September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years). There are 120 days remaining. A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing an extra day or month in order to keep the calendar year in sync with an astronomical or seasonal year. ...

September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with the length of 30 days. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years). ... September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). ... September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). ... September 6 is the 249th day of the year (250th in leap years). ... September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years). ... September 9 is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years). ... September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). ... September 11 is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years). ... September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... September 13 is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years). ... September 14 is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years). ... September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... September 16 is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years). ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... September 22 is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years). ... September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). ... September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years). ... September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 96 days remaining. ... September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 95 days remaining. ... September 28 is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years). ... September 29 is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years). ... September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 92 days remaining, as the final day of September. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

Events

• 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion.
• 31 BC - Roman Civil War: Battle of Actium - Off the western coast of Greece, forces of Octavian defeat troops under Mark Antony and Cleopatra.
• 1649 - The Italian city of Castro is completely destroyed by the forces of Pope Innocent X, ending the Wars of Castro.
• 1666 - The Great Fire of London breaks out and burns for three days destroying 10,000 buildings including St. Paul's Cathedral.
• 1752 - The United Kingdom adopts the Gregorian Calendar, nearly two centuries later than most of Western Europe.
• 1789 - United States Department of the Treasury is founded.
• 1792 - During what became known as the September Massacres of the French Revolution, rampaging mobs slaughter three Roman Catholic Church bishops and more than two hundred priests.
• 1807 - British Navy bombards Copenhagen with fire bombs and phosphorus rockets to prevent Denmark from surrendering its fleet to Napoleon.
• 1833 - Oberlin College is founded by John Shipherd and Philo P. Stewart.
• 1862 - American Civil War: President Abraham Lincoln reluctantly restores Union General George McClellan to full command after General John Pope's disastrous defeat at the Battle of Second Bull Run.
• 1864 - American Civil War: Union forces enter Atlanta, Georgia a day after the Confederate defenders fled the city.
• 1867 - Mutsuhito, the Meiji Emperor of Japan marries Ichijo Masako. The Empress consort is thereafter known as Lady Haruko.
• 1870 - Franco-Prussian War: Battle of Sedan - Prussian forces take French Emperor Napoleon III and 100,000 of his soldiers prisoner.
• 1885 - In Rock Springs, Wyoming, 150 white miners attack their Chinese coworkers, killing 28, wounding 15, and forcing several hundred more out of town.
• 1898 - Battle of Omdurman - British and Egyptian troops defeat Sudanese tribesmen establishing British dominance in the Sudan.
• 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.
• 1935 - Labor Day Hurricane of 1935: A large hurricane hits the Florida Keys killing 423.
• 1939 - Following the invasion of Poland, Freie Stadt Danzig Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland) is annexed to Nazi Germany.
• 1944 - Holocaust: Diarist Anne Frank and her family are placed on the last transport train from Westerbork to Auschwitz. They arrive three days later.
• 1945 - World War II ends: The final official surrender of Japan was accepted aboard the battleship USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.
• 1945 - Vietnam declares its independence, forming the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam).
• 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.
• 1967 - The microstate Principality of Sealand unilaterally declares its independence.
• 1969 - The first automatic teller machine in the United States is installed in Rockville Centre, New York.
• 1987 - In Moscow, the trial of 19-year-old pilot Mathias Rust, who flew his Cessna airplane into Red Square in May 1987, begins.
• 1990 - Transnistria declares its independence from Moldova; however, Moldova does not recognize it.
• 1991 - The United States recognizes the independence of the Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
• 1995 - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opens in Cleveland, Ohio.
• 1998 - In Canada, pilots for Air Canada launch the first strike in company's history.
• 1998 - Swissair Flight 111 crashes near Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia. 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.

Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC 50s BC - 40s BC - 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC 0s Years: 49 BC 48 BC 47 BC 46 BC 45 BC 44 BC 43 BC 42 BC 41 BC... Pharaoh (פַּרְעֹה, Standard Hebrew ParÊ¿o, Tiberian Hebrew Parʿōh, Arabic فرعون) is a title used to refer to the kings (of godly status) in ancient Egypt. ... Cleopatra and her son Caesarion Cleopatra VII Philopator (Κλεοπάτρα θεά φιλοπάτωρ, December, 70 BC or January, 69 BC–August 12?, 30 BC) was queen of ancient Egypt. ... Ptolemy XV Caesar, nicknamed Caesarion (little Caesar) (lived June 23, 47 to August, 30 BC; reigned September 2, 44 BC to August, 30 BC) was the son of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra VII of Egypt and the last pharaoh of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt. ... Cleopatra and Caesarion at the temple of Dendera, Egypt Ptolemy XV Philopator Philometor Caesar, nicknamed Caesarion (little Caesar) (lived June 23, 47 to August, 30 BC; reigned September 2, 44 BC to August, 30 BC) was the son of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra VII of Egypt and the last pharaoh... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC 50s BC 40s BC - 30s BC - 20s BC 10s BC 0s 10s 20s Years: 36 BC 35 BC 34 BC 33 BC 32 BC 31 BC 30 BC 29 BC 28 BC 27 BC... There were several Roman civil wars, especially during the time of the late Republic. ... The Battle of Actium, 2 September 31 BC, by Lorenzo A. Castro, painted 1672. ... Augustus Caesar The title Caesar Augustus, given to every emperor of the Roman Empire and the Byzantine Empire, originates from this person. ... Bust of Mark Antony Marcus Antonius (Latin: M·ANTONIVS·M·F·M·N¹) (ca. ... Cleopatra and her son Caesarion Cleopatra VII Philopator (Κλεοπάτρα θεά φιλοπάτωρ, December, 70 BC or January, 69 BC–August 12?, 30 BC) was queen of ancient Egypt. ... // Events January 30 - King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland is beheaded. ... Castro was an ancient city, believed to have been originally founded by the Latins, on the west side of Lake Bolsena in present-day Italy. ... Innocent X né Giovanni Battista Pamphili (May 6, 1574 – January 5, 1655) was Pope from 1644 to 1655. ... Pope Innocent X, on whose orders the city of Castro was destroyed on September 2, 1649. ... Events September 2 - Great Fire of London: A large fire breaks out in London in the house of Charles IIs baker on Pudding Lane near London Bridge. ... London, as it appeared from Bankside, Southwark, During the Great Fire - Derived from a Print of the Period by Visscher The Great Fire of London was a major fire that swept through the City of London from September 2nd to September 5th, 1666, and resulted more or less in the... St Pauls Cathedral is a cathedral on Ludgate Hill, in the City of London in London, and the seat of the Bishop of London. ... 1752 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Gregorian calendar is the calendar widely used in the Western world. ... 1789 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The United States Department of the Treasury is a Cabinet department, a treasury, of the United States government established by an Act of U.S. Congress in 1789 to manage the revenue of the United States government. ... 1792 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The September Massacres were a series of bloody incidents which took place in Paris, France in late summer 1792, during the French Revolution. ... During the French Revolution (1789–1799) democracy and republicanism overthrew the absolute monarchy in France, and the French portion of the Roman Catholic Church was forced to undergo radical restructuring. ... The Roman Catholic Church,(this name is somewhat of a misnomer, in that it includes several Western and Eastern liturgical rites besides the Roman rite) also called the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian body in the world. ... A bishop is an ordained member of the Christian clergy who, in certain Christian churches, holds a position of authority. ... Roman Catholic priest LCDR Allen R. Kuss (USN) aboard USS Enterprise A priest or priestess is a holy man or woman who takes an officiating role in worship of any religion, with the distinguishing characteristic of offering sacrifices. ... 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Royal Navy is the navy of the United Kingdom. ... The second Battle of Copenhagen, which lasted from 16 August to 5 September 1807, was, like the First Battle of Copenhagen, an attack by the British on the Danish capital of Copenhagen. ... For other uses, see Napoleon (disambiguation). ... 1833 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Students passing through the Oberlin Memorial Arch in front of Peters Hall on the Oberlin College campus Oberlin College is a small liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the United States – forces coming mostly from the 23 northern states of the Union – and the newly-formed Confederate States of America, which consisted of 11 southern states that had declared their secession. ... Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865), sometimes called Abe Lincoln and nicknamed Honest Abe, the Rail Splitter, and the Great Emancipator, was the 16th President of the United States (1861–1865), and the first president from the Republican Party. ... ... George Brinton McClellan (December 3, 1826 - October 29, 1885) was a Major General of the Union Army during the American Civil War. ... Major General John Pope John Pope (March 18, 1822 – September 23, 1892) was a career Army officer and general in the American Civil War. ... Second Battle of Bull Run Conflict American Civil War Date August 28–30, 1862 Place Prince William County Result Confederate victory The Second Battle of Manassas, known as the Second Battle of Bull Run in the North, was a battle during the American Civil War. ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... ... Atlanta is the capital and largest city of Georgia, a state of the United States of America. ... Motto: Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God our Vindicator) Anthem: God Save the South (unofficial) Dixie (popular) Capital Montgomery, Alabama February 4, 1861–May 29, 1861 Richmond, Virginia May 29, 1861–April 9, 1865 Danville, Virginia April 3–April 10, 1865 Largest city New Orleans February 4, 1861 until captured May... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Emperor Mutsuhito Mutsuhito or Mitsuhito (睦仁), the Meiji Emperor (明治天皇, literally wise ruling heaven emperor) (3 November 1852–30 July 1912) was the 122nd Emperor of Japan. ... Emperor Meiji (Mutsuhito) Mutsuhito (睦仁), the Meiji Emperor (明治天皇, literally Enlightened Rule Emperor) (3 November 1852–30 July 1912) was the 122nd Emperor of Japan. ... King George V of the United Kingdom and his consort, Queen Mary A queen consort is the wife and consort of a reigning king. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Franco-Prussian War (July 19, 1870 – May 10, 1871) was fought between France and Prussia (backed by the North German Confederation) allied with the south German states of Baden, Bavaria and Württemberg. ... The Battle of Sedan was fought during the Franco-Prussian War on September 1, 1870. ... The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Prussia, 1701-1918 The word Prussia (German: Preußen or Preussen, Polish: Prusy, Lithuanian: PrÅ«sai, Latin: Borussia) has had various (often contradictory) meanings: The land of the Baltic Prussians (in what is now parts of southern Lithuania, the Kaliningrad exclave of... Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte (April 20, 1808 - January 9, 1873) was the son of King Louis Bonaparte and Queen Hortense de Beauharnais; both monarchs of the French puppet state, the Kingdom of Holland. ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Rock Springs is a city located in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... At the Battle of Omdurman (September 2, 1898) an army commanded by the British General Sir Horatio Kitchener defeated the army of the successor to the self-proclaimed Mahdi Muhammad Ahmad, Abdullah al-Taashi. ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Vice President of the United States is the second-highest executive official of the United States government, the person who is, in the words of Adlai Stevenson, a heartbeat from the presidency. ... Theodore Roosevelt (October 27, 1858–January 6, 1919) was the twenty-fifth (1901) Vice President and the twenty-sixth (1901-09) President of the United States, succeeding to the office upon the assassination of William McKinley. ... Big stick diplomacy was the catch-phrase describing U.S. President Theodore Roosevelts Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, which stated that the United States should assume international police power in the Western Hemisphere. ... The Minnesota State Fair, marketed as The Great Minnesota Get-Together, is one of the largest state fairs in the United States. ... 1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Duration: Aug. ... This article is about weather phenomena. ... Palm trees in Islamorada The Florida Keys is an archipelago or cluster of about 1700 islands in the extreme southeast of the United States. ... 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Napoleonic-era Danzig The Free City of Danzig (French: Ville Libre de Dantzig) was a semi-independent state established by Napoleon during the Napoleonic Wars in years 9 September 1807– 22 January 1813/1815. ... For alternative meanings of Gdańsk and Danzig, see Gdansk (disambiguation) and Danzig (disambiguation) Motto: Nec temere, nec timide (Neither rashly nor timidly) Voivodship Pomeranian Municipal government Rada miasta Gdańska Mayor Paweł Adamowicz Area 262 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 461 400 (2003) Ranked 6th 1 035 000 1761/km² Founded... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Concentration camp inmates during the Holocaust The Holocaust was Nazi Germanys systematic genocide (ethnic cleansing) of various ethnic, religious, national, and secular groups during World War II. Early elements include the Kristallnacht pogrom and the T-4 Euthanasia Program established by Hitler that killed some 200,000 people. ... Anne Frank Cover of the diarys Definitive Edition, 1995. ... This article is about the concentration camp. ... Auschwitz, in English, commonly refers to the Auschwitz concentration camp complex built near the town of Oświęcim, by Nazi Germany during World War II. Rarely, it may refer to the Polish town of Oświęcim (called by the Germans Auschwitz) itself. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was by far the bloodiest and most expensive war in history, estimated... Radars: AN/SPS-49 Air Search Radar AN/SPS-67 Surface Search Radar Fire control: 4 × Mk 37 Gun Fire Control 2 × Mk 38 Gun Director 1 × Mk 40 Gun Director EW: AN/SLQ-32 Other: AN/SLQ-25 NIXIE Decoy System 8 × Super Rapid Bloom Rocket Launchers (SRBOC) Armor... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN) (Vietnamese: Việt Nam Dân Chủ Cá»™ng Hòa), also known as North Vietnam, was founded by Ho Chi Minh and was recognized by China and the USSR in 1950. ... 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The CBS Evening News is the flagship nightly television news program of the American television network CBS. // Early history It originally competed against the Camel News Caravan on NBC, and was anchored by Douglas Edwards. ... News is essentially new information or current events. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A microstate is a sovereign state having a very small population or very little land area - usually both. ... The Principality of Sealand is a micronation (i. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Outdoor ATMs may be free-standing, like this kiosk, or built into the side of banks or other buildings For other uses of ATM, see ATM. An automatic teller machine or automated teller machine (ATM) is an electronic device that allows a banks customers to make cash withdrawals and... Rockville Centre is a village located in New Yorks Nassau County in the United States. ... 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Saint Basils Cathedral and Spasskaya Tower of Moscow Kremlin at Red Square. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Cessna Aircraft Company, located in Wichita, Kansas, is a manufacturer of general aviation aircraft, from small two-seat, single-engine airplanes to business jets. ... Saint Basils Cathedral and Spasskaya Tower of Moscow Kremlin at Red Square in Moscow. ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Transnistria or Transdniestria (Russian: Приднестровье, Pridnestrovye; Moldovan: Република Молдовеняскэ Нистрянэ, Republica Moldoveneasca Nistreana; Romanian: Transnistria; referred to as Stînga Nistrului (Left Bank of the Nistru) by official Moldovan sources, Pridnestrovskaia Moldavskaia Respublika by Transnistrian official sources, and Moldavian Republic of Transdniestria (MRT) by European Court of Human Rights) is a breakaway... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Baltic states and the Baltic Sea The Baltic states or the Baltic countries is a term which refers to three countries in Northern Europe: Estonia Latvia Lithuania Prior to World War II, Finland was sometimes considered a fourth Baltic state. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, showing Lake Erie in the background The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum and institution in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, dedicated, as the name suggests, to recording the history of some of the best-known and most influential... City nickname: The Forest City Location Location in Cuyahoga County, Ohio Political Charateristics County Cuyahoga Mayor Jane Campbell Physical Characteristics Area      Land      Water 213. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Air Canada is Canadas flag air carrier, headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Swissair MD-11 Swissair Flight 111 (SR-111) was a commercial Swissair McDonnell Douglas MD-11 flying from JFK to Cointrin International Airport in Geneva. ... Peggys Coves famous lighthouse. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization established in 1945 and now made up of 191 states. ... The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda is a court under the auspices of the United Nations for the prosecution of offenses committed in Rwanda during the incident of genocide which occurred there during April, 1994, commencing on April 6. ... Jean-Paul Akayesu is the former mayor of Taba, a small town in Rwanda, who was found guilty of nine counts of genocide by the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda on September 2, 1998. ... Look up Genocide in Wiktionary, the free dictionary Most generally, Genocide is the deliberate destruction of a social identity. ...

