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September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays Independence Day - India National Heroes Day - Philippines Independence Day - Pakistan 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Events 48 BC - Pompey the Great is assassinated on orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt after landing in Egypt. Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common September 2007 is the ninth month of that year It began on a Saturday September 2006 was marked by a controversy surrounding statements made by Pope Benedict XVI regarding Islam, during the same week as the fifth anniversary PortalCurrent events News collections and sources WikipediaNews collections and sources. September 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August September 2, 2003 September 2003 - please do not remove or delink the the date header September 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September September 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 120 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Year 44 BC was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. Pharaoh is the title given in modern parlance to the ancient Egyptian kings of all periods Cleopatra VII Philopator (in Greek, Κλεοπάτρα Φιλοπάτωρ; January 69 BC &ndash 30 BC was a Hellenistic ruler of Egypt Ptolemy XV Philopator Philometor Caesar, nicknamed Caesarion (little Caesar Greek: Πτολεμαῖος ΙΕʹ Φιλοπάτωρ Φιλομήτωρ Καῖσαρ Ptolemy XV Philopator Philometor Caesar, nicknamed Caesarion (little Caesar Greek: Πτολεμαῖος ΙΕʹ Φιλοπάτωρ Φιλομήτωρ Καῖσαρ
• 44 BC - The first of Cicero’s Philippics (oratorical attacks) on Mark Antony. Marcus Tullius Cicero ( Classical Latin ˈkikeroː usually ˈsɪsərəʊ in English January 3, 106 BC &ndash December 7, 43 BC was a Roman A philippic is a fiery damning speech or Tirade, delivered to condemn a particular political actor Marcus Antonius (in Latin: M·ANTONIVS·M·F·M·N ( c January 14 83 BC&ndash August 1, 30 BC known in English as Mark He will make 14 of them over the next several months.
• 31 BC - Final war of the Roman Republic: Battle of Actium - Off the western coast of Greece, forces of Octavian defeat troops under Mark Antony and Cleopatra. Year 31 BC was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. The final war of the Roman Republic, also know as Antony's civil war or the' war between Antony and Octavian', was last of the Roman civil wars of the The Battle of Actium was the decisive engagement in the Final War of the Roman Republic between the forces of Octavian and the combined forces of Mark Antony Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Augustus ( Latin: IMPERATOR·CAESAR·DIVI·FILIVS·AVGVSTVS September 23 63 BC – August 19 AD 14) born Gaius Octavius Thurinus, was Marcus Antonius (in Latin: M·ANTONIVS·M·F·M·N ( c January 14 83 BC&ndash August 1, 30 BC known in English as Mark Cleopatra VII Philopator (in Greek, Κλεοπάτρα Φιλοπάτωρ; January 69 BC &ndash 30 BC was a Hellenistic ruler of Egypt
• 1649 - The Italian city of Castro is completely destroyed by the forces of Pope Innocent X, ending the Wars of Castro. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest For the city in the province of Lecce see Castro (LE. Castro was an ancient city on the west side of Lake Bolsena in the present-day Pope Innocent X ( May 6, 1574 &ndash January 7, 1655) born Giovanni Battista Pamphilj (or Pamphili) was Pope The Wars of Castro describe a series of events in the mid- Seventeenth century revolving around the ancient city of Castro (located in present-day Lazio,
• 1666 - The Great Fire of London breaks out and burns for three days, destroying 10,000 buildings including St. Paul's Cathedral. This article is about the Great Fire of 1666 For other great fires in London see Early fires of London or Second Great Fire of London. St Paul's Cathedral, is the Anglican Cathedral on Ludgate Hill, in the City of London, and the seat of the Bishop of London.
• 1752 - The United Kingdom adopts the Gregorian Calendar, nearly two centuries later than most of Western Europe. Year 1752 ( MDCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar for European countries but not Great Britain) of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Western Europe at its most general meaning means 'all the countries in the West of Europe '
• 1789 - The United States Department of the Treasury is founded. Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United States Department of the Treasury is a Cabinet department and the Treasury of the United States government.
• 1792 - During what became known as the September Massacres of the French Revolution, rampaging mobs slaughter three Roman Catholic Church bishops, more than two hundred priests, and prisoners believed to be royalist sympathizers. Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year September Massacres were a wave of Mob violence which overtook Paris in late summer 1792, during the French Revolution. The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight A priest or priestess is a person having the authority or power to administer religious rites in particular rites of sacrifice to and propitiation of a deity or deities
• 1807 - Royal Navy bombards Copenhagen with fire bombs and phosphorus rockets to prevent Denmark from surrendering its fleet to Napoleon. Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) The Second Battle of Copenhagen, ( 16 August - 5 September 1807) was a British preemptive attack on Copenhagen, targeting The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe.
• 1833 - Oberlin College is founded by John Shipherd and Philo P. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Oberlin College is a private Liberal arts college in Oberlin Ohio. Stewart.
• 1859 - A solar super storm affects electrical telegraph service. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The electrical telegraph is a telegraph that uses electric signals The electromagnetic telegraph is a device for human-to-human transmission
• 1862 - American Civil War: President Abraham Lincoln reluctantly restores Union General George B. McClellan to full command after General John Pope's disastrous defeat at the Battle of Second Bull Run. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal The United States of America —commonly referred to as the George Brinton McClellan ( December 3 1826 October 29 1885) was a major general during the American Civil War. John Pope ( March 16, 1822 &ndash September 23, 1892) was a career United States Army officer and Union general in Background and opposing forces See also Northern Virginia Campaign See also [[Second Bull Run Confederate order of battle]] [[Confederate order of battle]]
• 1864 - American Civil War: Union forces enter Atlanta, Georgia a day after the Confederate defenders flee the city. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Confederate States of America (also called the Confederacy, the Confederate States, and CSA) formed as the government set up from 1861
• 1867 - Mutsuhito, the Meiji Emperor of Japan, marries Masako Ichijō. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The (3 November 1852 — 30 July 1912 or Meiji the Great was the 122nd emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession reigning from 3 February For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Empress consort is thereafter known as Lady Haruko. A queen consort is the title given to the wife of a reigning king. Since her death in 1914, she's called by the posthumous name Empress Shōken. ( 9 May 1849 - 9 April 1914) was empress consort of Japan as the wife of Emperor Meiji.
