August 2 birthdays, facts & history
Everything about being born on August 2, from your sign and birth stone to who shares your birthday.
Zodiac sign
♌︎ Leo
Jul 23 – Aug 22
Birth stone
Peridot
Birth flower
Gladiolus
How common
#58 of 366
by US birth counts
Famous August 2 birthdays
John Tyndall · Irish physicist1820
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi · French sculptor and painter1834
Constantine I of Greece · King of Greece1868
Myrna Loy · American actress1905
Beatrice Straight · American actress1914
Shimon Peres · Israeli politician –Former President of Israel and Prime Minister1923
James Baldwin · American writer1924
Peter O'Toole · British-Irish actor1932
Wes Craven · American filmmaker1939
Jules A. Hoffmann · French biologist1941
Isabel Allende · Chilean writer1942
Mary-Louise Parker · American actress1964
Kevin Smith · American filmmaker1970
Sam Worthington · Australian and English actor1976
Edward Furlong · American actor and singer1977
Hitoshi Sogahata · Japanese association football player1979
Hélder Postiga · Portuguese footballer1982
JD Vance · Vice President of the United States since 20251984
Charli XCX · British singer1992
On this day in history
1790The first United States census was officially completed, with the nation's residential population enumerated to be 3,929,214.
1943World War II: After the Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 is rammed and sunk by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri, Lt. John F. Kennedy, future U.S. president, saves all but two of his crew.
1971The English rock band the Who released Who's Next, their only album to top the UK charts.
1986The animated film Castle in the Sky, the first from Studio Ghibli, was released.
1776American Revolution: The signing of the United States Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress takes place.
1870One of the world's earliest underground tube railways opened in the Tower Subway (interior depicted), a tunnel beneath the River Thames in London.
1914The French army's general headquarters was activated in anticipation of war with Germany.
2005Air 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.
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