Births

• 1548 - Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect (d. 1616)
• 1675 - William Somervile, English poet (d. 1742)
• 1830 - William P. Frye, American politician
• 1838 - Liliuokalani of Hawaii, Queen of Hawaii (d. 1917)
• 1850 - Albert Spalding, baseball player and sporting goods manufacturer (d. 1915)
• 1853 - Wilhelm Ostwald, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1932)
• 1862 - Franjo Krežma, Croatian violinist (d. 1881)
• 1877 - Frederick Soddy, British chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1956)
• 1884 - Dr. Frank C. Laubach, Christian missionary (d. 1970)
• 1917 - Cleveland Amory, author (d. 1998)
• 1923 - Rene Thom, French mathematician (d. 2002)
• 1924 - Daniel arap Moi, President of Kenya
• 1929 - Hal Ashby, American film director (d. 1988)
• 1936 - Andrew Grove, American computer chip manufacturer
• 1941 - David Bale, South African-born activist (d. 2003)
• 1944 - Al Matthews, American actor (d. 2002)
• 1948 - Terry Bradshaw, American football player
• 1948 - Christa McAuliffe, American schoolteacher and astronaut (d. 1986)
• 1950 - Rosanna DeSoto, American actress
• 1951 - Mark Harmon, American actor
• 1952 - Jimmy Connors, American tennis player
• 1953 - John Zorn, American musician
• 1960 - Sue Foley, American writer
• 1961 - Eric Dickerson, American football player
• 1961 - Carlos Valderrama, Colombian footballer
• 1964 - Keanu Reeves, American actor
• 1965 - Lennox Lewis, Canadian-British boxer
• 1966 - Salma Hayek, Mexican actress
• 1969 - Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey, American singer
• 1971 - Tommy Maddox, American football player
• 1972 - Sergei Zholtok, Latvian hockey player
• 1976 - Phil Lipscomb, American bassist Taproot

