| General Information for August 2nd 2018 |
| There are 3 public holidays today. |
| Day 214 of 2018 |
| 151 days left in 2018 |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |