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| September 2nd, 2044 (September 02 2044) | Event | Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. | Ptolemy Quotes |
| September 2nd, 2044 (September 02 2044) | Event | The first of Cicero s Philippics (oratorical attacks) on Mark Antony. He will make 14 of them over the next several months. | Cicero Quotes |
| September 2nd, 2031 (September 02 2031) | Event | Final war of the Roman Republic: Battle of ActiumOff the western coast of Greece, forces of Octavian defeat troops under Mark Antony and Cleopatra. | |
| September 2nd, 2007 (September 02 2007) | Death | Max McNab, National Hockey League executive (born in 1924) | |
| September 2nd, 2007 (September 02 2007) | Death | Franz-Benno Delonge, German game designer (born in 1957) | |
| September 2nd, 2007 (September 02 2007) | Death | Rajae Belmlih, Morrocan singer (born in 1962 in Casablanca) | |
| September 2nd, 2006 (September 02 2006) | Event | Waziristan War ends. US and Pakistani Troops leave Waziristan mountain area. | |
| September 2nd, 2006 (September 02 2006) | Death | Bob Mathias, American athlete and congressman (born in 1930) | |
| September 2nd, 2006 (September 02 2006) | Death | Willi Ninja, dancer and choreographer (born in 1961) | |
| September 2nd, 2005 (September 02 2005) | Event | The Natural Bridge, a very popular tourist attraction in Aruba, collapses after thousands of years in good condition. | |
| September 2nd, 2005 (September 02 2005) | Death | Bob Denver, American actor (born in 1935) | |
| September 2nd, 2004 (September 02 2004) | Death | Joan Oro, Catalan scientist (born in 1923) | |
| September 2nd, 2004 (September 02 2004) | Death | Eleni Zafeiriou, Greek actress (born in 1916) | |
| September 2nd, 2002 (September 02 2002) | Death | Dick Reynolds, Australian rules footballer and coach (born in 1915) | |
| September 2nd, 2001 (September 02 2001) | Death | Christiaan Barnard, South African heart surgeon (born in 1922) | |
| September 2nd, 2001 (September 02 2001) | Death | Troy Donahue, American actor (born in 1936) | |
| September 2nd, 2000 (September 02 2000) | Death | Elvera Sanchez, Puerto Rican dancer (born in 1905) | |
| September 2nd, 2000 (September 02 2000) | Death | Curt Siodmak, German-born author (born in 1907) | |
| September 2nd, 1998 (September 02 1998) | Event | Swissair Flight 111 crashes near Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia. All 229 people on board are killed. | |
| September 2nd, 1998 (September 02 1998) | Event | 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. | |
| September 2nd, 1998 (September 02 1998) | Death | Jackie Blanchflower, Irish footballer (born in 1933) | |
| September 2nd, 1998 (September 02 1998) | Death | Allen Drury, American author (born in 1918) | |
| September 2nd, 1997 (September 02 1997) | Death | Rudolph Bing, Austrian-born opera manager (born in 1902) | |
| September 2nd, 1997 (September 02 1997) | Death | Viktor Frankl, Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist (born in 1905) | |
| September 2nd, 1996 (September 02 1996) | Event | A peace agreement is signed between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines and the Moro National Liberation Front in Malacanang Palace. | |
| September 2nd, 1994 (September 02 1994) | Death | Roy Castle, British entertainer (born in 1932) | |
| September 2nd, 1992 (September 02 1992) | Death | Barbara McClintock, American geneticist, Nobel laureate (born in 1902) | |
| September 2nd, 1991 (September 02 1991) | Event | The United States recognizes the independence of the Baltic states: Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. | |
| September 2nd, 1991 (September 02 1991) | Death | Alfonso Garcia Robles, Mexican diplomat and politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (born in 1911) | |
| September 2nd, 1990 (September 02 1990) | Event | Transnistria unilaterally proclaimed as Soviet republic; the Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev declares the decision null and void. | |
| September 2nd, 1990 (September 02 1990) | Birth | Marcus Ericsson, Swedish Racing Driver | |
| September 2nd, 1989 (September 02 1989) | Birth | Alexandre Pato, Brazilian footballer | |
