August 2 in History

August 2 is the birthday of Varvara Gracheva (2000) and the anniversary of the death of Nitin Chandrakant Desai (2023). Below are famous birthdays, deaths for August 2, plus editor's picks and genealogy records.

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Famous people born on August 2

2000
Varvara Gracheva
French tennis player (born 2000)
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2000
Mohammed Kudus
Ghanaian footballer (born 2000)
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1999
Anastasios Douvikas
Greek footballer (born 1999)
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1999
Mark (rapper)
Canadian singer and rapper (born 1999)
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1999
Joël Piroe
Suriname international footballer (born 1999)
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1997
Austin Theory
American professional wrestler (born 1997)
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1996
Keston Hiura
American baseball player (born 1996)
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1996
Simone Manuel
American swimmer (born 1996)
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1995
Kristaps Porziņģis
Latvian basketball player (born 1995)
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1995
Vikkstar123
English influencer and DJ (born 1995)
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1994
Emil Krafth
Swedish footballer (born 1994)
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1994
Laura Pigossi
Brazilian tennis player (born 1994)
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1994
Laremy Tunsil
American football player (born 1994)
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1994
MoistCr1tikal
American YouTuber and streamer (born 1994)
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1993
Gael Bussa
Congolese politician
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1993
Joey Florez
American scholar (born 1993)
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1992
Charli XCX
British singer (born 1992)
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1991
Evander Kane
Canadian ice hockey player (born 1991)
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1990
Vitalia Diatchenko
Russian professional tennis player (born 1990)
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1990
Skylar Diggins
American basketball player (born 1990)
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1989
Nacer Chadli
Belgian footballer (born 1989)
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1988
Rob Kwiet
Canadian ice hockey player
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1988
Golden Tate
American football player (born 1988)
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1986
Lily Gladstone
American actress (born 1986)
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1985
Stephen Ferris
Rugby union player from Northern Ireland
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Famous people who died on August 2

2023
Nitin Chandrakant Desai (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Indian art director (1965–2023)
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2022
Vin Scully (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American sportscaster (1927–2022)
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2020
Suzanne Perlman (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Dutch Hungarian painter (1922–2020)
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2017
Judith Jones (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American writer and editor (1924–2017)
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2016
Terence Bayler (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
New Zealand actor (1930–2016)
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2016
David Huddleston (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American actor (1930–2016)
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2016
Franciszek Macharski (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Polish cardinal (1927–2016)
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2016
Ahmed Zewail (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Egyptian and American chemist (1946–2016)
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2015
Forrest Bird (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American physician
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2015
Giovanni Conso (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Italian politician (1922–2015)
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2015
Piet Fransen (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Dutch footballer
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2015
Jack Spring (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American baseball player (1933–2015)
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2014
Barbara Prammer (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Austrian politician (1954–2014)
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2014
James Thompson (crime writer) (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American-Finnish crime writer (1964–2014)
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2013
Julius L. Chambers (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American lawyer, civil rights leader and educator
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2013
Alla Kushnir (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Soviet-Israeli chess player and classicist (1941–2013)
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2012
Jimmy Jones (singer) (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American singer-songwriter (1930–2012)
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2012
John Keegan (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
English military historian (1934–2012)
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2012
Bernd Meier (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
German footballer (1972–2012)
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2012
Marguerite Piazza (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American opera singer and philanthropist
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2008
Fujio Akatsuka (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Japanese manga artist
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2007
Chauncey Bailey (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American journalist (1949–2007)
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2004
François Craenhals (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Belgian cartoonist (1926–2004)
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2004
Heinrich Mark (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Estonian politician (1911-2004)
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2003
Peter Safar (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Austrian physician (1924–2003)
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