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  1. Born on August 2nd, 1691 – Weekday, Age & Zodiac
  2. Age in days, weeks and months
  3. What happened on August 2nd?
  4. Birthdays of famous people
  5. Public holidays on August 2nd
  6. Date as a Roman numeral / digit
  7. Calendar (August 1691)

Born on August 2nd, 1691

Weekday

Thursday

August 2nd, 1691 was a Thursday.

Age

332

People born on August 2nd, 1691 will turn 333 this year (2024), in exactly 97 days .

Zodiac

♌

Leo (The Lion)

July 23rd, 1691 - August 23rd, 1691

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 121,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 471 days, exactly on August 11th, 2025, people who were born on August 2nd, 1691 will be 122,000 days old!

121,529 Days

17,361 Weeks

3,992 Months

... in seconds, minutes and hours

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What happened on August 2nd?

Summerland disaster August 2nd, 1973

A flash fire killed 50 people at a leisure centre in Douglas, Isle of Man.
1947 BSAA Avro Lancastrian Star Dust accident August 2nd, 1947

Star Dust, a British South American Airways airliner, crashed into Mount Tupungato in the Argentine Andes; its wreckage was not found until 1998.
Leo Szilard August 2nd, 1939

Leo Szilard (pictured) penned a letter, signed by Albert Einstein and addressed to U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt, warning that Germany may develop atomic bombs, leading to the establishment of the Manhattan Project.
California Institute of Technology August 2nd, 1932

At the California Institute of Technology, American physicist Carl David Anderson proved the existence of antimatter with the discovery of the positron, for which he would receive the 1936 Nobel Prize in Physics.
Calvin Coolidge August 2nd, 1923

Calvin Coolidge became the 30th president of the United States after Warren G. Harding suffered a fatal heart attack.
Krishna Lal Adhikari August 2nd, 1920

Nepalese author Krishna Lal Adhikari (pictured) was sentenced to nine years in prison for publishing a book about the cultivation of corn.
Austria-Hungary August 2nd, 1916

An explosion, blamed on Austro-Hungarian saboteurs, sank the Italian dreadnought Leonardo da Vinci.
Tower Subway August 2nd, 1870

One of the world's earliest underground tube railways opened in the Tower Subway, a tunnel beneath the River Thames in London.
1790 United States census August 2nd, 1790

The first United States census was officially completed, with the nation's residential population enumerated to be 3,929,214.
New Forest August 2nd, 1100

While on a hunting trip in the New Forest, King William II of England was killed by an arrow through the lung loosed by one of his own men.
Roman Senate August 2nd, 0461

Unpopular among the Senate aristocracy for his reforming efforts, Roman emperor Majorian was deposed by Ricimer and executed five days later.
Philip II of Macedon January 1st, 1970

An allied army led by Philip II of Macedon overcame the forces of city-states led by Athens and Thebes at the Battle of Chaeronea, securing Macedonian hegemony over the majority of ancient Greece.
Potsdam Conference August 2nd, 1945

World War II: End of the Potsdam Conference.
World War II August 2nd, 1943

World War II: The Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 is rammed by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri and sinks. Lt. John F. Kennedy, future U.S. president, saves all but two of his crew.
Albert Einstein August 2nd, 1939

Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard write a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt, urging him to begin the Manhattan Project to develop a nuclear weapon.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on August 2nd

Same Day
Who's birthday is on August 2nd?

Charli XCX: Age & Birthday 31
Charli XCX

English singer-songwriter

*August 2nd, 1992, Cambridge
Florian Stetter: Age & Birthday 46
Florian Stetter

German actor

*August 2nd, 1977, Munich
Arun Vishnu: Age & Birthday 35
Arun Vishnu

Badminton player

*August 2nd, 1988, Kozhikode
Tang Yuanting: Age & Birthday 29
Tang Yuanting

Chinese badminton player

*August 2nd, 1994, Nanning
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo: Age & Birthday 27
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo

Indonesian badminton player

*August 2nd, 1996, Banyuwangi
88
Dora Boothby

English badminton and tennis player

*August 2nd, 1881, Finchley †February 22nd, 1970, Hammersmith
48
Xu Huaiwen

Badminton player

*August 2nd, 1975, Guiyang
Peter O'Toole: Age & Birthday 81
Peter O'Toole

British actor (1932–2013)

*August 2nd, 1932, Leeds †December 14th, 2013, Wellington Hospital, London
63
Bobby Ertanto

Badminton player

*August 2nd, 1960, Surabaya
55
Thomas Lund

Badminton player

*August 2nd, 1968, Aarhus
35
Rosario Maddaloni

Badminton player

*August 2nd, 1988, Torre del Greco
34
Xing Aiying

Badminton player

*August 2nd, 1989, Jiangsu
32
Niclas Nøhr

Badminton player

*August 2nd, 1991, Vordingborg
31
Kira Kattenbeck

Badminton player

*August 2nd, 1992, Steinfurt
30
Tam Chun Hei

Badminton player

*August 2nd, 1993, Hong Kong
58
Mahmud I

Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1730 to 1754

*August 2nd, 1696, Edirne †December 13th, 1754, Constantinople
28
Victor Svendsen

