August 2 in History

Succeeds as King of England

Henry rides to Winchester & takes possession of the Treasury

Death of William Rufus, Robert should have inherited the Kingdom of England but his younger brother Henry siezes the throne while William returns the Crusades

Opening day of the committee of 80 at Berwick to hear the Scottish claimants

Discusses an alliance with Emperor Charles V, under instructions from Henry VIII

Defeated by an Imperial Army during the French invasion of Tuscany

Participates in the campaign that captures Perth and cuts Scottish communications.

Perth surrenders after Cromwell's advance cuts the Scottish army from supplies and reinforcements.

Spain cedes Sardinia to Charles VI who trades it with the Duke of Savoy for Sicily. Parma & Tuscany will be inherited by the children of Elisabeth Farnese

Charles VI agrees to renounce the Spanish Crown

Signs the Quadruple Alliance

The Emperor guarantees the Hanoverian succession and the succession of the Orleans. Austria, Britain, France & the Dutch sign an alliance

The Quadruple alliance is signed. Spain cedes Sardinia to Charles VI who trades it with the Duke of Savoy for Sicily. Parma & Tuscany will be inherited by the children of Elizabeth Farnese. Charles VI agrees to renounce the Spanish Crown

Spain cedes Sardinia to Charles VI who trades it with the Duke of Savoy for Sicily

Spain cedes Sardinia to Charles VI who trades it with the Duke of Savoy for Sicily

Spain cedes Sardinia to Charles VI who trades it with the Duke of Savoy for Sicily

A failed attempt by Margaret Nicholson to assassinate the King at St James Palace

Agrees an alliance with Leopold II to restore Louis XVI to the French throne

Frederick William II & Leopold to agree to restore the French monarchy

Frederick William II & Leopold II agree to restore the French monarchy

Imprisoned in the Rue de Paris until 16th October

Imprisoned in the Rue de Paris until 16th October.

Appointed Ambassador of France

Launches an assault on the Turks followed by the surrender of the citadel of Aboukir

The Citadel of Aboukir surrenders to Napoleon

Launches an assault on the Turks followed by the surrender of the citadel of Aboukir

The Citadel of Aboukir surrenders to Napoleon

Abdicates after the July Revolution destroys his authority.

Renounces his rights to the throne shortly after Charles X abdicates.

Manteuffel enters Wurzburg as hostilities on the Main front come to an end.

Boer leaders sign the Pretoria Convention restoring Transvaal self-government.

Ordered to Fashoda to oppose French claims

Ordered to Fashoda to oppose French claims

The main cause of difference beteen the parties is Irish home rule. Parliament enters the Summer recess without agreement between parties

Parliament reaches its summer recess without agreement over Irish Home Rule.

The main cause of difference beteen the parties is Irish home rule

The German Government send ultimatum to Belgium demanding passage through Belgian territory

Germany demands passage through Belgium

The German Government send ultimatum to Belgium demanding passage through Belgian territory

Germany demands free passage through Belgium

Belgium is asked to accept German protection from a non-existent French attack

Issues the mobilization proclamation to France

Orders completion and requisition of Ottoman battleships being built in British yards as the European crisis deepens.

Explains the Government approach to Allied economic cooperation during and after the war.

Soissons is re-captured on 2nd August and the Germans withdrew to entrenched positions on a line along the Vesle and Aisne rivers. As a result of the defeat of this German offensive the proposed German offensive in Flanders was called off

As a result of the defeat of this German offensive the proposed German offensive in Flanders was called off.

Soissons is re-captured on 2nd August and the Germans withdrew to entrenched positions on a line along the Vesle and Aisne rivers.

This record states: This retreat and defeat, the last in a series of offensives which each ended in an unsuccessful strategic conclusion, marked the beginning of the gradual retreat of the German forces which.

This record states: was to come over the following months to 11th November 1918.

Chaikovsky heads an anti-Bolshevik regional government formed at Archangel after Soviet authority collapses in the city.

Warren Harding dies and Vice President Coolidge succeeds to the presidency.

