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What Happened On 2nd August 1961 In History

August 2nd (1961) was a Wednesday. It's the 214th day of the year (215th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 151 days left to the end of the year.

Famous Birthdays on August 2 in 1961

  • » Cold 187um, American rapper and producer (Above the Law (group) known as Above the Law)
  • » Pete de Freitas, Spanish drummer and producer (Echo & the Bunnymen) (d. 1989)

August 2nd Holidays in History

  • » Christian Calendar of saints named Feast Day:
  • » Alphonsus Maria de Liguori (1839-1969, now generally August 1)
  • » Basil Fool for Christ (Russian Orthodox Church)
  • » Eusebius of Vercelli
  • » Peter Julian Eymard
  • » Pope Stephen I
  • » Our Lady of the Angels of the Portiuncula (Franciscan Order)
  • » Samuel David Ferguson (Episcopal Church (USA))
  • » August 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • » Day of Russian Airborne Troops or Airborne Forces (Russia and Ukraine)
  • » Day of Cinema of Azerbaijan called Azerbaijani cinema (Azerbaijan)
  • » Virgen de los Angeles called Our Lady of the Angels Day (Costa Rica)

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World History for the 2nd August