August 2

August 2nd is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining.

Events:

• 1990: Iraq invades Kuwait, eventually leading to the Gulf War

Births:

• 1932: Peter O'Toole (actor: Lawrence of Arabia, The Lion in Winter)

Deaths:

• 1922: Alexander Graham Bell (inventor)
• 1997: William S. Burroughs (author)

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