• 1870 - Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Sedan - Prussian forces take French Emperor Napoleon III and 100,000 of his soldiers prisoner. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Franco-Prussian War or Franco-German War, often referred to in France as the 1870 War ( 19 July, 1870 — 10 May, 1871 The Battle of Sedan was fought during the Franco-Prussian War on 1 September 1870 Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. An emperor (from the Latin " Imperator " is a (male Monarch, usually the sovereign ruler of an Empire or another type of Napoléon III, also known as Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (full name Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte) (20 April 1808 9 January 1873 was the first President
• 1885 - In Rock Springs, Wyoming, 150 white miners, who were struggling to unionize so they could strike for better wages and work conditions, attack their Chinese fellow workers, killing 28, wounding 15, and forcing several hundred more out of town. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Rock Springs is a city in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States.
• 1898 - Battle of Omdurman - British and Egyptian troops defeat Sudanese tribesmen and establishing British dominance in the Sudan. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common At the Battle of Omdurman ( 2 September 1898) an army commanded by the British General Sir Horatio Kitchener defeated the army of Abdullah The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927 This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. A tribe, viewed historically or developmentally consists of a Social group existing before the development of or outside of States Many anthropologists use Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa.
• 1901 - Vice President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt utters the famous phrase, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" at the Minnesota State Fair. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death Theodore Roosevelt (ˈroʊzəvɛlt October 27 1858 January 6 1919 also known as T The Minnesota State Fair is the State fair of the US state of Minnesota.
• 1925 - The U.S. Zeppelin the USS Shenandoah crashes, killing 14. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A Zeppelin is a type of Rigid airship pioneered by the German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin in the early 20th century based on designs he had outlined Design and construction The Shenandoah was originally designated FA-1 for 'Fleet Airship Number One' but this was changed to ZR-1
• 1935 - Labor Day Hurricane of 1935: A large hurricane hits the Florida Keys killing 423. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 was the strongest tropical cyclone during the 1935 Atlantic hurricane season. A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a low pressure center and numerous Thunderstorms that produce strong winds and Flooding The Florida Keys are an Archipelago of about 1700 islands in the southeast United States.
• 1939 - World War II: Following the invasion of Poland, Freie Stadt Danzig Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland) is annexed to Nazi Germany. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland The Free City of Danzig ( German: Freie Stadt Danzig; Polish: Wolne Miasto Gdańsk) was an autonomous Baltic Sea port and Gdańsk ( Polish pronunciation; 'Danzig', Gduńsk Gedania Dantiscum is the City at the centre of the fourth-largest Metropolitan area in Poland Gdańsk ( Polish pronunciation; 'Danzig', Gduńsk Gedania Dantiscum is the City at the centre of the fourth-largest Metropolitan area in Poland Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers
• 1945 - Combat in World War II ends in the Pacific Theater: The final official surrender of Japan is accepted aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Construction See also Iowa class battleship, Armament of the Iowa class battleship Missouri was one of the ''Iowa''-class " is a bay in the southern Kantō region of Japan. Its old name was.
• 1945 - Vietnam declares its independence, forming the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam). Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN or less commonly Vietnamese Democratic Republic (Việt Nam Dân Chủ Cộng Hòa was a Country on the northern half of Vietnam The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN or less commonly Vietnamese Democratic Republic (Việt Nam Dân Chủ Cộng Hòa was a Country on the northern half of Vietnam
• 1958 - U.S. Air Force C-130A-II is shot down by fighters over Yerevan, Armenia when it strays into Soviet airspace while conducting a sigint mission. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Yerevan (Երևան Երեւան or Երեվան ˌjɛrəˈvɑːn sometimes written as Erevan, Iravan, Erewan, Ayrivan, and Erivan A soviet (сове́т, "council" originally was a workers' local council in late Imperial Russia. All crew lost.
• 1963 - CBS Evening News becomes U.S. network television's first half-hour weeknight news broadcast, when the show is lengthened from 15 to 30 minutes. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. CBS Evening News is the flagship nightly television news program of the American television network CBS. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic News is any new information or information on Current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or Word of mouth
• 1967 - established The Principality of Sealand, ruled by Prince Paddy Roy Bates. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The Principality of Sealand is a Micronation located on HM Fort Roughs, a former World War II Maunsell Sea Fort in the North Sea Prince, from the Latin root Princeps, is a general term for a Monarch, for a member of a monarch's or former monarch's family and is a Paddy Roy Bates (born 1922 is a former British Pirate radio broadcaster and founder of the Principality of Sealand, styling himself HRH Prince Roy of Sealand
• 1969 - The first automatic teller machine in the United States is installed in Rockville Center, New York. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Rockville Centre is a Village located in
• 1970 - NASA announces the cancellation of two Apollo missions to the Moon, Apollo 15 (the designation was re-used by a later mission), and Apollo 19. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program Due to budget constraints there were many canceled Apollo missions during the Apollo program. Due to budget constraints there were many canceled Apollo missions during the Apollo program.
• 1990 - Transnistria unilaterally proclaimed as Soviet republic; the Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev declares the decision null and void. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Transnistria, also known as Trans-Dniester, Transdniestria, and Pridnestrovie (full name Pridnestrovian A soviet (сове́т, "council" originally was a workers' local council in late Imperial Russia. A soviet (сове́т, "council" originally was a workers' local council in late Imperial Russia. President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev ( Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachyov;; born 2 March 1931 in Privolnoye Stavropol Krai) is a Russian politician
• 1991 - The United States recognizes the independence of the Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Baltic states (Balti riigid Baltijas valstis Baltijos valstybės or Baltic countries are three countries in Northern Europe, all members of the Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania (Lietuvos Respublika is a Country in Eastern often referred to as Northern Europe or in the
• 1996 - A peace agreement is signed between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Moro National Liberation Front in Malacañang Palace. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) The political system in the Philippines takes place in an organized framework of a presidential, representative and democratic Republic The Moro National Liberation Front ( MNLF) is a political organization in the Philippines. Malacañan Palace, colloquially the Malacañang Palace, is the Official residence of the President of the Philippines.
• 1998 - Swissair Flight 111 crashes near Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Swissair Flight 111 (SR-111 SWR-111 was a Swissair McDonnell Douglas MD-11 on a scheduled airline flight from John F Peggys Cove (2001 population approx 50 also known as Peggy's Cove from 1961 to 1976 is a small rural community located on the eastern shore of St All 229 people on board are killed.
