| General Information for August 2nd 2017 |
| There are 2 public holidays today. |
| Day 214 of 2017 |
| 151 days left in 2017 |
| 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. |
| 1922 - A typhoon hits Shantou, Republic of China killing more than 50,000 people. |
| 1918 - The first general strike in Canadian history takes place in Vancouver. |
| 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). |