Births on August 2

Lorenzo Ricci

Born on August 2, 1703

Lorenzo Ricci, Italian religious leader, 18th Superior General of the Society of Jesus (d. 1775)

Lorenzo Ricci, S.J. (2 August 1703 – 24 November 1775) was an Italian Jesuit, elected the eighteenth Superior General of the Society of Jesus. He was also the last before the suppression of the Jesuits in 1773.

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Lorenzo Ricci
Superior General of the Society of Jesus

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Events on 1703

4 Feb

Forty-seven Ronin
In Edo (now Tokyo), 46 of the Forty-seven Ronin commit seppuku (ritual suicide) as recompense for avenging their master's death.
27 May

Peter the Great
Tsar Peter the Great founds the city of Saint Petersburg.
27 Nov

Great Storm of 1703
The first Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed in the Great Storm of 1703.

Births on August 2

Lorenzo Ricci

Born on August 2, 1703

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Events on 1703

Forty-seven Ronin

Peter the Great

Great Storm of 1703