• 1998 - The UN's International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda finds Jean-Paul Akayesu, the former mayor of a small town in Rwanda, guilty of nine counts of genocide. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security See also Rwandan Genocide The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda ( ICTR) is an International court established in November Jean-Paul Akayesu (born 1953 is a former Teacher, school inspector and Mouvement Démocratique Républicain Politician A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government The Republic of Rwanda (ruːˈændə or /rəˈwɑːndə/ in English ɾwanda or in Kinyarwanda is a small Landlocked country in the Genocide is the deliberate and systematic destruction in whole or in part of an ethnic racial religious or national group
• 2005 - The Natural Bridge, a very popular tourist attraction in Aruba, collapses after thousands of years in good condition. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Aruba is a -long island of the Lesser Antilles in the southern Caribbean Sea, north of the Paraguaná Peninsula, Falcón State, Venezuela
• 2006 - Waziristan War ends. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The War in North-West Pakistan is an armed conflict between the Pakistani Army and Islamist militants made up by local tribesmen the Taliban and foreign extremists US and Pakistani Troops leave Waziristan mountain area.

Births

• 1243 - Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, English politician (d. Gilbert de Clare 7th Earl of Hertford and 3rd Earl of Gloucester ( September 2, 1243, at Christchurch, Hampshire – December 7, 1295)
• 1548 - Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect (d. Vincenzo Scamozzi ( September 2, 1548 - August 7, 1616) was an Italian Architect and a writer on architecture active mainly 1616)
• 1661 - Georg Böhm, German organist (d. Georg Böhm ( September 2, 1661 - May 18, 1733) was a German Baroque Organist and Composer. 1733)
• 1675 - William Somervile, English poet (d. Year 1733 ( MDCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a William Somervile or Somerville ( September 2, 1675 - July 19, 1742) was an English Poet. 1742)
• 1753 - Marie Josephine Louise of Savoy, queen of France (d. Year 1742 ( MDCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1753 ( MDCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year 1810)
• 1778- Louis Bonaparte, King of Holland (d. Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Early life Louis was born Luigi Buonaparte in Ajaccio, Corsica. 1846)
• 1805 - Esteban Echeverría, Argentine writer (d. For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Esteban Echeverría ( September 2, 1805 &ndash January 19, 1851) was an Argentine poet, Fiction writer 1851)
• 1810 - William Seymour Tyler, American educator and historian (d. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1810 ( MDCCCX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year William Seymour Tyler (1810-1897 was the Amherst College Massachusetts Historian during his tenure as Professor of Latin, Greek, 1897)
• 1830 - William P. Frye, American politician (d. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display William Pierce Frye ( September 2, 1830 &ndash August 8, 1911) was an American politician from the U 1911)
• 1838 - Liliuokalani of Hawaii, Queen of Hawaii (d. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Liliuokalani ( September 2, 1838 – November 11, 1917) born Lydia Liliu Loloku Walania Wewehi Kamakaeha, was the last 1917)
• 1847 - Roger Wolcott, 39^th Governor of Massachusetts (d. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Roger Wolcott ( September 2, 1847 - December 21, 1900) was the son of Joshua Huntington and Cornelia (Frothingham and brother of Huntington The Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the executive magistrate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States. 1900)
• 1850 - Albert Spalding, baseball player and sporting goods manufacturer (d. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Albert Goodwill Spalding ( Byron, Illinois September 2 1850 &ndash September 9 1915 in Point Loma, California) was a professional Baseball 1915)
• 1850 - Woldemar Voigt, German physicist (d. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year 1919)
• 1852 - Paul Bourget, French novelist and critic (d. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Paul Charles Joseph Bourget ( September 2, 1852 &ndash December 25, 1935) was a French Novelist and Critic. 1935)
• 1853 - Wilhelm Ostwald, German chemist, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Friedrich Wilhelm Ostwald ( Latvian: Vilhelms Ostvalds; September 2, 1853 &ndash April 4, 1932) was a Baltic The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1932)
• 1854 - Hans Jæger, Norwegian writer and political activist (d. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Hans Jæger ( September 2, 1854 in Drammen, Norway - February 8, 1910 in Oslo) was a Norwegian writer philosopher 1910)
• 1862 - Franjo Krežma, Croatian violinist (d. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Franjo Krežma ( 2 September, 1862 - June 5, 1881) also known as Franz Krezma in German -speaking countries, was a 1881)
• 1870 - Archduchess Luise of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (d. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Luise of Tuscany ( 2 December, 1870 in Salzburg &ndash 23 March, 1947 in Brussels) ( Luise Antoinette Maria Theresia 1947)
• 1877 - Frederick Soddy, British chemist, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Frederick Soddy ( 2 September 1877 &ndash 22 September 1956) was an English radiochemist. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1956)
• 1878 - Werner von Blomberg, German field marshal (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Werner Eduard Fritz von Blomberg (2 September 1878 - 14 March 1946 was a leading member of the German Army until January 1938 1946)
• 1879 - An Jung-geun, Japanese assassin of Ito Hirobumi (d. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ahn Jung-geun or An Jung-geun ( September 2, 1879 - March 26, 1910) (Baptismal name Thomas) was a Korean independence was a Japanese statesman Resident-General of Korea, four time Prime Minister of Japan (the 1st 5th 7th and 10th and Genrō. 1910)
• 1883 - Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria, "The Red Archduchess" (d. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Elisabeth Maria Henriette Stephanie Gisela Archduchess of Austria, ( 2 September 1883 &ndash 16 March 1963) was the only child of Crown 1963)
• 1884 - Dr. Frank C. Laubach, Christian missionary (d. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Dr Frank Charles Laubach ( September 2, 1884 &ndash June 11, 1970) was a Christian Evangelical Missionary and 1970)
• 1894 - Joseph Roth, Austrian novelist (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Joseph Roth ( September 2, 1894 in Brody - May 27, 1939 in Paris) was an Austrian novelist best known for his 1939)
• 1901 - Andreas Embirikos, Greek surrealist poet (d. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Andreas Embirikos ( Ανδρέας Εμπειρίκος) ( Brăila, 1901 &ndash Athens, 1975 was a Greek Surrealist Poet 1975)
• 1901 - Adolph Rupp, American college basketball coach (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Adolph Frederick Rupp ( September 2, 1901 &ndash December 10, 1977) was one of the most successful coaches 1977)
• 1911 - Romare Bearden, African American painter (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Romare Bearden ( September 2, 1911 &ndash March 12, 1988) was an African-American Artist and Writer. 1988)
