A flash fire kills 50 people at the Summerland amusement centre at Douglas, Isle of Man. Date: August 2, 1973 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 2 📅 Events on this day in 1973 📅 On This Day (Today)
A bomb explodes at the railway station in Bologna, Italy, killing 85 people and wounding more than 200. Date: August 2, 1980 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 2 📅 Events on this day in 1980 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Helsinki Metro, the first rapid transit system of Finland, is opened to the general public. Date: August 2, 1982 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 2 📅 Events on this day in 1982 📅 On This Day (Today)
Delta Air Lines Flight 191, a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, crashes at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport killing 137. Date: August 2, 1985 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 2 📅 Events on this day in 1985 📅 On This Day (Today)
A massacre is carried out by an Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka killing 64 ethnic Tamil civilians. Date: August 2, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 2 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)
Pakistan is re-admitted to the Commonwealth of Nations after having restored democracy for the first time since 1972. Date: August 2, 1989 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 2 📅 Events on this day in 1989 📅 On This Day (Today)
Iraqi invasion of Kuwait: Iraq invades Kuwait and temporarily establishes the Republic of Kuwait puppet state on the orders of Saddam Hussein, eventually leading to the Gulf War. Date: August 2, 1990 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 2 📅 Events on this day in 1990 📅 On This Day (Today)
Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on STS-43 to deploy the TDRS-5 satellite. Date: August 2, 1991 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 2 📅 Events on this day in 1991 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Gaisal train disaster claims 285 lives in Assam, India. Date: August 2, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 2 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)
Air France Flight 358 lands at Toronto Pearson International Airport and runs off the runway, causing the plane to burst into flames, leaving 12 injuries and no fatalities. Date: August 2, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 2 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)