Today in History for 2nd August 2025

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Historical Events

1931 - Referendum in favor of autonomous status for Spanish Catalonia garners 99.5% of the vote; about 75% of eligible voters participate
1943 - Sunderland seaplanes sink U-706 and U-106
1959 - Future Hall of Fame 1st baseman Willie McCovey hits 1st of his 521 MLB home runs in SF Giants 5-3 win v Pittsburgh Pirates
2012 - American swimmer Michael Phelps wins an unprecedented third consecutive gold medal in the 200m individual medley in 1:54.27 at the London Olympics
2018 - Apple becomes the first American publicly listed company to reach $1 trillion in value

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Famous Birthdays

1925 - John McCormack, Canadian ice hockey player, born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (d. 2017)
1928 - Malcolm Hilton, English cricket slow left-arm (4 Tests), born in Chadderton, Lancashire (d. 1990)
1948 - Andy Fairweather Low, Welsh session and touring guitarist (Amen Corner; Roger Waters; Eric Clapton; George Harrison), born in Ystrad Mynach, Wales
1949 - James Fallows, American writer and journalist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1972 - Jimmy Pop [James Franks], American rock singer and musician (The Bloodhound Gang - "The Bad Touch"), born in Trappe, Pennsylvania

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Famous Deaths

1823 - Lazare Carnot, French politician, engineer and mathematician known as the Organizer of Victory in the French Revolutionary Wars, dies at 70
1922 - Mina Kruseman, Dutch author and feminist, dies at 82
1992 - Michel Berger [Hamburger], French singer-songwriter, and record producer. dies of a heart attack at 44
2003 - Mike Levey, American TV infomercials host, dies of cancer at 55
2020 - Leon Fleisher, American pianist and conductor (Annapolis Symphony 1970-82), dies of cancer at 92

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