| 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 |
| 1998 - The Second Congo War begins. |
| 1937 - The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937 is passed in America, the effect of which is to render marijuana and all its by-products illegal. |
| 1918 - Japan announces that it is deploying troops to Siberia in the aftermath of World War I. |
| 1830 - Charles X of France abdicates the throne in favor of his grandson Henri. |