Italy & Greece sign a friendship Treaty. Italy & Ethiopia sign a 20-yr friendship Treaty

Broadcasts to the nation announcing the merger of the offices of Fuhrer & President

The Ministry of Defence is renamed the Ministry of War, Blomberg becomes Minister of War and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces

The Ministry of Defence is renamed the Ministry of War, Blomberg becomes Minister of War and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces

After Reichspresident Paul von Hindenburg dies, personally orders all soldiers in the army to pledge the Reichswehreid Oath of allegiance not to Volk and Fatherland, but to the new Reichspresident and Fuhrer Adolf Hitler

Broadcasts to the nation announcing the merger of the offices of Fuhrer & President

Goebbels makes a broadcast announcing the merger of the offices of Fuhrer & President

Appoints himself as President of Germany after the death of President von Hindenburg

The Ministry of Defence is renamed the Ministry of War, Blomberg becomes Minister of War and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces

The Ministry of Defence is renamed the Ministry of War, Blomberg becomes Minister of War and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces

The Ministry of Defence is renamed the Ministry of War, Blomberg becomes Minister of War and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces

After Reichspresident Paul von Hindenburg dies, personally orders all soldiers in the army to pledge the Reichswehreid Oath of allegiance not to Volk and Fatherland, but to the new Reichspresident and Fuhrer Adolf Hitler

The armed forces swear an oath of allegiance to the "Fuhrer & Chancellor Adolf Hitler"

Appointed President of Germany

After Reichspresident Paul von Hindenburg dies, personally orders all soldiers in the army to pledge the Reichswehreid Oath of allegiance not to Volk and Fatherland, but to the new Reichspresident and Fuhrer Adolf Hitler

After Reichspresident Paul von Hindenburg dies, personally orders all soldiers in the army to pledge the Reichswehreid Oath of allegiance not to Volk and Fatherland, but to the new Reichspresident and Fuhrer Adolf Hitler

France announces a policy of non-intervention

France announces a policy of non-intervention

Troops of the rebellious Foreign Legion start their advance from Seville towards Madrid

Signs the Einstein-Szilard letter warning President Roosevelt about uranium chain reactions and possible powerful bombs.

Drafts a letter warning Roosevelt about uranium weapons.

Warns the House of Commons of an imminent German attack on Poland

Orders von Kluge to assemble 8 panzer Divisions to cut Pattons lines of communication

The Germans attack Avranches & gain 20km but are driven back by fighter-bombers. Hitler orders von Kluge to assemble 8 panzer Divisions to cut off Patton. Can only assemble 4 Divisions with a total of 250 tanks to defend Avranches

The Germans attack Avranches & gain 20km but are driven back by fighter-bombers

Fat Man bomb cases arrive on Tinian and assembly of the plutonium implosion weapon begins.

Appointed Home Secretary

Western ambassadors seek a negotiated solution with Stalin as access to Berlin becomes an international crisis.

British, French & US Ambassadors meet Stalin to find a solution

The Republic of China and Japan establish embassies following the Treaty of Taipei.

Paz Estenssoro decrees agrarian reform to redistribute hacienda lands.

Orders measures affecting British and French nationals after the Suez crisis escalates.

Defends a firm British response to Nasser during the first major Commons debate after nationalization

Criticises Nasser's action but warns Eden against unilateral military action without international authority

McCone forwarded the AEC General Advisory Committee's assessment of Soviet nuclear weapons development possibilities during the testing moratorium.

Adoula forms a coalition government approved by the reconvened Parliament.

Legally changes his name from Robert Allen Zimmerman to Robert Dylan.

On duty on the evening of the Gulf of Tonkin incident, reporting the incident to McNamara

Commands the Maddox during the first Gulf of Tonkin incident

Commands the USS Maddox during the first Gulf of Tonkin incident

Meets President Ceausescu who agrees to help set up the peace talks with North Vietnam

Meets President Nixon & agrees to help set up peace talks with north Vietnam

Helps obtain a deep drill-core sample from beneath the lunar surface during Apollo 15.

Leaves the lunar surface with Scott aboard Falcon after three days of exploration.

Commands Falcon's ascent stage as it leaves the Moon to rendezvous with Endeavour.

Leads the third lunar surface excursion, completing geological sampling and experiment work.

Commands Falcon’s ascent from the lunar surface for rendezvous with Endeavour.

Releases the live album Fillmore East - June 1971 from performances by the Mothers at the New York venue.

Drops a hammer and feather together to demonstrate Galileo’s principle in the lunar vacuum.