| September 2nd, 1988 (September 02 1988) | Birth | Ishant Sharma, Indian Cricketer | |
| September 2nd, 1987 (September 02 1987) | Birth | Spencer Smith, American musician (Panic! at the Disco) | |
| September 2nd, 1985 (September 02 1985) | Death | Abe Lenstra, Dutch footballer (born in 1920) | |
| September 2nd, 1984 (September 02 1984) | Birth | Jack Penate, English/Spanish singer | |
| September 2nd, 1984 (September 02 1984) | Death | Manos Katrakis, Greek actor (born in 1908) | |
| September 2nd, 1983 (September 02 1983) | Birth | Mark Foster (rugby player) | |
| September 2nd, 1982 (September 02 1982) | Birth | Joey Barton, English footballer | |
| September 2nd, 1982 (September 02 1982) | Birth | Mandy Cho, Hong Kong actress | |
| September 2nd, 1982 (September 02 1982) | Birth | Jason Hammel, American baseball player | |
| September 2nd, 1981 (September 02 1981) | Birth | Chris Tremlett, English cricketer | |
| September 2nd, 1981 (September 02 1981) | Birth | Bracha van Doesburgh, Dutch actress | |
| September 2nd, 1980 (September 02 1980) | Birth | Dany Sabourin, French Canadian Goaltender in the National Hockey League | |
| September 2nd, 1980 (September 02 1980) | Birth | Hiroki Yoshimoto, Japanese racing driver | |
| September 2nd, 1979 (September 02 1979) | Birth | Tomer Ben Yosef, Israeli footballer | |
| September 2nd, 1979 (September 02 1979) | Birth | Ron Ng, Hong Kong actor | |
| September 2nd, 1978 (September 02 1978) | Death | Fred G. Meyer, Founder Fred Meyer Inc. (born in 1886) | |
| September 2nd, 1977 (September 02 1977) | Birth | Ramiro Munoz, Colombian musician | |
| September 2nd, 1977 (September 02 1977) | Birth | Frederic Kanoute, Malian footballer | |
| September 2nd, 1976 (September 02 1976) | Birth | Phil Lipscomb, American musician (Taproot) | |
| September 2nd, 1976 (September 02 1976) | Birth | Erin Hershey, American actress. | |
| September 2nd, 1976 (September 02 1976) | Death | Stanislaw Grochowiak, Polish writer (born in 1934) | |
| September 2nd, 1975 (September 02 1975) | Birth | MC Chris, American Nerdcore Artist | |
| September 2nd, 1974 (September 02 1974) | Birth | Steven Johnson, Australian racing driver | |
| September 2nd, 1973 (September 02 1973) | Birth | Katt Williams, American comedian,actor,and rapper | |
| September 2nd, 1973 (September 02 1973) | Birth | Jason Blake, American hockey player | |
| September 2nd, 1973 (September 02 1973) | Death | Carl Dudley, American film director (born in 1910) | |
| September 2nd, 1973 (September 02 1973) | Death | J. R. R. Tolkien, British writer (born in 1892) | J. R. R. Tolkien Quotes |
| September 2nd, 1972 (September 02 1972) | Birth | Matthew Dunn, Australian swimmer | |
| September 2nd, 1971 (September 02 1971) | Birth | Kjetil Andre Aamodt, Norwegian skier | |
| September 2nd, 1971 (September 02 1971) | Birth | Pawan Kalyan, Indian actor | |
| September 2nd, 1971 (September 02 1971) | Birth | Tommy Maddox, American football player | |
| September 2nd, 1971 (September 02 1971) | Birth | Tom Steels, Belgian cyclist | |
| September 2nd, 1970 (September 02 1970) | Event | 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. | |
| September 2nd, 1969 (September 02 1969) | Event | The first automatic teller machine in the United States is installed in Rockville Center, New York. | |
| September 2nd, 1969 (September 02 1969) | Birth | Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey, American singer | |
| September 2nd, 1969 (September 02 1969) | Birth | Stephane Matteau, French Canadian ice hockey player | |
| September 2nd, 1969 (September 02 1969) | Death | Ho Chi Minh, President of Vietnam (born in 1890) | |
| September 2nd, 1968 (September 02 1968) | Birth | Cynthia Watros, American actress | |
| September 2nd, 1968 (September 02 1968) | Birth | Kristen Cloke, American actress | |
| September 2nd, 1967 (September 02 1967) | Event | established The Principality of Sealand, ruled by Prince Paddy Roy Bates. | |
| September 2nd, 1967 (September 02 1967) | Birth | Andreas Moller, German Soccer Player | |
| September 2nd, 1966 (September 02 1966) | Birth | Salma Hayek, Mexican actress | |
