August 2nd (1979) was a Thursday. It's the 214th day of the year (215th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 151 days left to the end of the year.
Famous Birthdays on August 2 in 1979
» Donna Air, English model, actress, and singer
» Marco Bonura, Italian footballer
» Reuben Kosgei, Kenyan runner
August 2nd Famous Deaths for 1979
» Thurman Munson, American baseball player (b. 1947)
August 2nd Holidays in History
» Christian Calendar of saints named Feast Day:
» Alphonsus Maria de Liguori (1839-1969, now generally August 1)
» Basil Fool for Christ (Russian Orthodox Church)
» Eusebius of Vercelli
» Peter Julian Eymard
» Pope Stephen I
» Our Lady of the Angels of the Portiuncula (Franciscan Order)
» Samuel David Ferguson (Episcopal Church (USA))
» August 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Day of Russian Airborne Troops or Airborne Forces (Russia and Ukraine)
» Day of Cinema of Azerbaijan called Azerbaijani cinema (Azerbaijan)
» Virgen de los Angeles called Our Lady of the Angels Day (Costa Rica)