02 September - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History
According to Gregory calendar, on September 02, the day number in a year is 245 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 246. September 02 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.
September 02 in History - Top Historical Events
| Year | Event / Incidence / Incident |
| 47 | Caesarion, possibly the son of Julius Caesar, became the last king of the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egypt, ruling jointly with his motherCleopatra. |
| 1573 | Akbar, the third ruler of the Mughal dynasty, won the decisive battle near Ahmedabad and captured Gujarat. |
| 1649 | Forces loyal to Pope Innocent X destroyed the ancient Italiancity of Castro, ending the Wars of Castro. |
| 1666 | A large fire began on London's Pudding Lane and burned the cityfor three days, destroying St Paul's Cathedral and the homes of 70,000of the city's 80,000 inhabitants. |
| 1732 | Pope Clement XII renewed anti-Jewish laws of Rome. |
| 1752 | Celebrated the last Julian calendar day in Britain and the British colonies. |
| 1789 | The United States established its own revenue department. |
| 1789 | Established the United States Treasury Department. |
| 1792 | French Revolution-Due to an overwhelming fear that foreignarmies would attack Paris and prisoners would revolt, thousands ofpeople were summarily executed. |
| 1806 | An entire city of Switzerland was destroyed by landslides. |
| 1807 | The British Royal Navy began their bombardment of Copenhagen tocapture the Dano-Norwegian navy. |
| 1820 | The Doogang emperor succeeded in seizing the throne of the Qing dynasty in China. |
| 1833 | Oberlin College was founded in Oberlin, Ohio. |
| 1843 | The Economist newspaper was first published in London. |
| 1859 | Gas lighting introduced for Hawaii. |
| 1864 | American Civil War-Union forces entered Atlanta, Georgia, a day after the Confederate defenders fled the city, bringing the Atlanta Campaign to a close. |
| 1885 | White miners in Rock Springs, Wyoming, US, attacked Chineseimmigrants, killing at least 28 Chinese miners and causing approximatelyUS$150,000 in property damage. |
| 1897 | Macaul "magazine was first published. |
| 1898 | For the first time machine guns were used in battle. |
| 1901 | U.S. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt first uttered the famousphrase 'speak softly and carry a big stick' at theMinnesota State Fair, describing his philosophy of negotiatingpeacefully while simultaneously threatening to use military force. |
| 1925 | Ministers from Canada and the USA have been meeting to stop the illegal import of moonshine alcohol across the US-Canadian border through cooperation. |
| 1937 | A typhoon has hit Hong Kong with devastating results including upwards of 500 fatalities and the city remains inundated. The body count is expected to increase as the floods show signs of ebbing. |
| 1945 | Japan formally capitulates to the Allied Forces, drawing World War II to a close. |
| 1945 | On the deck of the United States Navy battleship Missouri inTokyo Bay, representatives from the Empire of Japan and several Allied Powers signed the Japanese Instrument of Surrender, formally ending World War II. |
| 1945 | Communist revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh declared Vietnam independent. |
| 1945 | The Second World War ended after Japan accepted defeat. World War II lasted for six years. |
| 1946 | The interim government of India, headed by Jawaharlal Nehru,formed to assist the transition of India from British rule toindependence. |
| 1946 | Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India, was sworn in as Prime Minister of the Interim Government of undivided India. |
| 1956 | 125 people died due to the collapse of a bridge between Jadcherala and Mehboob Nagar, 100 km from Hyderabad. |
| 1957 | President Ngô Ðình Di?m of South Vietnam became the firstforeign head of state to make a state visit to Australia. |
| 1967 | Paddy Roy Bates proclaimed HM Fort Roughs, a former SecondWorld War Maunsell Sea Fort in the North Sea off the coast of Suffolk,England, as an independent sovereign state-the Principality of Sealand. |