| September 2nd, 1966 (September 02 1966) | Birth | Dino Cazares, American musician | |
| September 2nd, 1966 (September 02 1966) | Birth | Olivier Panis, French race car driver | |
| September 2nd, 1966 (September 02 1966) | Birth | Tuc Watkins, American actor | |
| September 2nd, 1965 (September 02 1965) | Birth | Lennox Lewis, British-born boxer | |
| September 2nd, 1965 (September 02 1965) | Birth | Partho Sen-Gupta, Indian filmmaker | |
| September 2nd, 1965 (September 02 1965) | Death | Johannes Bobrowski, German writer (born in 1917) | |
| September 2nd, 1964 (September 02 1964) | Birth | Keanu Reeves, Canadian actor | |
| September 2nd, 1964 (September 02 1964) | Death | Glenn Albert Black, American archaeologist (born in 1900) | |
| September 2nd, 1964 (September 02 1964) | Death | Francisco Craveiro Lopes, 13th President of Portugal (born in 1894) | |
| September 2nd, 1964 (September 02 1964) | Death | Alvin York, American soldier (born in 1887) | |
| September 2nd, 1963 (September 02 1963) | Event | 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. | |
| September 2nd, 1962 (September 02 1962) | Birth | Prachya Pinkaew, Thai film director | |
| September 2nd, 1962 (September 02 1962) | Birth | Eugenio Derbez, Mexican comedian and actor | |
| September 2nd, 1962 (September 02 1962) | Birth | Jon Berkeley, author and illustrator | |
| September 2nd, 1962 (September 02 1962) | Death | William Wilkerson, Founder of the Hollywood Reporter, The Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas and nightclubs such as Ciro s (born in 1890) | |
| September 2nd, 1961 (September 02 1961) | Birth | Carlos Valderrama, Colombian footballer | |
| September 2nd, 1960 (September 02 1960) | Birth | Kristin Halvorsen, Norwegian politician | |
| September 2nd, 1960 (September 02 1960) | Birth | Rex Hudler, baseball player | |
| September 2nd, 1960 (September 02 1960) | Birth | Eric Dickerson, American football player | |
| September 2nd, 1960 (September 02 1960) | Birth | John S. Hall, American poet and spoken-word artist | |
| September 2nd, 1959 (September 02 1959) | Birth | Guy Laliberte, founder of Cirque du Soleil | |
| September 2nd, 1958 (September 02 1958) | Event | 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. All crew lost. | |
| September 2nd, 1958 (September 02 1958) | Birth | Olivier Grouillard, French racing driver | |
| September 2nd, 1957 (September 02 1957) | Birth | Tony Alva, American skateboarder | |
| September 2nd, 1956 (September 02 1956) | Birth | Mario Tremblay, Canadian hockey player and coach | |
| September 2nd, 1956 (September 02 1956) | Birth | Angelo Fusco, Provisional Irish Republican Army member | |
| September 2nd, 1953 (September 02 1953) | Birth | Ahmad Shah Massoud, Afghan commander and a war hero (died in 2001) | |
| September 2nd, 1953 (September 02 1953) | Birth | John Zorn, American musician | |
| September 2nd, 1953 (September 02 1953) | Death | Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV, U.S. general (born in 1883) | |
| September 2nd, 1952 (September 02 1952) | Birth | Jimmy Connors, American tennis player | |
| September 2nd, 1951 (September 02 1951) | Birth | Jim DeMint, American politician | |
| September 2nd, 1951 (September 02 1951) | Birth | Mark Harmon, American actor | |
| September 2nd, 1950 (September 02 1950) | Birth | Rosanna DeSoto, American actress | |
| September 2nd, 1950 (September 02 1950) | Birth | Michael Rother, German musician (Neu!, Kraftwerk, Harmonia, Cluster) | |
| September 2nd, 1950 (September 02 1950) | Birth | Yuen Wah, Chinese actor and stuntman | |
| September 2nd, 1948 (September 02 1948) | Birth | Terry Bradshaw, American football player | |
| September 2nd, 1948 (September 02 1948) | Birth | Christa McAuliffe, American schoolteacher and astronaut (died in 1986) | |
| September 2nd, 1948 (September 02 1948) | Death | Sylvanus Morley, American archaeologist and spy (born in 1883) | |
| September 2nd, 1947 (September 02 1947) | Birth | Richard Coughlan, English drummer and percussionist (Caravan) | |
| September 2nd, 1946 (September 02 1946) | Birth | Billy Preston, American musician (died in 2006) | |
| September 2nd, 1946 (September 02 1946) | Birth | Luis Avalos, Cuban actor | |
