August 02
Overview
Holidays & Observances
Christianfeast day:
Ahudemmeh(Syriac Orthodox Church)., Basil Fool for Christ(Russian Orthodox Church), Justin Russolillo, Eusebius of Vercelli, Peter Faber, Peter Julian Eymard, Plegmund, Pope Stephen I, Portiuncola Indulgence("Pardon of Assisi"), the plenary indulgence related to St.Francis of Assisi(Catholic Church)., Samuel David Ferguson(Episcopal Church), August 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
A collective observance across Christian denominations commemorating multiple saints and the granting of indulgences.
Day of Azerbaijani cinema(Azerbaijan)
A celebration honoring the history and achievements of Azerbaijan's film industry.
Our Lady of the Angels Day(Costa Rica)
Costa Rica’s national holiday celebrating its patroness, Our Lady of the Angels, with pilgrimages and devotional events.
Paratroopers Day(Russia)
An annual celebration honoring Russia’s airborne forces and their storied tradition.
Republic Day (North Macedonia)
A national holiday marking North Macedonia’s declaration of independence and republic status in 1991.
Romani genocide-related observances, including:
Roma Holocaust Memorial Day(Council of Europe,European Parliament)
A memorial observance honoring Roma victims of the Holocaust and advocating for recognition and tolerance.
Ahudemmeh(Syriac Orthodox Church).
Basil Fool for Christ(Russian Orthodox Church)
Justin Russolillo
Events
A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Battle of Chaeronea, securing Macedonian hegemony in Greece and the Aegean.
Philip II of Macedon defeats Athens and Thebes at the Battle of Chaeronea in 338 BC, establishing Macedonian dominance over Greece and the Aegean.
The Carthaginian army led by Hannibal defeats a numerically superior Roman army at the Battle of Cannae.
Hannibal's Carthaginian forces inflict a stunning defeat on a larger Roman army at the Battle of Cannae in 216 BC.
Caesar, who marched to Spain earlier in the year, leaving Marcus Antonius in charge of Italy, defeats Pompey's general Afranius and Petreius in Ilerda (Lerida) north of the Ebro river.
Julius Caesar secures a key victory against Pompey's generals Afranius and Petreius at Ilerda in 49 BC.
Majorian is arrested near Tortona (northern Italy) and deposed by the Suebian general Ricimer as puppet emperor.
Suebian general Ricimer arrests and deposes Emperor Majorian near Tortona in 461, consolidating his influence over the Western Roman Empire.
After a two-year siege, the city of Toledo, in Spain, surrenders to the forces of the Caliph of Córdoba Abd al-Rahman III, assuming an important victory in his campaign to subjugate the Central March.
Abd al-Rahman III's forces capture Toledo after a two-year siege in 932, strengthening Umayyad control in Spain.
Edward I of England returns from the Ninth Crusade and is crowned King seventeen days later.
Edward I of England returns from the Ninth Crusade in 1274 and is crowned king seventeen days later.
After the execution of her husband, Jeanne de Clisson sells her estates and raises a force of men with which to attack French shipping and ports.
Following her husband's execution, Jeanne de Clisson becomes a pirate in 1343, attacking French ships in vengeance.
Russian troops are defeated by forces of the Blue Horde Khan Arapsha in the Battle on Pyana River.
Khan Arapsha's Blue Horde forces rout Russian troops at the Battle on the Pyana River in 1377.
Thomas Grey is executed for participating in the Southampton Plot.
Thomas Grey is executed in 1415 for his role in the Southampton Plot against King Henry V.
Births
Kyawswa of Pagan
Kyawswa of Pagan was the last king of the Pagan Kingdom, presiding over Burma during its decline.
John Cicero
John Cicero was Elector of Brandenburg from 1486 to 1499, noted for administrative reforms and cultural patronage.
Theodor Zwinger
Theodor Zwinger was a Swiss physician and humanist scholar renowned for compiling one of the first encyclopedic works.
Mikołaj Krzysztof "the Orphan" Radziwiłł
Mikołaj Krzysztof Radziwiłł, known as 'the Orphan,' was a powerful Polish-Lithuanian magnate and travel writer.
Saskia van Uylenburgh
Saskia van Uylenburgh was a Dutch noblewoman who modelled for and married the renowned painter Rembrandt.
Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten
Samuel Dirksz van Hoogstraten was a Dutch Golden Age painter and art theorist, recognized for his illusionistic works.
Estephan El Douaihy
Estephan El Douaihy was a Maronite Patriarch who reformed church practices and documented its history.
Jean-Baptiste du Casse
Jean-Baptiste du Casse was a French naval commander and privateer who became Admiral of the Caribbean fleet.
Johann Jakob Scheuchzer
Johann Jakob Scheuchzer was a pioneering Swiss naturalist whose work laid foundations for paleontology and geology.
Deaths
Gnaeus Servilius Geminus
Roman consul in 216 BC who commanded legions during the Second Punic War and died at the Battle of Cannae.
Lucius Aemilius Paullus
Roman consul and general who co-led the army at the Battle of Cannae and fell in the conflict.
Marcus Minucius Rufus
Roman consul who led troops during the Second Punic War and died in the Battle of Cannae.
Pope Stephen I was the Bishop of Rome in the 3rd century who stood firm on church traditions.
Ahudemmeh
Syriac Orthodox Metropolitan who guided the Eastern Church through theological and political challenges.
Pope Severinus briefly led the Roman Church in the 7th century during papal controversies.
Pope John V guided the Roman Church in the late 7th century, fostering ecclesiastical stability.
Ahmad ibn Hanbal
Prominent Islamic scholar and founder of the Hanbali school of Sunni jurisprudence.
Short-reigned King of Wessex and son of Edward the Elder in early 10th-century England.