| 1969 | The Automatic Teller Machine ATM) was a money withdrawal machine, first introduced to the world in New York City, USA. |
| 1990 | Transnistria unilaterally declared its independence from whatwas then the Moldavian SSR of the Soviet Union, but it remains only apartially recognised state. |
| 1990 | The Soviet passenger ship sank in the Black Sea, killing 79 passengers, missing hundreds. |
| 1991 | The United States formally recognized the independence of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. |
| 1992 | An estimated magnitude 7.2 earthquake off the coast of thecoast of Nicaragua was the first tsunami earthquake to be captured onmodern broadband seismic networks. |
| 1992 | An earthquake in Nicaragua killed at least 116 people. |
| 1998 | Swissair Flight 111, en route from New York City to Geneva,crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 229 people on board. |
| 1998 | The Twelfth NAM Summit began in Durban, South Africa. |
| 2005 | Hurricane Katrina hit the United States causing great devastation. |
| 2007 | Christopher R. Hill, the US representative in talks with North Korea, states that the autocratic nation has agreed to declare as well as disable all of its nuclear plants by the end of the year. |
| 2007 | The 11th World Championship of the game was concluded in Osaka, Japan. |
| 2008 | Paleontologists in France discover a well-preserved skull of a steppe mammoth. They believe the rare discovery could disclose more about the evolution of that species. |
| 2009 | A bomb explodes outside the stock exchange of Athens, causing damage to the building. No casualties reported. |
| 2009 | Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and National Congress Party leader Dr. Yeduguri Suspicious Rajasekhara Reddy died in an air crash. |
| 2010 | ICC charges Pakistan’s skipper Salman Butt along with pacers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer with corruption offences and expels them from international cricket on a provisional basis, pending hearings. |
| 2011 | Düsseldorf court orders Samsung withhold the sale of its new tablet, Galaxy Tab, acting on a lawsuit brought by Apple. |
| 2012 | The state TV in Egypt rolls back a decades-long ban on veiled female newsreaders. |
| 2013 | Swimmer Diana Nyadset a record by becoming the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida, without using a shark cage. |
Famous Birthdays of September 02:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
| 1932 | Arnold Greenberg / Business Man / United States of America |
| 1850 | Albert Spalding / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 1957 | Steve Porcaro / Writer / United States of America |
| 1973 | Jason Blake / Ice Hockey Player / United States of America |
| 1938 | Leonard Appleyard / Diplomat / United Kingdom |
| 1965 | Surekha Yadav / Train Driver / India |
| 1966 | Salma Hayek / Actress / United States of America |
| 1548 | Vincenzo Scamozzi / Architect / Italy |
| 1873 | Lily Poulett-Harris / Cricketer / Australia |
| 1969 | Alka Kaushal / Actress / India |
| 1943 | Glen Sather / Ice Hockey Player / Canada |
| 1839 | Henry George / Author / United States of America |
| 1969 | Dave Naz / Photographer / United States of America |
| 1901 | Andreas Embirikos / Poet / Greece |
| 1962 | Keir Starmer / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 1928 | Jim Jordan / Politician / Canada |
| 1910 | Paul Saagpakk / Linguist / Estonia |
| 1934 | Grady Nutt / Politician / United States of America |
| 1984 | Jack Peñate / Writer / United Kingdom |
| 1960 | Kristin Halvorsen / Politician / Norway |
| 1912 | Ernest Bromley / Cricketer / Australia |
| 1862 | Franjo Krežma / Composer / Croatia |
| 1935 | D. Wayne Lukas / Horse Trainer / United States of America |
| 1934 | Chuck McCann / Actor / United States of America |
| 1953 | John Zorn / Composer / United States of America |
| 1944 | Janet Simpson / Sprinter / United Kingdom |
| 1993 | Tom Anderson / Footballer / United Kingdom |
| 1969 | Stéphane Matteau / Ice Hockey Player / Canada |
| 1956 | Mario Tremblay / Ice Hockey Player / Canada |
| 1866 | Charles Vintcent / Cricketer / South Africa |
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