| September 2nd, 1946 (September 02 1946) | Birth | Walt Simonson, American comic book artist & writer | |
| September 2nd, 1945 (September 02 1945) | Event | 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. | |
| September 2nd, 1945 (September 02 1945) | Event | Vietnam declares its independence, forming the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (North Vietnam). | |
| September 2nd, 1944 (September 02 1944) | Death | Bella Rosenfeld, subject of many of Marc Chagall paintings (born in 1895) | |
| September 2nd, 1943 (September 02 1943) | Birth | Rosalind Ashford, American singer (Martha and the Vandellas) | |
| September 2nd, 1943 (September 02 1943) | Birth | Glen Sather, Canadian ice hockey player and executive | |
| September 2nd, 1943 (September 02 1943) | Birth | Joe Simon, American singer | |
| September 2nd, 1942 (September 02 1942) | Death | Tom Williams, Irish republican | |
| September 2nd, 1941 (September 02 1941) | Birth | David Bale, South African-born activist (died in 2003) | |
| September 2nd, 1941 (September 02 1941) | Birth | Graeme Langlands, Australian rugby league footballer | |
| September 2nd, 1940 (September 02 1940) | Birth | Jimmy Clanton, American singer | |
| September 2nd, 1939 (September 02 1939) | Event | World War II: Following the invasion of Poland, Freie Stadt Danzig Danzig (now Gdansk, Poland) is annexed to Nazi Germany. | |
| September 2nd, 1939 (September 02 1939) | Birth | Sam Gooden, American singer (The Impressions) | |
| September 2nd, 1938 (September 02 1938) | Birth | Mary Jo Catlett, American actress | |
| September 2nd, 1938 (September 02 1938) | Birth | Clarence Felder, American actor | |
| September 2nd, 1937 (September 02 1937) | Birth | Peter Ueberroth, American sport executive | |
| September 2nd, 1937 (September 02 1937) | Birth | Derek Fowlds, British actor | |
| September 2nd, 1937 (September 02 1937) | Death | Pierre de Coubertin, French founder of the modern Olympic Games (born in 1863) | |
| September 2nd, 1936 (September 02 1936) | Birth | Andrew Grove, American computer chip manufacturer | |
| September 2nd, 1935 (September 02 1935) | Event | Labor Day Hurricane of 1935: A large hurricane hits the Florida Keys killing 423. | |
| September 2nd, 1935 (September 02 1935) | Birth | D. Wayne Lukas, American horse trainer | |
| September 2nd, 1934 (September 02 1934) | Death | Alcide Nunez, American musician (born in 1884) | |
| September 2nd, 1934 (September 02 1934) | Death | Russ Columbo, American singer, violinist and actor (born in 1908) | |
| September 2nd, 1934 (September 02 1934) | Death | James Allan, New Zealand rugby union player, All Black (born in 1860) | |
| September 2nd, 1933 (September 02 1933) | Birth | Victor Spinetti, Welsh actor | |
| September 2nd, 1931 (September 02 1931) | Birth | Clifford Jordan, American jazz saxophonist (died in 1993) | |
| September 2nd, 1929 (September 02 1929) | Birth | Hal Ashby, American film director (died in 1988) | |
| September 2nd, 1928 (September 02 1928) | Birth | Horace Silver, American jazz pianist and composer | Horace Quotes |
| September 2nd, 1925 (September 02 1925) | Event | The U.S. Zeppelin the USS Shenandoah crashes, killing 14. | |
| September 2nd, 1925 (September 02 1925) | Birth | Hugo Montenegro, American composer and bandleader (died in 1981) | |
| September 2nd, 1924 (September 02 1924) | Birth | Daniel arap Moi, President of Kenya | |
| September 2nd, 1923 (September 02 1923) | Birth | Rene Thom, French mathematician (died in 2002) | |
| September 2nd, 1921 (September 02 1921) | Death | Henry Austin Dobson, English poet (born in 1840) | Henry Austin Dobson Quotes |
| September 2nd, 1921 (September 02 1921) | Death | Anthony Francis Lucas Croatian-born oil pioneer (born in 1855) | |
| September 2nd, 1917 (September 02 1917) | Birth | Cleveland Amory, American author (died in 1998) | |
| September 2nd, 1917 (September 02 1917) | Birth | Laurindo Almeida, Brazilian guitarist (died in 1995) | |
| September 2nd, 1915 (September 02 1915) | Birth | Meinhardt Raabe, actor, notable as Munchkin Coroner on The Wizard of Oz | |
| September 2nd, 1915 (September 02 1915) | Birth | Benjamin Aaron, American labor law expert (died in 2007) | |
| September 2nd, 1914 (September 02 1914) | Birth | Tom Glazer, American folk singer and songwriter (died in 2003) | Tom Ze Quotes |
| September 2nd, 1913 (September 02 1913) | Birth | Bill Shankly, English Football Manager (died in 1981) | Bill Shankly Quotes |
| September 2nd, 1911 (September 02 1911) | Birth | Romare Bearden, African American painter (died in 1988) | |
| September 2nd, 1910 (September 02 1910) | Death | Henri Rousseau, French painter (born in 1844) | |
| September 2nd, 1901 (September 02 1901) | Event | Vice President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt utters the famous phrase, "Speak softly and carry a big stick" at the Minnesota State Fair. | Theodore Roosevelt Quotes |
| September 2nd, 1901 (September 02 1901) | Birth | Andreas Embirikos, Greek surrealist poet (died in 1975) | |
| September 2nd, 1901 (September 02 1901) | Birth | Adolph Rupp, American college basketball coach (died in 1977) | |
| September 2nd, 1898 (September 02 1898) | Event | Battle of OmdurmanBritish and Egyptian troops defeat Sudanese tribesmen and establishing British dominance in the Sudan. | |
| September 2nd, 1898 (September 02 1898) | Death | Wilford Woodruff, fourth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (born in 1807) | Jesus Christ Quotes |
| September 2nd, 1894 (September 02 1894) | Birth | Joseph Roth, Austrian novelist (died in 1939) | |
| September 2nd, 1885 (September 02 1885) | Event | 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. | |
| September 2nd, 1884 (September 02 1884) | Birth | Dr. Frank C. Laubach, Christian missionary (died in 1970) | |
| September 2nd, 1883 (September 02 1883) | Birth | Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria, "The Red Archduchess" (died in 1963) | |
| September 2nd, 1879 (September 02 1879) | Birth | An Jung-geun, Japanese assassin of Ito Hirobumi (died in 1910) | |
| September 2nd, 1878 (September 02 1878) | Birth | Werner von Blomberg, German field marshal (died in 1946) | Werner von Blomberg Quotes |
| September 2nd, 1877 (September 02 1877) | Birth | Frederick Soddy, British chemist, Nobel laureate (died in 1956) | |
| September 2nd, 1877 (September 02 1877) | Death | Constantine Kanaris, Greek admiral, freedom fighter and politician (born in 1793) | |
| September 2nd, 1872 (September 02 1872) | Death | Nicolai Grundtvig, Danish writer and philosopher (born in 1783) | Philo Quotes |
| September 2nd, 1870 (September 02 1870) | Event | Franco-Prussian War: Battle of SedanPrussian forces take French Emperor Napoleon III and 100,000 of his soldiers prisoner. | |
| September 2nd, 1870 (September 02 1870) | Birth | Archduchess Luise of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (died in 1947) | |
| September 2nd, 1867 (September 02 1867) | Event | Mutsuhito, the Meiji Emperor of Japan, marries Masako Ichijo. The Empress consort is thereafter known as Lady Haruko. Since her death in 1914, she s called by the posthumous name Empress Shoken. | |
| September 2nd, 1865 (September 02 1865) | Death | William Rowan Hamilton, Irish mathematician (born in 1805) | |
| September 2nd, 1864 (September 02 1864) | Event | American Civil War: Union forces enter Atlanta, Georgia a day after the Confederate defenders flee the city. | |
| September 2nd, 1862 (September 02 1862) | Event | 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. | Abraham Lincoln Quotes |
| September 2nd, 1862 (September 02 1862) | Birth | Franjo Krezma, Croatian violinist (died in 1881) | |
| September 2nd, 1859 (September 02 1859) | Event | A solar super storm affects electrical telegraph service. | |
| September 2nd, 1854 (September 02 1854) | Birth | Hans J?ger, Norwegian writer and political activist (died in 1910) | |
| September 2nd, 1853 (September 02 1853) | Birth | Wilhelm Ostwald, German chemist, Nobel laureate (died in 1932) | |
| September 2nd, 1852 (September 02 1852) | Birth | Paul Bourget, French novelist and critic (died in 1935) | |
| September 2nd, 1850 (September 02 1850) | Birth | Albert Spalding, baseball player and sporting goods manufacturer (died in 1915) | |
