About the day » Tuesday August 2, 1932Calender converter

• Ben Danckaert, Sint Jansteen († 1999)
• Bab van der Heide, Geleen,, Limburg, Nederland († 2006)
• Doodgeboren kind Bertrams, Eindhoven († 1932)
• Arie Tiel († 1999)
• Daniel HERTOGHE, Antwerpen, 2000, Antwerpen, Belgique († 1958)
• Edwin Merle Wiers, Willard (Huron County) (Ohio) († 2002)
• Edith Nell McGill, Boksburg, Transvaal, South Africa († 2011)
• Berend Hollander, Valthermond, Odoorn († 1932)
• Allan Ernest ROGERS, Deniliquin, New South Wales, Australia († 1988)
• Ben Danckaert, Sint Jansteen,, Zeeland, Nederland († 1999)

• Anne Bouma (86), Schoterland
• Adriaan Macpherson (24), Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland NL
• Agnes Duncan (69), Murray, Salt Lake County, Utah, Verenigde Staten
• Anna Maria Catharina Vossen (71), Nijmegen
• Adriana Tom (71), Haarlem
• Bastilde Julien-Joseph LEPERLIER (60), L'Étang-Salé,97427,Réunion,Réunion,FRANCE
• Catharina Petronella van der Ree (67), Velsen
• Antonia HINKE (56), Rotterdam, zuid Holland, Nederland
• Antje Davids Huitema (79), 's Gravenhage, Zuid Holland, Nederland
• Antje Davids Huitema (79), Den Haag

• 1929 » Roy Crimmins, English trombonist and composer († 2014)
• 1930 » Vali Myers, Australian painter and dancer († 2003)
• 1931 » Eddie Fuller, South African cricketer († 2008)
• 1931 » Karl Miller, English journalist and critic († 2014)
• 1931 » Pierre DuMaine, American bishop and academic († 2019)
• 1931 » Viliam Schrojf, Czech footballer († 2007)
• 1932 » Lamar Hunt, American businessman, co-founded the American Football League and World Championship Tennis († 2006)
• 1932 » Peter O'Toole, British-Irish actor and producer († 2013)
• 1933 » Ioannis Varvitsiotis, Greek politician, Greek Minister of Defence
• 1934 » Valery Bykovsky, Russian general and astronaut († 2019)

• 1913 » Ferenc Pfaff, Hungarian architect and academic, designed Zagreb Central Station (b. 1851)
• 1915 » John Downer, Australian politician, 16th Premier of South Australia (b. 1843)
• 1917 » Jaan Mahlapuu, Estonian military pilot (b. 1894)
• 1921 » Enrico Caruso, Italian tenor and actor (b. 1873)
• 1922 » Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish-Canadian engineer, invented the telephone (b. 1847)
• 1923 » Warren G. Harding, American journalist and politician, 29th President of the United States (b. 1865)
• 1934 » Paul von Hindenburg, German field marshal and politician, 2nd President of Germany (b. 1847)
• 1937 » Artur Sirk, Estonian soldier, lawyer, and politician (b. 1900)
• 1939 » Harvey Spencer Lewis, American mystic and author (b. 1883)
• 1945 » Pietro Mascagni, Italian composer and educator (b. 1863)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Pieter
7. Petrus
8. Gerrit
9. Adrianus
10. Jacobus
11. Gerardus
12. Wilhelmus
13. Jacob
14. Antonius
15. Arie
16. Hendrikus

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Wilhelmina
6. Elisabeth
7. Adriana
8. Catharina
9. Hendrika
10. Petronella
11. Jacoba
12. Aaltje
13. Geertruida
14. Helena
15. Margaretha
16. Grietje

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from August 10, 1929 to May 26, 1933 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck III, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 8.1 million citizens.
• March 19 » The Sydney Harbour Bridge is opened.
• June 24 » A bloodless revolution instigated by the People's Party ends the absolute power of King Prajadhipok of Siam (now Thailand).
• July 8 » The Dow Jones Industrial Average reaches its lowest level of the Great Depression, closing at 41.22.
• July 17 » Altona Bloody Sunday: A riot between the Nazi Party paramilitary forces, the SS and SA, and the German Communist Party ensues.
• August 10 » A 5.1 kilograms (11lb) chondrite-type meteorite breaks into at least seven pieces and lands near the town of Archie in Cass County, Missouri.
• November 3 » Panagis Tsaldaris becomes the 142nd Prime Minister of Greece.

The temperature on August 2, 1932 was between 8.9 °C and 20.4 °C and averaged 15.1 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 0.4 hours. There was 5.4 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest.