| General Information for August 2nd 2015 |
| There are 2 public holidays today. |
| Day 214 of 2015 |
| 151 days left in 2015 |
| Week 31 of the year |
| On this Day in History |
| 1990 - Iraq invades Kuwait, eventually leading to the Gulf War. |
| 1934 - Gleichschaltung: Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany following the death of President Paul von Hindenburg. |
| 1932 - The positron (antiparticle of the electron) is discovered by Carl D. Anderson. |
| 1870 - Tower Subway, the world's first underground tube railway, opens in London, England, United Kingdom. |