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August 2 is the 214th day of the year (215th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 151 days remain until the end of the year. Events [ edit ] Pre-1600 [ edit ]
Portal:Current events/2022 August 2. Three people evacuating in a minibus are killed by Russian shelling near Kherson Oblast, according to Ukraine 's Operational Command South. ( The Guardian) Fifty-three people are injured after a suspected gas leak in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. (Reuters)
August 6, 1945 (Monday) Atomic bombing of Hiroshima: United States B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay dropped a uranium-235 atomic bomb codenamed "Little Boy" on the Japanese city of Hiroshima at 8:15 a.m. local time, resulting in between 90,000 and 146,000 deaths.
The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence occurred primarily on August 2, 1776, at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia, later to become known as Independence Hall. The 56 delegates to the Second Continental Congress represented the 13 colonies, 12 of which voted to approve the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
August 2 Italy and Ethiopia sign the Italo-Ethiopian Treaty, pledging cooperation and friendship. August 27 The Kellogg–Briand Pact is signed in Paris by the major powers of the world. The treaty outlaws aggressive warfare. October 1 The Soviet Union launches the first five-year plan, an economic effort to increase industrialization. November 6
Its length is 31 days. [1] In the Southern Hemisphere, August is the seasonal equivalent of February in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, August falls in the season of summer. In the Southern Hemisphere, the month falls during the season of winter. In many European countries, August is the holiday month for most workers.
Armed conflicts and attacks. Russian invasion of Ukraine. Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure. A Russian drone strike in Izmail, Odesa Oblast, damages administrative buildings and grain storage facilities.
July 31 – August 2 Western: Battle of Pilckem Ridge (Opening phase of the Third Battle of Ypres). August 2 Asian and Pacific: The German raider SMS Seeadler is wrecked at Mopelia in French Polynesia. August 2–10 African: Battle of Rumbo. August 4 Politics: Liberia declares war on Germany. August 6–20 Balkan: Battle of Mărăşeşti ...