| 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 |
| 1989 - Pakistan is re-admitted to the Commonwealth of Nations after having restored democracy for the first time since 1972. |
| 1934 - Gleichschaltung: Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany following the death of President Paul von Hindenburg. |
| 1869 - Japan's samurai, farmer, artisan, merchant class system (Shinokosho) is abolished as part of the Meiji Restoration reforms. (Traditional Japanese date: June 25, 1869). |
| 1830 - Charles X of France abdicates the throne in favor of his grandson Henri. |