| 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 |
| 1989 - Pakistan is re-admitted to the Commonwealth of Nations after having restored democracy for the first time since 1972. |
| 1932 - The positron (antiparticle of the electron) is discovered by Carl D. Anderson. |
| 1870 - Tower Subway, the world's first underground tube railway, opens in London, England, United Kingdom. |
| 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). |