| September 2nd, 1850 (September 02 1850) | Birth | Woldemar Voigt, German physicist (died in 1919) | |
| September 2nd, 1847 (September 02 1847) | Birth | Roger Wolcott, 39th Governor of Massachusetts (died in 1900) | |
| September 2nd, 1838 (September 02 1838) | Birth | Liliuokalani of Hawaii, Queen of Hawaii (died in 1917) | |
| September 2nd, 1834 (September 02 1834) | Death | Thomas Telford, Scottish civil engineer (born in 1757) | |
| September 2nd, 1833 (September 02 1833) | Event | Oberlin College is founded by John Shipherd and Philo P. Stewart. | Philo Quotes |
| September 2nd, 1832 (September 02 1832) | Death | Franz Xaver, Baron Von Zach, Austrian astronomer (born in 1754) | |
| September 2nd, 1830 (September 02 1830) | Birth | William P. Frye, American politician (died in 1911) | |
| September 2nd, 1820 (September 02 1820) | Death | Jiaqing, Emperor of China (born in 1760) | |
| September 2nd, 1813 (September 02 1813) | Death | Jean Victor Marie Moreau, French general (mortally wounded in battle) (born in 1763) | |
| September 2nd, 1810 (September 02 1810) | Birth | William Seymour Tyler, American educator and historian (died in 1897) | |
| September 2nd, 1807 (September 02 1807) | Event | Royal Navy bombards Copenhagen with fire bombs and phosphorus rockets to prevent Denmark from surrendering its fleet to Napoleon. | |
| September 2nd, 1805 (September 02 1805) | Birth | Esteban Echeverria, Argentine writer (died in 1851) | |
| September 2nd, 1792 (September 02 1792) | Event | 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. | |
| September 2nd, 1790 (September 02 1790) | Death | Johann Nikolaus von Hontheim, German historian and theologian (born in 1701) | |
| September 2nd, 1789 (September 02 1789) | Event | The United States Department of the Treasury is founded. | |
| September 2nd, 1778 (September 02 1778) | Birth | Louis Bonaparte, King of Holland (died in 1846) | |
| September 2nd, 1768 (September 02 1768) | Death | Antoine Deparcieux, French mathematician (born in 1703) | |
| September 2nd, 1765 (September 02 1765) | Death | Henry Bouquet, Swiss-born British army officer (born in 1719) | |
| September 2nd, 1764 (September 02 1764) | Death | Nathaniel Bliss, English Astronomer Royal (born in 1700) | |
| September 2nd, 1753 (September 02 1753) | Birth | Marie Josephine Louise of Savoy, queen of France (died in 1810) | |
| September 2nd, 1752 (September 02 1752) | Event | The United Kingdom adopts the Gregorian Calendar, nearly two centuries later than most of Western Europe. | |
| September 2nd, 1690 (September 02 1690) | Death | Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (born in 1615) | |
| September 2nd, 1688 (September 02 1688) | Death | Robert Viner, Lord Mayor of London (born in 1631) | |
| September 2nd, 1680 (September 02 1680) | Death | Per Brahe, Swedish soldier and statesman (born in 1602) | |
| September 2nd, 1675 (September 02 1675) | Birth | William Somervile, English poet (died in 1742) | |
| September 2nd, 1666 (September 02 1666) | Event | The Great Fire of London breaks out and burns for three days, destroying 10,000 buildings including St. Paul s Cathedral. | |
| September 2nd, 1661 (September 02 1661) | Birth | Georg Bohm, German organist (died in 1733) | |
| September 2nd, 1649 (September 02 1649) | Event | The Italian city of Castro is completely destroyed by the forces of Pope Innocent X, ending the Wars of Castro. | |
| September 2nd, 1548 (September 02 1548) | Birth | Vincenzo Scamozzi, Italian architect (died in 1616) | |
| September 2nd, 1540 (September 02 1540) | Death | Lebna Dengel, Emperor of Ethiopia (born in 1501) | |
| September 2nd, 1397 (September 02 1397) | Death | Francesco Landini, Italian composer | |
| September 2nd, 1274 (September 02 1274) | Death | Prince Munetaka, Japanese shogun (born in 1242) | |
| September 2nd, 1243 (September 02 1243) | Birth | Gilbert de Clare, 7th Earl of Hertford, English politician (died in 1295) | |
| September 2nd, 1031 (September 02 1031) | Death | Saint Emeric of Hungary | |
| September 2nd, 0490 (September 02 0490) | Death | Pheidippides, Greek hero | |
| September 2nd, 0421 (September 02 0421) | Death | Constantius III, Roman Emperor | |
