August 2

August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 151 days remain until the end of the year. ^{Anthony Payne, English composer and author (d. 2021)}

2 August 1936

Born on the same birth day (2 August): Carroll O'Connor • John W. Snow • Oskar Anderson • President of Israel • Tom Burgmeier

Born in the same month (August 1936): Alan Hodgkinson • Andre Dubus • Benedict Anderson • Bill Monbouquette • Frank Howard (baseball) • Henry Lee Lucas • John Callaway • John McCain • Jonathan D. Spence • Peter North (legal scholar) • Radish Tordia • W. D. Hamilton • Warren M. Washington • Werner Stengel