| 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 |
| 1944 - ASNOM: birth of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, celebrated as Day of the Republic in the Republic of Macedonia. |
| 1932 - The positron (antiparticle of the electron) is discovered by Carl D. Anderson. |
| 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). |
| 1790 – The U.S. Congress moves from New York City to Philadelphia. |