• 1913 - Bill Shankly, English Football Manager (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William "Bill" Shankly, OBE ( September 2, 1913 &ndash September 29, 1981) was one of Britain 's most successful 1981)
• 1914 - Tom Glazer, American folk singer and songwriter (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Thomas Zachariah "Tom" Glazer ( September 2, 1914 - February 21, 2003) was an American Folk singer and 2003)
• 1915 - Meinhardt Raabe, actor, notable as Munchkin Coroner on The Wizard of Oz
• 1915 - Benjamin Aaron, American labor law expert (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Meinhardt Raabe (born September 2, 1915) is an American Actor. The Wizard of Oz is a 1939 American musical - Fantasy film mainly directed by Victor Fleming and based on the 1900 children’s Benjamin Aaron ( September 2 1915 - August 25 2007) was an American Attorney, labor law scholar and civil servant 2007)
• 1917 - Cleveland Amory, American author (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Cleveland Amory ( September 2, 1917 &ndash October 14, 1998) was an American Author 1998)
• 1917 - Laurindo Almeida, Brazilian guitarist (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Laurindo Almeida (September 2 1917 São Paulo, Brazil &ndashJuly 26 1995 Van Nuys, California) was a Brazilian classical 1995)
• 1923 - Rene Thom, French mathematician (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. René Thom ( September 2, 1923 – October 25, 2002) was a French Mathematician. 2002)
• 1924 - Daniel arap Moi, President of Kenya
• 1925 - Hugo Montenegro, American composer and bandleader (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Daniel Toroitich arap Moi (born September 2, 1924) was the President of Kenya from 1978 until 2002 List of the heads of state of Kenya Dominion of Kenya (1963 – 1964 Republic of Kenya (1964 – present Latest election "Notes from Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hugo Montenegro ( September 2, 1925 - February 6, 1981) was an American orchestra leader and Composer of Film 1981)
• 1928 - Horace Silver, American jazz pianist and composer
• 1929 - Hal Ashby, American film director (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Horace Silver (born September 2, 1928) born Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silva in Norwalk Connecticut, is an American Jazz pianist Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hal Ashby ( September 2, 1929 - December 27, 1988) was an American film director and Academy Award -winning film editor 1988)
• 1931 - Clifford Jordan, American jazz saxophonist (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Clifford Laconia Jordan ( September 2, 1931, Chicago - March 27, 1993, Manhattan) was an inside/outside sax player who held 1993)
• 1933 - Victor Spinetti, Welsh actor
• 1935 - D. Wayne Lukas, American horse trainer
• 1936 - Andrew Grove, American computer chip manufacturer
• 1937 - Peter Ueberroth, American sport executive
• 1937 - Derek Fowlds, British actor
• 1938 - Mary Jo Catlett, American actress
• 1938 - Clarence Felder, American actor
• 1939 - Sam Gooden, American singer (The Impressions)
• 1940 - Jimmy Clanton, American singer
• 1941 - David Bale, South African-born activist (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Victor Spinetti (born 2 September 1933) is a Welsh comic actor. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Darrell Wayne Lukas (born September 2, 1935 in Antigo Wisconsin) is a former Educator who became one of the most successful Horse trainers Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Andrew Stephen Grove (Gróf András István (born 2 September 1936) is a Hungarian - American Businessman and scientist Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter Victor Ueberroth (born September 2, 1937) is an American executive Derek Fowlds (born 2 September 1937) is an English actor Personal life Fowlds was born in Balham London, the son of Ketha Muriel Mary Jo Catlett (born September 2, 1938) is an American actress Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Clarence Felder (born September 2, 1938) is an American character actor who has starred in films and on television Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sam Gooden (born September 2 1939 in Chattanooga Tennessee) is an African-American soul singer The Impressions are an American Music group from Chicago, originally formed in 1958 Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jimmy Clanton (born September 2 1940 was Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. David Howard Bale (September 2 1941 &ndash December 30 2003 was a South African born entrepreneur and an Animal rights activist 2003)
• 1941 - Graeme Langlands, Australian rugby league footballer
• 1943 - Rosalind Ashford, American singer (Martha and the Vandellas)
• 1943 - Glen Sather, Canadian ice hockey player and executive
• 1943 - Joe Simon, American singer
• 1946 - Billy Preston, American musician (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Graeme 'Changa' Langlands is an Australian former Rugby league footballer and coach Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rosalind "Roz" Ashford-Holmes (born September 2, 1943) is an American Soprano R&B and soul singer famed for Martha and the Vandellas (known from 1967 to 1972 as Martha Reeves and the Vandellas) were among the most successful groups in the Motown Glen "Slats" Sather (born September 2, 1943 in High River, Alberta) is a retired professional Ice hockey left winger in Joe Simon (born September 2 1943 in Simmesport, Louisiana) is a chart-topping Soul and R&B artist Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Everett Preston ( September 2 1946 – June 6 2006) was an American Soul musician from Houston Texas, 2006)
• 1946 - Luis Avalos, Cuban actor
• 1946 - Walt Simonson, American comic book artist & writer
• 1947 - Richard Coughlan, English drummer and percussionist (Caravan)
• 1948 - Terry Bradshaw, American football player
• 1948 - Christa McAuliffe, American schoolteacher and astronaut (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Luis Avalos (born September 2, 1946, in Havana Cuba) is a Character actor. Walter "Walt" Simonson (born September 2 1946) is an American Comic book writer and artist Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Coughlan (b 2 September 1947 in Herne Bay Kent, England) is a British musician Caravan are an English band from the Canterbury area founded by former Wilde Flowers members David Sinclair, Richard Sinclair Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Terry Paxton Bradshaw (born September 2 1948 is a former American football Quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the National Football League Sharon Christa Corrigan McAuliffe ( September 2, 1948 – January 28, 1986) was an American teacher from Concord New Hampshire 1986)
• 1950 - Rosanna DeSoto, American actress
• 1950 - Michael Rother, German musician (Neu!, Kraftwerk, Harmonia, Cluster)
• 1950 - Yuen Wah, Chinese actor and stuntman
• 1951 - Jim DeMint, American politician
• 1951 - Mark Harmon, American actor
• 1952 - Jimmy Connors, American tennis player