Badminton player

*August 2nd, 1995, Hjørring
27
Citra Putri Sari Dewi

Badminton player

*August 2nd, 1996, Jakarta
24
Elavenil Valarivan

Indian sport shooter

*August 2nd, 1999, Cuddalore
Mary-Louise Parker: Age & Birthday 59
Mary-Louise Parker

American actress (born 1964)

*August 2nd, 1964, Fort Jackson

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Richard Challoner: Age & Birthday 89
Richard Challoner

Roman Catholic bishop (1691-1781)

*August 29th, 1691, Lewes †January 12th, 1781, London
Johann Matthias Gesner: Age & Birthday 70
Johann Matthias Gesner

German classical scholar and schoolmaster (1691–1761)

*April 9th, 1691, Roth †August 3rd, 1761, Göttingen
59
Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Holy Roman Empress consort (1691-1750)

*August 28th, 1691, Brunswick †December 21st, 1750, Vienna
Edward Cave: Age & Birthday 62
Edward Cave

British publisher

*February 27th, 1691, Newton †January 10th, 1754, Clerkenwell
Agostino Masucci: Age & Birthday 67
Agostino Masucci

Italian painter (1691-1758)

*January 1st, 1691, Rome †October 19th, 1758, Rome
Paul Egell: Age & Birthday 60
Paul Egell

German sculptor and plasterer

*April 9th, 1691, Waibstadt †January 10th, 1752, Mannheim
Johann Thomas Wagner: Age & Birthday 77
Johann Thomas Wagner
*May 25th, 1691, Gebsattel †January 7th, 1769, Theres
74
Giovanni Paolo Panini

Italian painter and architect (1691–1765)

*June 17th, 1691, Piacenza †October 21st, 1765, Rome
86
Pierre-Herman Dosquet

Catholic bishop

*March 4th, 1691, Liège †March 4th, 1777, Paris
78
Johann Gottlieb Tamitius

Organ builder (1691-1769)

*February 9th, 1691, Dresden †March 26th, 1769, Zittau
66
Jan Francisci

Slovak organist and composer

*June 14th, 1691, Banská Bystrica †April 27th, 1758, Banská Bystrica
90
Peter Scheemakers

Flemish sculptor

*January 16th, 1691, Antwerp †September 12th, 1781, Antwerp
60
Michael Adolf Siebenhaar

German painter (1691-1751)

*March 18th, 1691, Staßfurt †June 15th, 1751, Lutherstadt Wittenberg
40
Josef Antonín Planický

Czech composer, choirmaster and singer

*November 27th, 1691, Manětín †September 17th, 1732, Freising
112
Petro Kalnyshevsky

Ukrainian cossack

*January 1st, 1691, Romny Raion †October 31st, 1803, Solovetsky Islands
80
Joachim Arndt Saltzmann

German gardener (1691-1771)

*June 3rd, 1691, Grabow †August 13th, 1771, Charlottenburg
51
Dorothea Wilhelmine of Saxe-Zeitz

Landgravine of Hesse-Kassel (1691-1743)

*March 20th, 1691, Schloss Moritzburg †March 17th, 1743, Kassel
64
Johann Caspar Wetzel

German author and theologian

*February 22nd, 1691, Meiningen †August 6th, 1755, Meiningen
66
Franz Joseph Spiegler

German painter (1691-1757)

*April 5th, 1691, Wangen im Allgäu †April 15th, 1757, Constance
46
Alessandro Galilei

Florentine architect (1691-1737)

*August 25th, 1691, Florence †December 21st, 1737, Rome

Birthdays of famous people

Melanie Martinez: Age & BirthdayChris Adcock: Age & BirthdayLarry Elder: Age & BirthdayJon Cassar: Age & BirthdayElena Prus: Age & BirthdayRobin Tabeling: Age & BirthdaySam Fender: Age & BirthdayAnggun: Age & BirthdayLars Bender: Age & BirthdaySven Bender: Age & Birthday

Public holidays on August 2nd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Romani genocide-related observances, including) which are celebrated on August 2nd.

Basil Fool for Christ (Russian Orthodox Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil_Fool_for_Christ
Justin Russolillo
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giustino_Russolillo
Peter Faber
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Faber
Peter Julian Eymard
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Julian_Eymard
Plegmund
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plegmund
Pope Stephen I
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Stephen_I
Portiuncola Indulgence ("Pardon of Assisi"), the plenary indulgence related to St. Francis of Assisi (Catholic Church).
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portiuncula
Samuel David Ferguson (Episcopal Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_David_Ferguson
August 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_2_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)
Day of Azerbaijani cinema (Azerbaijan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_of_Azerbaijan
Our Lady of the Angels Day (Costa Rica)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgen_de_los_Ángeles
Paratroopers Day (Russia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_Day
Republic Day (North Macedonia)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_Day_(North_Macedonia)
Roma Holocaust Memorial Day (Council of Europe, European Parliament)
Romani genocide-related observances, includingen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roma_Holocaust_Memorial_Day

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

II.VIII.MDCXCI

2.8.1691

Legend

M = 1000D = 500C = 100XC = 90V = 5I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1691 is a normal year and no leap year.

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32 6789101112
33 13141516171819
34 20212223242526
35 2728293031

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