A taxi driver is murdered in Bangkok by a teenager addicted to video games leading to the Thai government banning the sale of Grand Theft Auto.
ClockHorizon daily selection“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
At least 146 people are killed and more than 114 injured in a factory explosion in Kunshan, Jiangsu, China.
Air France Flight 358 lands at Toronto Pearson International Airport and runs off the runway, causing the plane to burst into flames, leaving 12 injuries and no fatalities.
The Gaisal train disaster claims 285 lives in Assam, India.
Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on STS-43 to deploy the TDRS-5 satellite.
Iraqi invasion of Kuwait: Iraq invades Kuwait and temporarily establishes the Republic of Kuwait puppet state on the orders of Saddam Hussein, eventually leading to the Gulf War.
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
One highlighted entry is from 2008: A taxi driver is murdered in Bangkok by a teenager addicted to video games leading to the Thai government banning the sale of Grand Theft Auto.
People listed for August 2 include Varvara Gracheva (2000), Mohammed Kudus (2000), and Anastasios Douvikas (1999).
Observances listed for August 2 include Republic Day (North Macedonia), Christian feast day: Ahudemmeh (Syriac Orthodox Church)., and Christian feast day: August 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics).