Events Mary I of Scotland sent to France Births September 2 - Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect (died 1616) September 29 - William V, Duke of Bavaria (died 1626) Francesco Andreini, Italian actor (died 1624) Giordano Bruno, Italian philosopher, astronomer, and occultist (burned at the stake) 1600 (died 1600) Honda Tadakatsu, Japanese general... Vincenzo Scamozzi Vincenzo Scamozzi (September 2, 1548 - August 7, 1616) born in Vicenza, Italy, was an architect and a writer on architecture, active mainly in Vicenza and Venice area in the second half of the 16th century. ... Events October 25 — Dirk Hartog makes the first recorded landfall by a European on Australian soil, at an island off the Western Australian coast Pocahontas arrives in England War between Venice and Austria Collegium Musicum founded in Prague Nicolaus Copernicus De revolutionibus is placed on the Index of Forbidden Books... Events January 5 - The Battle of Turckeim August 10 - Building of the Royal Greenwich Observatory began November 11 - Guru Gobind Singh becomes the Tenth Guru of the Sikhs. ... William Somervile or Somerville (September 2, 1675 - July 19, 1742) was an English poet. ... // Events January 24 - Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ... 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... William Pierce Frye William Pierce Frye (September 2, 1830—August 8, 1911) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Maine. ... 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Her Majesty Lili‘uokalani, Queen of Hawai‘i Queen Lili‘uokalani of Hawai‘i (September 2, 1838 - November 11, 1917), given the Christian name Lydia Lili‘uokalani and later named Lydia K. Dominis, was the last monarch of the Kingdom of Hawai‘i. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... 1850 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Al Spaldings sporting goods company made a lasting impact on baseball. ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Wilhelm Ostwald Wilhelm Ostwald (September 2, 1853 - April 4, 1932) was a German chemist. ... Sir Edward Appletons medal Photographs of Nobel Prize Medals. ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Franjo Krežma, also known as Franz Krezma in German language speaking countries, was born on 2 September 1862 in Osijek, Croatia. ... A violinist is an instrumentalist who plays the violin. ... 1881 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Frederick Soddy (September 2, 1877- September 22, 1956) was an English radiochemist. ... Sir Edward Appletons medal Photographs of Nobel Prize Medals. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... Dr. Frank C. Laubach (1884-1970) was a Christian Evangelical missionary and mystic known as The Apostle to the Illiterates. ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... Cleveland Amory with his cat Polar Bear Cleveland Amory (1917 - October 14, 1998) was an author who devoted his life to promoting animal rights. ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... René Thom (September 2, 1923 - October 25, 2002) was a French mathematician and founder of the catastrophe theory. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1924 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to 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 See also Kenya Heads of Government of Kenya Colonial Heads of Kenya lists of incumbents Categories: Kenya | Lists of office-holders ... 1929 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Hal Ashby (September 2, 1929 - December 27, 1988) was an American film director and Academy Award winner. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Andrew Grove Andrew Stephen Grove (born September 2, 1936) is co-founder and chairman of Intel Corporation. ... 1941 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... David Bale (September 2, 1941- December 30, 2003) was a pilot and entrepreneur, best known as an environmentalist, and animal rights activist. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Al Matthews (September 2, 1944, Detroit, Michigan is an American actor. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Terry Bradshaw Terry Paxton Bradshaw (born September 2, 1948 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is a former American football quarterback with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the American National Football League (NFL), and a current television host. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Christa McAuliffe Sharon Christa Corrigan McAuliffe (September 2, 1948 – January 28, 1986) was an American teacher and astronaut from New Hampshire who died in the explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger during mission STS-51-L. She was born Sharon Christa Corrigan in Boston, Massachusetts. ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Rosanna DeSoto (b. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Mark Harmon Thomas Mark Harmon (born September 2, 1951 in Burbank, California) is a American actor. ... 1952 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Country: United States Residence: Belleville, IL Height: 510 (177 cm) Weight: 155 lbs. ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... John Zorn (born September 2, 1953 in New York City) is a American composer and saxophonist/multi-instrumentalist. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sue Foley (born March 29, 1968) is a Canadian blues singer/guitarist. ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Eric Demetric Dickerson (born September 2, 1960 in Sealy, Texas) is a former American football running back and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Carlos Alberto Valderrama Palacio (born September 2, 1961 in Santa Marta) is a Colombian soccer player, often considered the best Colombian player of all time. ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Keanu Reeves Keanu Charles Reeves (born Wednesday, September 2, 1964 in Beirut, Lebanon) is an Anglo/Canadian Hollywood film actor. ... // Events January-February January 4 - United States President Lyndon Johnson proclaims his Great Society during his State of the Union address. ... Lennox Claudius Lewis (born 1965 in West Ham, London, England) is a British former boxer, who represented Canada in the Olympics and was a former heavyweight champion. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... Salma Hayek Salma Hayek (born September 2, 1966, in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico) is a Mexican actress. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... K-Ci (born Cedric Hailey on September 2, 1969 in Charlotte, North Carolina) is an African-American R&B/soul singer and songwriter, one-half of the duo K-Ci and JoJo and one-quarter of the R&B quartet Jodeci. ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... Tommy Maddox (born September 2, 1971 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is a professional American football player who currently plays for the Pittsburgh Steelers. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... Sergei Zholtok (and signature) Sergei Zholtok (Latvian: Sergejs Žoltoks, Russian: Сергей Жолток) (Born December 2, 1972 in Riga, Latvia (then USSR); died November 3, 2004) was a Latvian (ethnic Russian) professional ice hockey player. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Phillip Lipscomb was born September 2, 1976 and is the bassist for the Nu Metal Band Taproot Categories: Musician stubs ... The dandelions taproot, quite apparent in this drawing, renders this plant very difficult to uproot – the plant itself gives way, but the root stays in the ground and may sprout again. ...

