| General Information for August 2nd 2016 |
| There are 4 public holidays today. |
| Day 215 of 2016 |
| 151 days left in 2016 |
| Week 31 of the year |
| On this Day in History |
| 1934 - Gleichschaltung: Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of Germany following the death of President Paul von Hindenburg. |
| 1922 - A typhoon hits Shantou, Republic of China killing more than 50,000 people. |
| 1870 - Tower Subway, the world's first underground tube railway, opens in London, England, United Kingdom. |
| 1790 – The U.S. Congress moves from New York City to Philadelphia. |