August 2
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Events
- 1685 – King Charles II of Spain orders the governor of Florida to cooperate with Martin de Echegaray in the exploration of Bahía de Espíritu Santu.
- 1780 – Bernardo de Gálvez negotiates with the office of the Captain General in Havana the forces he will need to capture Pensacola.
- 1918 – Aviator Richard E. Byrd is ordered from the Naval Aeronautical Station to Washington, D.C.
- 1985 - Rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive performs at the Show Palace nightclub on Highway 98.
- 2007 – Patrick Nobles is found guilty of violating probation.
- 2020 - Spacex Dragon Endeavor capsule splashed down at 1:48 pm in the Gulf of Mexico.
Deaths
- 1907 – Louis D. Marzoni
- 2016 - Kenneth Darnell Burnett, drummer for Flame and The Heaters rock band.