• 1953 - Ahmad Shah Massoud, Afghan commander and a war hero (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rosanna DeSoto (born September 2, 1950) is an American actress who has starred in film and in television Michael Rother (born September 2, 1950 in Hamburg) is a German experimental Krautrock Musician and Composer Kraftwerk (ˈkʁaftvɛɐk German for " power plant " or " Power station " is an influential Electronic music band from Harmonia is a Krautrock supergroup from Germany. They formed as a collaboration between Michael Rother of Neu! and Hans-Joachim Roedelius Cluster is a German experimental musical group who influenced the development of contemporary popular electronic and Ambient music. Yuen Wah (born September 2, 1950) is a Hong Kong based Chinese action film Actor, action choreographer Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January James Warren DeMint (born September 2, 1951) has been a US Senator from South Carolina since 2005 Thomas Mark Harmon (better known as Mark Harmon; born September 2, 1951) is an American Actor. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Scott "Jimmy" Connors (born September 2 1952 in East St Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ahmad Shah Massoud ( (2 September 1953 &ndash 9 September 2001 was a Tajik Kabul University engineering student turned military leader who played a leading 2001)
• 1953 - John Zorn, American musician
• 1956 - Mario Tremblay, Canadian hockey player and coach
• 1956 - Angelo Fusco, Provisional Irish Republican Army member
• 1957 - Tony Alva, American skateboarder
• 1958 - Olivier Grouillard, French racing driver
• 1959 - Guy Laliberté, founder of Cirque du Soleil
• 1960 - Kristin Halvorsen, Norwegian politician
• 1960 - Rex Hudler, baseball player
• 1960 - Eric Dickerson, American football player
• 1960 - John S. Hall, American poet and spoken-word artist
• 1961 - Carlos Valderrama, Colombian footballer
• 1962 - Prachya Pinkaew, Thai film director
• 1962 - Eugenio Derbez, Mexican comedian and actor
• 1962 - Jon Berkeley, author and illustrator
• 1964 - Keanu Reeves, Canadian actor
• 1965 - Lennox Lewis, British-born boxer
• 1965 - Partho Sen-Gupta, Indian filmmaker
• 1966 - Salma Hayek, Mexican actress
• 1966 - Dino Cazares, American musician
• 1966 - Olivier Panis, French race car driver
• 1966 - Tuc Watkins, American actor
• 1967 - Andreas Möller, German Soccer Player
• 1968 - Cynthia Watros, American actress
• 1968 - Kristen Cloke, American actress
• 1969 - Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey, American singer
• 1969 - Stéphane Matteau, French Canadian ice hockey player
• 1971 - Tommy Maddox, American football player
• 1971 - Kjetil André Aamodt, Norwegian skier
• 1972 - Matthew Dunn, Australian swimmer
• 1973 - Katt Williams, American comedian,actor,and rapper
• 1973 - Jason Blake, American hockey player
• 1973 - Pawan Kalyan, Indian actor
• 1974 - Steven Johnson, Australian racing driver
• 1975 - MC Chris, American Nerdcore Artist
• 1976 - Phil Lipscomb, American musician (Taproot)
• 1976 - Erin Hershey, American actress. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Zorn (born September 2 1953 in Queens, New York City) is an American Avant-garde Composer, arranger, Record Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the hockey player and coach An unrelated Mario Tremblay is a disc jockey under the professional name MC Mario. Angelo Fusco (b 2 September 1956 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a former volunteer in the Belfast Brigade of the Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Tony Alva (born September 2, 1957) is one of the original Z-Boys and is considered to be one of the most influential skateboarders of all time Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Olivier Grouillard (born September 2, 1958 in Fenouillet) is a Racing driver from France. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Guy Laliberté (born September 2, 1959 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada) is the founder and Chief executive officer of Cirque du Soleil (French for "Circus of the Sun" in English sɜrk duː soʊˈleɪ is an entertainment company Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kristin Halvorsen (born September 2, 1960 in Horten, Vestfold) is a Norwegian socialist Politician and has been the Rex Allen Hudler (nicknamed the "Wonder Dog" (born on September 2, 1960, in Tempe Arizona) is a former Major League Baseball Eric Demetric Dickerson (born September 2 1960) is a former professional running back in the National Football League (NFL who in his career played for John S Hall (born John Charles Hall September 2, 1960) is an American Poet, Author, singer, and Lawyer Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carlos Alberto Valderrama Palacio (born September 2, 1961 in Santa Marta, Colombia) is a former Colombian footballer. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Prachya Pinkaew ( Thai: ปรัชญา ปิ่นแก้ว b Eugenio González Derbez (born September 2, 1961) is a Mexican comedy actor and Formula 1 auto driver Jon Berkeley (b1962 is a Dublin-born illustrator and children's author Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Keanu Charles Reeves (kiːˈɑːnuː born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian Actor. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Lennox Claudius Lewis CM, CBE (born September 2 1965) is a retired British/ Canadian professional boxer. Partho Sen-Gupta (also spelled Partho Sen Gupta or Partho Sengupta pronounced Partho Shen-Goopto) is an Indian independent Film director Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Salma Hayek Jiménez (born September 2, 1966) is a Mexican and American Dino Cazares, born September 2nd 1967 in El Centro, CA, was the Guitarist for Los Angeles -based metal / industrial group Olivier Panis, born in Oullins Lyon, 2 September, 1966, is a French Racing driver. Charles Curtis "Tuc" Watkins III (born September 2, 1966) is an American Actor. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Andreas Möller (born September 2, 1967 in Frankfurt) is a former German Football (soccer Midfielder. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cynthia Michele Watros (born September 2, 1968) is an Emmy-Award winning American Television actress, who also starred Kristen A Cloke (born September 2, 1968) is an American actress Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stéphane Matteau (born September 2 1969 in Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec) is a former National Hockey League player Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Thomas "Tommy" Alfred Maddox (born September 2, 1971 in Shreveport Louisiana) is a former football Quarterback in the Kjetil André Aamodt (born September 2, 1971 in Oslo Norway) is a retired Norwegian Alpine skier, one of the most decorated in history Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Matthew Dunn (born 2 September 1973 in Leeton, New South Wales) is a former Olympic freestyle and medley swimmer swimmer Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Micah S Katt Williams) is an American Comedian, Rapper, and Actor. Jason Blake (born September 2, 1973 in Moorhead, Minnesota, U Pawan Kalyan (born 2 September 1971) is a popular Telugu cinema actor and a film director Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Steven Johnson (born 6 September 1974 in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian V8 Supercar racing driver Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chris Ward IV (born September 2 1975 otherwise known as mc chris, is a rapper, Voice actor, writer and Improvisational comedian born in Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Taproot is a four-piece Nu metal group from Ann Arbor, Michigan, that has toured with bands such as Korn, Deftones, Staind Taproot is a four-piece Nu metal group from Ann Arbor, Michigan, that has toured with bands such as Korn, Deftones, Staind Erin Hershey Presley (born Erin Hershey on September 2 1976 in Seattle Washington) is an American Actress.
