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  1. Born on August 2nd, 1794 – 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 1794)

Born on August 2nd, 1794

Weekday

Saturday

August 2nd, 1794 was a Saturday.

Age

229

People born on August 2nd, 1794 will turn 230 this year (2024), in exactly 99 days .

Zodiac

♌

Leo (The Lion)

July 23rd, 1794 - August 23rd, 1794

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 83,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 93 days, exactly on July 27th, 2024, people who were born on August 2nd, 1794 will be 84,000 days old!

83,907 Days

11,986 Weeks

2,756 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
64
Bernhard Ernst von Bülow

Danish and German politician (1815-1879)

*August 2nd, 1815, Cismar †October 20th, 1879, Frankfurt
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
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

Same year
Born in 1794

67
Ferdinand Wachter
*January 1st, 1794, Renthendorf †January 1st, 1861
James Barry: Age & Birthday 70
James Barry

19th century British surgeon known for medical reforms and personal life

*November 30th, 1794, Cork †July 25th, 1865, London
70
Johann Peter Weyer

German architect

*May 19th, 1794, Cologne †August 25th, 1864, Cologne
Léon Cogniet: Age & Birthday 86
Léon Cogniet

French painter (1794-1880)

*August 29th, 1794, Paris †November 20th, 1880, 10th arrondissement of Paris
Edward Everett: Age & Birthday 70
Edward Everett

American politician, pastor, educator, diplomat and orator (1794–1865)

*April 11th, 1794, Dorchester †January 15th, 1865, Boston
69
Aimable Pélissier

French military officer who executed the genocide of the Ouled Riah tribe in Algeria

*November 6th, 1794, Maromme †May 22nd, 1864, Algiers
76
Jeanne Villepreux-Power

French biologist (1794-1871)

*September 25th, 1794, Juillac †January 25th, 1871, Juillac
Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius: Age & Birthday 74
Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius

German botanist (1794-1868)

*April 17th, 1794, Erlangen †December 13th, 1868, Munich
Cornelius Vanderbilt: Age & Birthday 82
Cornelius Vanderbilt

American businessman and tycoon (1794–1877)

*May 27th, 1794, Staten Island †January 4th, 1877, Manhattan
Ignaz Moscheles: Age & Birthday 75
Ignaz Moscheles

Bohemian conductor, music educator, composer and pianist (1794-1870)

*May 23rd, 1794, Prague †March 10th, 1870, Leipzig
82
Antonio López de Santa Anna

Mexican politician and military leader (1794-1876)

*February 21st, 1794, Xalapa †June 10th, 1876, Mexico City
Eilhard Mitscherlich: Age & Birthday 69
Eilhard Mitscherlich

German chemist

*January 7th, 1794, Oldenburg †August 28th, 1863, Berlin
Wilhelm Müller: Age & Birthday 32
Wilhelm Müller

German poet (1794-1827)

*October 7th, 1794, Dessau †September 30th, 1827, Dessau
William Cullen Bryant: Age & Birthday 83
William Cullen Bryant

American romantic poet and journalist (1794-1878)

*November 3rd, 1794, Cummington †June 12th, 1878, New York City
Theobald Boehm: Age & Birthday 87
Theobald Boehm

Bavarian flautist and tinkerer (1794-1881)

*April 9th, 1794, Munich †November 25th, 1881, Munich
Erastus Corning: Age & Birthday 77
Erastus Corning

American politician and businessman (1794-1872)

*December 14th, 1794, Norwich †April 9th, 1872, Albany
Anna Brownell Jameson: Age & Birthday 65
Anna Brownell Jameson

Irish-born English writer, 1794–1860; author of the Diary of an ennyueé

*May 19th, 1794, Dublin †March 17th, 1860, London
Jacques Babinet: Age & Birthday 78
Jacques Babinet

French physicist, mathematician and astronomer

*March 5th, 1794, Lusignan †October 21st, 1872, Paris
Sylvester Graham: Age & Birthday 57
Sylvester Graham

American Presbyterian minister and dietary reformer

*July 5th, 1794, Suffield †September 11th, 1851, Northampton
Edward Bury: Age & Birthday 64
Edward Bury

British engineer (1794–1858)

*October 22nd, 1794, Salford †November 25th, 1858, Scarborough

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.MDCCXCIV

2.8.1794

Legend

M = 1000D = 500C = 100XC = 90V = 5IV = 4I = 1

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1794 is a normal year and no leap year.

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