August 02

Wednesday 02, 1944:

Beginning of the Treblinka uprising.

Monday 02, 1943:

PT-109, with future president of the United States Lieutenant John F. Kennedy aboard, sinks.

Friday 02, 1918:

Japan announces that it is deploying troops to Siberia in the aftermath of World War I.

Wednesday 02, 1916:

World War I: Austrian sabotage causes the sinking of the Italian battleship Leonardo da Vinci in Taranto.

Monday 02, 1869:

Japan's samurai, farmer, artisan, merchant class system is abolished as part of the Meiji Restoration reforms. (Traditional Japanese date: June 25, 1869).