• 1977 - Ramiro Muñoz, Colombian musician
• 1977 - Frédéric Kanouté, Malian footballer
• 1979 - Ron Ng, Hong Kong actor
• 1980 - Dany Sabourin, French Canadian Goaltender in the National Hockey League
• 1980 - Hiroki Yoshimoto, Japanese racing driver
• 1981 - Chris Tremlett, English cricketer
• 1981 - Bracha van Doesburgh, Dutch actress
• 1982 - Joey Barton, English footballer
• 1982 - Mandy Cho, Hong Kong actress
• 1982 - Jason Hammel, American baseball player
• 1983 - Mark Foster (rugby player)
• 1984 - Jack Peñate, English/Spanish singer
• 1987 - Spencer Smith, American musician (Panic! at the Disco)
• 1988 - Ishant Sharma, Indian Cricketer
• 1989 - Alexandre Pato, Brazilian footballer
• 1990 - Marcus Ericsson, Swedish Racing Driver

Deaths

• 490 BC - Pheidippides, Greek hero
• 421 - Constantius III, Roman Emperor
• 1031 - Saint Emeric of Hungary
• 1274 - Prince Munetaka, Japanese shogun (b. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Ramiro Muñoz Carvallo ( September 2, 1977) Bogotá) is a Colombian Musician. Frédéric "Freddy" Oumar Kanouté (born September 2, 1977 in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon) is a French born Malian footballer Mali, officially the Republic of Mali (République du Mali is a Landlocked nation in Western Africa. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Ron Ng Cheuk Hei is a Hong Kong TVB actor and singer Early Childhood Ron Ng was born on September 2, 1979. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Dany Sabourin (born September 2, 1980) is a Canadian professional Ice hockey Goaltender, currently with the Pittsburgh Penguins is a Race car driver born in Osaka, Japan on September 2 1980. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Christopher Timothy Tremlett (born 2 September 1981 in Southampton, Hampshire) is an English Cricketer who plays for Hampshire County Cricket Club Bracha Seymens de Vries van Doesburgh (born September 2 1981 in Enschede) is a Dutch actress. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Joseph Anthony "Joey" Barton (born 2 September 1982 (ˈdʒəʊiː ˈbɑːtʊn is a English footballer, contracted to Premier League club Newcastle Mandy Lee Cho (born September 2, 1982 in Sacramento County California) is a Hong Kong beauty contestant and television personality Jason Aaron Hammel (born September 2, 1982 in Greenville, South Carolina) is a Major League Baseball Pitcher who plays Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Mark Foster (born 2 September 1983) is a Rugby union footballer who plays at wing or centre for Gloucester Rugby and Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Jack Fabian Peñate (born 2 September 1984, Blackheath, London; IPA:) is an English Musician and Singer-songwriter Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Panic at the Disco (formerly known as Panic! at the Disco) is a Rock band that originated in Las Vegas Nevada, USA. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Ishant Sharma (born 2 September 1988 in Delhi, India is an Indian Cricketer, more specifically a right arm fast bowler at pace around 145 Km/h Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Alexandre Rodrigues da Silva (born September 2, 1989, in Pato Branco, Paraná) better known as Alexandre Pato, is a Brazilian Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Marcus Ericsson (born September 2, 1990 in Kumla) is a Swedish race car driver currently currently driving for Fortec Motorsport in Events By place Greece Darius I sends an expedition under Artaphernes and Datis the Mede across Pheidippides (el Φειδιππίδης sometimes given as Phidippides or Philippides) hero of Ancient Greece, is the central figure in a story which Events By Place Western Roman Empire February 8 — Constantius III becomes Co-Emperor of the Western Flavius Constantius (died 2 September 421) whose name is traditionally Anglicized as Constantius III, was a late Roman general politician The Roman Emperor was the ruler of the Roman State during the imperial period (starting at about 27 BC Note There was also a king of Hungary named Imre (Emeric who ruled from 1196 to 1204 Prince Munetaka (宗尊親王 ( December 15, 1242 &ndash September 2, 1274) was the 6th Shogun of the Kamakura shogunate 1242)
• 1397 - Francesco Landini, Italian composer
• 1540 - Lebna Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. Francesco Landini or Landino (around 1325 &ndash September 2, 1397) was an Italian Composer, organist, singer poet Dawit II ( Ge'ez ዳዊት dāwīt) enthroned as Emperor Anbasa Segad ( Ge'ez አንበሳ ሰገድ anbassā sagad, Amh The Emperor ( Ge'ez: ንጉሠ ነገሥት nəgusä nägäst " King of Kings " of Ethiopia was the hereditary 1501)
• 1680 - Per Brahe, Swedish soldier and statesman (b. Count Per Brahe ( February 18, 1602 - September 2, 1680) was a Swedish soldier and statesman 1602)
• 1688 - Robert Viner, Lord Mayor of London (b. Sir Robert Viner 1st Baronet, (1631 - 2 September 1688 Lord Mayor of London, was born in Warwick, but migrated in early life to London, where he was 1631)
• 1690 - Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (b. Philip William (Philipp Wilhelm of Neuburg Elector Palatine ( 24 November 1615 &ndash 2 September 1690) was Count Palatine of Neuburg 1615)
• 1764 - Nathaniel Bliss, English Astronomer Royal (b. Year 1764 ( MDCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Reverend Nathaniel Bliss ( 28 November 1700 &ndash 2 September 1764) was an English astronomer of the 18th century Astronomer Royal is a senior post in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. 1700)
• 1765 - Henry Bouquet, Swiss-born British army officer (b. Year 1765 ( MDCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Henry Bouquet (1719 &ndash September 2, 1765) was a prominent British Army officer in the French and Indian War and Pontiac's War 1719)
• 1768 - Antoine Deparcieux, French mathematician (b. Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Antoine Deparcieux ( October 28, 1703 &ndash September 2, 1768) was a French Mathematician. 1703)
• 1790 - Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim, German historian and theologian (b. Year 1703 ( MDCCIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim ( January 27, 1701 &ndash September 2, 1790) was a German Historian and theologian 1701)
• 1813 - Jean Victor Marie Moreau, French general (mortally wounded in battle) (b. Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Jean Victor Marie Moreau ( February 14, 1763 &ndash September 2, 1813) was a French general who helped Napoleon Bonaparte 1763)
• 1820 - Jiaqing, Emperor of China (b. Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1820 ( MDCCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Jiaqing Emperor ( November 13, 1760 – September 2, 1820) was the sixth emperor of the Manchu Qing dynasty The Emperor of China ( refers to any sovereign of Imperial China reigning since the founding of the Qin Dynasty in 221 BC until the fall of 1760)
