August 2nd (1978) 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 1978
» Goran Gavrančić, Serbian footballer
» Matt Guerrier, American baseball player
» Deividas Šemberas, Lithuanian footballer
» Dragan Vukmir, Serbian footballer
August 2nd Famous Deaths for 1978
» Carlos Chávez, Mexican composer and conductor (b. 1899)
» Antony Noghès, French businessman, founded the Monaco Grand Prix (b. 1890)
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)