colla, Calif, rock sax (Huey Lewis & The News-Need a New Drug)
1951 : Joey Puerta, rocker (Ambrosia)
1952 : Johnny Coila, rocker
1952 : Linda M Godwin, Cape Girardeau Mo, PhD/astronaut (STS 37, 59, 76)
1952 : Wayne Haner, rock bassist (Axe)
1956 : Jeffrey Cooper, rock guitarist (Midnight Star-No Parking)
1957 : Mike Anger, rocker (Blow Monkeys-Wicked Ways)
1959 : Hoogie Drexler, jockey
1959 : Wendy B Lawrence, Jacksonville Fla, astronaut (STS 67, 86, sk:91)
1964 : Dave Parsons, rocker (Transvision Vamp, Sham 69-That's Life)
1964 : Shannon Ritter, jockey
2002 : BJP demands to hold Gujarat elections along with Kashmir.
2002 : EC announces the date of polling in Jammu & Kashmir
2002 : Sourav Ganguly announced Captain for Indian team for the ICC Tounament to be held in Sri Lanka.

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