• 1832 - Franz Xaver, Baron Von Zach, Austrian astronomer (b. Year 1760 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Baron Franz Xaver von Zach ( Franz Xaver Freiherr von Zach) ( June 4, 1754 &ndash September 2, 1832) was a Hungarian astronomer 1754)
• 1834 - Thomas Telford, Scottish civil engineer (b. Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1834 ( MDCCCXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Thomas Telford (9 August 1757 - 2 September 1834 was born in Westerkirk, Scotland. 1757)
• 1865 - William Rowan Hamilton, Irish mathematician (b. Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Sir William Rowan Hamilton (4 August 1805 &ndash 2 September 1865 was an Irish Mathematician, Physicist, and Astronomer who 1805)
• 1872 - Nicolai Grundtvig, Danish writer and philosopher (b. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Nikolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig ( September 8 1783 – September 2 1872) (ˈneg̊olaɪ̯ˀ ˈfʁaðˀʁæg̊ ˈsɛʋəʁin ˈg̊ʁɔnd̥ʋi 1783)
• 1877 - Constantine Kanaris, Greek admiral, freedom fighter and politician (b. Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Constantine Kanaris ( or Canaris, Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Κανάρης) (1793 or 1795September 14 1877 was a Greek admiral freedom 1793)
• 1898 - Wilford Woodruff, fourth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Wilford Woodruff ( March 1, 1807 &ndash September 2, 1898) was the fourth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the United States and the largest and most well-known 1807)
• 1910 - Henri Rousseau, French painter (b. Year 1807 ( MDCCCVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Henri Julien Félix Rousseau ( May 21, 1844 &ndash September 2, 1910) was a French Post-Impressionist painter in the 1844)
• 1921 - Henry Austin Dobson, English poet (b. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Henry Austin Dobson ( January 18, 1840 &ndash September 2, 1921) was an English Poet and essayist 1840)
• 1921 - Anthony Francis Lucas Croatian-born oil pioneer (b. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Anthony Francis Lucas ( September 9, 1855 &ndash September 2 1921) was a Croatian mechanical engineer responsible for the first successful 1855)
• 1934 - Alcide Nunez, American musician (b. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alcide Patrick Nunez ( March 17, 1884 &ndash September 2, 1934) was an early United States Jazz Clarinetist. 1884)
• 1934 - Russ Columbo, American singer, violinist and actor (b. Year 1884 ( MDCCCLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Ruggiero Eugenio di Rodolpho Colombo ( January 14 1908 &ndash September 2 1934) better known as Russ Columbo, was an American 1908)
• 1934 - James Allan, New Zealand rugby union player, All Black (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year James Allan (born 11 September 1860 in Taieri, New Zealand, died 2 September 1934 in Hawera, New Zealand was 1860)
• 1937 - Pierre de Coubertin, French founder of the modern Olympic Games (b. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pierre de Frédy Baron de Coubertin (1 January 1863 &ndash 2 September 1937 was a French Pedagogue and historian who is best known as the founder of the 1863)
• 1942 - Tom Williams, Irish republican
• 1948 - Sylvanus Morley, American archaeologist and spy (b. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tom Williams can refer to Tom Williams (Australian rules footballer Tom Williams (presenter, Australian television presenter Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is mainly about the archaeologist For the professor of Spanish see the section The other Sylvanus G 1883)
• 1953 - Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV, U. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jonathan Mayhew "Skinny" Wainwright IV (August 23 1883 &ndash September 2 1953 was a career American army officer and the commander of Allied forces S. general (b. 1883)
• 1962 - William Wilkerson, Founder of the Hollywood Reporter, The Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas and nightclubs such as Ciro's (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Richard Wilkerson ( September 29, 1890 &ndash September 2, 1962) was the founder of the Hollywood Reporter, Flamingo Hotel The Hollywood Reporter is a major trade publication of the Film industry in the United States. The Flamingo Las Vegas is a hotel casino located on the famed Las Vegas Strip in Paradise Nevada and is owned and operated by Harrah's Entertainment. Ciro's was a Nightclub in West Hollywood California, at 8433 Sunset Boulevard on the Sunset Strip. 1890)
• 1964 - Glenn Albert Black, American archaeologist (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Glenn Albert Black was an influential archaeologist of the United States 1900)
• 1964 - Francisco Craveiro Lopes, 13^th President of Portugal (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Francisco Higino Craveiro Lopes, GCTE, ComC, GCA, decorated with the Order of the Bath and the Royal Victorian Chain (fɾɐ̃ˈsiʃku has been a Republic since 1910 the Head of state being the President, whose official title is President of the Portuguese Republic ( Presidente da 1894)
• 1964 - Alvin York, American soldier (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alvin Cullum York (December 13 1887 &ndash September 2 1964 was a United States Soldier, famous as a World War I hero 1887)
• 1965 - Johannes Bobrowski, German writer (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Johannes Bobrowski ( April 9, 1917 &ndash September 2, 1965) was a German lyric poet narrative writer adaptor and essayist 1917)
• 1969 - Ho Chi Minh, President of Vietnam (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the city named after him see Ho Chi Minh City. Hồ Chí Minh (name Office The President of Vietnam (Chủ tịch nước Việt Nam is the Head of state of Vietnam, although the functions of the President are often ceremonial 1890)
• 1973 - Carl Dudley, American film director (b. Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Carl Ward Dudley ( December 31, 1910 in Little Rock Arkansas – September 2, 1973 in Hong Kong) was an American 1910)
• 1973 - J. R. R. Tolkien, British writer (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting 1892)
• 1976 - Stanisław Grochowiak, Polish writer (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Stanisław Grochowiak (born January 24 1934 in Leszno, died September 2 1976 in Warsaw) was a Polish poet and 1934)
• 1978 - Fred G. Meyer, Founder Fred Meyer Inc. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Fred G Meyer (February 21 1886 &ndash September 2 1978 was a U (b. 1886)
• 1984 - Manos Katrakis, Greek actor (b. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Manos Katrakis ( August 14, 1908 in Kastelli Kissamou - September 2, 1984) was a Greek theatrical actor 1908)
