August 2
People born on this day are Leo.
- 1944
ASNOM: Birth of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, celebrated as Day of the Republic in North Macedonia.
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World War II: The Potsdam Conference ends.
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An earthquake hits Casiguran, Aurora, Philippines killing more than 270 people and wounding 261.
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A flash fire kills 50 people at the Summerland amusement centre at Douglas, Isle of Man.
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A bomb explodes at the railway station in Bologna, Italy, killing 85 people and wounding more than 200.
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The Helsinki Metro, the first rapid transit system of Finland, is opened to the general public.
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Delta Air Lines Flight 191, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, crashes at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport killing 137.
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Pakistan is re-admitted to the Commonwealth of Nations after having restored democracy for the first time since 1972.
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A massacre is carried out by an Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka killing 64 ethnic Tamil civilians.
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Iraqi invasion of Kuwait: Iraq invades Kuwait and temporarily establishes the Republic of Kuwait puppet state on the orders of Saddam Hussein, eventually leading to the Gulf War.
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Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on STS-43 to deploy the TDRS-5 satellite.
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Air France Flight 358 lands at Toronto Pearson International Airport and runs off the runway, causing the plane to burst into flames, leaving 12 injuries and no fatalities.
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2000Varvara Gracheva, Russian tennis player
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2000Mohammed Kudus, Ghanaian footballer
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1999Anastasios Douvikas, Greek footballer
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1999Mark Lee, Korean-Canadian singer
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1999Joël Piroe, Dutch-Surinamese footballer
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1997Austin Theory, American wrestler
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1996Keston Hiura, American baseball player
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1996Simone Manuel, American swimmer
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1995Kristaps Porziņģis, Latvian basketball player
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1995Vikkstar123, English internet personality
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1994Emil Krafth, Swedish footballer
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1994Laura Pigossi, Brazilian tennis player
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