Razzaz participates in government appointment connected with Jordanian political and historical developments.

Rajai takes office as President of Iran after winning the July election

Khomeini confirms Rajai as president during the rapid transfer of power after Banisadr's dismissal

Chan leaves office after the 1982 election

Somare returns as Prime Minister after the national election

Leaves Kuwait as Iraqi forces overrun the country.

Preserves the internationally recognized Kuwaiti government from Saudi Arabia.

Supports an emergency Security Council response to the attack.

Orders the invasion that overwhelms Kuwait's defenses.

Iraqi forces rapidly seize Kuwait City and key installations.

Orders Iraqi forces into Kuwait.

The invasion rapidly overruns Kuwaiti military and government positions.

Urges international action to restore Kuwaiti sovereignty.

Addresses the Security Council as Iraq invades Kuwait.

Leads Britain when the United Kingdom formally notifies completion of Maastricht ratification.

Faces a new rebellion backed by Rwanda and Uganda as the Second Congo War begins in eastern Congo.

Saakashvili said he is counting on US help to facedown Moscow and reassert control over Abkhazia and Southern Ossetia

Saakashvili said he is counting on US help to facedown Moscow and reassert control over Abkhazia and Southern Ossetia

Saakashvili said he is counting on US help to facedown Moscow and reassert control over Abkhazia and Southern Ossetia

MESSENGER flies past Earth for a gravity assist and calibrates its instruments while continuing toward Mercury.

Succeeds King Fahd as the sixth king of Saudi Arabia.

Becomes crown prince after King Abdullah's accession.

Heads the government when Italy enacts the law ratifying the Treaty of Lisbon.

Peter O'Neill becomes Prime Minister during the 2011 political crisis

Somare is replaced as Prime Minister during a constitutional crisis

The United States withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty takes effect.

Declares a state of disaster in Victoria during a second wave.

Aelfweard died shortly after Edward, removing Athelstan’s principal rival for the West Saxon throne.

William II dies as a result of a hunting accident in the New Forest

Death of William II, in a hunting accident in the New Forest

Is present when President Harding dies during the western tour.

Dies suddenly in San Francisco while serving as President of the United States.

Deth of Hindenburg, Hitler becomes head of state & the army swears an oath to him

Death of Paul Ludwig Hans von Hindenburg

After Reichspresident Paul von Hindenburg dies, personally orders all soldiers in the army to pledge the Reichswehreid Oath of allegiance not to Volk and Fatherland, but to the new Reichspresident and Fuhrer Adolf Hitler

Death of Friedrich Christian Anton "Fritz" Lang.

Is killed on the first day of the invasion.

President Jose Eduardo dos Santos eulogizes, "Holden Roberto was one of the pioneers of national liberation struggle, whose name encouraged a generation of Angolans to opt for resistance and combat for the countrys independence". Death of Holden Alvaro Roberto

President Jose Eduardo dos Santos eulogizes, "Holden Roberto was one of the pioneers of national liberation struggle, whose name encouraged a generation of Angolans to opt for resistance and combat for the countrys independence"

Has the Earl of Leicesters troops trapped & heavily outnumbered at Evesham

Crosses the Severn unaware of the encounter against the barons outside Worcester

Defeat outside Worcester decides the outcome of the Battle of Evesham & of the war

Defeated by an Imperial Army during the French invasion of Tuscany

Russian forces defeat the Livonian Order at Ergeme

Kettler's order suffers a serious defeat during the Livonian War

Fights at the Battle of Lonato in Italy

Napoleon divides his armies between MacMahon & Bazaine. A skirmish between 1st German army & French II corps

Germany demands passage through Belgium

The German Government send ultimatum to Belgium demanding passage through Belgian territory

Germany demands free passage through Belgium

Begins converting to Hurricanes before entering Battle of Britain combat.

Joins No. 303 Polish Squadron at Northolt.

Helps capture Kalach near Stalingrad

USS Turner Joy & Maddox report they have been attacked by North Vietnamese torpedo boats. The Tonkin Gulf incident is used to escalate the war in Vietnam. Claims USS Maddox was attacked 30 miles offsore not 13 miles claimed by North Vietnam. A clash that triggers U.S. bombing against North Vietnam

Resists Iraqi forces during fighting around Dasman Palace.