• 1985 - Abe Lenstra, Dutch footballer (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Abe Lenstra ( November 27, 1920 in Heerenveen &ndash September 2, 1985) was a Dutch football player and national 1920)
• 1991 - Alfonso García Robles, Mexican diplomat and politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Alfonso García Robles ( 20 March 1911 &ndash 2 September 1991) was a Mexican Diplomat and Politician who in The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1911)
• 1992 - Barbara McClintock, American geneticist, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Barbara McClintock (June 16 1902 – September 2 1992 the 1983 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, was an American scientist and one of the world's most distinguished The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1902)
• 1994 - Roy Castle, British entertainer (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Roy Castle OBE (31 August 1932 in Scholes, near Holmfirth &ndash 2 September 1994 in Buckinghamshire) was an English Dancer 1932)
• 1997 - Rudolph Bing, Austrian-born opera manager (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Sir Rudolf Bing ( January 9, 1902 &ndash September 2, 1997) was an Austrian-born Opera Impresario. 1902)
• 1997 - Viktor Frankl, Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Viktor Emil Frankl MD, PhD, ( March 26, 1905 - September 2, 1997) was an Austrian neurologist 1905)
• 1998 - Jackie Blanchflower, Irish footballer (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Jackie Blanchflower ( 7 March 1933 &ndash 2 September 1998) was a Northern Irish football player 1933)
• 1998 - Allen Drury, American author (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Allen Stuart Drury ( September 2, 1918 – September 2, 1998) was a U 1918)
• 2000 - Elvera Sanchez, Puerto Rican dancer (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Elvera Sanchez Davis ( New York City, September 1, 1905 &ndash New York City, September 2, 2000) was an American 1905)
• 2000 - Curt Siodmak, German-born author (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Curt Siodmak (1902&ndash2000 was a novelist and screenwriter author of the novel Donovan's Brain, which was made into a number of films 1907)
• 2001 - Christiaan Barnard, South African heart surgeon (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Christiaan Neethling Barnard ( November 8, 1922 &ndash September 2, 2001) was a South African cardiac surgeon, famous for 1922)
• 2001 - Troy Donahue, American actor (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Troy Donahue ( January 27, 1936 – September 2, 2001) was an American Actor, known for being a Teen idol. 1936)
• 2002 - Dick Reynolds, Australian rules footballer and coach (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Sylvannus Reynolds (20 June 1915 &ndash 2 September 2002 known as Dick Reynolds, the brother of Tom Reynolds, the cousin of Max Oppy, and 1915)
• 2004 - Joan Oró, Catalan scientist (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Joan Oró i Florensa ( October 26, 1923 &ndashSeptember 2 2004 was a Spanish Catalan biochemist, Marquess of Oró whose research 1923)
• 2004 - Eleni Zafeiriou, Greek actress (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Eleni Zafeiriou (1916 &ndash 2 September, 2004) was a Greek film actress 1916)
• 2005 - Bob Denver, American actor (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Osbourne "Bob" Denver ( January 9 1935 – September 2 2005) was an American 1935)
• 2006 - Bob Mathias, American athlete and congressman (b. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Bruce Mathias ( November 17 1930 - September 2 2006) was an American decathlete, two-time Olympic gold 1930)
• 2006 - Willi Ninja, dancer and choreographer (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Willi Ninja ( 12 April, 1961 &ndash 2 September, 2006) was an American Dancer and Choreographer best known for 1961)
• 2007 - Max McNab, National Hockey League executive (b. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Max Douglas McNab ( June 21, 1924 – September 2, 2007) was a Canadian Ice hockey player coach, and NHL The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America 1924)
• 2007 - Franz-Benno Delonge, German game designer (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Franz-Benno Delonge (1957- September 2, 2007) was a designer of German-style board games. German-style board games are a broad class of games produced in recent decades in Germany and other countries 1957)

Holidays and observances

• Also see September 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
• RC Saints - Saint Castor of Apt. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Sep 1 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Sep 3 All fixed commemorations below celebrated on Sep The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints Saint Castor of Apt (died ca 420 was a Bishop of Apt, in Gaul.
• Mauritius - Ganesh Chaturthi. Mauritius (pronounced məˈrɪʃəs L’île Maurice /il mɔ'ʁis/ Mauritian Creole: Maurice) officially the Republic of Mauritius, République Ganesha Chaturthi ( IAST: Gaṇeśa Caturthī Devanagari: गणेश चतुर्थी or Ganesha Festival is a day on which Lord Ganesha
• Transnistria - Independence day, note Transnistria is not an internationally recognized independent state. Transnistria, also known as Trans-Dniester, Transdniestria, and Pridnestrovie (full name Pridnestrovian An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the Anniversary of a Nation 's assumption of independent Statehood, usually after ceasing Transnistria, also known as Trans-Dniester, Transdniestria, and Pridnestrovie (full name Pridnestrovian
• Sedan Day (Sedantag) - traditional national German holiday (see Sedan, France) that commemorates Prussia's victory over France in 1870, making the German Empire a reality. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Prussia ( Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Prūsija Prūsija Prusy Old Prussian: Prūsa) was most recently a historic state This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The German Empire is the name commonly used in English to describe Germany from 1871 to 1918 when it was a semi- Constitutional monarchy: beginning with the Unification
• Vietnam - National Day (independence from Japan and France, 1945). Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially The National Day is a designated date on which celebrations mark the Nationhood of a Nation or non-sovereign Country. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar
• Acepsimas of Hnaita and companions

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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Acepsimas of Hnaita (died October 10, 376) was a bishop martyr and saint

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