Template:On this day/August 2
- 1685 – King Charles II of Spain ordered the governor of Florida to cooperate with Martin de Echegaray in the exploration of Bahía de Espíritu Santu.
- 1907 – Louis D. Marzoni died.
- 1918 – Aviator Richard E. Byrd was ordered from the Naval Aeronautical Station to Washington, D.C.
- 2007 – Patrick Nobles was found guilty of violating his probation.