August 2, 2012 in History

Event:

Liliane Bettencourt, French L'Oreal heiress, sells D'Arros Island to pay tax bills for $60 million





More Notable Events on August 2:
1990 Iraq invades and occupies Kuwait, Emir flees to Saudi Arabia
1961 Beatles 1st gig as house band of Liverpool's Cavern Club
1943 Lt. John F. Kennedy's PT-boat 109 sinks at Solomon islands
1892 Charles A. Wheeler patents a prototype of the escalator
1875 World 1st roller skating rink opens in London
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