Deaths

• 421 - Constantius III, Roman Emperor
• 1274 - Prince Munetaka, Japanese shogun (b. 1242)
• 1397 - Francesco Landini, Italian composer
• 1540 - Lebna Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1501)
• 1680 - Per Brahe (the younger), Swedish soldier and statesman (b. 1602)
• 1688 - Robert Viner, Lord Mayor of London (b. 1631)
• 1690 - Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (b. 1615)
• 1764 - Revd Nathaniel Bliss, English Astronomer Royal (b. 1700)
• 1820 - Jiaqing, Emperor of China (b. 1760)
• 1832 - Franz Xaver, Baron Von Zach, Austrian astronomer (b. 1854)
• 1834 - Thomas Telford, Scottish civil engineer (b. 1757)
• 1865 - William Rowan Hamilton, Irish mathematician (b. 1805)
• 1898 - Wilford Woodruff, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (b. 1807)
• 1921 - Anthony Francis Lucas Croatian-American oil exploration pioneer (b.1855)
• 1921 - Henry Austin Dobson, English poet (b. 1840)
• 1934 - Alcide Nunez, American musician (b. 1884)
• 1937 - Pierre de Coubertin, French founder of the modern Olympic Games (b. 1863)
• 1953 - Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV, U.S. general (b. 1883)
• 1964 - Alvin York, most decorated American soldier of World War I (b. 1887)
• 1969 - Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese president and prime minister (b. 1890)
• 1981 - Andrija Maurovic, Croatian illustrator (b.1901)
• 1973 - J. R. R. Tolkien, British writer (b. 1892)
• 1973 - Carl Dudley, American movie director (b. 1910)
• 1976 - Stanisław Grochowiak, Polish poet and dramatist (b. 1934)
• 1992 - Barbara McClintock, American geneticist (b. 1902)
• 1997 - Rudolph Bing, Austrian-born opera manager (b. 1902)
• 1998 - Allen Drury, American author (b. 1918)
• 2000 - Elvera Sanchez, Puerto Rican dancer (d. 1905)
• 2000 - Curt Siodmak, German-born author (b. 1907)
• 2001 - Christiaan Barnard, South African heart surgeon (b. 1922)
• 2001 - Troy Donahue, American actor (b. 1936)
• 2002 - Dick Reynolds, Australian Rules player and coach (b. 1915)
• 2004 - Joan Oró, Catalan scientist (b. 1923)

