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Charles Edward (1884–1954) was at various times a British prince, the last ruling duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in Germany, and a Nazi politician. Brought up in the United Kingdom, he was selected to succeed to the throne of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1899 because he was deemed young enough to be re-educated as a German. He married Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein and the couple had five children. Charles Edward was a conservative ruler with an interest in art and technology. During the First World War, he supported the German Empire but was deposed during the German Revolution. During the 1920s, Charles Edward became a moral and financial supporter of violent far-right paramilitary groups, joining the Nazi Party in 1933. He was given multiple positions, including leader of the German Red Cross, and acted as an unofficial diplomat. After the war, he was interned for a period and given a minor conviction by a denazification court, dying of cancer in 1954. ( Full article...)
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"1976 - An intruder breaks into Priscilla Davis's Mockingbird Lane mansion in Fort Worth, Texas. Priscilla Davis and a friend are injured while Andrea Wilborn and Stan Farr are killed. T. Cullen Davis is tried and found innocent of the crime." A joke, right? Timeline of human history etc... Wetman 05:49, 1 Aug 2004 (UTC)
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Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC) needs a bit expanding, though. Maybe next year. One option would be to bold Philip II of Macedon but the date needs to be added there to qualify. -- PFHLai 16:11, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
I have changed the line about the 1903 Ilinden Uprising, because it was misleading, referring to "Bulgarians" who carried out the uprising. If you look at the Kruševo Manifesto, which was issued on the date of the Uprising by its leaders, it speaks about "Autonomous Macedonia", "blood-stained Macedonian land", and "good sons of Macedonia". The full text of the Manifesto, in English, is here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Crnorizec ( talk • contribs) 17:28, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
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Your claim that the 1870 Tower Subway was the world's first underground railway is incorrect - see Metropolitan Railway and 1863 !! Itc editor2 ( talk) 22:17, 2 August 2013 (UTC)
— howcheng { chat} 06:11, 1 August 2014 (UTC)
— howcheng { chat} 06:57, 31 July 2015 (UTC)
— howcheng { chat} 06:02, 2 August 2016 (UTC)
Moved Ten Days' Campaign to eligible again as its referencing was improved in 2016. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 11:19, 26 June 2017 (UTC)
— howcheng { chat} 16:14, 2 August 2017 (UTC)
— howcheng { chat} 16:17, 2 August 2018 (UTC)
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On August 2 the Council of Europe, the European Parliament, Croatia, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Ukraine commemorates the Romani genocide, as in the night of 2 to 3 August 1944 2,897 Roma were killed in the Gypsy family camp in Auschwitz, see Roma Holocaust Memorial Day. Could this be added? -- Niccolò "Jaqen" Caranti (OBC) ( talk) 09:48, 31 July 2020 (UTC)
— howcheng { chat} 17:14, 3 August 2020 (UTC)
— howcheng { chat} 07:35, 4 August 2021 (UTC)
— howcheng { chat} 18:48, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
This characterization does not appear to be supported by Majorian's article, which emphasizes the degree to which he conciliated the Senate (in contrast to his predecessor) and places the responsibility for Majorian's deposition almost exclusively on Ricimer. Mosi Nuru ( talk) 13:50, 2 August 2023 (UTC)
This is the talk page for making suggestions or discussing improvements to Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/August 2.
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Charles Edward (1884–1954) was at various times a British prince, the last ruling duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in Germany, and a Nazi politician. Brought up in the United Kingdom, he was selected to succeed to the throne of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1899 because he was deemed young enough to be re-educated as a German. He married Princess Victoria Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein and the couple had five children. Charles Edward was a conservative ruler with an interest in art and technology. During the First World War, he supported the German Empire but was deposed during the German Revolution. During the 1920s, Charles Edward became a moral and financial supporter of violent far-right paramilitary groups, joining the Nazi Party in 1933. He was given multiple positions, including leader of the German Red Cross, and acted as an unofficial diplomat. After the war, he was interned for a period and given a minor conviction by a denazification court, dying of cancer in 1954. ( Full article...)
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"1976 - An intruder breaks into Priscilla Davis's Mockingbird Lane mansion in Fort Worth, Texas. Priscilla Davis and a friend are injured while Andrea Wilborn and Stan Farr are killed. T. Cullen Davis is tried and found innocent of the crime." A joke, right? Timeline of human history etc... Wetman 05:49, 1 Aug 2004 (UTC)
A candidate for future SA:
Battle of Chaeronea (338 BC) needs a bit expanding, though. Maybe next year. One option would be to bold Philip II of Macedon but the date needs to be added there to qualify. -- PFHLai 16:11, 1 August 2007 (UTC)
I have changed the line about the 1903 Ilinden Uprising, because it was misleading, referring to "Bulgarians" who carried out the uprising. If you look at the Kruševo Manifesto, which was issued on the date of the Uprising by its leaders, it speaks about "Autonomous Macedonia", "blood-stained Macedonian land", and "good sons of Macedonia". The full text of the Manifesto, in English, is here. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Crnorizec ( talk • contribs) 17:28, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
— howcheng { chat} 09:26, 1 August 2012 (UTC)
— howcheng { chat} 06:39, 1 August 2013 (UTC)
Your claim that the 1870 Tower Subway was the world's first underground railway is incorrect - see Metropolitan Railway and 1863 !! Itc editor2 ( talk) 22:17, 2 August 2013 (UTC)
— howcheng { chat} 06:11, 1 August 2014 (UTC)
— howcheng { chat} 06:57, 31 July 2015 (UTC)
— howcheng { chat} 06:02, 2 August 2016 (UTC)
Moved Ten Days' Campaign to eligible again as its referencing was improved in 2016. Cas Liber ( talk · contribs) 11:19, 26 June 2017 (UTC)
— howcheng { chat} 16:14, 2 August 2017 (UTC)
— howcheng { chat} 16:17, 2 August 2018 (UTC)
— howcheng { chat} 20:29, 5 August 2019 (UTC)
On August 2 the Council of Europe, the European Parliament, Croatia, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Ukraine commemorates the Romani genocide, as in the night of 2 to 3 August 1944 2,897 Roma were killed in the Gypsy family camp in Auschwitz, see Roma Holocaust Memorial Day. Could this be added? -- Niccolò "Jaqen" Caranti (OBC) ( talk) 09:48, 31 July 2020 (UTC)
— howcheng { chat} 17:14, 3 August 2020 (UTC)
— howcheng { chat} 07:35, 4 August 2021 (UTC)
— howcheng { chat} 18:48, 8 August 2022 (UTC)
This characterization does not appear to be supported by Majorian's article, which emphasizes the degree to which he conciliated the Senate (in contrast to his predecessor) and places the responsibility for Majorian's deposition almost exclusively on Ricimer. Mosi Nuru ( talk) 13:50, 2 August 2023 (UTC)