Events February 8 - Constantius III becomes Co_Emperor of the Western Roman Empire June 7 - Roman Emperor Theodosius II marries Aelia Eudocia, formerly known as Athenais. ... Costantius on a solidus. ... Roman Emperor is the title historians use to refer to rulers of the Roman Empire, after the epoch conventionally named the Roman Republic. ... Events May 7 - In France the Second Council of Lyons opens to consider the condition of the Holy Land and to agree to a union with the Byzantine church. ... Prince Munetaka (宗尊親王) (December 15, 1242–September 2, 1274; r. ... // Events April 5 - During a battle on the ice of Chudskoye Lake, Russian forces rebuff an invasion attempt by the Teutonic Knights. ... Events February 10 - John Beaufort becomes Earl of Somerset. ... Landini playing a miniature organ Francesco Landini or Landino (around 1325–1397) was a Florentine organist and composer. ... Events January 6 - King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves, his fourth Queen consort. ... Dawit II or David II, better known by his throne name Lebna Dengel (1501 - September 2, 1540) was negus (1508 - 1540) of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonid dynasty. ... The Emperor of Ethiopia (Amharic negus negust, King of Kings) was the hereditary ruler of Ethiopia until the abolition of the monarchy in 1975. ... Events Alexander becomes King of Poland. ... Events First Portuguese governor was appointed to Macau The Swedish city Karlskrona was founded as the Royal Swedish Navy relocated there. ... Count Per Brahe (February 18, 1602 - September 2, 1680) was a Swedish soldier and statesman. ... This page is about the year. ... // Events A high-powered conspiracy of notables, the Immortal Seven, invite William and Mary to depose James II of England. ... Sir Robert Viner (1631 - September 2, 1688), Lord Mayor of London, was born in Warwick, but migrated in early life to London, where he was apprenticed to his uncle, Sir Thomas Viner (1558-1665), a goldsmith, who was lord mayor of London in 1653-1654, and who was created a... // Events February 5 - Roger Williams emigrates to Boston. ... Events Giovanni Domenico Cassini observes differential rotation within Jupiters atmosphere. ... Philipp Wilhelm of Neuburg, Elector Palatine (24 November 1615 - 2 September 1690), was Count Palatine of Neuburg and Duke of Jülich and Berg from 1653 to 1690. ... Events June 2 - First Récollet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, from Rouen, France. ... 1764 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Reverend Nathaniel Bliss (28 November 1700-2 September 1764) was a noted English astronomer of the 18th century, serving as Astronomer Royal between 1762 and 1764. ... Astronomer Royal is a senior post in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. ... Events January 1 - Russia accepts Julian calendar. ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Jiaqing Emperor (November 13, 1760 - September 2, 1820) was the sixth emperor of the Manchu Qing dynasty, and the fifth Qing emperor to rule over China, from 1796 to 1820. ... 1760 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Franz Xaver, Baron Von Zach Baron Franz Xaver von Zach (Franz Xaver Freiherr von Zach) (June 4, 1754 - September 2, 1832) was a German/Hungarian astronomer born at Pest. ... 1854 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1834 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Thomas Telford (August 9, 1757 - September 2, 1834) was born in Westerkirk, Scotland. ... 1757 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1865 is a common year starting on Sunday. ... William Rowan Hamilton Sir William Rowan Hamilton (August 4, 1805 – September 2, 1865) was an Irish mathematician, physicist, and astronomer. ... 1805 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Wilford Woodruff (March 1, 1807 – September 2, 1898) was the fourth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, from 1889 until his death in 1898. ... The Salt Lake City temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the largest attraction in the citys Temple Square. ... 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1921 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Anthony Francis Lucas (September 9, 1855–September 2, 1921) was responsible for the first successful oil well at the Spindletop oil field in Southeast Texas, which made Beaumont, Texas one of the first oil boomtowns. ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Henry Austin Dobson (January 18, 1840 - September 2, 1921) was an English poet and essayist. ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Alcide Nunez (March 17, 1884 - September 2, 1934) was an early jazz clarinetist. ... 1884 is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar). ... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Baron Pierre de Coubertin Baron Pierre de Coubertin (January 1, 1863-September 2, 1937), born as Pierre de Frédy, was a French pedagogue and historian, but is best known as the founder of the modern Olympic Games. ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1953 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV (August 23, 1883 – September 2, 1953), was a United States Army general and the commanding officer of Allied forces in The Philippines, at the time of their surrender to the Empire of Japan during World War II. // Early Life and Training Wainwright was born at Fort... 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1964 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Alvin Cullum York (December 13, 1887 – September 2, 1964) was a United States soldier, famous for his heroism in World War I. Sergeant Alvin York York was born in poverty in Pall Mall, Tennessee. ... 1887 is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... Hồ Chí Minh Hồ Chí Minh (meaning Ho, Enlightened Will) (Chữ nôm: 胡志明)   listen? (May 19, 1890 – September 2, 1969) was a Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman, who later became Prime Minister (1954) and President (1954 - 1969) of North Vietnam. ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Andrija Maurović (March 29, 1901 _ September 2, 1981) was a renowned comic book author, often called the father of Croatian and Yugoslav comics. ... 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ... J. R. R. Tolkien in 1972, in his study at Merton Street (from by H. Carpenter) John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (January 3, 1892 – September 2, 1973) is the author of The Hobbit and its sequel The Lord of the Rings. ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Carl Ward Dudley (December 31, 1910_September 2, 1973) was an American film director and producer best known for the Cinerama feature South Seas Adventure (1958). ... 1910 in topic: Arts Architecture- Art- Film- Literature- Music- Television Science and technology Aviation- Rail transport- Radio- Science Other topics Australia- Canada- Ireland- South Africa- Sport Births- Deaths Lists of leaders: State leaders - Religious leaders 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Barbara McClintock Barbara McClintock (June 16, 1902-September 2, 1992) was considered one of Americas most distinguished cytogeneticists. ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir Rudolph Bing Sir Rudolph Bing (January 9, 1902 – September 2, 1997) was an Austrian-born operatic impresario. ... 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1998 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Allen Stuart Drury (September 2, 1918 _ September 2, 1998) was a U.S. novelist. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Elvera Sanchez (New York City, 1 September 1905 – New York City, 2 September 2000) was a Puerto Rican dancer and the mother of Sammy Davis, Jr. ... 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Curt Siodmak (1907–2000) was the author of Donovans Brain. ... 1907 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Drawing of Barnard on a cover of TIME Christiaan Barnard (November 8, 1922–September 2, 2001) was a South African cardiac surgeon. ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Troy Donahue (January 27, 1936—September 2, 2001) was an American actor, known for being a teen idol. ... 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dick Reynolds (June 20, 1915 - September 2, 2002) was an Australian Rules player and coach. ... 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Joan Oró i Florensa (1923–2004) was a Catalan biochemist whose research has been of importance in understanding the origin of life. ... 1923 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Holidays and observances

also see September 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) Sep. ...

• RC Saints - Saint Sophia
• Mauritius - Ganesh Chaturthi
• Transnistria - Independence day, note Transnistria is not an internationally recognized independent state
• Vietnam - Independence Day (from France, 1945)

The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organising a liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more saints, and referring to the day as the saints day of that saint. ... Hagia Sophia can refer to: The Church of the Holy Wisdom, variously known as Hagia Sophia (Άγια Σοφία) in Greek, Sancta Sophia in Latin or Ayasofya in Turkish, a former Christian church, now a museum, in Istanbul, formerly Constantinople. ... Transnistria or Transdniestria (Russian: Приднестровье, Pridnestrovye; Moldovan: Република Молдовеняскэ Нистрянэ, Republica Moldoveneasca Nistreana; Romanian: Transnistria; referred to as Stînga Nistrului (Left Bank of the Nistru) by official Moldovan sources, Pridnestrovskaia Moldavskaia Respublika by Transnistrian official sources, and Moldavian Republic of Transdniestria (MRT) by European Court of Human Rights) is a breakaway... An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the anniversary of a nations assumption of independent statehood, usually after ceasing to be a colony of another state. ... An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the anniversary of a nations assumption of independent statehood, usually after ceasing to be a colony of another state. ...

External links

• BBC: On This Day

September 1 - September 3 - August 2 - October 2 - more historical anniversaries September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years). ... August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ... October 2nd is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ... Condensed list of historical anniversaries. ...